Leica M11 Review - Is this the best digital M yet?!

In this video I share my thoughts as well as a bunch of images that I made with new Leica M11 Digital Rangefinder camera. I take you on a couple photoshoots where I used the Leica M11 indoors for portraits and outside on a sunny day for some automotive photos. I talk about the things I love about this camera and some things I think could be improved. Is the Leica M11 the best digital rangefinder camera Leica has ever made? All I know is that I'd love to own one!

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00:00 Intro
02:14 Barber Portraits
03:18 Black and White Portraits
04:08 5 Stops of Recovery
06:06 Outdoor Automotive Shoot
08:32 Pros
10:09 Cons
12:45 Recommendations
13:14 Outro

[GrahamBridgemanClarke]

I tried out the M11 in London last week and I was determined not to like it. But it blew me away. Again you didnt mention the in body magnification which can turn your 35mm lens to teh equivalent of a 50mm and I thin 70mm. I used that and images were excellent.

[abdozagloul]

Hi Adam 👋
Can you bring back the photo critique videos. I remember you doing that with Jared. I like your input on photos.

[justinleeimages]

this was a great review! Thanks for also providing the high ISO comparisons between the different ranges. I'm still shocked at how much you could recover on the m11!!!

[Bryan-ludu]

Great review although I would have liked to see the photo you pushed 5 stops at 100% to get an idea of what the noise is like

[nunosantos]

Did you have any issue with shutter speed below 1/250 handheld? Also above f6.1 (limit for the DLA) you saw any reduction in quality due the difraction? ..and to finish, choosing a lower resolution, you know if impact directly the difraction positively?

[wobblycoastalfish]

Hi Adam, really enjoyed this review, thank you!

[tangosix]

great review man. deeply curious about the color science differences. I am considering the m11 precisely because I want the punchy leica look. I am shooting nikon now and the older leica color science is something that I am after.

[spyhardman]

Nice review, and good images.I have a question regarding the weird color balance that you report: are the colors similar in the DNGs and JPEGs?

I wonder how the raws will look in Capture One; I’ve long found that their software gives a far more natural starting point with Sony cameras than Lightroom. It could be a similar situation here (I’ve seen a lot of theorizing that it’s a Sony sensor in this camera as well).

[alhOOOO]

In the last scene, was the camera person stood on a boat??

[gewglesux]

Adam.. gonna be at the new leica shop soon?

[Kohai]

Great vid thank you! I currently own both M11 & M10 in hand & have been comparing them for about a week now. (I’ve been shooting with M10 for about 3yrs) But I’m thinking that the difference in improvement is relatively small for a casual shooters like me. I am thinking of selling off one of them. I can sell M10 for about 4000USD & M11 for about USD8500. Maybe it’s a personal thing, but I’m leaning to sell off the M11. In your opinion, what factors make the M11 worth that extra 4500 USD ? Much appreciated!

[fededuran]

I've been on the fence between the M11 and a SL2-s with adapted m lenses. A lot of bugs going on with the former and ibis + viewfinder for the later with a very good size (if m lenses are your thing) and maybe better color science.

[gewglesux]

Great to see this!! Nice E46
Thanks for the upload!!

[GillesQuennevilleGQ]

You were inside the barber shop with 2 different lighting colors. One from the widow outside natural light and the led light inside. You cannot expect to have the right skin color that way.

[JoeLopez]

That battery design is interesting. Any chance of accidentally losing it while walking around?

[chapsibnnoel]

Good Sir, first and foremost, thank you for your incredible reviews. It was your review that encouraged me to purchase the M10 Monochrome. Now I’m considering the M11 and was all over the place until I thought to check your channel and hear your thoughts and conclusions. I currently have the M9 when I want color. My situation: Right now I have a line on a Brand New M10R Black Paint or I can stay in the que at Roberts Camera for an M11. All of my cameras are Black. I also own an M3 Black Paint. I am not overly enamored with the non-brass top plate of the M11. I am also not a fan of the SL line. Owned the SL2 and returned it. So now I’m cautious. Are the images from the M11 more like the M10 or the SL? I found the SL images to be not have rich in tone and color depth as the M. Please share your thoughts. Appreciate what you bring to my photography awareness and education. Be Blessed, Chaps US Navy.

[Jaxplode]

You totally forgot the much longer battery Life and 64gb internal storage while criticizing the new bottom design. These can be big savers and are major improvements.

[frankartale]

I wish i could get an M11. Im a fuji xpro1 user. Ever since i saw this model. I really think this thing is a game changer. I cant spend the same money on a camera that i paid for my car 😁

[BleakVision]

‚It was incredibly frigid‘ Wears jeans jacket and no gloves. 😂

[BenjaminSandness]

From the outside (not shooting M), it seems like a difficult time to release new cameras. Sensors have all been quite excellent for the last several years. Other males have been making their greatest strides in speed/AF/connectivity to sell new bodies and these areas just don’t apply. With very little flexibility available to itself in form factor, Leica needs to be creative if they want to roll out new bodies every few years. Interesting.