Leica M6 vs Canon P - first roll and examples

Shot on a Sony FX6

[SamuelStreetlife]

Yoooo! I was laughing throughout the hole video until it got sad lol. I can totally relate to the winter depression and now we got to deal with the virus situation too so... Not easy to stay positive. All I can say is that it helps me to keep me busy with anything. Even stuff I don't like. Just to not give myself the chance to feel shitty. But sometimes you can't escape it. Youtube videos can make this worse or better depending who you watch though. So, back to the video: Totally agree with the film loading issue. One good reason why I will never sell my CLE. Can't wait to see some M6 user reactions here haha.

[MrKnusperriegel]

Same thing happened to me once. A whole roll of "perfectly composed frames" lost. Now I always double check if the rewind knob is turning. Though I'll have to admit that actually it's really easy to load a Leica. Just takes some time to get used to and you have to trust your Leica, it can smell if you're afraid and it will punish you.

[Hipster_In_Denial]

There are a lot of Youtubers who try very hard to be funny, and they bomb every time. You, my good man, are a natural comedian. Haven't been this entertained in a while. Thank you for sharing. Question: when you originally purchased your Canon P, did it need any calibrating? I've heard the rangefinder can be knocked out of alignment quite easily, and the viewfinder may need adjustment depending on your vision. I'm not 20/20. I'm assuming you are. I'm not sure if this makes sense to you. I'm new to RFs, so any advice from you (or anyone watching this video) about the Canon P would be greatly appreciated. Cheers! 😉

[FrankGrauStudio]

That was hilarious. Thanks for bringing some levity to this subject.

[exquofonte]

this was my favorite video of yours yet. The way you compared the bottom plate to a shoe horn really got me hahaha

[KevinBhar]

I don’t think the M6 is hand made though. If I remember correctly, the M5 was the last hand made one (also incidentally the first with a built in light meter), but it was a commercial failure at the time n Leica overhauled their production process for the M6

[sentimental]

Leitz simply didn’t want to pay other people‘s patents (nice vid btw - glad I found your channel, though a bit late it seems).

[bqfilms]

I also have pretty loud sneezes sometimes

[TheLeeumm]

man I totally feel you with the seasonal depression! I've shot maybe three or four frames in the last month. hard to find the motivation to do anything, let alone shoot. also valid point about loading the m6, loading the m2 got so annoying to me that I ended up selling it. well, loading and rewinding. both took way longer than was worth having the "leica experience" otherwise, imo. anyway great video as always jim, and solid grainydays impression :)

[kiwipics]

You could be a great stand in for the Camera Conspiracies guy ...

[GabrielMendozaph]

I m not going to lie but I actually find the out of focus photos to be better sometimes to just look at but this is personal preference I have no real reason to justify my position lol

[robertr]

OMG! Laugh out loud funny. Love your videos. I totally get the depression issue, not so funny. Meds can really change your psychological landscape, just a thought. A

[JayGrapherBKK]

- funny thought - where can i find friends who would lend me their leica :D haha
wow talking about MarkusPix - feel he's not mentioned enough just doing his thing and making his own art.
also miss the piano tunes :(

[FrankGrauStudio]

I think Leica stuck with the bottom loader out of pride and an appeal to people’s pretentiousness, i.e., they were too proud to be accused of copying Canon, and they probably thought that snobby folk could be fooled into believing that only peasants load film the common sense way. The fact is, that bottom-loading system may have been fine at a time when they were figuring things out, but it was just a plain stupid decision to have kept it.