Leica M Typ 240 Review
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Leica M Typ 240 Review:
The Leica M, the M10 or the Typ 240 as some call it, is the most anticipated camera for me because I grew up with Leica rangefinders. My interest in Leica started around the age of twelve when my dad gave me an old M3. I don’t think he thought it would have had such a huge impact on me but it obviously did. I went absolutely everywhere with that camera, and I probably shot more with that camera over the years than I ever did with my M9. As the years went by, I dabbled in a bit of medium format. I bought a Mamiya 6, and then 6MF, which are both rangefinders but my heart always lied with Leica M cameras. The M3 left such a huge impression on me that I sold my Mamiya’s, and bought myself an M6TTL. [continue reading…]
The Leica M Typ 240 Loose Carrying Strap Eyelets:
Hey everyone. Sorry for the lack of posts. I’ve been really busy shooting with the Leica M. I’ve just been having a blast with it, and I will be posting more stuff soon but guess what? Just when I was about to post my Leica M Typ 240 review I read this on Facebook:
Precautionary Check for all Leica M (Typ 240) deliivered before April 5 2013: Loose Carrying Strap Eyelets.
Basically, the eyelets can come loose while you use the camera. It’s not every Leica M but I had this bad feeling mine might have to go back (I have bad luck like this sometimes lol), and sure enough, I found out from Leica NJ that mine has to go off to Germany. Yes, Germany, you read that correctly. This absolutely sucks. I had the camera for like three weeks.
Do I regret buying it so early? Not really because it’s a pretty awesome camera. I’ve been out shooting almost everyday with it, and have fallen in love with this thing. Plus, at least I’ll have more time with it before they replace it with an M11 but this is definitely not cool. At least Leica is fully acknowledging the issue, and doing the right thing by fixing it. Plus, I they said it wouldn’t take so long. If you want more info about this, you can check out Leica’s page about this issue. Right now, I’m just waiting for Leica to give me more info on what I need to do next.
Anyone else bought the new Leica M yet? Did anyone find out if they need to send theirs back? Feel free to leave a comment. I’ll post my Leica M review today or tomorrow. Take care.
Superhero Car Leica M 240 Pics From The NY Auto Show:
Here’s a very short post with the left over pics that I have from the New York International Auto Show. Just like PART 1 and PART 2 of my NY Auto Show posts, all the photos were shot with my Leica M and 35 Summicron ASPH. Here are some superhero car pics lol.
If you’re in New York City, you should go check out the auto show. It was crowded but at the same time really fun. There are a lot of cool cars, and of course, it’s a great place to take photos. I think the NY Auto Show ends on April 7th, so you only have this week if you want to go. [continue reading…]
New York International Auto Show: More Leica M 240 PART 2:
I ended up with a lot of photos from the NY Auto Show. I had a lot of fun taking photos of the cars with my Leica M. I said this before but I’ll say it again; the new M is just so much more refined than the M9. Plus the image quality is superb…it’s way better than I thought was possible. I really wish I could post full resolution, uncompressed photos up here but unfortunately, I can’t. Do I have any regrets trading in my M9? Not one bit. Don’t get me wrong; the M9 is still a great camera that many will enjoy for years. But Leica really did a great job this time with the new Leica M. [continue reading…]
New York International Auto Show: Some More Leica M 240 Photos:
I know I said I was going to post some stuff from the NY Auto Show yesterday but when I got home, I just crashed :). I was so tired from walking all over the city yesterday. Good news is that I got some stuff today for you all :). All these photos were taken with the Leica M, and the 35 Summicron ASPH.
I have to say that I am quite frankly surprised at what the Leica M can produce. I might get hate mail for this but IN MY OPINION, I haven’t seen anything this good except maybe from something produced with an S2. In general, you all know that I try to be pretty neutral on my blog but this time, I quite honestly don’t care what anyone else says about the new M because I am one happy customer lol :). I WISH I could post full resolution, uncompressed files up here but I can’t. Sorry. I know getting a Leica M demo is pretty much impossible but if you ever get the chance, take it out for a few days, and try it. The files are ridiculously good. And since I’ve only had the Leica M for a couple of days, I haven’t even really begun to push this camera yet. [continue reading…]
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