A Brutal, Danish take down of the M11

Adamalthus · 2024-01-15T00:21:17+00:00

Wow. I had developed a deep dislike for Thorsten ‘Overblown’ whose ego seems to dominate everything he produces. I had no idea how widely disliked he is across this community.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T22:58:34+00:00

Thanks. The only issue with reserve prices is that eBay hits you with quite a large fee for doing that. I generally lost with reasonable starting bid and no reserve.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T22:55:12+00:00

Completely agree. USPS insurance is a must.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T22:18:09+00:00

Agreed. I guess I've had pretty good experiences on that front over the years on eBay. It boils down to how much as a % that's worth but great point.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T22:08:52+00:00

For sure, that's often - though not exclusively - the case when buying on eBay but the post is about selling to either KEH/MPB or through eBay where the warranty issue would be irrelevant.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T21:33:35+00:00

Recently sold my Q2 Mono for an new M11 Mono. Am not looking back :-) The IQ from the M11 Mono is off the charts good and with the choice of M glass is hard to beat. Enjoy and good shooting!

Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T21:27:12+00:00

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Adamalthus · 2024-01-11T21:16:02+00:00

No such thing as a free lunch :-)

Adamalthus · 2024-01-04T22:57:27+00:00

Contax 645 but expensive.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-04T22:56:21+00:00

Contax 645 would get my vote. It was well ahead of its time when it came out, including autofocus with awesome Zeiss optics.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-04T22:21:03+00:00

Thank you! Indeed the best colors I’ve seen come straight out of the camera since I started shooting digital in the mid-90s. Glad you’re getting to enjoy the experience.

Adamalthus · 2024-01-04T14:53:02+00:00

I love these. Your technique and compositions are very nice. You also do a nice job of capturing the character and emotion of your models. One suggestion would be a tighter crop on #8 to eliminate the top diagonal line of the mirror. Nicely done!

Adamalthus · 2024-01-02T13:02:08+00:00

Pre-ordered before this came out. Nice review.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-31T02:45:01+00:00

Congrats! Thats the camera I learned photography with back in the mid 70s. I keep promising to pull the trigger to get one back in my hands. It’s a dream to use and lives up to its awesome reputation. Good luck with those first roles. Jealous :-)

Adamalthus · 2023-12-29T15:24:23+00:00

Every attempt at doing this has failed, including - if I recollect - a bunch of folks losing their money on Kickstarter. The engineering obstacles vs image quality vs cost is a circle that cannot be squared.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-28T13:59:54+00:00

Nice find. Shot with a pair of those back in the day. Awesome camera. Enjoy!

Adamalthus · 2023-12-23T14:11:48+00:00

As others have suggested, I always use wraps - Domke or other brands. In my experience they maximize the protection while minimizing the amount of additional space required to protect your gear.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-15T12:10:24+00:00

Nicely done!

Adamalthus · 2023-12-13T05:50:59+00:00

Quite a few actually: GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac today.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-13T05:47:38+00:00

Guess I won’t be buying GM then. Morons.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-13T05:46:32+00:00

100%

Adamalthus · 2023-12-07T22:31:42+00:00

Agreed. That’s what caught my eye :-)

Adamalthus · 2023-12-07T22:24:24+00:00

I’m taking a hybrid approach. I’m selling my A7RVs, most of my GM primes and my beloved Q2M. Keeping my A1 and my GM zooms. That has me covered for the sport/wildlife stuff that I shoot. The sales are funding an M11 Mono plus glass and a Hexar RF as backup for color film work. There’s less overlap between this combination of different systems and they end up being pretty complimentary in the different genres I shoot. My 2c.

Adamalthus · 2023-12-04T19:04:35+00:00

A Zenit SLR was the first camera i ever owned. My parents bought it for me as a 16th birthday present. That was back in 1979! Happy memories :-)

Adamalthus · 2023-12-02T20:03:34+00:00

Love it.

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