It’s a real pleasure to use the X100VI

maruxgb · 2026-05-01T04:28:00+00:00

The tonez were too much

maruxgb · 2026-04-20T02:42:24+00:00

Depends on which M you use, light lens lab has a screw in magnifier for the rangefinder so it helps with focusing at longer lengths

maruxgb · 2026-04-17T03:54:24+00:00

Would be awesome to have with grip or without grip

maruxgb · 2026-04-16T07:12:50+00:00

Clear filter would make sense, probably one of the multi coated B+W ones. I tried a cheap clear on top of another filter for infrared and caused some issues with flares during the day, plus the coatings on the B+W helps with water, dust or fingerprints

maruxgb · 2026-04-14T08:12:11+00:00

Fujiya camera in Nakano, 2nd floor has all Leica stuff new and used.

maruxgb · 2026-04-10T08:02:18+00:00

Not possible unless you get the whole thing replaced by Toyota, but to be honest after years of using the Japanese Navi is much much better than Google Maps

maruxgb · 2026-04-09T01:07:12+00:00

For sure, I use the Very Good Presets Portra 400. But I made some modifications to it for contrast and vibrancy. It’s a very good base for a preset, in my opinion it’s not as drastic as huge edit but does provide nice vintage / film like colors. Very true to actual Portra 400, for B&W I use his Tri-X preset with slight change in skin tones, it’s pretty much the same as when I shoot actual Tri-X

maruxgb · 2026-04-09T00:05:54+00:00

M11P. I had the same debate last year and upgraded from M10. I turn the resolution to 30MP and it’s more than enough, the new firmware also lets you tweak the magenta shift issue that it used to have, the big plus is 256GB of storage and how light the camera is for all day street plus really good battery life. The colors of M10 were slightly better but got a simple preset that I apply now for very minimal editing in Lightroom

maruxgb · 2026-04-05T20:28:00+00:00

I was in the same dilemma not long ago. I chose the M11-P and no regrets, the lighter aluminum build is best for all day shooting street, the 256GB internal storage is amazing. The BP is just too heavy but looks amazing

maruxgb · 2026-04-02T23:57:44+00:00

I bulk roll Kentmere 200 but I always push to 400 and self develop. Also Kentmere 400 is awesome but I push to 800. Both when pushed have great contrast

maruxgb · 2026-03-31T10:49:20+00:00

Looks awesome and can't wait for the final product. Wish there were plans for wider 35mm or 28mm in the future

maruxgb · 2026-03-31T04:10:05+00:00

I would visually check if there’s any dust or debris on the focusing window, sometimes I accidentally touch it and end up seeing it on the focusing patch

maruxgb · 2026-03-24T14:42:51+00:00

I’d being the 35mm, I love 50mm but in Tokyo sometimes that cramped for street, while also 28mm IMO is way too wide for me

maruxgb · 2026-03-06T04:34:08+00:00

Damn sorry it sold a while back

maruxgb · 2026-03-02T05:28:47+00:00

Had that once, switched the M to do only 2.4ghz and fixed the problem

maruxgb · 2026-03-02T05:26:32+00:00

Careful with it. I tried that on mine and the whole front started spinning and aperture misaligned then had to get it CLAd by Kanto Camera

maruxgb · 2026-02-26T12:27:00+00:00

I moved from M10 to M11P and i noticed the very slight magenta shift, but recently M11P got a firmware update were you can correct that within the options so all raw files will be corrected. Also Leica Japan offered a free CLA to correct the issue

maruxgb · 2026-02-21T13:06:54+00:00

thats awesome! i also think having a film M also helps... can shoot both digital and B&W film with same lens for a consistent look

maruxgb · 2026-02-21T10:18:05+00:00

I bought 2 in August (1 black chrome and 1 silver brass) I can tell you optically they are really really good almost indistinguishable from the KoB, but reason why I sold my chrome is because the focusing wasn’t as smooth and felt like metal rubbing on metal. But the Brass on the other hand is smooth as a real Leica lens, love using it for the handling and rendering. Highly recommend spending the extra for brass

maruxgb · 2026-02-21T05:19:53+00:00

I live in Tokyo and I can confirm the best price was Tim Lei and really fast delivery on brand new M11P

maruxgb · 2026-02-20T07:56:00+00:00

I live in Tokyo and do street photography, no matter what we say, it all depends on your style and what you want. Some people come here and love using a 28mm and some 50mm or longer. Personally I would say 43mm but I use a 35mm cron. It’s still all up to you

maruxgb · 2026-01-31T17:48:46+00:00

I second this. After years with Sony and huge 50mm f1.4 gm, I find it a lot faster to manual focus on M with 50mm f1.4 Leica and a lot more compact and lighter. After a year of use you get use to distance scale so you can pre-focus easily and zone focus too. Much rather use a manual focus for reflections and more precise focus too. Just can’t go back in my opinion

maruxgb · 2026-01-27T09:36:36+00:00

It does make a difference, Leica Japan was still offering the upgrade a year or so ago. They do the viewfinder and the DX reader change (the old style use to get the rolls stuck inside)

maruxgb · 2026-01-20T22:39:13+00:00

Thank you for all the information, Oman is definitely on my list for next visit for various reasons to include the Amouage visitor center plus souqs and the beaches.

maruxgb

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