I took delivery of the Leica Monochrom two days before I was due to go on a road-trip around France. The plan was to spend a couple of weeks driving south before picking up my family from the train station for a relaxing week in a gite. I had stops booked at the Arles Photography Festival and Vienne Jazz Festival on the way down but other than that I was free to explore and snap to my heart’s content. I had wanted to try a Leica for a while but it was still something of an impulse purchase. I had just sold some camera gear when I spotted a used Monochrom 246 for sale that had a small knock on the side, thus reducing the price by some margin. I picked up a Carl Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 Biogon lens from the same shop and and hit the road.
I had never used a Leica before so it was an adventure in many ways. I had read about the ‘Leica learning curve’ being steep but I loved using this camera right from the start. It was intuitive and simple to use and it felt purposeful to be wandering around knowing I was exclusively seeking black and white images. I liked how the image I had taken would appear only momentarily on the screen before disappearing, leaving me free to concentrate on the next shot. As my familiarity with the camera grew I began to shoot more instinctively, only looking at my photographs at the end of the day… almost like film.
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Dan James on 5 Frames With a Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) – By Nick Holt
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Karl Valentin on 5 Frames With a Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) – By Nick Holt
Comment posted: 11/05/2018
"Just another nice toy for some dentists or gearheads"
Or even worse just another trick from Leicas marketing department
to empty our wallets because the Lenny Kravitz Edition is sold out ?
Looking only at the things that make sense - the pictures as a result
there is a little difference you can spot at once.
A little more a little better than a RGB converted to Black & White !
But the Monochrome isnt a digital camera who tries to mimic film
it is superior to anything you get out with any film before.......
Worth the money ?
Well its Leica you have decide on your own !
Bruce Parker on 5 Frames With a Leica M Monochrom (Typ 246) – By Nick Holt
Comment posted: 16/08/2018