一起徠呀！徠卡相機的一切 徠卡m11p | 一些關於攝影的思考

Hello and welcome In today's video, I'm going to talk about the new Leica M11-P Yeah, a digital camera Before I get started, just a heads up This is not going to be a review on the camera itself I'm pretty sure there's other people out there who will do a really good job at that But it's more about my personal experiences with it and why I currently have one Now, for those of you who know me You'll know that I don't really use digital cameras for taking photographs I've been shooting film for exclusively 7 years now And it feels like it's the only thing that works for me Obviously, I own a digital camera Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to film all these videos or digitize negatives But I don't really use a digital camera to take photos I've been thinking about how to structure this video And I assume I will scare off a few keyboard warriors slash tech nerds Who got super excited about the M11-P But what I really wanted to talk about was why I currently have an M11-P And how it might make sense in an analog way So a while ago, there was this exhibition in Vienna It was called Mining Photography And it talks about the cost of photography and its ecological footprint Before digital photography The photo industry was obviously all analog And that meant the demand for photosensitive materials Raw materials and chemicals was incredibly high There was a time where Kodak was actually one of the biggest consumers of silver And they even had their own cattle farms to keep up with the high demand of gelatin The question that I asked myself is Even though film is a niche today and the ecological footprint is much smaller Compared to 50 years ago I was wondering can I still go on shooting film today And obviously this is a really big question And I haven't been able to figure out an answer for myself just yet The reason that I started thinking about this was That I was faced with the decision that in 2024 I would be photographing a pretty large photo documentary And for the first time, I was thinking about doing all of this digitally Rather than on film Now in terms of ecological footprint Digital cameras still produce a lot of waste Especially the production and lifespan of batteries And then if you take into consideration That a lot of people buy new digital cameras every 6 months or every year Just like people buy the new iPhone every time it comes out One of the main reasons why I use film as my medium in photography Is the tactile experience that comes with it I consider myself a printmaker just as much as a photographer Because whether it's developing paper in photochemicals Or typing on a typewriter I want to work with something that's tangible Taking into account the ecological footprint of this though Is definitely a bigger topic One of the issues I had with digital photography And that's probably something that I'll always have to some extent Was that all my images, they just sit on a hard drive And even if they were printed out They were kind of just numbers to me It almost seemed unholy Now at this point of the video Some of you might be nodding and agreeing With some of the points that I'm making That these things about film Are all things to take into consideration Even though it's a niche Some of you might be upset Because I haven't talked about the M11P enough But stick with me just for a bit more The reason why I never really could express myself With digital photography was I never thought that it was something bad Or something that has no place in this world It's just not something that's for me personally But ever since I got the M11P I started thinking slightly different about all of this The big feature of the M11P Apart from all the photographic things that it can do Is something called content authentication Which essentially means that you have a feature That when you take a photograph There is a signature that's embedded into the file That kind of proves that That photo was really taken And I guess this is here to counteract against Things like producing images with an AI This means that you kind of have something Like an original Which is almost like a negative And I know you can make copies of negatives But I guess it's a cool attempt to go into the direction Of producing something that's authentic In a world where we kind of need Authentic things right now Another thing that I find really cool Is that the M11P And I think the M11 also had that Has built-in storage And that really is either great for Either having a backup Or if you just forget to take an SD card You just take photos directly onto the camera I think that's pretty forward thinking as well So that's very nice Something that actually caught me quite off guard While using the M11P Was having to switch on the camera to use it And the lag time It took until it was ready to actually take a photo Obviously someone who isn't used to Taking photos with a digital camera Might stumble with this But I assume that If you are like a pro street photographer And you use a digital camera Then you probably just have your camera on all the time And all the power saving settings are off So your camera is just always ready to go But it was funny Because it really did catch me off guard And there were a few shots That I literally couldn't take Because I was just waiting for the camera To switch on Again, one of those things If you shoot digital You're just gonna shake your head at this But one of the things that I enjoyed so much About the M11P Was that I simply could switch From black and white to color at any instant I know this might sound bizarre To people who shoot digital But when you only take photographs on film The choice between black and white and color Is quite a constraint I can't just switch films as I feel like Unless I carry more than one camera body Of course And just being able to do that Just being able to take a photo And then think I don't know Maybe it would have been nicer In black and white or whatever That was kind of interesting Because the thought process behind it Changed completely And I don't really know If having constraints is sometimes a good thing Or sometimes it's a bad thing But this was definitely an opportunity for me To kind of get rid of all these constraints For most of my work I use my film Leica M Because I really appreciate The lenses that come with it Especially the early 35mm semi-lux Which was my first lens That I had on my M And then the 50mm Summicron dual range Which has this beautiful close focusing feature And I just really enjoy these two lenses Now obviously Because these lenses are old film lenses All their characteristics shine on film But they kind of seem like flaws on digital Ultimately I don't really have much to compare To the M11P Because the last camera that I actively used The last digital camera that I actively used For taking photographs Was the Canon 5D Mark III And that was a completely different approach To photography And I kind of miss that actually It was a really great camera And it always reminds me of the digital rev days With Kai and Locke And some really good memories with that thing But anyways The Sony A7 III that I use I use for making YouTube videos And I use it for digitizing my negatives With my Valois setup And I don't really use it for taking photographs Because there just isn't anything great To the camera to take photos It's not very inspiring as a tool And obviously some people might disagree on that But it just never really worked for me And all the other digital cameras that I used The whole workflow It just did not seem right Now the project that I mentioned That will happen in 2024 Will be a large photo documentary And my key concern is It will probably be completely crazy To shoot it all on film Because it will be something like 50 rolls per week if not more And yeah That's gonna get really expensive Given the price of the M11P Which is currently I think around 9000 euros Maybe it's just a bit more I could buy around 700 rolls of Tri-X For the same price And 700 rolls is approximately What I shoot in the span of 4 years So I guess it's a bit You gotta weigh your odds And see what kind of works for you But it's also an interesting thing to think about Now obviously the Leica M11 And all the other Leica M bodies Are extremely expensive Compared to normal digital cameras But all of this got me thinking about Cameras like the Leica M8 or the M9 Which have all sensors But really render colors very nicely Completely different to The overengineered cameras That are coming out today Or at least it seems like that to me At the end of the day The thoughts that I'm having Aren't only about The ecological footprint of film And the rising prices of film for example Or the ecological footprint of digital cameras It's more about How much do I still want to invest Into photography On a monetary way of course Now in my head Most of these questions distill into What does photography mean to me And I think that would catapult this video In a completely different section So I'm just gonna leave that be for now So before I end this video I want to mention a few things That I really enjoyed In the couple of weeks That I've been able to use the M11P I pretty much actually enjoyed Taking photos with it Especially because it's an M system And that's a system That I know very well Even for me who has long been Out of the loop of digital cameras I didn't have to do much apart from Adjust the metering mode To highlight weighted And perhaps reduce the EV to minus 1 Or sometimes even minus 2 And I've been taking photos in RAW With JPEG And I've really just been using The JPEG files for most of the time Another thing that I really enjoyed Was that I was able to take Photos of things that Aren't actually so easy to take on film Like the night sky In the Austrian countryside Or just use the live view To get into places Where I usually might miss the framing With a film camera Now the afterthought of the M11P For me is that It's an insane camera The image quality is superb And having the choice between I think 16, 30 and 60 megapixels Is extremely useful The fact that I can attach My current M lenses onto the M11P Means that I would actually save some money If I happen to buy one Because I wouldn't have to buy a new lens But because of its modern sensor My old lenses would be put into a test That they really weren't meant to withstand So for someone who really enjoys grain Or wants to project their slides onto a wall And wants to see prints come out of nothingness In a bath of chemicals Then the M11P might make me feel like Something is missing The thought that I've had since quite a while And that'll be the last thing that I say in this video Is how many more technological advances Will photography need A good 35mm negative Will yield an 8x10 inch print It is actually big enough to Just hold with both hands in front of you There's enough detail in there To see everything sharp And the grain just adds a lot of Beauty and texture To the actual print And the photograph itself So where will our technological innovation In photography lead to Just recently The newest iPhone came out With the top of the line model Having a 48 megapixel sensor 48 megapixels in your pocket What'll be next My old mentor actually told me that The future of wedding photography Will probably be taken over by drones That are AI controlled And will just hover around the entire event Taking photos of everything Filming everything And compiling all of that Into perfect results It's a scary thought to think of photography Turning into this pinnacle of perfection If that's what you want to call it That we won't have to intervene with anything That we won't need to learn anything Or have any sort of skills But technology will just completely take over And finally that makes me wonder Does all this innovation And all this technological power Truly benefit us Or is it just a way to make money Thanks for watching Take care