Leica M – First glance

Today my new Leica M and a Leica Summicron 50mm F/2 lens arrived. While I’ve only had the camera for a few hours I’m really impressed with the build quality of the camera body and the lens. My daily camera is a Canon 5D MkIII (with a variety of Canon “L” Lenses), so I’m used to working with good camera gear. The Leica body and lenses takes quality to another level.

Now, after heaping all that praise on the camera and lens, I really haven’t had much time to shoot it yet. The photos I have taken seem to be amazingly sharp with great contrast.

Here is a sample snapshot taken in my studio’s lobby. As I gain some experience with the camera in the next few days, I’ll post more photos and give you more of my impressions.

I’m not really climbing a learning curve with a manual focus camera. Instead I’m having to re-learn skills that I have forgotten.

Thanks for reading!

-Ken

*** Edit ***

Since I posted this, I shot another image that helps highlight what the lens and camera can do.