Member Peter Dooling

Richard, I cannot seem to duplicate the issue on the Q I have here with firmware 3.0 installed. If I press and hold the FN button then select Exp. Comp as the function I want, the button stays that way unless I reset the camera to factory default, or select “Default Profile” from the User Profile menu (which is basically the same as resetting the camera). Feel free to give us a call this week and we are happy to help at 305-921-4433 or email me at josh@leicastoremiami.com

I just bought the Q-P and was having a hard time trying to connect the wifi-app in the phone/leica and you saved my life with this detailed update info! THANK YOU! It just needed the newest firmware! Thanks thanks!

looks like the link to the firmware update is not working ?

They are the same. Leica changed the name of the mount when the T (Typ 701) was renamed the TL. Then came the SL, then the CL. They all have the L mount. T mount was confusing. The original Leica M Adapter-T is functionally the same as the current Leica M Adapter-L.

I enjoyed reading of your adventures in India. I had a similar out-of-comfort-zone experience. In 2004-2005 while my father was still alive, I traveled with him on his work in Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam. Over 15 months we made four trips there, each 3-4 weeks in duration. We'd take weekend trips to China (Shanghai and Beijing), Cambodia (Angkor Wat) and Thailand (Bangkok) as well as exploring south and north Viet Nam. It was a terrific adventure and priceless time with my father towards the end of his life. I'm sure you father appreciated your company.

Unfortunately all I had to shoot was the then-new Canon Digital Rebel. But that camera was way better than no camera at all.

I recently bought a CL and sold my Q. In retrospect I should have kept the Q. The pair would be a great travel set. For now I am pairing my CL (with the 23 Summicron and 18-56 zoom) with my M10 and 50 APO Summicron. A little heavy for travel but it covers most of my visual bases.

I'll look forward to more adventure reports from you.

What a fun posting. And it motivated me to order some new stuff.

Thanks.

I notice that all of your recommendations are for athletic people. I'm not built that way. I'm short and overweight. I live in the Pacific Northwest where it rains a lot but doesn't get bitterly cold. It's be hard to find a good rain shell with a hood that fits my belly. Given that overweight is a serious epidemic in the United States, why don't these manufacturers make clothes “for the rest of us?”

David,

Excellent advice.
I suspect everyone understands the value of a rain shell or rain parka.
I would emphasize the need for rain-pants that can really handle rain.
On the trip I took with you, I sort of wondered if rain paints weren't overkill.
But then I recall one day and one location where the rain was just pouring down for hours. My camera was weatherproof fortunately, and that was the day I added rain paints to my rain jacket. The combo was truly waterproof and I learned to easily shoot in the rain. If I hadn't had the rain paints I would have literally been washed out after the first hour.
https://www.macdonough.net/For-your-review/Rain/n-375bPF/

Nigel,

There are certainly other options besides Arc'Teryx. In many cases, I make specific recommendations for these too. For example, while I love the Arc'Teryx Atom LT, the Patagonia Nano Puff is a super solid piece as well.

I'm not personally familiar with Rohan or Carinthia, but as long as they meet the same criteria, I'm sure they are fine. I do like Fjallraven and mention a few items in my article from them.

The most important take away is how a layering system works and what to look for in each layer. I've tried so many different items over the years and have found my way to what works best – for myself and many others. No, not everyone will prefer an athletic fit. But on the flip side, I tried in vain to find anything that would fit me in my local Bass Pro Shop. Every single thing fit like an oversized trash bag. So, yes, there are options for every size and shape. It's all about finding what works for each person.

As far as the camera, I shoot with the Leica S and SL for all my landscape outings. I don't worry about keeping the camera warm or dry. Not even a little bit. These cameras and lenses are built like tanks and are extremely weather resistant.

I went with the Cerium LT jacket instead of the hoody because 1) I don't like too many hoods at the same time and 2) I often wear the Cerium LT as a travel jacket around town – the non-hooded version looks a lot more urban and less technical. The Cerium SV hood is super warm, so if the weather is cold enough to warrant wearing the SV, odds are I will want the extra warmth of the full hood. But, ultimately, yes, I like having more options.

an outstanding review… as usual!
Albert

David,
Your excellent filter article transports me back to a fall trip with you and Josh back in 2011. It was the first morning of a seven day shoot and you were explaining to eight Leica photographers just these same filter details, only right in front of us.
I too had felt up to that morning that digital post replaced the need for filters. Your fifteen minute demo changed my mind. The only problem was that we were in the wild and there was no photo store on the shore. And you had advised us all before the trip that we would want to have such filters with us. And I had ignored you.
Ah!
Fortunately you explained that you brought along on the trip some extra sets of filters available for purchase. I did so immediately in case you might run out of supply. That purchase allowed me to vastly improve my photos for the rest of the trip and the rest of my career.

I have subsequently broken only one filter in the subsequent years, and that was when I had the filter holder a bit too loose. Haven't done that since. The cases are plenty of protection.

I commented on the forum back seven years ago regarding how GLASS filters vs the old plastic filters I had used before, made all the difference.

Leica S2 New England Fall Foliage Trip – Day Four

see Oct 12, 2011 4:08

The photo I show in my reply was shot with a graduated ND filter I had bought from you minutes before. It paid for itself many time over as the photo was later sold worldwide over 40 times.

But now you have shared your advice to everyone without them having to go on a trip with you.
How very kind.
But it makes me want to go on another trip.

David F., do you like the multi filter case for on-location, or do you prefer the individual cases for the glass filters? Seems like one case is ideal, but then you get wet weather locations and might prefer to have one case per filter…

Thanks for such a detailed article – this is great and brought to light several things I had not though of..

David K.

A 10-stop (3.0) is a bit strong in most cases, but highly useful in others. I'd recommend a 6-stop (1.8) as a good, general use solid ND.

Nice post. For my landscape photography i'm using two ND grad together. A number of the cheaper ND grads are a good place to start out specially brands such Cokin are good. Expensive brands offer high quality , and in some cases the filters are handcrafted . If you discover that you would love the effect these filters give, then you'll want to invest in some Lee filters or Singh-Ray. These are top filter brands and therefore the results from these products are amazing.