Leica MP Review After 3 Years
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Date: 2021-05-28

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Here's a review of the Leica MP. I've had mine for about 3 years and adore it. However, I don't think it should be your first Leica, and I don't think a Leica should be your first 35mm camera. I discuss pros and cons, make a bunch of comparisons, shoot the camera, yada yada.

chapters:
0:00 intro and some pics
1:33 in the field w/ p160
2:48 pros + facts
4:23 in the field w/ fp4, t-max 100
5:24 cons
6:37 in the field w/ t-max 100, p160, fp4
7:31 sharpness demos at 60ish MP
8:06 comparison w/ leicas
10:59 comparison w/ point and shoots
12:38 lens options
13:14 conclusion and final thoughts
13:36 thanks for watching :)

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quick tech specs for nerds:

leica mp + leica 50/2 apo cron
mostly at f/4-f/8
sharpness examples at 1/250s or faster 
(no tripod because the ghost of 
henri cartier brsesson would murder me. sue me.)

b&w developed in xtol by photolab in berkeley, ca

scanned w/ fuji gfx 100 + 120/4 GF + extension tube
(film mounted in negative.supply setup)
at f/11 (film flatness is hard!)
(single image, not stitched,
effective resolution ~60 MP,
effective DPI ~3400)
(a.k.a. WAY overkill)

color inverted in NLP + LR to taste
B&W inverted by hand + LR to taste

there's no such thing as a neutral scan,
and this isn't a scientific review.
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CC Images credits:

side-by-side comparison of t3 and rollei 35se:
https://youtu.be/L18x2Z-C33Y

leica m3 by bryan costin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48441030@N00/3117290852

leica m2 by darko hristov
https://www.flickr.com/photos/36443594@N00/5088260500

leica m6 by alessandro bastianello
https://www.flickr.com/photos/62551558@N08/5713112449

leica m5 by photography by mike
https://www.flickr.com/photos/19824922@N00/216093964

"New Toy — Rollei 35 S" by Rsms (black rollei 35s)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12281432@N00/388925183

rollei 35 s (in hand) by janne moren
https://www.flickr.com/photos/37921614@N00/4425597865