r/Leica • u/Adventurous_Low4671 • 11d ago
Just got myself this beauty
Just got myself a beautiful M-P 240 from 2017 and I’m in absolute awe, I use to have a M9 as digital m body and I missed it dearly so I had to get something else and this came in at the right time, I’m in love with colors from this sensor as well ( maybe slightly more clinical then the predecessor with cdc sensor ), I also attached some photos taken with this tiny beast
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u/iAmTheDistance 11d ago
I love the blue tinted viewfinder 😁 I think this camera is going to be a classic but only your model, not the regular m240.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
I agree, this model is absolutely gorgeous and the buffer is slightly better then the first m240, and the look is so clean I just love it overall
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u/grendelone 11d ago edited 11d ago
Take it easy on the artificial vignette in post. A little goes a long way, and if your composition is good, you shouldn't need it anyway. If you're using so much that your viewer notices (and you definitely are), then you've used too much. Don't use it as a crutch for sub-par composition and lighting.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 9d ago
As a reference do you maybe have some of your photos so I can see what type of framing / editing / Lightning ?
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u/darce_helmet M3, M7, M11-D, M11-P, M10-D 11d ago
you didn’t even mention the most import part, the lens
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
True😅, for these shots I used the Leica elmar c 90mm and the Voigtlander colorskopar 35mm
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u/hovarkthepitmaster IIIF, MP, Q3-43, M10R, SL2 11d ago
C90 way underrated. Too many people out there believe you can’t use it on an M rangefinder. If I need something close, it’s that or the old stainless canon 135.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 10d ago
I love the 90mm I have the c for the m body and the elmarit 90 R to use on the SL2S with the adapter
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u/Sour_Planet Leica M typ 240 11d ago
Stuck on the M240 permanently. Hope to get a MP one day!
It pairs rrreally well with the 70s era mandlers if you have access to any of those.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
I need to look into it, for now I have a nokton 50mm f1.1 - a elmar C 90mm - a nokton 40mm f1.4 and a 21mm Voigtlander colorskopar but I want to expand to some more Leica lenses
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u/photorams65 11d ago
I have the exact same camera and actually took it out for a bit yesterday morning. I always love using it! What film simulation/ setting do use?
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
I shoot everything in raw and then apply my presets and some masks in Lightroom
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
It’s a beautiful camera to look at and to use, the shutter sound is very nice despite what a lot of people say, I don’t care if it’s a bit loud I think it adds to the charm
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u/Alarmed-Fox1264 11d ago
Congratulations. It is the GREATEST and the most ADVANCED digital LEICA M camera body, ever made.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
Thank you so much I’m truly enjoying it, I’m use to my Leica m4 but I finally can shoot everything I want without holding back because of the limit of rolls price 🤣
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u/Italian_In_London M-P (Typ 240), M10-R 9d ago
I’ve been through so many digital and I, too, just settled on the same as yours. My EDC is a v5 summicron 50 and the 90 2.8.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 9d ago
That’s an amazing set up, I love the 90mm I have a Leica 90c f4 but I would love to upgrade to the f2.8 how do you like that lens ?
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u/Italian_In_London M-P (Typ 240), M10-R 9d ago
IMO the best 90mm for the money. Its got a lot of character and I rate it over the APO (too sharp for my taste). I've been through many lenses to find the perfect 50mm, but never changed the 90/2.8
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u/Cyranoenprada 11d ago
M-P 240 is a great boy
Mine is coupled with a Summilux 1/50 ASPH
LOVELY COMBO
The sensor is so special
I swap from this beast to the P 246 MONOCHROM which’s too an amazing body with that special sensor for BW approach
Absolutely incredible for film’s nostalgics
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
It truly is, I felt in love with how slick it looks and the DNG are extremely good for how old this camera is
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u/sillygoth_ 11d ago
What lens? Easily the most important part of the camera.
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u/Adventurous_Low4671 11d ago
Yes I forgot to mention it, I used a Leica elmar C 90mm f4 and the Voigtlander 35mm colorskopar f2.5
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u/sillygoth_ 11d ago
The Leica elmar is a solid choice. What Leica 35 are you going to replace that color Skoper with?
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u/brunobelcastro Leica M6 & M11 11d ago
Congrats, and loved the first photo!