Whether you’re thinking about getting your first camera, or like me, you’re interested in having a small secondary camera, this video is worthwhile viewing!
I’ve wanted a small, cheaper camera that I can pretty much always have on my person. I’ve been debating the purchase of one for a couple of years but have never pulled the trigger; I couldn’t quite settle on what I wanted. This video has made a significant dent in my resolve.
Mattias Burling is one of the YouTubers I subscribe to that I never hesitate to click. There’s no attention grabbing music, dizzying transitions, or overly ostentatious presenting; it’s just him snapping great images on lesser seen cameras. It’s the sort of quiet passion I love to watch with anything I’m interested in. Also, the test subject for a lot of his cameras is a cute dog.
The itch this video really caused to flare back up for me is, in a word, Leica. For years I would scoff at the brand as for wealthy posers — albeit an important part of photographic history — but I kept softening to them. Then, I met with Leica in London to have a play with some of their camera, went to a few of their exhibitions, and I started to get it. A decent explanation of how I feel is a quote from Sean Molin’s review of the very camera in this video: Leica T.
If you want the best bang for the buck in a camera, look elsewhere. You can get better camera tech for much less money. There’s no argument. But the reason I’m even talking about this hunk of aluminum at all today, is because the Leica T is really truly a special machine
I’ve never been much of a pixel peeper, which admittedly can leave me exposed to whimsy when it comes to cameras, but Leicas are almost inexplicably enjoyable to use. I’ve already typed that Leica T model into a few second-hand sites. Danger.
What do you think is the best affordable, smaller camera?