Leica M11 : Specifications and Opinions

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Paolo Miotti

sent on 15 Agosto 2026

Pros: have it

Cons: not having it

Opinion: Avongra, but where did you find it at the price you say, I've been waiting to get it for quite a while. I also had the Nikon 810, a large camera body, something that seems to never break, now I'm waiting to be able to get the Leica M11, but I see ads with prices still high. I hope to find it in good condition at a fair price, at least I try.

Avongra

sent on 15 Agosto 2026

Pros: A beautiful machine that, if you know how to use, churns out incredible photos. Robust, 64gb built-in memory, super easy to use, no marketing, pure photography

Cons: Some models have a slight magenta drift (to be corrected once and for all in the camera), no integrated flash (because I wonder), cost of lenses for all budgets (the Leica ones cost a lot though)

Opinion: Taken with 2000 shots at 1/3 of its list price (today it is at a good price), it made me sell all my lenses and cameras, because I use only this one and a Nikon D810 (when I shoot with the 28 or 50). I use it with a zeiss 35 f2.8 biogon or the summicron 40 f2, the latter for a more vintage, soft rendering. The zeiss is surgical without being aseptic and has a medium format, material look, I can't explain it, this combination bewitched me. Never had battery problems (it lasts forever), and not even memory, it has 64gb integrated + a 64 card and go. The dedicated app works great, child-resistant menu, no cables between your feet. I don't feel the lack of AF, trivially I shoot at f8 and I have everything in focus from 1.5mt to 5mt. Then from there I change if I have to do landscape for example or for photos posed with open apertures. I use the viewfinder a lot but I turn a blind eye, forgive me the purists. Buying it takes effort, and you would probably be able to have the same photographs with any other camera, as long as you are inspired. I don't do pixel peeping, there will definitely be better cameras on paper, she is the best for me.

Checofuli

sent on 14 Marzo 2025

Pros: Camera body, battery life, viewfinder, 64 gb internal memory, sensor.

Cons: Leica M system prices, not a machine for everyone.

Opinion: A camera that embodies the essence of photography in the most absolute way, capable of dividing users between those who love it and those who hate it. It costs an absurd amount of money and has virtually no advanced features. It's literally designed to do one thing. Photographs in its purest state. And he does it in a masterful way. No focus aid, no stabilization, no bursts, no settings to make videos, nothing at all, just shutter speeds, apertures, ISO and manual focus. But what it offers you it does with the best technology available. Phenomenal sensor with stratospheric performance, possibility to choose the size of the RAW (60, 36 or 18 mpx, not cropping the image but remapping the sensor), integrated 64 GB internal memory. There is little to say about the quality of the camera body, it is the usual machine made in Leica with a state-of-the-art assembly quality and materials. On the installed software I have read many complaints about it due to frequent freezes of the system, slowness in turning on, problems of overexposure, problems with some SD memories, icons represented in an undefined way, problems with USB connection to the PC. With the latest firmware installed (at the time of writing 2.2.1) ALL of these issues have been fixed. The only disadvantage of this system in my opinion is the prices. Leica charges for its products and a lot too, especially for this M system. The camera bodies are expensive as well as the lenses but they hold the value over time like no other, so the price factor is also really relative.

Stefanopenna

sent on 03 Febbraio 2024

Pros: Excellent build quality and excellent visuals.

Cons: Focus MANUAL ONLY

Opinion: Machine with peaks of perfection and chasms of obsolescence. Perfect for a traveler, but not for a professional. Only one card slot (although there is internal memory). The controls have a very intuitive access, especially for those who come from the world of film, in fact this camera is appreciated above all (and perhaps exclusively) by those who are not very young. Diopter correction is done by adding a corrective lens to the eyepiece. Excellent construction. Very high perceived quality.

Giampietro

sent on 25 Novembre 2022

Pros: Construction, yield, exceptional optical park, ease of use, robustness.

Cons: Nothing, if not the (alas) price ..

Opinion: Purchased after M10, definitely another planet. Ease of use, robustness, exposure accuracy, stratospheric sensor, internal memory (64!!), speed... It is easy, after trying it, to appreciate the Leica world and never leave it. Two optics and travel the world... With all due respect to autofocus, bursts, megazoom and other useless gadgets ..

Aznavour65

sent on 05 Novembre 2022

Pros: Shrike

Cons: It costs a bit

Opinion: I tried this camera for a few shots at the leica store in Rome but I wait for a particular lens to return to try it as they suggested. So I don't have enough data to make a review but I can only say one thing. I had Canon Nikon Olympus Sony and I still own the Q2 and Q2 Monochrome. Well, I just had to turn it on and put my eyes in the viewfinder to understand what I had in my hands. I was convinced that I would never have wanted a Leica with manual focus, indeed I thought of taking the SL2, but after trying this I realized that it was immediately feeling. It was fantastic it seemed to have an analog in the hands that was missing only the roll inside, and the maf also quite easy to use as there is a transparent square in the center By acting on the focus the two images move away or approach, when they will be perfectly overlapped it will mean that the focus is precise that is nothing more than the operation of the rangefinder viewfinder that Leica does not He never gave up. Of course it is a slower process than an automatic fire, but of an irresistible charm. I've never seen such a beautiful, crazy viewfinder. To adjust my diopter, there are no classic knobs next to the viewfinder but the salesman added a small lens on the eyepiece that screwed to the same size right for my eyesight. Incredible! And then a dream began. I went to Piazza di Spagna a few steps from the store and I started to enjoy the shot, put the eye in the viewfinder, frame the subject, focus it and zac! This is a camera for amateurs, those who like to think about the photo before taking it. Oh, I forgot a gem that has no other camera. Inside it has a fixed memory of 64gb in my opinion very useful. Try it even if you don't plan to buy it... then you will tell me...

Umberto83Aq

sent on 20 Ottobre 2022

Pros: Own it

Cons: It costs too much

Opinion: Too bad the lack of stabilization, autofocus, digital viewfinder, articulated display, dual slot and the ability to make videos, obviously joke, this is not a Sony ... There is little to say, it is simply perfect! She is brave, against the tide, elegant. He has no special skills, if you take a bad picture the fault is yours ..