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The standard meter reading got the exposure right for the scene, but that left the cat very much in the dark. Click here to see the full resolution image
The flexibility of the raw file allowed me to lighten the image by 2EV easily and without detrimental effect. Click here to see the full resolution image
Coming from a different situation I'd forgotten I had positive exposure compensation set, so the man in middle was badly over-exposed. Again, the vast amount of data in the raw file allowed me to make him look normal. Click here to see the full resolution image
With a little bit of pre-focusing to get the lens in about the right position I was able to use the bright dual image focusing in the rangefinder to quickly fine tune as subjects walked into view. It takes some practice to get things sharp when working at f/4. Click here to see the full resolution image
I was quite close to these gentlemen, and shooting with a 50mm lens, but as the camera is small and unobtrusive they paid me hardly any attention. Click here to see the full resolution image
Once you are used to the focusing system, and if you carry the camera switched on all the time, you can react to unexpected moments with great speed. Click here to see the full resolution image
With a little bit of under exposure the Leica M, like all cameras, produces much more colour saturation. Unlike most cameras though, the saturation rarely feels over the top. Click here to see the full resolution image
Fine focusing through a pair of glass is something AF systems often find too difficult to manage, but while the M's system isn't easy the manual control forces us into conscious choices that bypass those problems. Even at ISO 800 there is plenty of detail here. Click here to see the full resolution image
With a minimum ISO setting of 200 and a top shutter speed of 1/4000sec, I was just about able to achieve a shallow depth of field to lift these lost guys from their background - with an aperture of f/2.8 Click here to see the full resolution image
Using the M's new exposure compensation button I set -1.6 and an aperture of f/2 to make this chap and his cigarette smoke stand out from the background. The very quiet shutter action allowed me to shoot away without attracting the man's attention. Click here to see the full resolution image
