67. Leica Luck

Studio Sessions

Studio Sessions
67. Leica Luck
Mar 03, 2026 Season 3 Episode 14
Matthew O'Brien, Alex Carter

More of a fun for us one here. What started as a pretty standard phone call turned into one of the most unexpected camera days we've had. Matt found a Leica M11 and Q2 listed on Facebook Marketplace by a woman selling her dad's collection to cover nursing care costs — and after some back-and-forth, both cameras came home with us. We talk through the full story, the legitimacy paranoia, trading a Zeiss 35mm for a 28mm viewfinder, the philosophy of owning things you actually use, and why paring down a collection can feel more intentional than building one. -Ai

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