It’s a big day: I’ve got a new camera in my life—the Leica M11-P—and in this video I take you with me from the unboxing to my first real walk with it in downtown Cleveland. Right out of the gate, the black chrome body is stunning, and the first thing you’ll notice is there’s no red dot on the front. I’m not mad about it (I’ll be okay with it), but I can already tell I’m going to miss seeing that little red dot, especially when I’m shooting selfies. Leica also continues to set the bar for packaging—plus I love that it’s all recycled cardboard/paper, which genuinely matters to me. After the unboxing, I show exactly how I like to start living with a new Leica body: battery in, SD card in, and then straight into settings so the camera feels intuitive and fast. I walk through how I set file types (DNG + JPEG), why I keep my DNGs at medium (36MP) and JPEGs small (18MP), and how I format both the SD card and internal memory to start clean. I also turn on the M11-P’s extra credentials (copyright/creator info), set my ISO workflow to fully manual (I don’t like auto ISO), and customize the wheel button to ISO because it’s the most practical use for me. Then I take the M11-P out to the Cleveland Arcade for a first run with my 50mm Summilux and share the vibe of slowing down, watching light, and seeing how this camera responds on day one.