As your right thumb rub against the right corner of the body next to the exposure dial, you’ll also notice the new paint finish as Leica had decided to use matte/chrome treated paint compared to the previous “black paint” finish in the previous gens. The M10’s new slimmer body and lighter weight compared to the M240 was very obvious and noticeable to me. My new Leica M10 in silver chrome “…it’s more than the sum of its parts and more about its evolution rather than revolution.” Build & Design
That’s why, at least currently, it’s the best digital iteration of Leica’s fabled rangefinder (until the M11). After a few weeks of getting reacquainted with the M10 again, I felt that the M10 is just like any other Leica: it’s more than the sum of its parts and more about its evolution rather than revolution. While the M240 wasn’t a big camera compared to other full-frame cameras, but if you compared Leica’s other rangefinders, the M240 was a thicc boy. It’s not the same car, but just improved.Īs the difference in technology between the M240 (2012) and the M10 (2017) span 5 years, the improvements of the M10 can be noticed instantly with its new slimmer profile when you pick it up for the first time. Look at every new iteration of the the Porsche 911. Nothing drastic, but incremental improvements. Minute changes like these is what legendary products need. This is a big deal as the Leica Q had a problem with some users accidentally switching to “Continuous” as the power switch had the tendency to go full-auto. They even changed the power switch so that it only does one thing now: On or Off. Leica’s new devotion to minimalism that could be seen back in 2015 with the introduction of the Leica Q, transferred over to the M10 as the camera now has less buttons, removed any superfluous menu options which led to a more structured and cleaner menu system. Not only did Leica giveth and taketh away with the M10, but they had also made the camera significantly more simplified compared to its predecessor.
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When the M10 was first introduced in January 2017, it was a cause for celebration as reviews sang their praises as the ‘best Leica yet’ while commenting on its new 24 megapixel sensor paired with the latest Maestro II processor, a bigger viewfinder magnification with better eye-relief, a body that is as slim as the M7 film camera, a new manual ISO dial and what is this? Nothing drastic, but incremental improvements.” Introduction You were the best iteration of the best value digital Leica M camera, but how does the M10 compare and do I still think it was worth the money to upgrade? My first Leica M10 in black “Minute changes like these is what legendary products need. I said farewell my beloved M-P (Typ 240) as it sold in less than a day to a gentleman in Texas. After less than 5 minutes of communicating back and forth, we had agreed on a price and a successful transaction was made.
A price so good, that I had completely stopped working out and went into full-time stalker mode with the seller on securing the purchase via text message. I was catching up on Leica things during a break (as you do) and I had found a silver chrome M10 for sale for a price that was hard to pass up. I had sold it over the summer because I didn’t feel the premium wasn’t worth it to me, therefore I had sold it off and picked up a mint silver chrome M-P 240 which I loved and took it several trips with me.įast forward to 2020, an opportunity had come up for an M10 while I was at the gym one morning. Was it worth selling my M240 at the time and trading off two lenses for the M10?īefore I continue with this review, I should caveat by saying that this is my second M10 as I sold the first one during the first draft of this review last year after my trip from Miami and Key West. It was during that time when I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to pick up a second-hand Leica M10 in black from a fellow forum member in exchange for two of my lenses at the time (Summilux 35mm FLE and the Summicron 50mm V5). This review of the Leica M10 was a long time coming since I had originally planned on writing this review last Spring.
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