Leica M10-P Mirrorless Digital Rangefinder Camera, Black

2018-09-21T10:10:39

First and foremost this is a Leica. Therefore, I’m not going to contrast MP 10 to other camera brands. You either want the Leica experience or you do not. Having said that, I will contrast that to my previous Leica 240. As an aside, I used film Leicastoremiami prior to the 240. The MP 10 is more and less in all the best ways. The 240 was a great camera, but it was larger than previous Leicas. The 240 provided full HD movie recordings and 3 FPS shooting. The 240 has a complex 6 button and cursor navigation menu on the back that is not entirely intuitive or fast. Now the MP 10. The body is back in shape, very close to the old film cameras. The HD movie feature has been eliminated. Not a problem as I never used it. The navigation was greatly improved. We now have 3 buttons and a touch screen making adjustments easy and intuitive (pinch and squeeze or expand to zoom in and out). ISO now has a dedicated knob on the body (ala film Leica). Continuous shooting is now up to 5 FPS and ISO sensitivity is improved to 50000. Another improvement is the nearly silent shutter (the 240 wasn’t loud but it was noticeable over the earlier film camera). For me these advances were worth the upgrade. If I had the M10, probably not, unless you have some disposable income.

chris i.