[Leica] You want to hear about the M10? Release is later today......

[Richard Man]

I have always said that the Type xyz is dumb, looks like other people have
pressured Leica to change back :-)

Anyway, this is a direct line of M7->M9->M10, if I have the $$, I will buy
it in a heartbeat.

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sigh... I would also like "live view" without the horrid release lag,
> greater than 60 sec of shutter time (8 seconds if ISO>800), and better ISO
> erformance.
>
> My guess is it will have all of these. But so does the SL and the SL
> provides greater flexibility in lens choices. However if micro lenses have
> been used to improve wide angle performance over the SL, that sounds like a
> big differentiator.
>
> We will know soon enough.
>
> Bob Adler
> Robert Adler Photography
> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>
> > On Jan 18, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Preliminary info...
> >
> > http://leicarumors.com/2017/01/18/leica-m10-press-photos-
> and-official-specif
> > ications-leaked-in-japan.aspx/#more-44222
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are really interested, and need a quickie Cliff Notes Version...
> it
> > appears as a video-less M240.  Not a lot of major innovation.
> >
> >
> >
> > Quickly.. IF you were to compare it to a M240...
> >
> > It has a logical and non-ambiguous name... M10
> >
> > 24MP (CMOS sensor from the SL, with micro lenses for M lenses), Maestro 2
> > Processor ( leverages the FW needed for imaging computations)
> >
> > Bigger shooting Buffer
> >
> > Different button layout . ISO dial is in the place of the film rewind
> crank.
> > ( You DO remember film rewind cranks, don't you?)
> >
> > Slightly larger LCD on back
> >
> > Slightly thinner body ( by about 1/8 of an inch) , which necessitated a
> lens
> > mount that protrudes from the body
> >
> > Eyepiece magnification raised to 0.73  ( M240 is 0.68).. more accurate
> > focusing possible
> >
> > WIFI  ( send your photos to Twitter automatically through your phone!!!,
> he
> > says, tongue in cheek)
> >
> > 1 oz lighter..
> >
> >
> >
> > Overall, if you were hoping for a 40-100MP Leica, with ISO range to half
> a
> > million or more, you will be disappointed.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob.. no word on long exposure stuff.
> >
> >
> >
> > Good news, my M9 and Monochrom keep chugging along...
> >
> >
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> >
> >
> >
> > Red735i at verizon.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
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