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

[Tina Manley]

Good review by Jono Slack:

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/2017/01/leica-m10-review/?utm_source=170118en&utm_medium=E-Mail

I'm not tempted, though.


Tina

On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
wrote:

> 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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