[Leica] Singing the praise of the M10

[Richard Man]

Thank you Peter~!

On Sun, Aug 21, 2022 at 10:46 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Richard, I'm so happy to hear you've got an M10. We were all horrified
> to hear of your car fire and the loss of your camera. And of course,
> very happy that you and your family were not hurt.
>
> I'm totally with you regarding the M10 being the perfect digital M.
> Unlike the earlier color digital Ms, it hits all the sweet spots for an
> M camera, as many of us have always used them. A landscape photographer
> might prefer its higher resolution successors, but you've got your
> big-@$$... excuse me, large format cameras for that.  :-)
>
> Enjoy your "gently used" M10, and post pictures!
>
> --Peter
>
>
> Richard Man wrote:
>
>  > I lost my trusty M9 in a car fire earlier in the year. While I use
> mainly
>  > 4x5 / Hassy for portraits and landscapes, the M is still my go to
> camera -
>  > I mean, the iPhone 13 is really good, but it's not the same.
>  >
>  > So last week, I reluctantly sold my Monochrom, which I had only gotten
> at
>  > the beginning of the year, and with the help of "6 months interest free
>  > credit", bought the most beat-up M10 I could find to drive the cost
> as low
>  > as possible. Some collectors would call it "trash condition" but it just
>  > has some nicks here and there. No biggie.
>  >
>  > I think the M10 is the perfect digital M. The ISO1600 and 3200 images
> are
>  > very clean. 24MP is plenty enough for what I need it for. The body
>  > ergonomics are just so much better than the M9 series. Back in 2004
> when I
>  > got my first M, I remember wondering why anyone would complain about the
>  > difference of a few millimeters between some M6 models and others.
> Well, a
>  > few (1?) mm difference of the M9 body thickness does make a difference
> to
>  > me, so I guess I had become a bona-fide Leica snob ;-P
>  >
>  > I missed the Monochrom "colors" terribly though. Fortunately, I found
> a set
>  > of "M9-like B&W Conversion" Lightroom presets and the converted
> results do
>  > look quite good.
>  >
>  > I Love it. I think the M7 is the perfect film M, and the M10 is the
> perfect
>  > digital M.
>
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