The ultimate experiential camera, the Leica M10-D is inspired by the discreet M10-P. The Leica M10-D combines the benefits of a digital M camera with an unprecedented approach to rediscovering the magic of an analog photographic experience, now augmented with mobile connectivity. Octo– Leica Camera transports the analog experience into the world of digital photography with the introduction of the Leica M10-D. The Camera with a Digital Heart and an Analog Soul
We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. I don’t have one yet.This site contains affiliate links to products and services. And it worked! Even if they did that here, I would still want to look at my image. They took literally endless button combos and screen controls and eliminated most of them, relegating the important ones to clearly labelled controls. I think it’s a pretty niche camera, but we’ll see how it sells.īy the way, an example of what you’re talking about was comparing my Minolta 8000i to the 600si. Here there isn’t without an external device which not everyone has. But there was always a way to control the internal function of the camera, even if it is awkward to do so. Reimagining is fine but generally the first products tend to be flawed, and that’s with products destined to cut their own path, which doesn’t seem to be the case here.īefore digitals, control layouts were simpler but even they had small LCD screens usually and complicated button combinations. And before you say self driving cars I suspect it will be a LONG time before they can drive reliably down a dirt road in a state park that google doesn’t know about. Control sticks have been tried but they didn’t really succeed. But if you make one that doesn’t have one you are going to need a really good argument. There’s nothing to say that a new car has to have a steering wheel. I suspect that Leica will eventually announce a monochrome M10, and that will be popular, because it effectively quadruples the resolution of the sensor. I am sure that M10 sales will far exceed M10-P sales. What is really nice about the 10 (when compared with the previous model) is that on actual shoots, I can make all the adjustments I want (iso, f stop, shutter speed, focus) without looking at the screen. I can turn the screen review off, but I find it useful. That being said, if I was buying today, I would stick with the M10, rather than the M10-P. The many features of my previous Canon SLR did not help me take better photographs, they (for me anyway) were a distraction. When a friend of mine asked me why I was willing to spend so much money on a camera, I said "I am paying for lack of features." To me, Leica M simplicity and lack of features was a huge plus. I gave up buying Canons exactly because I felt overwhelmed by choice. Unlike most other camera makers, they are willing to put out small runs of cameras that are very strictly designed to appeal to a specific niche - in this case, people who want the convenience of digital, but love minimalism. Click to expand.I don't think Leica see the M10-P as their main digital M product: that remains the M10.