LEICA M10-P
24MP, 5FPS Full-Frame Rangefinder
LEICA's Quietest M Camera Ever
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LEICA M10-P, silver (23.9 oz./676.75g with battery and card, about $7,995) with 35/2 SUMMICRON-M ASPH. bigger. I'd get mine at Adorama in silver, Adorama in black, B&H in silver or at B&H in black or at Amazon in silver or at Amazon in black.
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LEICA M10‑P, silver. bigger.
LEICA M10-P, silver. bigger.
LEICA M10-P, black. bigger.
LEICA M10-P, black. bigger.
LEICA M10-P, black. bigger.
Introduction
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The LEICA M10-P is LEICA's best digital camera ever. It is all that is the LEICA M10, adding a much quieter shutter.
New compared to the LEICA M10
Quieter shutter.
Touch screen.
Built-in level.
Missing
No red dot ● on the front, enabling and entitling you to photograph anywhere, anytime, for any reason. Ownership of the LEICA M10‑P is the only permission you need.
No Continuous/Single/Self-Timer advance mode control; this is now hidden in a menu.
No second card slot.
No autofocus.
No built-in flash.
Only one focus area; no ground glass in finder — but you can focus anywhere with the EVF.
No video.
Like previous cameras, there are only very limited adjustments available for JPG images, simply High/Medium/Low for each of Saturation, Contrast and Sharpening.
No optional 0.85× or 0.91× optical finder magnifications.
No GPS unless you buy the VISOFLEX.
No rear DELETE button, but with a LEICA you never make anything other than prize-winning works of art. Delete buttons are for amateurs.
Finder has parallax correction, but still no magnification correction for distance.
Compatibility
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Ideally use 6-dot coded M lenses. Set Lens ID to AUTO and the M10-P reads the lens and sets EXIF and lens compensation automatically.
It also works flawlessly with all other uncoded LEICA M lenses made since 1954, but with no EXIF recording of lens focal length or automated lens corrections — unless you simply enter those manually as I do. Identify your lens manually, and the M10-P works just as well with my classic 1950s lenses as it does with the newest ones. (I'll have to check if it works well with the 50/2 Dual Range without interference.)
It also works equally well with all LEICA screw-mount lenses made since 1925 if you use a simple passive adapter ring and enter the lens information manually.
All of these lenses made since 1925 give perfect focusing and auto exposure with very few restrictions. Some of the early 21mm lenses before 1980 won't meter well if at all, but everything else is golden. I doubt it works at all with my classic 21/4 Super Angulon, but so what: my newest 21/3.4 ASPH is a much better lens for digital.
Leica R lenses can be used with an adapter, but why? They are big, clumsy SLR lenses with inferior performance compared to M lenses.
Specifications
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Finder
0.73x magnification.
-0.5 diopter standard. -3 to +3 diopters if you buy a Diopter.
Four-digit 1970s style red LED display with two arrows and a flash bolt.
50.6mm effective rangefinder base length (69.31mm x 0.73 = 50.6mm).
Internally illuminated sets of combined frame lines: 28 & 90mm, 50 & 75mm and 35 & 135mm.
Parallax correction, but no distance correction:
100% coverage at 2 meters.
107.3% to 118% coverage at infinity depending on focal length.
Less than 100% coverage closer than 2 meters.
Image Sensor
24MP CMOS.
23.9 x 35.8 mm.
3:2 aspect ratio.
Infra-red cut filter.
No anti-alias filter.
1.0 × crop factor.
ISO
ISO 100 ~ 50,000 in third stops except no ISO 125 and no ISO 160 settings.
Auto ISO.
Image Sizes & Formats
5,976 x 3,992 pixels (23.86 MP) DNG.
5,952 x 3,968 pixels (23.62MP). Also 4,256 x 2,832 pixels (12MP) and 2,976 x 1,984 pixels (6MP).
Frame Rates
5 FPS.
2 GB (16 to 40 frame) buffer.
Shutter
Vertical metal focal plane.
Manual Exposure
1/4,000 to 8 seconds in half stops, to 2 minutes in full stops.
Bulb up to 2 minutes.
Time mode (use self-timer and shutter button) up to 2 minutes.
Auto Exposure
1/4,000 to two minutes, stepless.
Self Timer
12 or 2 seconds.
Remote Release
Standard threaded cable release.
Flash
1/180 sync speed.
First or second curtain.
High-speed sync system with some flashes.
External Flash
Dedicated hot shoe.
Standard PC (Prontor-Compur) flash sync terminal.
Flash exposure metering: Using center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering with Leica flash units (SF40, SF64, SF26), or flash units compatible with the system with SCA3502 M5 adapter.
Light Meter
Center-weighted.
Also Spot and Multi-Zone in Live View.
Live View
Yes.
LCD Monitor
3" diagonal TFT LCD.
1,036,800 dots.
8-bit color (16 megacolors).
Gorilla glass cover.
WiFi
For iOS 10.2 and newer.
IEEE 802.11b/g/n, channel 1-11.
Infrastructure mode.
WPA/WPA2 encryption.
Storage
SD cards to 2GB.
SDHC cards to 32GB.
SDXC cards to 2TB.
Body
Die-cast magnesium frame.
Fake leather covering.
Brass top panel and base with black or silver chrome-plated finish.
Quality
MADE IN GERMANY.
Power & Battery
BP-SCL5 Battery
VARTA BP-SCL5 rechargeable lithium-ion.
7.4 VDC
1,300 mAh.
Maximum charging current 1,000 mA.
0° ~ 40°C operating temperature.
Made in Indonesia.
BC-SCL5 Charger
Input: 100~240 VAC, 50/60Hz, 300mA - or- 12V DC, 1.3A.
Output: DC 7.4V, 1,000mA/max. 8.25V, 1100mA.
Made in China (by Guangdong PISEN Electronics Co., Ltd.).
0° ~ 35°C operating.
Size
3.1 × 5.5 × 1.5 inches HWD.
80.0 × 139.0 × 38.5 millimeters HWD.
Weight
23.871 oz. (676.75g) with battery and card.
Environment
Operating
0 ~ 40º C (32 ~ 104º F).
Included
100~240V charger with 12V and USA and European power cables.
BP-SCL5 Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery.
Strap.
Body cover.
Hot shoe cover.
Announced
3:16 AM, 21 August 2018, NYC time.
Shipping by
It's been shipping in very limited quantities since its announcement on 21 August 2018. Just order yours in silver or in black and be patient.
Price, USA
$7,995, August 2018 ~ August 2019.
Optional Accessories
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Optional VISOFLEX typ 020 electronic viewfinder (EVF)
● Automatic rear LCD/EVF switching, not manual like the crummy EVF of the M240.
● Higher resolution (2.4 MP) and worlds better than the crummy EVF of the M240.
● Made in Indonesia, not China like the crummy EVF of the M240.
● Adds GPS.
Diopters, Grips & more.
Corny hand grip in black und in silver.
Lederhosen (leather bottoms) in black und in brown.
Recommendations
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There's no question: This is the best LEICA, and LEICA is the best. If your photography is good enough or you otherwise deserve this camera, you know who you are.
If you have to ask Is It Worth It, then you can't afford it.
You know who you are. You have earned the right to own the best, and this is it: the quietest LEICA M ever.
I'd get mine at Adorama in silver, Adorama in black, B&H in silver or at B&H in black or at Amazon in silver or at Amazon in black.
This all-content, junk-free website's biggest source of support is when you use those or any of these links to approved sources when you get anything, regardless of the country in which you live. xx does not seal its boxes in any way, so never buy at retail or any other source not on my personally approved list since you'll have no way of knowing if you're missing accessories, getting a defective, damaged, returned, store demo or used camera. I use the stores I do because they ship from secure remote warehouses where no one gets to touch your new camera before you do. Buy only from the approved sources I use myself for the best prices, service, return policies and selection.
Thanks for helping me help you!
Ken, Mrs. Rockwell, Ryan and Katie.
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