Leica m10 p full#
See here for a full methodological rundown of how Image Engineering puts cameras through their paces. PDN is a member of the Technical Image Press Association which has contracted with Image Engineering to perform detailed lab tests of digital cameras. Pairing both cameras to the FOTOS app was a breeze and the app’s UI is well designed, making it easy to tweak exposure settings or review and share photos. The experience is still more deliberate and thoughtful than using your typical digital camera, but levels and highlight warnings can help you achieve precision faster. With the new exposure aids on the M10-P, the learning curve of moving into a rangefinder-style camera has definitely been flattened. At ISO 6400 and above, both JPEGs and DNG files became noisy, though the cameras have enough dynamic range to purge noise at ISO 6400 without undue loss of detail. We had our best luck keeping images clean below ISO 3200.
Leica m10 p skin#
Images were beautifully rendered with pleasing skin tones, rich colors and sharp details. Our subjective look at the cameras’ image files showed very little to complain about. Leica says you can use it as a thumb rest.It’s kind of odd, but then again, so is the M10-D. The M10-D also has a faux film advance lever on the top of the camera that can be pulled back and forth but doesn’t actually do anything. All of the camera’s core exposure parameters (ISO, aperture, shutter speed and EV) are set using external dials, though you can also pair the camera to your phone and set them using the FOTOS app. In place of a monitor, there is a pair of concentric dials-one for EV and the other to power on the camera or put it into Wi-Fi mode. The real design curveball comes in the form of the M10-D, which has no display. There is a single programmable slot on the dial which you can set to a higher ISO value using the FOTOS app or, in the M10-P’s case, the menu, but you don’t have easy access to all of the ISO values the cameras are capable of. While the cameras support an ISO range of 100-50,000, the ISO dial only goes up to 6400. Our only quibble with the design concerns the ISO dial (and it’s the same for both the M10-P and D). The eye relief distance has been increased by 50 percent so it’s easier to scope when wearing glasses. The viewfinder has also been greatly improved, with a 30 percent larger field of view and a higher magnification factor (0.73x).
Leica m10 p series#
All are welcome additions, especially for users migrating into the M series for the first time. There’s also a new level gauge when shooting in live view mode.
Leica m10 p plus#
As you’d expect, both the M10-P and D are sturdy, well-built blocks of magnesium.Īs noted above, the M10-P is also the first M-series camera to offer a 3-inch touch screen display, with support for focus confirmation in live view mode plus pinch-to-zoom and swiping capabilities during image playback. Instead, the Leica brand is etched in white on the camera’s top plate. Outside of its quieter shutter, the M10-P and D both have some branding changes.
The Visoflex is sold separately for $575. There’s built-in Wi-Fi on both models and you can use the new Leica FOTOS app to access camera settings, get a live exposure preview, and view and download the contents of your memory card (including DNG files).īoth cameras are compatible with the accessory Visoflex EVF, which also adds GPS capability to the camera. You can pack about 16 RAW files into the buffer before the cameras start to slow down on you. They have 2GB worth of buffer memory with continuous shooting speeds up to 5fps. The M10-P and M10-D feature a 24-megapixel full-frame sensor with a native ISO range of 100-50,000. Shooting both was an interesting study in contrasts. Beyond its stealthiness, the M10-P is the first M-series camera with a touch display while the largely identical M10-D lacks any display at all. The M10-P and M10-D take that to the next level with the quietest shutter mechanisms ever incorporated into an M series camera. Leica’s digital rangefinders are known for their unobtrusiveness.