Leica M10: the making of

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2017


Left: Finder mask with bright-line. Right: Attaching the roller-lever to the rangefinder


Installing the rangefinder assembly in the main body I


Installing the rangefinder assembly in the main body II

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Leica M10 design process

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2017



Leica M10 – Looking Back to Move Forward

Contemporary sensor technology has facilitated a digital M that looks exceedingly like its analogue predecessors: lean and slender, the new M10 represents an M entirely geared towards digital rangefinder photography. To achieve this, a number of technical challenges had to be mastered.

Whenever Leica M customers were asked what they would like to see in a new model, a slimmer body was among the most frequently cited requests. From the M8 through to the M (Typ 240) and its sister models, digital M cameras have always been a few millimetres deeper than their analogue predecessors. And so the new M10 fulfils an ardent wish among M photographers, with dimensions that once again equal those of an analogue M. The previous discrepancies in size were borne out of technological limitations: in the M system the flange focal depth (the distance between mounting flange and image plane) is predetermined – and consequently, so is the position of the sensor. The latter requires a certain amount of space, as do the circuit boards and the display. An analogue M, by contrast, only has to accommodate the comparatively thin film, a pressure plate and the rear panel.

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Leica M10 officially announced

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2017


The Leica M10 camera is now officially announced. Shipping is starting right away – in fact I am going to pick up mine this afternoon from the Leica Boutique in Palm Beach. I will try to do a detailed report and post some sample photos later today or tomorrow.

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A list of Leica M10 reviews, sample photos and videos can be found here. Next are the M10 technical specifications and the full press release:

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Leica M10 event coverage

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2017


The Leica M10 event starts today at 1pm EST today in Wetzlar, Germany and I will try to cover as much as possible here in this post. The official announcement will happen at 3pm EST, but I am sure there will be some details coming from the event presentations. You can check also all previously reported M10 specifications and pictures here.

Bookmark and refresh this page as it will be updated multiple times through the event. I will try to share all the information also on Twitter and Facebook. Follow also the new Leica M10 Facebook group and Leica M10 Facebook page.

Check pre-order options, pricing and availability at our sponsors (Leica M10 will be available tomorrow in all Leica stores worldwide):

USWorldwide
B&H
Adorama
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Leica Boutique Palm Beach
Leica Store San Francisco
Leica Store Miami
Tamarkin
Classic Connection		Meister Camera (Germany)
Reddotcameras (UK)
MKKamera (Hong Kong)
Rangefinder (Hong Kong)
9days (Hong Kong)
Map Camera (Japan)

Additional Leica M10 event coverage:

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Leica M10 press photos and official specifications leaked in Japan

By LR admin | Published: January 18, 2017


Here are the official press photos and translated specifications of the Leica M10 camera (detailed coverage of the announcement will start in few hours):

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Leica M10 announcement in 24 hours, rumored US pricing and weight

By LR admin | Published: January 17, 2017


The Leica M10 camera will be announced in 24 hours (tomorrow around 3pm EST) during the official event in Wetzlar. Stay tuned on the blog for detailed coverage of the event. Few last moment updates:

More detailed information on the Leica M10 can be found here. Follow also the new Leica M10 Facebook group and Leica M10 Facebook page for additional coverage.

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Joel Meyerowitz receives Leica Hall of Fame Award

By LR admin | Published: January 17, 2017

Joel Meyerowitz (credit: Maggie Barrett)

Part of the Leica event tomorrow will be about Joel Meyerowitz receiving the Leica Hall of Fame Award. The exhibition in his honor can be seen in the Leica Gallery Wetzlar from January 19 to March 31, 2017. The gallery is open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Full press release:

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