Leica M10, M10P and M10D Review

My first YouTube upload, my first vlog and not just any upload, a Leica M10 review, or why I got into the M system again 7 years after giving up on the Leica M9-P for my photography needs.

This video is what happens when you sleep 3 hours and decide to go running around Paris unprepared and unscripted. Forgot a few things and repeated a lot of stuff.

The Leica M lenses are small and the colors, sharpness and micro contrasts are simply perfect.

The dynamic range of the M10 camera RAW files is great, the auto white balance is really good. High ISO is really good. Can't complain for my needs, it is perfect.

This camera is so good I bought two Leica M10 within a few months.

All 3 Leica cameras have the same 24 megapixel CMOS sensor, the thumb wheel I programmed on the M10 and M10P for EV comp, up to +3 or -3 on either side in 1/3 increments. Which I seldom use as I tend to not use the aperture priority mode, in A for shutter speed.

Where I will be posting all the photos made during this review within the next couple of weeks, with the camera settings and lens information.

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[teribphotography]

This video is great for so many reasons Patrick! Love the fake french accent, this day in the life of style video and that you're in my favorite city in the world. Perfect blend of information and visual entertainment. It's so inspiring!! Thank you!!

[interkike]

Please Patrick, don't stop doing videos about your great work.
I understand that is a great effort and I thank you for that.
Regards

[rexgigout]

Wonderful, enjoyable video. I love it. It was a Leica lens that sold me on the Leica M system, too, a pre-owned Summilux-M 50mm ASPH, at a nearby Leica dealer. Nikon and Canon had no 50mm lens to compete with THAT look. I tested the Summilux on a pre-owned M9, and a pre-owned M Type 240, then decided to buy the lens, before I knew which body I could afford. I crunched the numbers, and bought a new M10, with the Summilux, as a retirement gift, for myself. That was in April 2018. Zero regrets.

[vincechook]

This is the best comparison between all M10 variants. Brilliant

[earlgmusic]

Your first vlog, and to me the best M review on YT! Engaging, honest and truly inspiring. Gorgeous photos and scenery, too. Many thanks. I look forward to what is to come!

[edflanagan]

Well done, a great video, really fresh approach, loved some of the shots you set up and took in an instant, well done. I have just treated myself to a Leica M 240 ....can not believe the absolute joy in simplicity and extraordinary quality of the Leica

[Techno_logist]

"You can always earn more money; you can't earn more time."
This is why Patrick's review is the best!

[gregoryvarano]

Fantastic Vlog and your First! Leica M, well addictive, once you use one there is nothing else. in the 90's, I borrowed one for an assignment and had to get one, My first was a M4-P with a 50mm Summicron. I own a few now but by far the M10-P is my favorite. Like all my previous Leica's, it is the one that is always with me as it should. :)

[martinjn]

An excellent and enjoyable vlog thanks for sharing your thoughts on the M10 variants.


I don't own a Leica but hope to at some point, I couldn't agree more about the size of some mirrorless lenses, the idea of having and using a mirrorless system was for me getting a reduction in size and weight yet the opposite is happening as size and weight of the lenses just grows and grows, all the benefits of a smaller system lost.


With a Leica system out of my budget at present my aim is to get a Nikon/Leica M adapter and start using some M mount glass on my Nikon Z7, this will give me a camera/lens combination that is nicely compact and discreet, yet more than capable of delivering some top quality results.


Looking forward to more vlogs from you.

[darielpalacol]

Now, you have convinced me to get a Leica M. Thank you for such an informative and exciting vlog. Please do some more vlogs. Paris, one of my favorite cities in the world.

[Traveljournalist]

wow! that's the best review of the M10 I've seen so far. it's entertaining, instructive, and you choose great locations of Paris. I wish you would display the pictures a little bit longer, we don't have enough time to look at them. one more thing ; I would love to see you reviewing the CL. keep up the good work !

[bradmaestas]

Nice comparison! I also find the 35 and 50 Summiluxes to be incredible. I have been shooting film Leicas for many years. My first digital M was the M-D and I recently went to the M10-P. After so long without a screen it's nice to have one again. I have it set for no preview so it's the best of both worlds.

[monokurok]

Great presentation. I genuinely liked the way you portrayed the M10 variations. Looking forward to seeing lots of pictures with your own M10-D soon :).

[tomwarburton]

Patrick. Thank you for this video. One of the best M10 ones out there. I moved to a M10 about a month ago and sold all my (heavy) Canon gear. I was really, really worried about the move but I haven't regretted it one bit. I bought a second hand M10 and a single second hand 35mm f2. I couldn't afford the new prices (or the second hand really!) but it's been brilliant, liberating even. I'm just a (serious?) amateur and I know they are very expensive but if you can afford it.... wow.... I've just come back from Cannes and then Jordan and the images are epic. Very little post processing required - pretty much straight of of the file (maybe lift the shadows a bit if you've exposed for the highlights). I was worried about going back to a manual focus camera - I shouldn't have been - it just works.


I've never left a YouTube review ever before and it may be my last.... so thanks again... if this was your first vlog I look forward to more.

[richa]

Hi, I really liked your video. I shoot with the m10 and the 35mm f1.4 Summilux and the camera is so much fun. I watched your video twice, I liked it so much. The simplicity of the m10 and the Leica glass with the image rendering is the best. I liked the way you took those low to ground photos with the reflections in the water. Did you focus peak focus in the cathedral? I hope to add the visoflex in the future. The camera comparisons was excellent to. Thank you.

[davemaciak]

One of the best reviews I've seen.  55 years a Nikon guy including carrying 2 in Vietnam, and Koni Omega Rapid for press and many weddings.  Now shooting with the M 10 and find it to be superb, but wow, is it expensive!  However, I firmly believe you get what you pay for.  By the way, my Fuji X Pro 3 is also a great rig, but it tries to imitate the Leica.Not quite. Good, but not quite.

[tamilhoward]

This is just an awesome video to hear your experience, to see the cameras in action. Fantastic! I have watched this video multiple times it is so informative to me.

[martincowell]

Wow! Love your review Patrick - thank you. I've just ordered and am awaiting delivery of a Q2 but you've now got me wondering if I should keep saving and get an M instead! It's all so much money but you only get one life as they say!

[Fjalll]

I need to stop watching reviews of these cameras or I'll end up getting one.

[JamesWilkinson]

Really enjoyed your video. As a Leica photographer I found your content very interesting. Merci.