{"id":12438,"date":"2018-08-22T06:31:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=12438"},"modified":"2018-08-23T00:26:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T04:26:29","slug":"leica-m10-p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/leica-m10-p\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica M10-P"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leica M10-P from
Leica Camera USA<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. Nearly 50 years ago I bought my first Leica. It was an M4 with a 50mm Summicron (f\/2) lens. After the 40th anniversary of the original M-series (M3 prototype in 1952, marketed in 1954) in late 1994, I did a presentation on the famous marque and in the ensuing Q&A, I casually said the Leica name would probably disappear since at the time the company was in a huge upheaval.<\/p>\n

Yet here we are in 2018 and Leica Camera USA has just announced the release \u00a0of the Leica M10-P with a special 24 MPX sensor – even quieter than any previous model – film or digital. The body-only is a jaw dropping $8,000US.<\/p>\n

While most M-series bayonet mount lens can be used, most current lenses (using familiar names like Summicron) are prefaced with the term Apo – for apochromatic. Far better than lenses of a half century ago, they are astoundingly more expensive (although if you factor in inflation and exchange, the price today for camera and lens is actually comparable to 50 years ago;\u00a0it’s just that good alternatives are far cheaper today).<\/p>\n

The M10-P press release states, “”The Leica M10-P has emerged as the embodiment of all of the stealth technology Leica has gathered over many years of producing inconspicuous, unobtrusive cameras.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s quiet, that\u2019s for sure, and it\u2019s easier to use than traditional rangefinder Leicas because of the focus assist functions. Photojournalists, street photographers and others who are currently using Leica M cameras\u2014digital or film\u2014will find the new M10-P the perfect partner for their M-series lenses.”<\/p>\n

Check out the website for the American Leica organization at Leica Camera USA<\/a>. My thanks to editor Bob Lansdale (another Leica user) who emailed me the reminder yesterday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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