{"id":23002,"date":"2023-03-05T06:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T05:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=23002"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:28:35","slug":"leica-m10-the-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/leica-m10-the-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica M10 – The Camera (?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h1>\n
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Leica M10 with MS-Optics 50mm 1.0 ISM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Leica M10. The Camera. Photography reduced to its essentials. This is what Leica says about this camera. If you care what I think of it: keep on reading.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> this article is now 3 years old and because of it some Leica fanboys still show up outside (or rather in the comment section) with pitchforks and torches. Joking aside, this is one of the most commented-on articles I ever wrote, reason enough to revisit it and see what happened in the meantime and also tackle some arguments from the comment section.
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For many people owning a Leica camera is a dream. But why is that so? Is it simply the high price tag, the Bauhaus look or the huge “Made in Germany” writing, not hidden on a sticker at the bottom of the camera, but easily visible on the back?
\nIt surely isn’t image quality or ease of use. You get more of both, elsewhere, for less. This is why Leica cameras are often perceived as vain men’s luxury items, that happen to be able to take photos from time to time.<\/p>\n

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Leica M10 | 7Artisans 28mm 1.4 FE+ | f\/1.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leica M10 | Voigtl\u00e4nder VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton | 1.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leica M10 | Voigtl\u00e4nder VM 75mm 1.5 Nokton | 1.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leica M10 | Voigtl\u00e4nder VM 21mm 3.5 | f\/3.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Leica M10 | TTArtisan 28mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Did I dream of owning a Leica camera? I actually didn’t. I always had a look at them, tried out the newest model every Photokina I went to, but in the end, especially after the arrival of the A7 series, I did not think they would improve my photography or allow me to do things I wasn’t able to do before. And I didn’t talk about the price yet: could I afford one at that time? Nope.<\/p>\n

Sometimes destiny travels strange paths though, so I ended up winning a Leica M10 in a photography competition. Did I consider selling it while it was still new and worth more? Of course I did, we are talking about a lot of money here.
\nBut then, this would have been incredibly boring, wouldn’t it? So instead I decided to give it a chance and see where it gets me.<\/p>\n\n

Specifications<\/h1>\n

The Leica M10 has the following specifications:<\/p>\n