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Hi, I am an M240 owner and have just bought an M10-P - thought it could be interesting to share my first impressions for anyone contemplating a similar move. Shutter - a lot quieter, not much different in volume from an M3, but a very different sound. In many situations the shutter will be inaudible to the subject. The shutter is not silent however. If you need silent get a Sony. Quieter shutter is a big plus in my view, discreet for portraiture and melds well with the discreet nature of the camera. Viewfinder - very susceptible to greasy fingers, need to keep clean to get a sharp view. Still prefer the viewfinder of the M3 to the modern digitals, glass/focus patch is clearer and more contrasty Size - much easier to hold, you don't need a grip unless you have a large lens (unlike M240 where grip significantly improved handling for any lens) Looks - killer in Black, really suits the logo-less style - am swapping my mint Silver Summilux 35mm and 50mm lenses for the same lenses in black. EVF - only used it to check focus for the M240 and to chimp in bright sunlight but genuinely useful with the M10-P - improved in all respects ISO dial - saw it as a gimmick, but surprisingly useful. ISO performance - You get serious noise above 6400, a stop more than the M240. Touchscreen - once you have it you don't want to lose it, fast and intuitive review of photos Wifi - struggled to get it to work and then suddenly worked perfectly, useful, does everything you would expect - tether, remote trigger etc. I will use this a lot. Level gauge - my Canon DSLR with a wide choice of focal lengths and tilt-shift lens is a much better tool for architectural/landscape photography, You can always finesse in Lightroom anyway. Lens choice - Purely a subjective thing I know, but I find myself reaching for a 35mm more than a 50mm with the M10-P - was the opposite with the M240. What I would have liked - Continuous and Self-Timer on the on/off switch (as with M240) - Longer battery life (battery in the optional accessory grip?) With heavy use of the EVF to review images and also going through the menus to set up the camera, mine lasted just over 100 shots. M240 battery life was way better than this. Have bought a second battery. No doubt in future batteries will be released with longer life. - Deleting photos - No "Delete" button - 3 clicks to delete a picture, not a deal-breaker but inconvenient - Optional Leica Handgrip has ugly thick useless base (I prefer to use a grip with heavier lenses like the 90mm APO). I have bought an RRS plate and grip so the grip at least fulfils some kind of useful function. - Leica provides nice leather strap but too short (110cm) to wear cross-body - would have preferred 125cm and have bought a Rock & Roll 125cm strap in a similar style - Lose the additional framelines, not required when you have the frameline selector - Viewfinder - would be great if you could switch the OVF to 0.9/1x when using 50mm and longer lenses.... - Still 24 megapixels, have 30MP in my Canon 5D, I notice and value the extra quality when printing large or cropping. I guess Leica worried about the oft-quoted rangefinder-focusing "limitations" but in my experience the focus wide open (if correctly adjusted) is extremely accurate to within millimetres and the superb Leica lenses could easily deliver more detail. Missed opportunity, particularly when Sony launched a 42MP camera of the same size years ago Bottom line Significant upgrade in terms of usability. Image quality surprisingly similar so the M240 so if budget is a consideration, a secondhand M240 is a worthy (and cheaper) alternative.