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Hi Guys, I currently shoot Portra 160 & 400 on a Leica M7 with 35mm Summilux ASPH pre FLE and 50 cron. I love the look of film and the overall experience, but as I live in a small town I need to ship my film off to a decent lab, which makes it quite time consuming, as well as expensive. I am not interested in processing film myself or scanning negatives, so am considering getting an M10 to supplement my M7. Basically I would use both, M10 in lower light or when I didn't want to wait for images. I do not expect to ever sell the M7. What I am wondering is if the M10 files can be easily tweaked to look similar to images shot on Portra 160/400. In the few direct comparisons I have seen the digital files look very different to film in terms of color etc. but these are always straight out of camera jpegs. I know I will need to tweak the raw files in lightroom to get a similar look, I was just wondering if: 1. Anyone here shoots Portra 160 and 400 beside the M10 and can comment on matching the colors of the digital files to a Noritsu scan. 2. If you use a preset, which one best achieves the look with minimal additional work? 3. Are there any specific exposure settings needed on the original M10 to be able to match the files? I'd like to restrict my post-processing if possible - I shoot professionally and the reason I started shooting film again was because the last thing I wanted to do was shoot with my workday gear on weekends and have to edit my own raw files. I know that an M10 purchase takes me back to editing but I'm hoping it can be a quick and relatively painless process if I get a suitable workflow and don't overshoot. I'm only interested in the M10, not R version as I am happy with 24MP for this purpose and don't want my face rubbed in how shaky my images are with no IBIS. Thanks!

Friends, I find that I have more cameras than I actually use. As I've reported elsewhere on this forum, I'm in love with my little CL for long distance walking. I carry it with the 18mm attached on a Capture Clip on my daypack, with the 18-56 in the pack. https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/397555-cl-on-the-southwest-coast-path/#comment-5402269 I had already sold a Q2 and purchased an M10, and eventually a Summilux 35mm FLE along with a Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm and a Voigtlander 21mm Color Skopar. I've derived enormous pleasure from the M10; and, despite my age (I'm 74) I took to rangefinder focussing rather easily. In the course of time, though, I found that I missed having autofocus, IBIS, and weather sealing in too many situations. Which led to the purchase of an SL2, to which I've now added two Sigma lenses: the 24-70 ii and the 35mm f/2 dg dn. I find that I'm reaching for the SL2 for most of my non-walking photography, while the lovely M10 languishes in the cupboard. I have tentatively decided to sell the M10 and the FLE, keeping the two Voigtlanders for use on the SL2. If I do that, I'll be able to expand my SL2 kit; I'm tempted by the Leica 14-24 f/2.8, but would lean toward adding another first class prime. So, two questions: 1) does the sale make sense given my usage profile? 2) what should I get if I do sell. Thanks so much for your consideration!

https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/beautiful-catastrophe-084/ Milano, Italy, Sep. 2018 © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron

Dreams and nightmares are mixed up together They are of the same substance, dense and light I still have cried tears that I thought drained Bitter and cold Tears that nobody can dry in these days of insoluble loneliness I have travelled a million miles without getting anywhere Dreams and nightmares are mixed up together I see your face shone by the light that enters from the porthole… [ 317 more words ] https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/?p=12806 Ph. © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 50Lux M Preasph.

My recently acquired M10 has problems with the automatic lens detection in combination with the Summicron 35/2.0 ASPH (latest version). The latest firmware is installed, the bayonet is clean as also the lens coding. I read in earlier topics that one has to dull the paint coding on the lens. But how to do this in a save way or is there another solution? If I pick the lens from the manual settings list it sets. But after I switched the camera off and later on I use the camera again it sets to automatic and in the screen it says uncoded. Any help is welcome. Greetings, Klassika from the Netherlands.

You and me sitting in a cafe In the heart of the city of nothingness Ancient walls, crystals, new buildings that will soon decay Everything is inside, everything is out A thousand overlapping faces A thousand confused thoughts, getting lost While the wine bottle runs dry You slowly slide away from me I dreamt that we would have walk together… [ 184 more words ] https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/dream-no-138/ Ph. © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron

Hi everyone. Recently purchased an MM1, in love with the flexibility of the files. I shoot 95% black and white, and this camera let’s me focus on my favorite images. I got a potential trade in deal for an M10, and am attracted by the newer architecture, features, and reliability. I’m planning on going for it, but I want to find out if the M10 can still make great monochrome images. Can the M10 files match - or even surpass - those of the MM1? I’m happy to learn whatever PP is needed to make this happen.

New owner of the m10! I'm coming from a Q, which I still own, and am getting used to using manual focus. I've gotten so comfortable with AF with the run and gun style of shooting, and am now trying to figure out an optimized way of zone focusing. What are your typical "Max Auto ISO" and "Max Exposure Time" speed settings for when you decide to zone focus? Right now i'm setting my Max Auto ISO to 6400, and Max Exposure Time to 1/f (which from my understanding is 1/35, if i'm using a 35mm Summicron, correct?). I then usually open aperture to f8 to go about shooting.

Amsterdam, M10 - ISO 12500, 35 cron circa 1977 - pan shot. All comments welcome. Thanks. Coos www.focophoto.com www.thetwofacesofrichard.com

Hi there, I am having a sensor issue I believe - not sure, so I figured i'd ask here. I have some images below, if you could please take a look - wondering if theres anyone else experiencing same issues. thanks

Without even ever realizing it I traveled at an unthinkable speed in this infinitesimal galaxy through space in continuous expansion I look out of a window on the fourth floor above the city of nothingness the sun faraway and so close it seems to remain fixed in front of me It's time Late afternoon of this day, of my life… [ 222 more words ] https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/12/28/nightmare-no-123/ Ph. © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron IV

Infrastructure project. New underground motorway on reclaimed land. November 2018.

I am going to the Lofoten and one of the purposes is Northern lights photography. I know that temperature at night is far bellow 0ºCelsius, I would like to know if someone has that kind of experience, I am affraid the metal will freeze quickly, is there any risk for the camera?... Any tips? I also have the option of taking a tropicalized D800 Nikon... Obrigada, thanks for all help provided.

At the end of November my son traded in his beloved M9 at the Berlin Leica store, and upgraded to a factory fresh, new M10. They gave him a generous trade-in allowance and he loves the M10 after 4 weeks of light use. Since the M10 has LiveView with a real-time video processor, he wonders - does the M10 have the necessary hardware and software to do video, if a firmware update was provided? I understand there would be the need for software to create a standard video format output.

Hallo liebe Leica-Gemeinde, ich bin neu im Leica-Forum und habe keinen rechten Plan vom Leica-Universum. Also vorab Verzeihung für meine Unkenntnis. Mein Erzeuger hat mir seine Sammlung an R-Optiken überlassen: Elmarit-R 28/1:2.8 Elmarit-R 35/1:2.8 Summicron-R 50/1:2.0 Summilux-R 50/1:1.4 Elmarit-R 90/1:2.8 Elmarit-R 135/1:2.8 Elmarit-R 180/1:4.0 Macro Elmarit-R 60/1:2.8 mit Konverter Telekonverter 1,4 fach Ich habe die Linsen mittels Adapter an meine Fuji X-Pro2 (APS-C Sensor) angeflanscht und bin vom Bildeindruck jetzt schon positiv beeindruckt. Wie ist es dann erst bei einem Vollformat-Body? Macht eine M10 für mich Sinn? Oder doch eher etwas Richtung Sony? Was wäre eure Empfehlung? Vielen Dank schon mal im Voraus.

Frozen Falls, taken one year ago at Kirjufellsfoss during a Workshop One-on-One I led in Iceland. Leica M10, Voigtlander 10mm and filters Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Ultra. Thank you for viewing, best regards Vieri

https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/12/05/city-sickness-448/ 2018 © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron

As a photographer, wedding life is many things. Shots of a different type are in abundance. Leica M10+Summilux 35mm, Houston, Texas

Hey everyone! Great to see the forum looking stronger than ever. No surprises but the Leica M10 produces amazing files. So if anyone is still on the fence about this wonderful camera, pull the trigger. You will not be disappointed, I have a couple here and on my blog, last month I posted a selection of my favorite images from 2018.

https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/11/14/city-sickness-446/ 2018 © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron

The fire's dying out All the embers have been spent Outside on the street Lovers hide in the shadows You look at me I look at you There's only one thing I want you to do Kiss me I want you to kiss me Like a stranger once again Kiss me like a stranger once again I want to believe that our love's a mystery… [ 145 more words ] https://msvphoto.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/kiss-me-like-a-stranger/ Ph. © Massimo S. Volonté Fotografo M10, 35'cron

Greets! As attached, an M10-D is now family, with Leica, Zeiss & Cosina/Vöightlander primes. The M10-D is less in focus in the pic as it's so new to me I've read through several threads, including the FAQ's (!, ?), yet no set space on the site for: 1) one/differentiated FAQ, across all variants M10; & no "New to M10" thread. Just an observation, not critique! Okay, that all may present, as developed. First, thanks to Jono, Jaap, Scott & all of you for your perspective(s) & insights with this, yet new model... & some are already opining on an M11... That's investment, engaging, with thanks.... but I digress... as you can see, I'm moving in a 4,6,8,10 M-progression Despite its foibles, and "klunk,whirr,hiss" of a shutter (avoiding the anti-alias filter, um, "quality"), my M8 permitted me to adjust White Balance (WB) in degrees Kelvin such that I could set presets, & then further tweak/adjust in the menu: not so I've found in the FOTOS app. Not an issue with film: films are fixed in this regard, as we all know. The pic of my late father, zone focus, M8, Leica 24/2,8 ASPH, 3200 K WB... an SLR shooter, one may see the surprise/repose in is expression: "What?" As a parent, I often have that same expression Thanks for any insights on WB outside FOTOS presets. in multi-envisioned, Dave

M10, Summicron 50mm, ISO 800, 1/250 @ f2

Hello. My name is Rocky and have been reading this forum on and off for quite a while. My photography journey started when I was a teenager living in Tokyo in the mid-60's shooting, developing, and printing black and white. I wish I had bought a Canon f/0.95 lens then selling new for about $140. Fast forward to the early 2000's when I overcame the idea that this hobby was too expensive. Not exactly true, so I compared Nikon and Canon, and really liked the image quality of Nikon, but chose Canon for its inventory of "L" glass -- especially fast lenses. I'm fortunate to have a good copy of the 50mm f/1.0L -- not in the same league as a Noctilux, but for about 1/3 the cost. I had never even touched a Leica camera till last week-end when I spent about 45 minutes with a Leica M10 and W-O-W! To borrow a line from the film "Field of Dreams", "Is this heaven?" Yesterday I looked at an M6 and the body seemed to melt into my hands. In the Canon world the 300mm f/2.8L IS is considered by many to be the holy grail for its sharpness, bokeh and rendering of colors. It's also a beast of a lens to handhold which is often how I prefer to shoot it order to be more versatile and nimble. In the next week or so I expect to have a Monochrom M 1st generation which I'm getting from a guy off of Fred Miranda, and the shutter has less than 2000 actuations. I was going to wait for the M10 Monochrom, but can't pass up such an opportunity. There will be an M10-P coming in soon and several lenses including a Nocti --- but there are limits to what I can buy. A local photo shop does rent a Zeiss 20mm Canon mount, so I'm wondering if anyone here has used an adaptor as the one made by Fotodiox with good results on a Leica M body, and if so, did you use live view to focus and please share your experience. A British chap who used to work at the Photo Shop I mentioned was the local Leica guy, and he once told me of how he used a Nikon D800 equipped with a macro lens to "scan" 35 mm negatives that he would then convert to digital form with a scanner and then process in Photoshop, so question #2 is has anyone done something similar here, did you use a flatbed or barrel scanner and how do you think the results compared to doing that work by conventional means.