Which Leica M camera would you buy?

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With the Leica M-P the range of available Leica M cameras just got bigger.

What we’d like to know:

 

If you had to decide again: Which Leica M camera would you buy?

 

Please vote above, comments are welcome below (including suggestions for new Leica M cameras…)

[Sergius]

A camera like M9. Same weight, same design. Better CCD with 3200 ISO. Faster buffer e more silent shutter. Also a new monochrome with same sensor of today and better buffer e silent shutter.

In a word.....the perfect Leica M.

Edited August 28, 2014 by Sergius

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I now use an M, often with the EVF. Out of the currently available set this is the camera I'd choose again, given the funds. Sometimes I regret having sold the M8, given the quality of its B&W images.

 

Monochrom is too specialized for me; M-P does not add enough in terms of functionality or ergonomics.

 

I love the form factor of the Sony NEX-5N with EVF and the 40mm Summicron-C. This is one camera I'd have loved to buy from Leica, even if it does not have a FF sensor.

 

I don't use film at the moment; should I get the hang of it (again), I fancy I could give a different answer.

[}{B]

I would have liked to see the M-E included in the list rather than have to vote 'other Leica'.

 

My choice would be the ' new' M-E to be unveiled at photokina in September with the hope that it also has a new processing engine to improve JPEG quality.

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Sorry my fault - Leica M-E now included.

 

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[JakeStone]

The following camera from Leica would be ideal for me (having not too much experience with Leica):

- Size/Weight: max. M-P (240)

- Design: M-P (240), so no red logo, probably black logo (afaik there are open license questions for the black logo)

- Sensor: Sensor of M/M-P (240) or successor

- Price incl. tax: 6000 EUR (if w/o rangefinder), 7000 EUR (if with rangefinder), of course I prefer 500 EUR, but I want to stay realistic.

- must-have: excellent EVF with many information, in body (benchmark: Fujifilm X-T1 or better)

- nice-to-have: Rangefinder (no idea, if that would still fit into the body)

- must-have: ISO-wheel

- must-have: NO Video

- must-have: easy access to SD-card and battery

 

Regards,

Jacob

[Echo63]

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I would take the M-P

i prefer the leica script on the top plate to the red dot, and the sapphire glass and extra buffer would come in handy (although i rarely fill the buffer on my M240, and haven't scratched it yet either)

[Steve Ash]

The question is not answered easily.

 

My hearts beats to own an MP although I happily own a M7.

 

I voted for the M-P though as I look for a substitute of my M8.2.

 

Sadly funds are currently limited

[fant]

I own a Leica M8 and want to buy now the M-P.

[farnz]

I currently use an M but if, say, my Leica gear had been stolen and my insurance paid out then it would be an M-P but I am put off by the Cyclops screw, which makes the camera look hurriedly finished.

 

A silver chrome M that looks like a silver chrome M9-P is the camera I would like to buy (with the best EVF available).

 

Pete.

[tookaphotoof]

The same as I have now.

I mostly shoot b/w but bought the M240 as I can't afford myself two digital Leica's, yet...

Sometimes a situation just begs to be shot in color.

[peter_n]

An MP. Have never bought a Leica digital body.

[mmradman]

Monchrom based on M typ 240.

If I win lottery type S, first I wuold need to buy a ticket.

[Guest camera man]

I would buy and will purchase a second MP body in the near future. The other models will for ever become out dated! Only a film MP camera is perfection!

[tookaphotoof]

An MP. Have never bought a Leica digital body.

 

Ah well, maybe I would have chosen that option if the question was which Leica I would like to keep if I could only keep one. Then it would be my MP for sure.

I can see myself getting a new digital Leica in the future, yet I probably won't add another filmbody. Have an M6 next to my MP and two is enough for me to work comfortably with. They will also most probably outlive me. I'm not so sure about my digital M...

[rogeriozz]

my dream M is the Monochrome. I wish it wasn't so expensive though.

 

it isn't as much a matter of "if I had to decide again", but instead if I had the means to – or even willing to spend so much on a camera.

 

my m9 I bought second hand. I only bought my MP brand new because I want it to stay as a legacy to my kids and grandkids digital bodies don't have that kind of permanency.

[richfx]

M9 and MM, both with CCD sensors and as they were released by Leica. No need for CMOS, video, LV, etc. Call me old fashioned, but they just distract from taking photos and unnecessarily add complexity / things to break and malfunction.

I'm getting a bit tired of Leica making model changes every other day (forgetting about special edition releases, which because of collectors, I get) just to keep up with Nikon, Canon and other mass producers. They should stop running so scared and focus on what they do best - mechanical Ms, lenses and digital Ms without all the fluff. They can and will never be all things to all people, and trying to do so has diluted the brand IMHO (the T is a curious creature and an evolutionary dead end for serious photographers who have access to M bodies and lenses).

Edited August 28, 2014 by rcerick

[rodluvan]

Sadly funds are currently limited

 

There are times they're not??

[swamiji]

I would like a reduced Monochrom. No screen (maybe a M8 style battery/counter), No light meter, No Aperture Priority, MP sized.

 

Digital M-A (M-Da)

 

I would go with a M-A (or M4), but film is getting difficult to find, and even harder to process.

Edited August 28, 2014 by swamiji

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[gino]

I use an M4, M4P, and have had a couple 2's and a 3. I think I would grab another M4.