M9reno Posted March 9, 2016 Share #81 Posted March 9, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Purity doesn't come about as a result of antiquity, but as a result of being most fit for the task at hand, and I cannot think of a single type of photography that I do where the M9 is the more appropriate camera than the M240. I agree, with one rather recondite exception: my M9 could take a Stemar lens while my M240 cannot. I have thus lost the (quite convenient) capability of doing digital stereo photography. True, there are some work-arounds, but if there is one thing I miss in my sold M9, it is that. I'm pretty sure the M262 would not take a Stemar either, assuming the shutter/sensor construction is the same as the M240's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CheshireCat Posted March 10, 2016 Share #82 Posted March 10, 2016 I'm pretty sure the M262 would not take a Stemar either, assuming the shutter/sensor construction is the same as the M240's. The shutter is supposed to be different. What's the problem with the Stemar ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted August 17, 2016 Author Share #83 Posted August 17, 2016 To be honest with people who answered my original question, now I can say that: My answer would be "no". Sometime after using them in parallel, for months I see now M (type 240) is a better choice than M (type 262). I appreciate the LV when need be. But I do appreciate also the lighter 262 and more direct menu for every day use. And those things that are not logical at all... Life is not an easy affair . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted August 17, 2016 Share #84 Posted August 17, 2016 To be honest with people who answered my original question, now I can say that: My answer would be "no". Sometime after using them in parallel, for months I see now M (type 240) is a better choice than M (type 262). I appreciate the LV when need be. But I do appreciate also the lighter 262 and more direct menu for every day use. And those things that are not logical at all... Life is not an easy affair . I've had the M-P typ 240 since February of 2015 and the M-D typ 262 for about seven weeks. I like both. If I have to choose between them, I'd pick the M-D without question. I prefer the M-D's utter simplicity and bare-bones efficiency. I like that I can pick it up and use it without having to try to pilot my fingers around LCD screen and buttons, that I never have to remember to check a menu for anything (there isn't one...), and that it returns to me the use experience of my Leica M4-2/M6 cameras with all the advantages of digital capture. These things are very personal, indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosuna Posted August 18, 2016 Share #85 Posted August 18, 2016 Yes, I would. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 18, 2016 Share #86 Posted August 18, 2016 I agree, with one rather recondite exception: my M9 could take a Stemar lens while my M240 cannot. I have thus lost the (quite convenient) capability of doing digital stereo photography. True, there are some work-arounds, but if there is one thing I miss in my sold M9, it is that. I'm pretty sure the M262 would not take a Stemar either, assuming the shutter/sensor construction is the same as the M240's. Why not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 18, 2016 Share #87 Posted August 18, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yeah. Why not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall Brigade Posted September 1, 2016 Share #88 Posted September 1, 2016 My answer is a variation of the original question - would I buy the M240 or the M262? I chose the M262 as it has the features I most want, at a reduced price, and since I don't care about video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvcaesbroeck Posted September 1, 2016 Share #89 Posted September 1, 2016 No, but I would swap my M240 for a Monochrom 18MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmuussoni Posted September 2, 2016 Share #90 Posted September 2, 2016 My answer for the original question - would I buy swap the M240 for M262? My answer. Never in this world! Live view is absolutely priceless. If you are doing occasional landscapes LV will make it so much better experience and framing becomes easier. There are also times when EVF becomes really handy. In addition one day your body is going to be in need of calibration, it is so much easier to notice with the live view to check if RF is aligned. That said, I appreciate M262 being little bit lighter. But that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted September 2, 2016 Share #91 Posted September 2, 2016 I kind of did, indirectly. There was an SL in between I prefer the 262 for better color and cleaner high ISO, and the slightly nicer styling. However, if I still had my 240, I don't think I would swap it with a 262. That would be silly. If I have to choose now, I would get the 262. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eujin Posted September 2, 2016 Share #92 Posted September 2, 2016 I kind of did, indirectly. There was an SL in between I prefer the 262 for better color and cleaner high ISO, and the slightly nicer styling. However, if I still had my 240, I don't think I would swap it with a 262. That would be silly. If I have to choose now, I would get the 262. I keep seeing occasional references to the 262 having slightly cleaner high ISO...is this true? And to what degree? I don't have either camera, so it's mostly curiosity on my part. I imagine if I had either camera, the main issue would be whether the higher ISO performance is a worthwhile tradeoff for losing LV. I shoot with an M9 and Monochrom, so in my mind, the ISO performance would be the deciding factor in my case. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted September 3, 2016 Share #93 Posted September 3, 2016 I keep seeing occasional references to the 262 having slightly cleaner high ISO...is this true? And to what degree? I don't have either camera, so it's mostly curiosity on my part. I imagine if I had either camera, the main issue would be whether the higher ISO performance is a worthwhile tradeoff for losing LV. I shoot with an M9 and Monochrom, so in my mind, the ISO performance would be the deciding factor in my case. I think there is about a half stop noise difference and much less banding. The noise I don't really mind, but I do hate the banding. However some 240 bodies are better than others in this regard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlindstrom Posted November 4, 2016 Share #94 Posted November 4, 2016 Well, if I had a M240 I wouldn't sell it to get a M262. But I did swap my M9 to a M240 earlier, which I regretted greatly.. That lead me to try other different things, only to realize I need to have a digital M at my disposal. So I decided to buy a new one to go along with my Q. I didn't think twice to buy the M262 instead of M240. Yes, the LV & movie are nice to have once or twice a year - but I have those in the Q. And the iPhone 7. Thus for me the weight savings & added simplicity were welcome. Had I bought little later, I would have bought the M-D. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Exec Posted November 6, 2016 Share #95 Posted November 6, 2016 Answering the original question: I would not trade my M(Typ240) for a M(Typ262). My personal reason is, in a nutshell, I prefer having the features and not use them that often. Than needing the features and not having them. Again, is a matter of ranking our own preferences, and decide based on what is important to each of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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