blueuser Posted May 14, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi M10 owners How are your experiences with the stability of the new M10? I have recently upgraded from the M240 and that camera occasionally froze. I have shot some pics for testing and fun, but is the M10 safe for once in a life time events like weddings. Cheers Blueuser Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wonzo Posted May 14, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2017 I have my M10 since 2 1/2 month now, no complaints at all in contrast to the 240 which I had before ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soden Posted May 14, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 14, 2017 No camera is ever safe for a once in a life time events. Back up is always needed. Backup camera, batteries, memory cards, computer storage, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 14, 2017 Operationally very stable. No issues at all. I am very impressed. My M-D was DOA, for example, and was instantly replaced. Once I had a slight issue with a stored preset I was not able anymore to select again. Maybe some corrupt data. After removing the settings entry I could store the settings in the very slot again and was also able to select it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted May 14, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 14, 2017 Your M240 experience was atypical; that was a relatively stable platform, as I anticipate the M10 will be.... only time will tell. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJJon Posted May 14, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2017 My M10 has trouble with reading SD cards. I've lost images. It's a crap-shoot as to what card will work. I have not ever had any camera that had such trouble with SD reading, let alone one that costs $7000 for the body only. So, that makes my M10 the least reliable camera I own. There are a couple threads in this very forum about it. It is not an isolated problem. Operationally it seems OK. No glitches or major failures save for the SD fiasco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enboe Posted May 14, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) 100% stable, no freezes, no failures to write to card. Only issue is previously-discussed extra tenth of a second or two for the meter to catch up if you turn the camera on and take the cap off in one motion, followed by a quick shot. Solution - leave the lens cap off. Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted May 14, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2017 The M240 had common instability problems (freezing) when launched, well documented here, which were resolved by successive firmware updates and, for some, shutter replacements. I had several freezes in the first year or so, none since. But as others have said, the only response to an important once in a lifetime event is backup and redundancy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted May 14, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 14, 2017 Hi M10 owners How are your experiences with the stability of the new M10? I have recently upgraded from the M240 and that camera occasionally froze. I have shot some pics for testing and fun, but is the M10 safe for once in a life time events like weddings. Cheers Blueuser So far not stable. Crashes, froze, slow reading...Same sad story as my previous digital Leicas. I love them though. Hop they fix it with firmware updates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted May 14, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2017 Very stable, more so than M9, which needs battery in and out sometimes to get it re-awakened. But for wedding you need at least 3 batteries I think because the startup time is 2 seconds which is much longer than M9, so you have to leave it on on such a day if you don't want to miss the moments and that costs energy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olgierdc Posted May 14, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2017 No issue, no one picture lost. I formatted sd cards in exfat instead of fat32. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted May 15, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 15, 2017 Perhaps to have a better idea of the degree of stability of the M10 have a look at this 6 pages thread: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/268663-sd-card-compatibility-issue/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted May 15, 2017 Share #13 Posted May 15, 2017 If you shoot weddings, you know you will need backup of every bit of gear you use. It all can and will fail. The only question is when? If you don't do this, don't shoot weddings, or anything, professionally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neko Posted May 15, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 15, 2017 Regarding stability and reliability, unfortunately, Leica is far behind Canon and Nikon. I prefer my Leicas though.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted May 15, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 15, 2017 Here you find answers too: https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/272501-is-the-m10-really-ready-for-prime-time/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted May 15, 2017 Share #16 Posted May 15, 2017 If you shoot weddings, you know you will need backup of every bit of gear you use. It all can and will fail. The only question is when? If you don't do this, don't shoot weddings, or anything, professionally. Starting with dual slot for memory cards . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted May 15, 2017 Share #17 Posted May 15, 2017 Starting with dual slot for memory cards . . . Yes, yet another backup possibility, but I would rate that down the scale a bit from camera and lighting gear which historically fail more often, whatever the brand. But still a sensible option when available. Not available in Leicas, yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted May 16, 2017 Share #18 Posted May 16, 2017 Yes, yet another backup possibility, but I would rate that down the scale a bit from camera and lighting gear which historically fail more often, whatever the brand. But still a sensible option when available. Not available in Leicas, yet. SL has dual slot I guess... (or you meant not available in Leica M) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted May 16, 2017 Share #19 Posted May 16, 2017 I can only speak about my camera but it's perfectly stable. Startup is one second. All of my dozen SD cards work fine (32 to 128 GB). No files lost. Everything is significantly faster than my M-P. I've used it at the last three weddings I shot with no issues at all. Gordon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted May 17, 2017 Share #20 Posted May 17, 2017 My M10 has trouble with reading SD cards. I've lost images. It's a crap-shoot as to what card will work. I have not ever had any camera that had such trouble with SD reading, let alone one that costs $7000 for the body only. So, that makes my M10 the least reliable camera I own. There are a couple threads in this very forum about it. It is not an isolated problem. Operationally it seems OK. No glitches or major failures save for the SD fiasco. While I don't doubt you have had issues as had others.,..that same thread will point you to cards that are 100% reliable. Why not just buy those cards and move on? I haven't lost a single image since the camera arrived in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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