M246 vs M10

[Csacwp]

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I had an SL and M246... Sold the M246 and now regret it since it rendered so differently with Mandler lenses.  Now I'm considering either getting another M246 or an M10.  Has anybody compared these two bodies with older lenses?  Has the M10 bridged the gap with improved b&w conversions over the M240 and SL?

[mmradman]

I also have SL and M246,must admit very impressed with B&W conversion from SL, but again it may be linked to the subject and lens used. If I was you I would wait for M10M unless you must have Monochrom Camera now.

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[Jager]

Has anybody compared these two bodies with older lenses?  Has the M10 bridged the gap with improved b&w conversions over the M240 and SL?

 

If by 'compare' you mean some sort of formal test between them... no.  I own both the M10 and the M246.  But I don't do tests.  I just shoot 'em.

 

The M10 makes great B&W conversions.  As did (does) the M240.  As did (do) the M9 and M8.

 

Are M10 B&W conversions as good as native files from the M246?  No.

Edited February 4, 2018 by Jager

[johnp1975]

I had an SL and M246... Sold the M246 and now regret it since it rendered so differently with Mandler lenses.  Now I'm considering either getting another M246 or an M10.  Has anybody compared these two bodies with older lenses?  Has the M10 bridged the gap with improved b&w conversions over the M240 and SL?

I have both the SL and M10. Found they are sufficient for B&W Conversions and the results are just as stunning as the M246.

 

John

[relms]

I own an SL, an M10, and an M246, and as good as the files are when converted from SL or M10, they don't quite measure up to the M246's files.  Perhaps it is possible to get the same look from the SL or M10 in post processing, but so far I have not been able to achieve it.  

 

M246 + APO Summicron-M 50, 1/90 @ f/3.4, ISO 12,500

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[Jon Warwick]

I had an SL and M246... Sold the M246 and now regret it since it rendered so differently with Mandler lenses. Now I'm considering either getting another M246 or an M10. Has anybody compared these two bodies with older lenses? Has the M10 bridged the gap with improved b&w conversions over the M240 and SL?

I remain constantly amazed at the higher resolution and especially higher pixel acuity (ie, no blur from a bayer filter) and lack of digital aberrations from either of the Monochroms when they are compared to M240 / M10.

 

If you don’t print really large, then the benefits might be much more subtle. So answers here could vary based on that matter alone.

 

I print very large (40-50”+) and I also use the M 50 APO, where that lens’ higher resolution is much more apparent on the M246 than it is on my M240. Those factors mean (for my workflow) that I see a very large difference between the M246 and any of the Leica 24mp colour cameras for resolution / pixel acuity / tonality.

Edited April 10, 2018 by Jon Warwick