What's the deal with M10 Monochrom

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The way the M10M differs most is that it captures so much more *tonality* than you could ever hope to retain when converting color sensor files to black and white.  I have compared my M10 files converted to monochrome and they can’t even begin to compare to the files that come out of the M10M.  I don’t have any examples to post in this thread, but I have a few shots posted in the M10M images thread.  The quality reduction we have to make to post them is regrettable though. 

Is it worth the money?   Well that depends on what you want from a camera.  Have you mastered rangefinder focusing?  Do you feel like carrying color filters for your lenses to get the best tones in your photos?  Do you mind not having color capability if this will be your only camera?  For me, it is an inspiring, beautifully engineered tool that makes me want to pick it up and go shoot. It’s a joy to use and the results I get are awesome.  It’s also really, really expensive, sadly.  But niche products in an already incredibly niche market are like that.  

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On 4/27/2020 at 6:54 PM, Luft said:

From IIIf to M3 in 1954. That camera, stabled among other top cameras of various formats served for over 55 years as a favorite until forced out of the darkroom by cancers. Digital offered an alternate whose capabilities made child"s play of difficult chemical photography manipulation. Initial quality was lacking and equipment upgrades necessary. I never got interested in Leica digital offerings until the M10 Monochrom was announced. There was no resisting it. Sure there are little things I'd like changed but the range of capabilities gives one a sense of power not available elsewhere. Direct access to extensive manual control without some common digital camera restrictions is a boon. All this in a familiar beautifully engineered and manufactured piece of art is why Leiica "can" as some say. As I approach 92 years I'm delighted to have lived to enjoy such technology to challenge my creativity. That is "why," a very personal thing. Luft Pfeiff

Luft, this is incredibly inspiring.  I wish you many more years of creative enjoyment of Leica and hope we can compare notes on M11M when it comes out!

M10M is an æternal camera.  I had doubts whether I need it in addition to the M246 but the very first images were a self-evident explanation why you need it.