evikne Posted November 10, 2022 Share #21 Posted November 10, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) My guess is that Leica just dropped the "N" in "No Display" because it sounds better. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 Hi evikne, Take a look here What does the D in M10-D stand for?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Chimichurri Posted November 11, 2022 Share #22 Posted November 11, 2022 14 hours ago, Jeff S said: So the original Leica MD series cameras from the 60’s were really digital bodies, far ahead of their times? Jeff 13 hours ago, evikne said: Dear Mr. Vikne, Neither the M10-D nor the M-D have a rear display. While I personally think, they should have been called M10-ND and M-ND respectively, the D stands for "no display". Best regards, Tim Ketzer If Jeff got this email he would’ve said “So the original Leica MD series cameras from the 60’s were really digital bodies with Displays!, far ahead of their times? Jeff” Maybe they should make it “Devoid” of something. Since the D’s seem to be lacking something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted November 11, 2022 Share #23 Posted November 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Chimichurri said: If Jeff got this email he would’ve said “So the original Leica MD series cameras from the 60’s were really digital bodies with Displays!, far ahead of their times? Jeff” Maybe they should make it “Devoid” of something. Since the D’s seem to be lacking something. Post #7…. ‘Deleted’ Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted November 11, 2022 Share #24 Posted November 11, 2022 I read somewhere that the "D" was meant in honour of Stefan Daniel, whose pet idea it was to design a digital M without a screen. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 11, 2022 Share #25 Posted November 11, 2022 My guess is 'Damn' - for every time you look at a memory card full of photos taken with the lens cap on 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted November 11, 2022 Share #26 Posted November 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, grahamc said: My guess is 'Damn' - for every time you look at a memory card full of photos taken with the lens cap on Sorry Graham, I don't agree 😵. Impossible with my M-D, if I take care not leaving the shutter button other position than "A". After the first frame, the long "speed" will warn operator and this "speed" blinking in VF will double, no way to cancel this. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 11, 2022 Share #27 Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 11 hours ago, a.noctilux said: Sorry Graham, I don't agree 😵. Impossible with my M-D, if I take care not leaving the shutter button other position than "A". After the first frame, the long "speed" will warn operator and this "speed" blinking in VF will double, no way to cancel this. It sounds like a great feature. I had wondered what the A (“attached”) mode was for ! 😁 Edited November 11, 2022 by grahamc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 14, 2022 Share #28 Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) the 'Darkside' Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited November 14, 2022 by grahamc 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/345379-what-does-the-d-in-m10-d-stand-for/?do=findComment&comment=4564436'>More sharing options...
sebben Posted November 18, 2022 Share #29 Posted November 18, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 11:22 AM, grahamc said: the 'Darkside' Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Why does your M10D have black release buttons? Mine are silver. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 18, 2022 Share #30 Posted November 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, sebben said: Why does your M10D have black release buttons? Mine are silver. I changed the buttons to black. So happy with it that I sold my 10-P reporter the day after receiving it Edited November 18, 2022 by grahamc 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebben Posted November 18, 2022 Share #31 Posted November 18, 2022 1 hour ago, grahamc said: I changed the buttons to black. So happy with it that I sold my 10-P reporter the day after receiving it How did you go about that? Did Leica do it for you? I would love to get the brass black painted top from the Leica m10r BP put on… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunung1188 Posted November 18, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted November 18, 2022 After endless digging, I think I can now quite confidently confirm that the D stands for, ‘Das Wesentliche’ - which translates in English to, ‘The Essentials’. I found a M60 owner back in the day that said this was brought up in an interview with Leica when they released the M60 - the first M without a back screen. This is as close as I can get to the meaning of D but don’t quote me on it - but it does make sense! (Keeping only the essentials for photography). 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted November 18, 2022 Share #33 Posted November 18, 2022 25 minutes ago, sunung1188 said: After endless digging, I think I can now quite confidently confirm that the D stands for, ‘Das Wesentliche’ - which translates in English to, ‘The Essentials’. I found a M60 owner back in the day that said this was brought up in an interview with Leica when they released the M60 - the first M without a back screen. This is as close as I can get to the meaning of D but don’t quote me on it - but it does make sense! (Keeping only the essentials for photography). I strongly doubt that, because the German word "Das" just means "the". It's just an article with no meaning in itself. It's a bit strange that no one seems to accept the response from Leica Customer Care in post #23, but continues to search for an answer. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 19, 2022 Share #34 Posted November 19, 2022 9 hours ago, sebben said: How did you go about that? Did Leica do it for you? I would love to get the brass black painted top from the Leica m10r BP put on… I’ll PM you 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunung1188 Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share #35 Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, grahamc said: I’ll PM you Can you PM me too please? would love mine in black 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotium Posted November 19, 2022 Share #36 Posted November 19, 2022 5 hours ago, grahamc said: I’ll PM you yeah, PM me too please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted November 19, 2022 Share #37 Posted November 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, Al Brown said: Why did you even for a minute have doubt in my honest, truthful and Leica-sourced post here?😄 Probably because you didn't provide any credible source. 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsch Posted November 25, 2022 Share #38 Posted November 25, 2022 Well I always thought it stood for 'Datsch' but perhaps I am a little biased ... 😅 I am so glad it's not 'Digital' as I half suspected. I'm sticking with "Displaylos" and I don't even care that a google search of that word only brings up this thread! Perhaps it's not a German word in common parlance ... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsch Posted November 25, 2022 Share #39 Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) I wouldn't personally be keen on "M10-ND and M-ND" as it implies something lacking. I prefer 'Display-free' or 'Screen-free' which emphasises freedom from menus and distractions. The German manuals for the M240 etc refer to the screen as "Monitor" so perhaps 'Monitorfrei' would have been good, but of course MM was already taken ... As the -Ds are the ultimate Wesentliche machines, M-W and M10-W and hopefully M11-W would be just fine with me ... 😃 Edited November 25, 2022 by Datsch 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted November 25, 2022 Share #40 Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Datsch said: I wouldn't personally be keen on "M10-ND and M-ND" as it implies something lacking. I prefer 'Display-free' or 'Screen-free' which emphasises freedom from menus and distractions. I agree that no screen is no shortcoming, it's a feature! Edited November 25, 2022 by evikne 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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