James1975 Posted February 6, 2023 Share #1 Posted February 6, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the chance to (re)buy this beauty together with the Summaron 28mm 5.6 for a total of 9760€ including an extra battery. All brand now and boxed from authorised dealer. I miss this camera and although no doubt an M11 monochrom is on the horizon, possibly even a Q3 mono as well, I feel this combination for street and travel is almost unbeatable. Given the list price of both is 11.386€ I wonder what you guys think. Snap it up or be patient and see if prices drop or a new version arrives in a few months that is comparable in quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeff S Posted February 6, 2023 Share #2 Posted February 6, 2023 Why did you sell it? If you’re going to enjoy it, take pics and not look back, just do it. If you’re going to obsess about the gear and continue to question your choices, the time will never be right….GAS wins. Jeff 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted February 6, 2023 Share #3 Posted February 6, 2023 price seems good enough. if you feel "this combination for street and travel is almost unbeatable", buy it and stop looking at other gear. Buy it and go make photographs. G 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbeids Posted February 6, 2023 Share #4 Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) If you want it, buy it and don’t second guess yourself…its a fabulous camera Edited February 6, 2023 by dbeids 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted February 6, 2023 Share #5 Posted February 6, 2023 It's obviously something you don't 'need' if you sold it before and are considering waiting for what may be a vaporware camera as far as anybody knows. I would say give it a pass and use what you have. Something 'new and better' will always be around the corner until the day you die. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted February 7, 2023 Share #6 Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, James1975 said: I have the chance to (re)buy this beauty together with the Summaron 28mm 5.6 for a total of 9760€ including an extra battery. All brand now and boxed from authorised dealer. I miss this camera and although no doubt an M11 monochrom is on the horizon, possibly even a Q3 mono as well, I feel this combination for street and travel is almost unbeatable. Given the list price of both is 11.386€ I wonder what you guys think. Snap it up or be patient and see if prices drop or a new version arrives in a few months that is comparable in quality. You make a very strong case for buying this M10 Mono and 28mm Summaron - not for passing on it. We cannot know or predict what the future may/may not bring. As for the M10M, it is a reliable and proven camera. This deal sounds like a sure thing. Get it while you still can, says me. Edited February 7, 2023 by Herr Barnack Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1975 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted February 7, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Such helpful replies. Thank you. For the first time in a long time I am only with one body and one lens. And for that reason I am looking for a second one. Given them at my Hasselblad fits the bill for portraits and landscape I would like something different for street and a little more every day. Having owned the M10M before and taken my favourite photos with it, it seems a good choice. The only reason I sold it was because I was under the impression that the M11 was a better camera. I was wrong about that (IMO). I am torn between the lenses but, again, the 28/5.6 seems so different to the other options, not to mention extremely pocketable. I am sure many of us struggle with the constant rumours of ‘the next version of the Q/M/SL is coming soon’ but knowing Leica they won’t be announced for a few months at best. And I also doubt that anything as unique as the M10M will be coming any time soon. so many thanks all. I am now confident that this is a justified purchase (even if no new camera is rarely 100% justified if one already has a perfectly good one in hand). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1975 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted February 11, 2023 Just heard from a (reliable) source that the M11 mono is arriving in April (with the Q3 landing shortly afterwards in May/June barring any further unexpected delays). Given that, I think it makes sense to wait and see if that new monochrome sensor (and battery improvement) adds anything to the equation above and beyond the M10M. Although the M11 didn’t really do it for me, perhaps the Monochrom version (especially with the variable mp settings) will be a step ahead… 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1975 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted February 11, 2023 Just heard from a (reliable) source that the M11 mono is arriving in April (with the Q3 landing shortly afterwards in May/June barring any further unexpected delays). Given that, I think it makes sense to wait and see if that new monochrome sensor (and battery improvement) adds anything to the equation above and beyond the M10M. Although the M11 didn’t really do it for me, perhaps the Monochrom version (especially with the variable mp settings) will be a step ahead… Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimar Posted February 11, 2023 Share #10 Posted February 11, 2023 Hope the m10-m drops another $1k on the used market when this happens! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1975 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted February 11, 2023 31 minutes ago, Nimar said: Hope the m10-m drops another $1k on the used market when this happens! Yep. Would you choose the M11M though if money weren’t an issue? In principle… Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimar Posted February 11, 2023 Share #12 Posted February 11, 2023 Not wanting to start another debate about the direction the m11 has gone to. No. I’d pick the m10-m regardless of cost. While the minor quality of life improvements of - internal storage - better battery - usb c charging are all nice to have, my dream camera is really an m6 with a digital back and the m10 is closer to that than the m11. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didier Posted February 11, 2023 Share #13 Posted February 11, 2023 The M10M is the camera I will never sell, unless - maybe- there is someday a screenless monochrom along the road… I just love it. Felt at home / at ease as soon as I took the first picture. I had the feeling coming back to the simplicity of my film Ms, with limitless high iso capabilities. buy it and use it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted February 11, 2023 Share #14 Posted February 11, 2023 Similar here: the M10-M hits the ball out of the park. I've liked it so much, I decided to buy an M10-R as a companion color camera ... and my only reservation has been that "with the M10-M being so good, how often will I use the M10-R?" G 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 11, 2023 Share #15 Posted February 11, 2023 My set-up of M10M and M10-R BP is my “forever/holy grail” set-up. To me, they are digital Leica M perfection. I don’t want anything more and don’t miss anything. Just perfect and so inspiring to shoot. I hope they will last me a very long time… I specifically decided to pair these two bodies together (same senor, battery, etc.). I wastly prefer the M10-gen concept vs the M11 sneaking in more modern “mirrorless” features like matrix metering, etc. But again, that’s just me and my personal preference. 🤷🏼♂️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted February 12, 2023 Share #16 Posted February 12, 2023 Heh. Two days of testing the M10-R .. I agree .. in essence it's just like shooting with the M10-M only color. Pretty darn delightful 😀 G 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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