Returning to the fray, but which weapon should I choose?

[bags27]

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I completely get why you'd want to return to the M (though not me, since selling my M10 but keeping my M4-P, I'm mostly a Blad--film (500c/m; SWC) and digital (907x 50)--photographer.

But honestly, while I can understand mulling over options 1-3, options 4-6 seem to me like mainly fashion statements. I don't understand how any of them affects the renderings, which is what got you to take radical action in the first place. (Admittedly, I don't know what a GBP is, but I suspect it's another of Leica's endless marketing devices).

Edited May 4 by bags27

[Kiwimac]

3 hours ago, bags27 said:

I completely get why you'd want to return to the M (though not me, since selling my M10 but keeping my M4-P, I'm mostly a Blad--film (500c/m; SWC) and digital (907x 50)--photographer.

But honestly, while I can understand mulling over options 1-3, options 4-6 seem to me like mainly fashion statements. I don't understand how any of them affects the renderings, which is what got you to take radical action in the first place. (Admittedly, I don't know what a GBP is, but I suspect it's another of Leica's endless marketing devices).

Glossy Black Paint. It’s an original spec M11 with brass top and bottom, top plate script from the P, hatched knurling on the dials and a more traditional paint finish that will wear off like the old ones. 
 

It completely is a marketing device. But it looks very nice!🤣 I think that if they had included the larger memory and the sapphire glass on the screen, they’d be out of stock by now. 

[Tseg]

Good luck with your decision.  I was "blessed" by only recently buying into Leica so only know crappy M11 color 😀 so things can only go up from here for me.   In all seriousness, I currently have only modern Leica lenses and I love the color saturation/texture I get in the files, coming from an older Sony full frame camera 24MP sensor.   I have a lot of presets in my photo editor, but there are 2 or 3 I keep coming back to, and have built into all my presets moving the WB slider from magenta to green about 5 notches (for daytime, outdoor shots) and call it a day.

[costa43]

Hi, you will get a multitude of answers here recommending all the models. I would go with the model that speaks to you the most. Buying an M is often an emotional decision. Decide if you want a colour option and screen and then just go for the one you find the prettiest 😁

 

Edited May 5 by costa43

[LeicaR10]

Kiwimac,   I see you have a good number of well intentioned photographers offering you their sage advice to include myself.  You certainly have a number of excellent camera choices too.  At the end of the day, only you can decide what tool will work best for your genre of photography.  As I often remind my workshop clients, its not the camera or lens that really makes the difference.  Rather it is the photographer's creative vision and ability to use the tool (camera and lens) at hand that can create and capture the content of ones vision.  Its the content of the photograph that makes the difference between taking a mere photo vs creating a masterpiece photograph.  The best masterpiece photographs IMO, are those that cause the viewer to; Stop, Look, Think and perhaps Feel something about that moment in time.  Based on my nearly 50 years of photography and my workshop attendees, many have discovered the virtues of black and white photography to help them achieve what I described above.  I think you will discover the answer to your question soon enough through reflection of what your vision needs to create masterpiece photographs.   r/ Mark