Short-term ownership: M240 or M10?

[wattsy]

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The M240 gets an unfair rap in forums like this where many of the most vocal members routinely upgrade to the latest thing. It's true that, "out of the box", the colour (especially skin tones) isn't great (and was a downgrade on the CCD generation M8/M9) but it was the first digital M that felt solidly built. It also has a nice smooth shutter that makes the M8/M9 sound like a Pentax 67 in comparison. The battery also goes on forever.

[Chris W]

22 minutes ago, wattsy said:

 It's true that, "out of the box", the colour (especially skin tones) isn't great 

That's all I said. I found it 1) a hassle and was 2) never really satisfied with the results.

Always upgrading to the latest thing? I sold my M240 after dissatisfaction and had to wait a year until M10 prices had come down to afford one. By then the M10 was discontinued and many people were selling M10's to fund an M11.

[Jeff S]

On 6/4/2025 at 11:51 AM, southbaybrian said:

This is one of the reasons I like film - you choose your look before you shoot and use what comes out (with some minor dodging and burning, of course). I'd like to stay as close to that workflow as possible. Maybe there are some presets or something that will allow me to get film-like looks from DNG images with just a click or two? If so, that would be appealing. Otherwise, I'm just very unlikely to need the flexibility that DNGs allow.

With today’s software tools, PP can always be simplified with efficient workflow, using revised default import settings, presets, profiles, routine/quick edits based on experience, etc.  The hard part has always been deciding when, where and to what degree to make edits, not learning the tools or the time and effort involved, darkroom or digital. Once I know what I’m after, digital PP (and printing) is ridiculously convenient and flexible compared to my darkroom days.

JPEGs (and subsequent conversion software) already have someone else’s rendering style built in; I’d much rather use my own interpretation.  DNGs also provide the flexibility to improve or change one’s mind on rendering over time, either as tastes change, or as software improves with better results. I’ve re-processed, and re-printed, some of my favorite pics made years ago with earlier M cameras, yielding better results with little effort.

Edited June 6 by Jeff S

[costa43]

I think either will be fine for 2 weeks. I’d base the decision on the best deal I could find for this scenario. 

[Einst_Stein]

Even considered a full frame mirrorless? any brand, they all take M lens if with proper adapter. For around $1000, you can get Lumix, say, S1R.