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Andrew Gough wrote:
This is just my take. But with the introduction of the SL, Leica can now return the M to its roots, albeit digital ones. I am thinking that the M10 will be a smaller, lighter M with the current SL sensor. Which is better than the current M240 sensor in almost every way.
Video and other functions will probably be in the domain of the SL. It is possible for Leica to develop another MXXX cased upon the guts of the next generation SL. They could then announce both at the same time.
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JonPB wrote:
I think it makes sense, given historical perspective.
Digitizing anything makes lots of new things possible. With the M 240, Leica tried to make an M camera the center of a one-size-fits-all system. (It seems they even developed a zoom that might have been designed for live view rather than optical finder; that design appears to have been dropped from the M system to become the X-Vario.) I think they envisioned a platform that could rapidly increment, so dropping numbers made sense. However, the reality of economics and the M customer base proved this to be a bad idea. So, Leica developed the SL as a true one-size-fits-all platform, and the 262 seems like Leica saying, "well, we had a few good things in this camera, but we're sorry for being distracted by digital glitter, so here's the camera we should have released back in 2012."
I suspect the next version -- whether called M10 or not -- will reflect a better understanding of how the M platform survived the rise of SLRs, zooms, plastic cameras, autofocus, etc., etc.
Personally, I like having live view as a secondary option in my primary camera, but I won't be surprised if Leica drops it and says, "buy an SL if you really want that." Well, no. I'll likely buy a used M when I need to replace my M9. But that's just me.
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I can see that the M240 may have been a feature-set stop-gap until the SL arrived, but I hope Leica does not completely revoke the M240's 'non-traditional' features in the future M. OK, I could do without video, but I too very much like and use live view in the M240 when it is relevant to what I'm shooting. I hope they continue with the option of a 'pure' digital M in addition to a 'mainstream' digital M.
I am very happy with the M system in general (other than service & support) and don't want to buy an SL for 'more advanced' features that are already in the M240, but not fully refined. I already have a Canon system that is more than capable in that regard. I shoot the M system for a number of reasons - RF, quality, size, enjoyment... the M240's expanded feature set vs. the M9 makes it more an all-rounder for my needs, which is why I bought it. Often I no longer even bring the DSLR system, whereas I did when I shot the M9.
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). Named M11, people might ask what was M10 (and since Leica never wanted to use the M10 name for the M240 this makes it a bit cumbersome) - named M10, yes, it pretty much overlooks the M240 in between. So I guess there has to be a compromise somewhere 
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