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 p.2 #7 · Mirrorless to Rangefinder transition | |
rscheffler wrote:
As of the M240 and M10, both are compatible with virtually any 3rd party lens that has a long enough flange distance and doesn't require electrical power to operate (even then there are ways around using most Canon EF lenses, if desired) and make use of the rangefinder coupling of M lenses, unavailable on any other camera system. IMO they combine the best of both types of manual focusing to allow the photographer use of whichever technology best suits the requirements for a given situation.
Granted, as with anything, there are compromises such as the M240's slow live view implementation and relatively low-res EVF compared to newer mirrorless cameras, inability to magnify off center, etc., but the M10 certainly has narrowed much the gap, other than IBIS. As a given, one can use native M lenses on a sensor stack designed specifically for them without worry about image degradation or use of PCX lens attachments, 3rd party sensor mods, etc. So it will depend on what the priority is for desired features.
Without doubt, focus peaking is effective at getting focus very close when shooting at or near wide open with many lenses. My point earlier was that when shooting stopped down, precise EVF focusing without magnification becomes more difficult due to the 'depth' of the peaking. Slight focus misses become more obvious on 40+MP sensors (assuming images are not scaled down for final use). Focus magnification solves much of this but is an additional step that slows down the process and may not be suitable in some situations, which seems to be a concern for the OP....Show more →
M10 is a nice camera but it doesn't have video, which may be important to some (like me). It's also resolution-limited to 24MP, which isn't bad by any means but certainly less than Nikon and Sony mirrorless alternatives. As a former owner and user of the M240, I will say that I loved and hated that camera - loved the tactility, size, and ergonomics, hated the poor reliability, need for frequent RF recalibration, and slow and often buggy electronics. It was great introduction to the Leica system for me, but once its successor ditched video, I lost interest in Leica RFs. I know that position is sacrilege to many who applauded Leica's decision to dump video, but to me the omission was an important one, as many of my favorite impromptu videos of my daughter were captured using the Leica M240 video feature.
Also bear in mind that Leicas often have some weird limitations and quirks on the extreme ends of one's photography needs. On the m240, you had to use mandatory dark-frame noise reduction for long exposures, which doubles shoot time for that scenario. ISO setting also directly impacts the maximum duration of a given exposure - even a cable release can't defeat Leica's exposure maximums for shutter speed. I believe these constraints are also in the first generation S cameras.
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