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I have only had 1 Leica M camera, my M10-P. So far I have encountered zero issues.
I just checked my RF calibration. It appears to be fine at 0.7 meters, 3 meters, and infinity. No vertical or horizontal offset. Not sure the proper way to test for accuracy, but here is how I did it. I set to the numbers on the focus ring, and slid the camera into position until the RF looked perfect through the viewfinder. Then I measured the distance with tape measure (except for infinity of course). I used the small white line for setting shutter speed as the center of the camera assuming this is probably close to the focal plane of the sensor. The images at F2 looked spot on in focus. So, the RF rectangle is easy to read, and appears to be spot on with focus at the set labeled distances. Some who are more knowledgeable, and tend toward pixels peeping may find issues. I am not sure. For me, the RF is setting reliable focus when shooting in the real World, and that is what matters to me.
All the buttons and menu items I have used seem to work fine. I am encountering no freezes, Lockups, or other issues in the field when using the camera. Some things seem a little quirky, and not designed for the most convenient operation. But, this is true of all the cameras I have have owned. Maybe Leica has sorted things out through various firmware updates during the time the M10-P has been released. Mine is a pretty recent build of this version of the camera.
I tried to create an image that showed a sensor bifurcation line by shooting frames as described in the Leica comments. I shot high ISO (12500), underexposed images, with a suitable amount of detail in the lower frame, and smooth colored section in the top of the frame. I then pushed in Light Room up to proper exposure. I tested frames that requires 3 stops, 4 stops, and 5 stops of exposure slider. I then tried adding various other sliders at both ends of slider extremes. No matter what I did I could never see a bifurcation line. I will say that even if the line did finally appear under these conditions it would not bother me much. The images were so bad for so many other reasons that they would be totally unusable. If I missed exposure by this much I missed the shot anyway.
So far my very limited experience of only 1 camera has shown a high level of QC in my experience. I am a very pleased Leica customer at this point. I am hoping that reliability over time also proves to be good. I hear repair times are long, and costs are high. Not looking forward to having to deal with that.
My big frustration at this point is having only Voigtlander lenses. I have the 28mm Ultron, the 50mm Nokton, and the 75mm Nokton. I am very pleased with these lenses. But, I still want to acquire a Leica lens to get the whole Leica experience. I am thinking of adding a 35mm Summicron to my collection. It really doesn't make sense to have a 35mm in the lineup, but I don't know of another FL I would get good use out of in my Leica kit. I know, these are rich mans problems.
The M11 is a new camera that seems to be a big leap in technology for Leica. I do hear a number of what seem to be valid complaints regarding QC with this edition of camera. Let's hope that the bugs and issues all get worked out over time as they seem to have been in the M10-P. I may upgrade in a couple of years if they do.
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