It took me a long time as a self taught photographer to get comfortable enough with photography and learning the craft to convince myself I could get the shot with an M body. I'll admit I didn't have much experience with manually focusing other than the 40/1.2 and whatever film cameras I used in the 80s/90s. Anyway it’s definitely a love it or hate it experience. Turns out that I love it.
My advice is to buy an M10 or whatever M body fits your budget and just try it. You DO NOT need an M11 @ over $10k to get the full M body experience. It took me years to finally make the jump, but now it’s my favorite camera to use. I even find myself picking it up and carrying it around the house for no reason.
Jul 26, 2026 at 09:04 AM
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