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Leica Camera is proud to announce the expansion of the digital Leica M family with the introduction of the Leica M10. Slimmer in size, faster in performance, and offering the best image quality with smarter connectivity for intuitive usage - the Leica M10 sets the new standards for rangefinder photography and state-of-the-art imaging.
The Leica M10 builds on more than 60 years of rangefinder expertise, 11 years of digital M-Camera development and the invaluable feedback from dedicated M-Photographers to not only bring the slimmest digital M of all time, but the most refined and state-of-the-art digital rangefinder Leica has ever created.
The Leica M10 and its accessories will begin shipping immediately.
KEY BENEFITS & FEATURES:
ISO Setting Dial for Better Control
One of the most striking changes with the Leica M10 is the ISO setting dial on the top plate. For the first time in a digital M, the M10 allows all essential shooting parameters such as distance, aperture, exposure time and ISO values to be preselected without using the menu or switching on the camera. This allows for better control and more discreet photography.
Superior Imaging Performance
The key component of the Leica M10 is the new 24 MP full-frame CMOS sensor developed specifically for this camera. It features new technologies that lead to significant improvements in all parameters relevant to imaging performance - impressive dynamic range, excellent color rendition, exceptional sharpness and the finest resolution of details.
ISO Range Extended, now from 100-50,000
The new sensor of the M10 extends the ISO sensitivity range from a base of 100 to a maximum of 50,000 with much improved performance and less noise at higher ISO values. The Leica M10 opens up new avenues of photography and delivers exceptional imaging performance in difficult lighting conditions.
The New Maestro-II Processor
The latest generation Leica Maestro-II image processor of the Leica M10 reflects the state-of-the-art of advanced processor technology. In combination with the new 24 MP sensor, this ensures that all exposures fulfill the promise made by Leica cameras - pictures that captivate with exceptional quality and brilliance. The Leica M10 delivers images with low digital noise levels and true-to-life detail, even at ISO values as high as 50,000.
New Optical Rangefinder/Viewfinder
The new optical rangefinder/viewfinder in the M10 greatly improves the focusing and composing of subjects. The field of view has been enlarged by 30%. The magnification factor has been increased to 0.73x. Also, with a 50% increase of the eye-relief distance, the viewfinder is much more convenient to use, especially for those who wear glasses.
Leaner Operating Concept
With a slimmer profile and only three buttons on the back of the camera - Live-View, Playback and Menu, the Leica M10 is incredibly easy to handle and use.
Fast Continuous Shooting
With a 2.0 GB buffer memory and continuous shooting of up to 5 frames per second at full resolution, the Leica M10 ensures that a photographer will never miss decisive moments.
Weather Resistant for All Conditions
The Leica M10 is perfectly equipped to withstand light water sprays and dust. The camera’s top and bottom plates are machined from solid blocks of brass, with a full-metal magnesium-alloy chassis and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass covering the LCD. The build of the camera and its special rubber seals make it able to resist the adversities of everyday life, even in bad weather.
The ‘Favorites’ Menu
The importance of particular settings varies according to personal preferences and photographic needs. To cater for these, the Leica M10 offers a programmable ‘Favorites’ menu. In this menu, the photographer defines personal preferences for the relevant parameters and can later access them at the press of a button. The settings can be easily changed and adapted to meet the needs of specific photographic situations at any time.
Wireless Connectivity
The Leica M10 is the first M-Camera with an integrated Wi-Fi module. This allows pictures to be sent conveniently to iOS devices, via a wireless connection, and immediately shared online while on the go or in the field. It also enables remote control of the Leica M10 via Wi-Fi with a smartphone or tablet equipped with the Leica M-App. Important shooting parameters, such as shutter speed, or functions such as firing the shutter can also be controlled from the smart device. An equivalent app for Android devices will be made available at a later time.
Live-View Focusing with Focus Peaking
Live-View offers both focus peaking, the automatic marking of sharply focused edges as colored lines, as well as magnification to attain pin-point accurate focusing on the LCD monitor. In the Leica M10, the visibility of these contrasting peaking lines has been vastly improved from the previous generation, and now enables even more convenient focusing by allowing the magnified view to be moved anywhere on the Live-View image.
Sustainability & Longevity
Leica has been making history for decades - with cameras that have always been ahead of their time. Throughout all these years, Leica has always kept a tight focus on sustainability. In the 1950s, Leica created a timeless and enduring standard - the Leica M-bayonet. Nearly all Leica M-Lenses produced ever since can be mounted and used on the Leica M10. Leica cameras and lenses are timeless and faithful companions with enduringeliability and an exceptionally long life.
Compatibility with Leica Visoflex EVF and R-Lenses
The combination of the Leica R-Adapter and the Leica Visoflex 2.4 MP electronic viewfinder makes it possible to use nearly all Leica R-Lenses ever made on the M10. Manually focusing R-Lenses is now easier than on prior M cameras with the combination of the Visoflex and the M10’s improved Live-View functions. Additionally, the Visoflex’s built-in GPS functionality embeds geotag data into every image the M10 captures while it is mounted.
| Camera type: | Leica M10, compact digital rangefinder system camera | |
| Lens mount: | Leica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit coding | |
| Lens system: | Leica M lenses, R lenses can be used with optional adapter | |
| Image Sensor: | CMOS chip, active surface 24x36mm | |
| Resolution: | DNG: 5976x3992 pixels (24MP), JPEG: 5952x3968 pixels (24MP) | |
| Data Format: | DNG (raw data, lossless compression), JPEG | |
| File Size: | DNG: 20-30 MB, JPEG depending on resolution and picture content | |
| Buffer Memory: | 2GB / 16 pictures in series | |
| White Balance: | Automatic, manual, 8 presets, color temperature input | |
| Storage Medium: | SD cards up to 2GB, SDHC cards up to 32GB, SDXC cards up to 2TB | |
| Menu Language: | German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean | |
| Exposure Metering: | Exposure metering through the lens (TTL), with working aperture | |
| Metering Method: | For metering the light reflected by light blades of the 1st shutter curtain onto a measuring cell: Strong center-weighted; for metering on the sensor: Spot, center-weighted, multi-field metering | |
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Metering Range: |
At room temperature and normal humidity for ISO 100, at aperture 1.0 EV-1 to EV20 at aperture 32. Flashing of the left triangular LED in the viewfinder indicates values below the metering range | |
| Sensitivity Range: | ISO 100 to ISO 50000, adjustable in 1/3 ISO increments from ISO 200, choice of automatic control or manual setting | |
| Exposure Modes: | Choice of automatic shutter speed control with manual aperture preselection - aperture priority A, or manual shutter speed and aperture setting | |
| Flash Exposure Control | ||
| Flash Unit Attachment: | Via accessory shoe with central and control contacts | |
| Synchronization: | Optionally triggered at the 1st or 2nd Shutter curtain | |
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Flash Sync Time: |
1/180s; slower shutter speeds can be used, if working below sync speed: Automatic changeover to TTL linear flash mode with HSS compatible Leica system flash units |
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| Flash Exposure Metering: | Using center-weighted TTL pre-flash metering with Leica flash units (SF40, SF64, SF26), or flash units compatible with the system with SCA3502 M5 adapter | |
| Flash Measurement Cell: | 2 silicon photo diodes with collection lens on the camera base | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation: | ±3EV in1⁄3 EV increments | |
| Displays in Flash Mode (in viewfinder only): | Using flash symbol LED | |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Construction Principle: | Large, bright line frame viewfinder with automatic parallax compensation | |
| Eyepiece: | Calibrated to -0.5 diopter; corrective lenses from -3 to +3 diopter available | |
| Image Field Limiter: | By activating two bright lines each: For 35 and 135mm, for 28 and 90mm, or for 50 and 75mm; automatic switching when lens is attached | |
| Parallax Compensation: | The horizontal and vertical difference between the viewfinder and the lens is automatically compensated according to the relevant distance setting, i.e. the viewfinder bright-line automatically aligns with the subject detail recorded by the lens. | |
| Matching Viewfinder & Actual Image: | At a range setting of 2m, the bright-line frame size corresponds exactly to the sensor size of approx. 23.9 x 35.8mm; at infinity setting, depending on the focal length, approx. 7.3% (28mm) to 18% (135mm) more is recorded by the sensor than indicated by the corresponding bright line frame and slightly less for shorter distance settings than 2m | |
| Magnification (For all lenses): | 0.73x | |
| Large-base Range Finder: | Split or superimposed image range finder shown as a bright field in the center of the viewfinder image | |
| Effective Metering Basis: | 50.6mm (mechanical measurement basis 69.31mm x viewfinder magnification 0.73x) | |
| Displays | ||
| In the Viewfinder: | Four-digit digital display with dots above and below | |
| On Back: | 3” color TFT LCD with 16 million colors and 1,036,800 pixels, approx. 100% image field, glass cover of extremely hard, scratch resistant Gorilla glass, color space: sRGB, for Live-View and review mode, displays | |
| Shutter & Shutter Release | ||
| Shutter: | Metal blade focal plane shutter with vertical movement | |
| Shutter Speeds: | For aperture priority: (A) continuous from 125s to 1/4000s. For manual adjustment: 8s to 1⁄4000s in half steps, from 8s to 125s in whole steps, B: For long exposures up to maximum 125s (in conjunction with self-timer T function, i.e. 1st release = shutter opens, 2nd release = shutter closes),(1⁄180s): Fastest shutter speed for flash synchronization, HSS linear flash mode possible with all shutter speeds faster than 1⁄180s (with HSS-compatible Leica system flash units) | |
| Picture Series: | approx. 5 pictures per second, 30-40 pictures in series | |
| Shutter Release Button: | Two-stage, 1st step: Activation of the camera electronics including exposure metering and exposure lock (in aperture priority mode), 2nd step: Shutter release; standard thread for cable release integrated. | |
| Self-Timer: | Delay 2s (aperture priority and manual exposure setting) or 12s, set in menu, indicated by flashing LED on front of camera and corresponding display in monitor. | |
| Turning The Camera On/Off: | Using main switch on top of camera; optional automatic shutdown of camera electronics after approx. 2/5/10 minutes; reactivated by tapping the shutter release | |
| Power Supply: | 1 lithium ion rechargeable battery, nominal voltage 7.4V, capacity 1300mAh.; maximum charging current/voltage: DC 1000mA, 7.4V; Model No.: BP-SCL5; Manufacturer: PT. VARTA Microbattery, Made in Indonesia, Operating conditions (in camera): 0°C - + 40°C | |
| Charger: | Inputs: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz, 300mA, automatic switching, or 12V DC, 1.3A; Output: DC 7.4V, 1000mA/max. 8.25V, 1100mA; Model No.: BC-SCL5; Manufacturer: Guangdong PISEN Electronics Co., Ltd., Made in China, Operating conditions: 0°C - + 35°C | |
| GPS: | Only with Leica Visoflex viewfinder attached, available as an accessory | |
| Wi-Fi: | Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard (standard Wifi protocol), channel 1-11, encryption method: Wifi-compatible WPA/WPA2 encryption, access method: Infrastructure mode | |
| Camera Body | ||
| Material: | All-metal die cast magnesium body, synthetic leather covering. Brass top panel and base, black or silver chrome plated finish | |
| Image Field Selector: | Allows the bright-line pairs to be manually activated at any time (e.g. to compare detail) | |
| Tripod Thread: | A ¼" DIN stainless steel in bottom | |
| Operating Conditions: | 0-40°C | |
| Interfaces: | ISO accessory shoe with additional contacts for Leica Visoflex viewfinder (available as an accessory) | |
| Dimensions: | (width x depth x height): approx. 139 x 38.5 x 80mm | |
| Weight: | approx. 660g (with battery) | |
| Scope of Delivery: | Charger 100-240V with 2 mains cables (Euro, USA,) and 1 car charging cable, lithium ion battery, carrying strap, body bayonet cover, cover for accessory shoe |
