$8300 for new Leica M10 Monochrom camera??

4 years 2 months ago #673598 by Sanford
Seriously who in their right mind would buy a $8300 black and white only camera in 2020?  

I don't get some of the decisions that some of these camera manufactures make.  


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4 years 2 months ago #673600 by effron
Leica has its fans, but I see NO Leica branded gear in my future...and I'm no swami.

Why so serious?
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4 years 2 months ago #673650 by Inez Villarin
This camera has a color screen in the back right?  Why??  The camera is B&W.  


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4 years 2 months ago #673668 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day mate

Hand made - bespoke by another name - you pay for the finess, the perfection etc
Wanna compare a Rolls Royce to a Ford ?

Phil from the great land Downunder
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4 years 2 months ago #673833 by Scott Klubeck
And I bet they are sold out of that camera already!  


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4 years 2 months ago #673849 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Scott

A decade ago I was at a moutain top lookout and the fella alongside me had a Leica plus lenses in a shoulder bag. We got chatting and I noticed that his camera was set to 'auto' so offered him some extra thoughts on camera settings etc

When I asked about the camera plus lenses when it was obvious that he was a novice, his reply was along the lines of "well I'm a retired dentist so I can afford a good camera and I asked around for what is the best camera to buy ... so I did"

Phil from the great land Downunder
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4 years 2 months ago #673914 by Sawyer
+1 agree, Leica fan boy and girls will be lining up outside Leica building like it's a new Apple iPhone :rofl:

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4 years 2 months ago #673946 by Finn
Nice camera, must not something I would even consider.  


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4 years 2 months ago #674030 by Garbo
Beautiful camera, but not my cup of tea.  

Nikon D300: 24-70 2.8 | 70-200 2.8 VR |Sigma 150 2.8 | 50 1.4 | SB-800
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4 years 2 months ago #674146 by Pat White
Way over priced for my budget.  But cool camera either way.  


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4 years 2 months ago #674174 by Chuck Liley
I'd love to have a Leica lens, not a new one.  Well new if it looked old.  But there is no way I can cough up that kind of green when you can get so much more for far less.  I just love the retro look of their cameras.  But price wise, they are shooting their self in the foot for new clients.   Just my 2 cents.  


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4 years 2 months ago #674451 by EOS Man

effron wrote: Leica has its fans, but I see NO Leica branded gear in my future...and I'm no swami.



1000% with you on this one.  Overpriced and not the best value. 

5D Mark II | 50mm f/1.4 EX | 24-70mm f/2.8L | 70-200mm f/2.8L | 430EX
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4 years 2 months ago #674493 by Paul Velasco
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