I currently have the Leica Q and SL and I've been interested in the M10 - but if I were to get it any time soon, then I'd need to consider changing my setup to pay for it.
@Tobers was very kind to lend me the use of his M10 for the ceremony of a wedding, for which I am second photographer, on Saturday just gone.
Tobers and I turned up early and he took me through the camera, and I had some practice with it, though it's not the first time I've used it either.
I used full manual, and I found myself taking a test shot or checking the EV when entering a new room, to speed up the process of getting the exposure I wanted - a lot of the test shots were taken whilst walking, looking into the rangefinder and balancing the arrows seemed like it was going to slow me down.
The ceremony room was pretty dark, and I used ISO 1600, 1.4 and 1/60th shutter speed - for which I have regret. 1/60th is just too slow for close up laughing, as soon as heads move around it's blurred. So whilst I had to manual focus, I also challenged myself with a relatively slow shutter speed too.
Whilst the M10, by all accounts is a robust camera, when I don't own it - for all I care it's made of china. Lens changes took longer than they probably should, because of the sheer amount of care I took.
The ceremony wasn't particularly long, and it was decided for me to get some shots from the balcony above, it was a short elevator journey and a long walk around the top - I shot the bride walking down the aisle by the time I got down, they were exchanging rings. So i didn't get the time I wanted to shoot more thoughtfully composed shots, not to mention super creaky floorboards at the back...
The rendering of the camera/lenses are as lovely as I'd expect and hope, providing I get the shot in focus!
After the ceremony I switched back to my Leica Q and SL - and certainly had a new appreciation for the easy of which I could get in focus shots of moments as they occur. Though I'm not put off at all by the M10, focusing is something I'd need to practice. It's hard to give final thoughts, when it's still so mixed - and the puppy kept us awake all night, and I'm super tired right now..
Here's a selection of photos from the M10, i posted a larger set here
https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topi...-live-music-m10-lenses-and-second-body/page-3
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr
M10 Wedding by
dancook1982, on Flickr