30 Days with the Leica M10 in 2024 + Big Changes in the Future!

Got some BIG NEWS to drop at the end BUT FIRST, let me share my experience of using the Leica M10 camera for the past month. A one month review from a street photographers perspective. I cover the main things I was most concerned about before upgrading and was googling and searching ChatGPT for. Let me share with you my thoughts and real world experience! Topics include: the rangefinder shooting experience, focusing a Leica rangefinder, the Leica Fotos App, color science, picture profiles, M10 sensor vs other Leica Ms, using the Visoflex EVF, Battery Life, Low Light Performance, 24MP resolution vs Sony RX1 R ii 42MP, internal light meter, EV compensation, adapting Leica Thread Mount lenses, and actual images I made with this camera!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Why RangeFinder is Better
03:20 - Focusing
04:02 - Is Leica M10 the Best Digital M?
05:00 - Color Science
05:37 - Is 24MP Enough?
06:06 - Low Light
07:01 - Picture Profile
08:44 - Battery Life
09:20 - Fotos App
10:51 - Visoflex
13:29 - EDC
14:07 - Weight
15:18 - CONS
16:20 - Camera's Meter
18:33 - BIG NEWS!
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[@JustinPhillip]

⚠️ Here's the link for the new upcoming channel! www.youtube.com/@localcallsphoto And the Gram: instagram.com/localcallsphoto

[@StoneFistedProps]

I Love how much fun your having with your Street Photography, and the images are stellar.

[@JustinPhillip]

Thanks Nedd!

[@dukeofpokhara]

Justin you are the most truthful person on KZbin. Sending love all the way from Nepal brother. Your videos are just gems in this vast pool of KZbin. I really appreciate the time and great effort you put on to make your videos as informative as possible and that additional touch of fun just comes naturally from you. Keep up the awesome work brother. And really looking forward for Local Calls.

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@bbrunorocha]

Awesome to hear about the new channel ! I started in stills photography and then gradually changed to moving pictures and it's a blast to see people that i admire experimenting with still photography! I carry a Nikon L35af as my EDC camera and i absolutely love it, highly recommend ! I also love shooting kodak 500t, 250d and gold 200 on it, the photos comes out super nice and it's a super small and fun camera to use :)

[@JustinPhillip]

Amazing! I’ll have to check that out. Thanks!

[@darryl_young]

I really enjoyed the video, Justin. Thanks for sharing. I'm in the market for an M10, my first Leica, so I'm glad I came across this while I was doing some research. Looking forward to seeing what you share next!

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@karimnasser9226]

I own a M9, M240, and a M10, and to my eyes, the M9 photos are the best as far as colors, then comes the M240, and last the M10, which I find rather bland relative to the previous M models. I am contemplation selling the M10 and use the $ on lenses. On the M10 to get good colors I have set white balance to 5800K on sunny days, otherwise the JPEGs are very flat. The M240 has awesome film simulations, which the M10 doesn't have, not sure why Leica omitted this feature. I am a JPEG shooter, just like film, once you take a photo that's it, you either get the proper exposure and colors, or you don't. For customers I shoot RAW.

[@Funktrainer]

Totally agree with the colours. I still use the M8 and M9-P. No need for upgrades. They also blend in very well with the Hasselblad H2 to H4 backs with the Kodak CCDs. Editing the colours can't be quicker and more satisfying.

[@photomorti]

Awesome camera ! I recently got into the leica system with a used leica SL 601 and i absolutely love it. Gonna save up some money this year to eventually buy the M10 on the used market

[@Josh_Sattin]

Congratulations on everything Justin! I'm looking forward to the new channel and your adventures!

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome! Thanks Josh!!

[@thedarkslide]

Awesome. Looking forward to the Local Calls Photo Series.

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome! Thank you

[@DANAMIONLINE]

What resonates with me about your interests and photography is the transferable nature of the job. Taking photos helps you capture moving images better. My eyes are set on a Fuji Xt30ii as BTS photography for productions and travel documentation. Much success on your travels and series.

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@ankerwiedemann]

I just loved your video. I have the eaxct same camera as you and completely agree with your assessment of it. I feel very lucky to have made that decision to go for it about a year ago. Colours are stunning.

[@JustinPhillip]

Thanks! It is a hard one to let go. Still have it, using it daily!

[@forgottenamericana]

Can't wait for your new videos!!

[@JustinPhillip]

Thanks! 🙌🏼

[@die_dunkelheit]

LOLOL, I always loved how the Ricoh viewfinders look like a tiny CRT TV on top of the camera. I love the second channel concept, just subed. I also just started a doc project that I'll be detailing over on my channel. Working with one of the people we interviewed might also spawn a horror film project, lol... Keep it real bro, don't change, forget the masses.

[@JustinPhillip]

Amazing!! Never thought about that with the Ricoh, but youre totally right 😅

[@paulh6043]

Love your posts, Justin. Best of everything for the new channel. I've sub'd already.

[@JustinPhillip]

Appreciate you! 🙌🏼

[@grzybair]

This channel is so good. Passion, indepth knowledge explained simple, even this video has some tips and tricks (like 3200/5000 wb setting). Much better than neverending gear reviews and merch promos, no " I've been to Iceland" shit and "we are so cool" culture. Never stop.

[@JustinPhillip]

Hehhe THANK YOU!

[@Mutedimagery]

Brooo you being real is the best! Stoked on the Doc!

[@JustinPhillip]

Thank you!

[@GastonShutters]

People that tell you what to do are people that you don’t need. Keep it up. So glad from your photo reviews. Especially Leica, I must watch 🍿

[@JustinPhillip]

Thank you! 🙌🏼

[@swedesrus25]

Well done!

[@Ernest_Kahn]

M10 is one of the Best! Fantastic Video!

[@JustinPhillip]

Thanks!

[@mobilography6786]

Justin it sounds like Red disappointed you a lot but I am disappointed coz I was almost going to start Red cameras and now I am not sure I'll have a Red camera kit. Its such an informative youtube ch with your open and free discussion on issues I learnt a lot and still I do. Waiting to see your new photography ch soon.

[@kbmats]

You're a cool guy Justin, cheers to you fo being you 👍

[@JustinPhillip]

🙏🏼

[@pieter-jandirven9889]

Great video Justin!

[@JustinPhillip]

Thanks!

[@OrangeBrick8]

Personally I love the photography videos. ❤

[@JustinPhillip]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@FacesOfLA]

Look man when people wanna lean in on one thing that you do it’s ridiculous because cinematography compliments photography as photography, complements cinematography. If people want to not subscribe to you, bye have a good day. You always bring positive energy Justin.

[@JustinPhillip]

Thank you!

[@zKMotion]

Nice review in general. Seems like I also have the same colourblind issue with you but did you find the LED on the bottom readout inside the OVF hard to read sometimes in darker scenes?

[@JustinPhillip]

No i can see the arrows all the time even in glare

[@zKMotion]

Hmm, even in dim light?

[@JustinPhillip]

Hasnt been an issue so far. Not that i can recall.

[@swedesrus25]

Love the M10 and chose it over the M11...I don't need 60mps, I can print large with the M10's 24mp. Do not care for a touch screen, though I realize I can turn it off. I am happy with the bottom plate design having come from years of the M9. Less is more. It's a preference.

[@JustinPhillip]

Did not realize the M11 was touchscreen, yea thats a silly feature for a rangefinder

[@bngr_bngr]

I love my Visoflex more than the rangefinder or screen. Also you can DYI the 6 bit code on lenses.

[@JustinPhillip]

Yeah ive heard of this. Wheres the cheat codes? 😅

[@Bobsmithabc]

Those blues and reds look nice 👍

[@JustinPhillip]

😆 Thanks!

[@aleceriksson1108]

Is that the 40mm Summicron from the Leica CL? That was my first Leica lens and it's a BRILLIANT vintage lens in terms of size and style. That lens is a real IYKYK gem. Pro-Tip: If you want to add a better rangefinder style lens hood to it, there's a special filter thread adapter (the thread pitch is weird and nonstandard).

[@JustinPhillip]

Oh yea nice! Yea it came with the weird rubber hood, but its odd

[@JenHamon]

Great video. I'm curious if you ever considered something like the M10 monochrome due to your challenges with color.

[@JustinPhillip]

Yea, that was actually my original motive for getting the Leica M8, because of the IR pollution, so people say it’s the “poor mans” monochrom. But idk, black and white is cool, but sometimes im not always into it.

[@f1remandg]

Hi just saw your Minolta lens guide, fantastic! However you mention that the MC 100mm 2.5 but with 6 rows of knurled bumps, but there are PF and Tele? Which is better? And also I noticed that there were a lot of other lens with PF as opposed to PG? I’d be grateful if you could clarity, great videos though!

[@JustinPhillip]

PF vs PG is the number of elements. So the PG version has one extra element. Could be a better performer (technically) but will also add weight and size.

[@f1remandg]

@@JustinPhillip Thank you so much for replying so quickly, what is the Tele represent then?

[@DavidAlekhuogie]

I prefer the m10 over the m11. If you compare it to a car sometimes a chassis has a sweet spot for horsepower. After using film m cameras the m11 and the m10. I have found the sweet spot for resolution in a 35mm handheld camera is about 30ish mega pixels. All the resolution with no ibis just changes the dynamics of the camera. I think the SL makes more sense with a super high res sensor because it’s supposed be somewhat of a Swiss army workhorse. The Modern M is a different proposition. I honestly think they should put a super low light Capable 24mp sensor in the next m. They could even use the sensor from the sl2-s

[@JustinPhillip]

Nice! Yea that would be awesome. But yea the no ibis combined with that much resolution def i can see being an issue. Especially for a camera designed for street

[@donjagoe]

Just…cool.

[@willc2883]

You should try to edit photos in DaVinci resolve!! I’d love to see how that works out as I’ve seen others do so!

[@JustinPhillip]

the biggest issue with that workflow (for me): No Leica M10 profile, and the issue with DNG files importing as one long video file, so all your photos back to back like a super fast slideshow, which requires more editing. then the export issue with color space tags & resolution. Not to mention resolve is catered toward video aspect ratios and not photography

[@superkrell]

One main reason photographers like the M10 over the M11 is the megapixels. 24mp sensors tend to be less digital in the end result. It`s a matter of opinion but I shoot with a Leica MD 262 and the images from the SD card to computer are simply amazing...!

[@JustinPhillip]

The MDs are such cool cameras

[@superkrell]

@@JustinPhillip Too bad they`re few in number so more can appreciate them...!

[@JourneyThruExperience]

I’m always for M240….

[@rafibenatar2519]

Yes all Leica M cameras has exposure 1/3 to 1/2 over then actual correct exposure !

[@JustinPhillip]

Interesting! Even the analog meters? Like M6 does that push too?

[@rafibenatar2519]

@@JustinPhillip I am not sure about M6 but all my Leica Digital camera do expose 1/3 to 1/2 stop over M240 M10 M10R

[@gothamindembaum]

The RX1 Rii isn’t old tech it’s still unmatched today in terms of lens and sensor. I have an M10-M and always grab the RX1 Rii.

[@JustinPhillip]

👌🏼

[@LucScheltens]

Darktable has a vectorscope :-) and it's free ;)

[@JustinPhillip]

Ohhh thanks!

[@LucScheltens]

@@JustinPhillip kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmKzeaxmotKhnKMsi=v759ps31WENrTuMa

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

There are tools to 6 bit code your lenses by yourself. It's basically a 3d printed mask and you use a sharpie type of pen.

[@JustinPhillip]

Nice. Yeah i’ve read of people doing that, but wasnt sure of how they find the different codes

[@Fat-totoro-cat]

So the viscoflex doesnt have the issues you mention at kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYareoOma52fqbs ?

[@JustinPhillip]

What?? I dont follow, that link you posted goes to talking about lightroom

[@CreativeLeadershipwithDaniel]

Right here! I'm that guy who sold back TWO M11-Ps because they SUUUUCK... Get an M10 or M10R if 24mp is not enough.

[@JustinPhillip]

Wow!!! Really? Do tell us more

[@Mr_Quimper]

"What's in the box?"... M10

[@JustinPhillip]

😅

[@braxtonjens7839]

How dare you take pictures on a cinematography channel. 🤣 God people are so funny. I’m here for whatever you put out, I get something out of all of it. And I only have an old Fuji xt-1 (that I love)

[@JustinPhillip]

Awesome

[@RS-Amsterdam]

M8 is not limited, the photographer behind it is. 😂

[@JustinPhillip]

okay, well let's do this then. Let's go meet out on a street at night time, you bring your M8, and i'll bring the M10. No flash allowed. and we'll see who gets the better or not even better, but we'll see who gets the USABLE photo.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@JustinPhillip the one with the fasted lens, the steady hands or who knows how to right postedit under exposed RAW images ...which is me ;-)

[@aleceriksson1108]

It's all creative image-making at the end of the day and f whoever acts like the content doesn't crossover or there's nothing to be learned from one or the other. The Leica rabbit hole is such an endgame move. It gets you outta the rat race of gear nonsense and it's simplicity forces you to just go focus on taking pics. There's definitely a combination of camera-handling and simplicity of controls, of settings, that is so well thought and simplified that once you go Leica it's impossible to go back. If you want super crisp modern lenses there's so many choices, but if you want crazy vintage or exotic glass there's amazing options there too from Leica, Voigtlander, MS Optics, and Zeiss. Also, the EVF is a game changer and once Ruddy Roy told me to quit being a little bitch and just use what I enjoy, I felt like all the EVF haters could F off.

[@JustinPhillip]

😂 Amazing! Thank you 🙌🏼

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

Buying a Leica does not make you a photographer. I tried.

[@JustinPhillip]

Makes it more fun tho!

[@R8135003]

I wish your bank account all the best.

[@JustinPhillip]

😂😂😂 You right about that!!

[@SourPlanet]

Good riddance to whoever! This is just your experience laid out and explained. People should be thanking you ha.

[@JustinPhillip]

😆 Yes! Thanks!

[@evertigo]

Cool video. But don’t waste the resource of your sensor and SD card for pyulyestyenianese rubbish. It doesn’t worth a pixel.

[@JustinPhillip]

What do you mean?

[@redditsucksyo]

I have to say i feel the guy's statement at the end: "We are all shooting the same bleep". Everything is just recycled garbage, things are overdone, we have seen it all, very few stand out in this era. The "greats" are usually just people with the right connections. I watch a channel here on youtube where some dude is just walking around with high end camera gear, testing this and that, just casually strolling around Shanghai where he just films everything, walking, maybe going into an alley here and there, always a different setting.. relaxing content.. and in one of his recent videos there is this cherry blossom festival and everyone there were taking pictures of the flowers.. just an ocean of people doing the exact same thing. I thought to myself that the phenomenon of all those people photographing the exact same thing was a more interesting moment to capture. Those trees will look exactly the same in about a years time.

[@JustinPhillip]

Yupp. Funny enough now even a photograph of a group of photographers taking the same picture has become cliché as well. I think Winogrand was the first guy to take a shot like that. A bunch of photographers and random people point their cameras to the sky.

[@redditsucksyo]

Gotta love it when people feel the need to announce that they are unsubscribing or leaving an online community. I mean if you feel the need to unsubscribe, depart from a forum or whatever then just do it, no need to announce it.. main character syndrome.

[@JustinPhillip]

😂 You are right about that