Leica M10-D review: An old-school digital camera

[@tonycruse3648]

Love your enthusiasm. Simplicity and the activity of shooting is why I like Leica.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks Tony. We had a good time filming this review and using the camera - Bobby

[@csaba5415]

I must have seen all the reviews on the M10-D that are available right now on KZbin but I must say this one is what all the others should have been! Thoroughly explained, honest and with good points and arguments that others may have missed to mention or where they did not quite manage to get the message across. Thanks for making it!

[@btonelli]

Csaba Rozinyak thank you very much! It was our goal to add a different perspective to the camera and glad that came across.

[@elmadi7391]

Thank you much for posting! I have the Leica first screenless digital camera , M60 and I am thinking of switching back to LCD back camera, Now after watching your review; the "fire" of having one screenless digital camera came back.... thank you

[@TECH360TV]

No prob! Glad you enjoyed the review!

[@elmadi7391]

@@TECH360TV Thanks again, I just subscribed :-)

[@labalo5]

I’m only half way watching the video and this is the review this camera deserves. Other than Kai’s awesome and energetic review which I liked so much but this is one really good review with sample shots. Thanks for doing it.

[@btonelli]

lowell a thanks for watching and the kind words :)

[@markturner7910]

Great video , very informative as always ,Just got myself one at last, I love it

[@JessDemant]

Again a great camera review, thanks!

[@btonelli]

Jess Demant Aggeboe thanks for watching. Appreciate the support :)

[@abigailsockeye1586]

It's too cheap. If they added another $20K to the price I might be interested.

[@btonelli]

Abigail Sockeye lol!!!

[@CM-xd5yd]

That's no problem ... just get some lenses, too ...

[@Thomas_Geist]

There's actually a principle in marketing that if an item is not selling, raise the price. I have an X100F and a friend (with a really good job) has an M10. If you forget the price and compare them...well...hard to find much difference in quality and the fuji does so much more, like film simulation. All quality pro level cameras are really well built with very good fit and finish.

[@g4lamos]

Thomas Geist horseshit

[@Mindartcreativity]

@@Thomas_Geist there‘s definitely no such principle lol. It‘s just the manifacturer being a gatekeeper and dick to potential customers. Just look who owns a Leica. Wealthy people, most of the time already famous people like all the musicians or actors (Lenny Kravitz, Jason Momoa,…). As you say, there‘s not much difference between X100F and Leica M10, but our brain thinks more $ = better quality.

[@RobinYoulton]

Excellent video, really informative and great enthusiasm - thank you

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@locker1964]

I mainly photograph, that's what the cameras were made for. To catch the perfect moment - even if it may be a little out of focus - or to take the time to compose the picture before pressing the shutter button. Today I look far too often into the menu and check my picture after every shot. This also means that the camera is to blame if the picture is out of focus... You brought over the fun of taking pictures very well.

[@barrycohen311]

Congratulations for shooting still and not being a "vidiot." This is a camera for real photographers. Computer hobbyists and vidiots need not apply.

[@dangerpowers123]

Really well reviewed. Totally agree about the hands on...I made that shot... Thing you get from Leica

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks. That’s the magic of the M.

[@kiwipics]

It's a shame they didn't go the route of Epson with their RD-1 with the shutter being cocked by the lever. Epson managed to do do that many years ago.

[@TECH360TV]

Agree. Wish there was more to do with the lever than just a thumb rest

[@CrueLoaf]

Great review and I love your enthusiasm. Although, kind of defeats the point when you use the EVF. Go rangefinder! Set up the focal range and fire! :)

[@TECH360TV]

I wear glasses usually, so the EVF helped me.

[@azzalos]

@@TECH360TV He did say that his eyesight is not good enough for it. Let's cut him some slack :)

[@TECH360TV]

Doesn’t matter how you take the picture, it matters how the picture turns out 😉

[@CrueLoaf]

TECH360.TV it is nice to have a choice.

[@PhotalkbyKJH]

Very special camera. so lovely 💕😭📷

[@paulsehstedt6275]

I compare the M-D with my 240: I've no time for the M-D in my daily work as press photographer. The M-D is fine for shooters who don't have an editor sitting on the neck. Nice review, but I'm always wondering, why many photographers are carrying a large backpack while cruising the streets., I put an etxra lens and some batteries and a cloth in my pockets and off I am. Take care Bobby!

[@btonelli]

paul sehstedt thanks for watching. Yes I can imagine this camera for your work might be a bit difficult to use. As for the backpack, I actually hate carrying around a big backpack. Here in Singapore I don’t drive / ride all the time thus I need to bring around everything I’ll use for the day in one bag. For this shoot it’s just me and my camera man, so no one to leave the bag with haha.

[@bushbeatnik4480]

love the crushing ref LOL yeah i hear ya my 6 is mech sans meter have warm breath and cotton shirt to "crush it" with

[@nanaresh1007]

This is just like the Epson RD-1 without the screen. awesome

[@Josephklchan1961]

Great sharing with beautiful scene. Video seem like took it at Chinatown Singapore. Cheers

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks. Yes it was shot in Chinatown

[@kyokuten]

The Leica M10-D is not like one's land rover, it's in fact like that Spider that provides an exceptional driving experience on a sunny weekend, I can totally see myself getting one

[@TECH360TV]

It’s a camera one needs to try to appreciate

[@acidsnow5915]

what a great review! the leica m10-d is a beast of camera i wish i would want to own really enjoyed this, hope to see more. and thanks for sharing all this super dope content with us

[@btonelli]

ACID SNOW thanks for watching!

[@davidmurray5926]

Excellent review and a great presenting style. Even though I know I could never afford this camera, nor do I need this camera I know that if my lottery Nos came up this would probably be the very first thing I would buy. Thank you :)

[@btonelli]

David Murray thanks for watching :)

[@frank3705]

Very good review !!! One of the best I've seen. Love the fact it has no screen because as you said when sooting street you can make out you're using film :) and most of the time that gets you out of trouble if someone thinks you have taken a picture of them.

[@Thomas_Geist]

Driving a Mini Cooper is really cool too. So do like I did...get a Fuji X100F and with the money you save get a low milage Mini with a 2.0L turbo. If you love street photography the very first thing you have to do is get there.

[@TECH360TV]

True, but some rather take the bus and shoot with a Leica 😂

[@Thomas_Geist]

They could have improved the battery life by making the lever actually reset the shutter with the option of turning that off for multiple exposures (hell, who needs that anyway.) Recocking the curtain actually takes a lot of mechanical energy. People are buying this for the nostalgia so why not? You wouldn't get twice the battery life because other things are going on too, but maybe 50% or more. Plus the great experience of doing it. That's what the D is all about.

[@TECH360TV]

I agree. The lever should have that functionality. Perhaps in the future they will do this.

[@blakeaghili5033]

Great review

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks Bobby

[@bovver6092]

Very nice review!

[@btonelli]

bovver wonder thanks for watching :)

[@JoeLopez]

It sounds like a great camera and a great concept. That Leica price though...

[@oudjunk]

Love your review. I got Leica SL and I have used Leica T. I tried to take with rangefinder but I couldn’t get the right focus so I gave up :p

[@btonelli]

oudjunk ouddy thanks for watching. Yes rangefinders are challenging to focus with. The SL and T are great cameras

[@spoolindsm127]

Patience and practice are key with rangefinders. I recently got an M9-P and have thought about selling it. But every time I use it I get so much joy, especially when you nail the shot. Give it another shot, I think it'll be worth it. Maybe start with an f/2 and shoot in ideal lighting conditions. Once you get good you can try shooting faster lenses in darker conditions. *Work your Leica M* by _Joeri van der Kloet_ was recommended to me and I think it's a good tutorial to really master the M.

[@oudjunk]

a5m I can use the rangefinder already :) I just wear the glasses that I can shot

[@Miao251]

Didnt know Ricky Martin does camera reviews now😏

[@TECH360TV]

Something to do during lockdown 😂

[@Miao251]

@@TECH360TV Wise man 😂👌🏼

[@LeeAchim84]

great review, very passionated :)

[@btonelli]

Michael Santeler thanks for watching 👍🏻

[@patrickhennigs4501]

Question about the Leica M10-D, can the Visoflex be used to operate the complete menu of the camera?

[@navierbresse5351]

How? There is no buttons on the camera other than Battery indicator and Shutter. I mean, no up/down/left/right/ok/cancel...

[@y2ktube]

Hey Bobby. Starting at video 7:57, I just wanted to mention; you're displaying a flaw that many novice Leica RF shooters share - When they focus their RF, they immediately click, so the subject matter is typically CENTERED (interesting foreground is often lost and/or feet/legs are cut off). Obviously the learned habit should instead be - - - FOCUS then quickly Re-Compose for proper composition. With practice this becomes 2nd nature...

[@TECH360TV]

Hi! Thanks for watching. If you watch closely at that starting point I recomposed after focusing. Im looking at my shot first then go in to focus then move. I tend to concentrate on faces and people first, especially shooting more wide open. If I stop down to bring more of the background into play then I frame differently.

[@bubuli]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIXPpY16d5J4gZI that's not exactly true. when you are fully accustomed with rangefinder focusing, you can focus faster in certain situations even with wide-open thin depth of field subjects, even with low ambient lighting and relatively poor eyesight. the thing that kills an RF focusing system (other than a miscalibrated one) is the direct light that hits the RF lens that washes out the focusing mechanism so you need to keep that upper left window wiped clean and free of dusts and thumbprints.

[@btonelli]

Dexter Legaspi true but also depends on ones eyesight. If you have 20/20 vision that helps quite a bit. Yes you can put diopters on to assist but even low light can prove challenging. The easiest M I found for focusing is the M3 but of course that’s designed for 50mm.

[@gregschmigel]

Oops spoke too soon. Thank you Santa! Merry Christmas.

[@troyoutlaw8908]

That looks like a solid backpack for photography. What kind is it? These days I am having trouble finding one i can fall in love with. thanks.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks! It’s actually an Under Armour backpack for gym gear hit I converted it to a camera bag.

[@jqueryrocks]

You are using the M-D.....with an EVF

[@TECH360TV]

Use both. I wear glasses but don’t like wearing them to take photos and it’s difficult with faster lenses especially at 1.4 to nail focus.

[@MrScotchpie]

I like this style of photography. Save money and buy a film Leica. I have an M7, but my most fun camera is the Leica M4-2. The M4-2 is cheap as chips for Leica, ~$500

[@btonelli]

Mr. Scotchpie that’s what I did. I wanted an M3 originally but I was influenced by my partners love of the MP. She has expensive taste for sure haha

[@NetvoTV]

Does CL with M Lens/7Artisan lens will give you the feel like M10 because there’s manual focus involve?

[@btonelli]

NETVO TV not really unless you solely use the Visoflex on the M10.

[@lovee-indiaarora4805]

It’s all about you creating the shot vs the camera taking the shot

[@bc9942]

Yes it’s different but is it a 60k different?

[@dezfoto7534]

Doesn’t always using the EVF kind of defeat the point of this camera?

[@TECH360TV]

Not really. Depends on one’s eyesight.

[@fikriilhamfadhillah4467]

i shot and learned photography through film but lately i bought a digital because i don't have time yet money to buy films and develop it (it cost you!) even in my x100, i set menu at home when doing nothing, disabling the lcd when going to the street and turning off the preview really helps a lot.

[@btonelli]

Fikri Ilham yes. Sometimes turning off features helps quite a bit to practice our photography skills.

[@chrisdechristophe]

Shoot without a screen? Surely the EVF is a screen?

[@btonelli]

Chris De Christophe yes, but it doesn’t come with the camera and besides a 3 or 5 second preview of the shot you can’t go back and review the pics in it.

[@jakobw135]

Is there a CHROME version of this? Is the viewer illuminated by the outside?

[@TECH360TV]

No chrome version as of yet. Same OVF as the M10 and M10 - P

[@jakobw135]

@@TECH360TV Thanks. :-)

[@lawrencep6359]

May I know what is the D stand for? thx

[@NetvoTV]

Review the new D Lux 7(LX100 II) please!

[@ziggy149]

Kinda wish you would’ve not had the “tech360.tv” on the screen the whole video

[@throughmyeyes9940]

only Leica has the nerve (and customers) to get away with this , lol

[@btonelli]

through my eyes they are one of the few companies that can pull this off. Illustrious history, build quality, and loyal fans help quite a bit 😉

[@throughmyeyes9940]

@@btonelli true, the ONLY company which can do this, lol

[@barrycohen311]

Clearly you know nothing about the Leica Man. Please go away and crawl back into your hole. kenrockwell.com/leica/leica-man.htm

[@btonelli]

Baruch Cohen with all due respect writing angry comments doesn’t help anyone or provide any information that is informative or engaging.

[@barrycohen311]

@@btonelli Clearly another know nothing. Or can you aspire to be a Leica Man? I doubt it, but I still have hope. Ken Rockwell sums it up well- kenrockwell.com/leica/leica-man.htm

[@kiwipics]

Leica should of made the wind on lever functional like on the Epson RD-1.

[@TECH360TV]

That would be cool for the M10-D

[@kiwipics]

@@TECH360TV ... It has been commented on by many KZbinrs ..... Check out Mattias Burling and his RD-1 review. I enjoyed your take on the M10 D.

[@garycraggs9953]

Which rucksack is that you are using please?

[@TECH360TV]

It’s actually a rucksack from Under Armour. - Bobby

[@MuhammadRifana]

Canon 5d classic have the same Felling of film look on image. And you get slowdown with canon 5d classic because no auto iso and no fancy new technology stuff. But fullframe and canon look is there. And shutter sound sure loud. But have acoustic felling of sound. And super cheap afterall

[@fangzhenyuinca]

It is a sin to use EVF for any lens Thant shorter than 90mm.

[@TECH360TV]

Then I have sinned and will answer to the guy upstairs when my time is up

[@magnushallberg936]

👍

[@catmatism]

Nice that you are shooting at my hometown, Singapore. You're great looking but I maintain my opinion that Leica isn't worth it.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks and understand. Everyone has their preferences in cameras and respect your feelings on it. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🎄 -Bobby

[@estrastyven3752]

Cool

[@michaelhalim1166]

cool backpack.. what is it?

[@TECH360TV]

Under Armour

[@JohnRicard]

Noooooooo!!!! The matte black is gorgeous on the M10 series. I despised the black paint on my M9 and M240. And when the black paint chipped away to reveal the gold underneath, I hated that even more.

[@btonelli]

John Ricard hahahaha that’s the beauty of the black paint is the brassing. But I understand how some don’t like this look :)

[@labalo5]

John Ricard really?? I love that aged look but only if it’s me that did it!

[@flyguyderrick7057]

Nice, If I ever get this camera I better get the lady's phone numbers when they see it or it's not worth it.

[@TECH360TV]

If you can snap some good pics of them with the camera, it helps :)

[@nastynate838]

that price is ungodly . why not just buy a film camera , and too, i wish people who review these would talk candidly about the lenses . to be honest , the lenses are really what gives you those amazing images . seriously

[@btonelli]

C Y yes the lenses are the magic behind the images. I touched upon that in the video.

[@NetvoTV]

0:35 Sir you can’t take picture, is this what he say?

[@btonelli]

NETVO TV good observation but I don’t remember him telling me that.

[@heresmyurl]

Reviews m10d Uses external vf :Visible confusion:

[@TECH360TV]

We used both actually

[@daniel.valdivia]

What strap are you using?

[@btonelli]

Daniel Valdivia came with the camera. Believe it’s a Leica strap

[@pangb4876]

Half In focus samples pictures... street photography with Leica don’t shoot wide open especially with our screen to check.

[@TECH360TV]

Sometimes it’s not how sharp the images are but the moment you can capture. Thanks for watching though.

[@alexanderdecebal-cuza3577]

Just like film

[@MestreMur]

At this days, best color science for Leica and Sony cameras (A7III, A7RIII and A9)... Right now, the Canon skin looks like a HellBoy movie skin!

[@isaacjames7410]

I'm thinking of maybe selling my car to buy this... seems like a good deal.

[@TECH360TV]

Camera before a car said no one ever :)

[@robiulahmed]

The best Leica is the M-A in my opinion.

[@btonelli]

Arm Head also a great camera 👍

[@robiulahmed]

@@btonelli Yeah. I'm saving up for one. Hopefully, I'll get it in 2020, God willing :)

[@FilmPhotographyChannel]

Great review! Stop by my channel for all you ever wanted to know about film cameras!

[@TECH360TV]

Sure will do!

[@meandmyrangefinder7091]

i don't think it makes sense in now day and time. using this you will end up looking at your phone again again to check your photos. the thumb rest just a very cheesy just too cheesy

[@TECH360TV]

Understand your perspective. In defence of the camera, it was never meant to be a mainstream version of the M, but an option for those that want to go back to the essence of an analogue camera minus the film.

[@HoLeeChit11]

Thanks, that was a really nice review. Now, the 10 people that might be able to afford one, or are actually stupid enough to buy one (because most other smaller cameras will do the same job) can go out and get one. Look forward to more Leica whore reviews 👍

[@TECH360TV]

Thank you, I think 🤔 😊

[@jsjxyz]

Like your review, but M10D is about selling experience, EVF defeat the purpose.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks, but it’s there for us that need help on our eyesight.

[@zapfkopf]

“how is it to shoot with a camera without lcd... quit liberating” well it’s not, you shoot with the visoflex... you should not have used the visoflex with this Leica.

[@btonelli]

Gideon Buurma I used both :) also you can’t go back and review the pics on the Visoflex so it’s not the same.

[@RAMSEYSPENCER]

LOL ... " lets see how this camera works out " man its normal camera .. real camera .. nothing special .. its camera how film and camera before CAMERAS today used to be .. nothing special .. just need someone know how to imagine his shots .. " Photographer " .... lets see how it works out .. lol maybe it will make food :) I really wanted to watch the clip .. but I stoped at 0:30 when you said that so I understood how the rest will sound like ...

[@btonelli]

Well for some, having a digital camera without a screen is different. We don’t make our videos for one specific audience, but for an array of viewers. Some not as experienced as you. So if you want to judge the review based on the first 30 sec then so be it, but thanks for clicking on our review to watch.

[@Toolgdskli]

It is more expensive than the hassleblad x1d ii

[@TECH360TV]

Now it is. Before no

[@michaelgalvez5870]

Thats $8,000 DUDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TECH360TV]

Definitely not inexpensive 😉

[@markkeohane9850]

I bought three excellent Nikon film bodies - two F3s, one of which is mint, and a mint FE2 - plus three f/1.4 lenses - 35, 50 and 85mm, the whole lot for 30% the cost of an M10-D with no glass. I have to ask the question: why would you pay £6,500 (in the UK) plus another £4-5k for some glass for a camera essentially designed to replicate using film? Or am I missing something? I can tell you, it would have to be some sort of special experience to match the fun and pleasure I have with my Nikons. Perhaps I'd better hire me a Leica so I can see what I'm missing. So you have to wait for the films to be processed and scanned and returned. So what? As the man said, he went to film to slow down and stop messing about with a screen all the time. Same reason as me. Seems to me if you pop off a load of shots, unrestricted by limitations on the number of shots on your film, while you're just itching to get to a cafe to sit and see what you've got but wondering if you have enough battery left to run the wifi long enough to get the images onto your phone, which may or may not have enough spare storage on it....well,then perhaps it's half defeating the object. Chill. Rewind your film while mentally recapping what you think you got. Send it off. Wait a few days. And, while you're waiting, pop another roll of film in and get out and shoot some more. Or, as I say, am I missing something?

[@ftgphoto]

I turn off the image review/screen on my M Typ 240, and voila! It's an M10-D. 😂

[@btonelli]

Jeremy Jo hahaha yes!

[@ME.5]

I've always considered Leica as Severity, Seriousness and Design - as _project with uncionality_ - absolute Landmark. But to me this model is the worst kind of philology. At least, the old naïve Epson r-d1 lever had a function. Replace an expensive display with useless cheap lever is _old school!?_ It's a slap to the human understanding and a a great style fall after decades of minding excellence. Very stupid toy for very fake hipsters, that's it.

[@g4lamos]

Chuck the evf. Wtf.....

[@TECH360TV]

When your eyesight isn’t as good as it once was you will think different.

[@g4lamos]

TECH360.TV they have diopters....

[@TECH360TV]

Yes I have them on my MP. The EFV is still easier.

[@g4lamos]

TECH360.TV makes no sense to have a rangefinder then get an evf. Using an evf ruins the whole point of having a Leica. Time to get a Sony!!!

[@chrisdechristophe]

Oh no cs bs!

[@j.p.7708]

D is for dumb😎

[@adilsokolovic12]

Very bad review of an incredible camera... very childishly trendy very youtube-tech style

[@btonelli]

Dilly Dilly thanks for watching:)

[@adilsokolovic12]

@@btonelli Thank you and keep it up this can be better

[@arthurrmcphee4885]

In all the years of shooting ( 35+ years ) I've never heard so much nonsense about the nostalgic fanboy sounding talk about a camera that has no screen, no evf, no autofocus etc, etc, and still wax lyrical about why you don't need them! Bull. For a camera that costs this much without the lens and you say has a lot of functionality.." you can choose jpeg, raw, blah blah"!! Garbage is coming out of your mouth, " it slows down your shooting" lol go get a cheap compact camera and tell me the same wax lyrical nonsense! OMG Dross utter dross, oh and for a camera that has no obvious tech it sure uses alot of battery power!! Admit the fact that you just enjoy having a Leica in your hands! Full Stop!

[@btonelli]

Arthur R McPhee respectfully I think you misunderstood a lot of what I said in the video. Instead of being just critical about things it doesn’t have which are many because it was designed that way, I wanted to highlight that the lack of features does give you something interesting on this camera. With the focus on all the new technology many cameras have these days, using this was a refreshing change. With our camera reviews we don’t just focus on Photographers such as yourself that have been shooting for 35 years, but also new photographers that might not have the knowledge others do. If my video was solely targeted at professional shooters I would package things slightly differently. Also, yes using a cheap compact camera will also slow down your photography, but this review is on the Leica M10D, not a cheap compact. In closing, why do people spend thousands on a watch when a cheap digital watch tells the same time? It’s all about how it makes you feel.