There are few cameras in history more revered than those from the Leica M series. But since the M3 debuted in the 1950s, Leica’s rangefinders have mostly remained the same, even as technology advanced and the photography world transitioned from film to digital. Leica’s rangefinders have never been at the forefront of these changes, with the M series sticking with film all the way until 2006’s M8 finally included a digital sensor—nearly 10 years after digital cameras first rose to prominence. The M8 was replaced by the M9 in 2009, and the M9-P in 2011. But though technology continued to advance, the M9/M9-P seemed stuck in the past, eschewing modern features, such as live view and video recording, that had become commonplace. Leica has remedied these faults, however, with the debut of the Leica M (MSRP $6,950.00). Announced back in 2012, the M is the bold step forward technologically that Leica fans and broke daydreamers have long waited for.…….

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