Leica M Typ 240 Review: The Digital M Redefined | Patrick Leong
The Leica M, the M10 or the Typ 240 as some call it, is the most anticipated camera for me because I grew up with Leica rangefinders. My interest in Leica started around the age of twelve when my dad gave me an old M3. I don’t think he thought it would have had such a huge impact on me but it obviously did. I went absolutely everywhere with that camera, and I probably shot more with that camera over the years than I ever did with my M9. As the years went by, I dabbled in a bit of medium format. I bought a Mamiya 6, and then 6MF, which are both rangefinders but my heart always lied with Leica M cameras. The M3 left such a huge impression on me that I sold my Mamiya’s, and bought myself an M6TTL. When the Leica M9 was announced back in 2009, I was so excited because a full frame digital M camera was finally being released. I held out so long, and I still remember almost coughing up the money for an M8.2 just a few months before the M9 was announced. But a little voice inside of my head kept telling me that Leica was going to come out with a full frame camera even though Leica themselves said it was impossible. Just wait. Just waiting is what I did, and I’m glad I listened to my inner voice. The M9 was so much better than I ever expected. It produced beautiful images even by today’s standard, and it wasn’t just compatible with almost every single M lens out there, each lens on the M9 seemed to produce it’s own unique signature. Most importantly, it was a true M. At the time, it was the perfect camera for me, and I’m pretty sure for many others as well…….
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