Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While the ME is basically a slightly stripped down M9, the M (M10) is a whole new build including the SW (Maestro Processor). One can infer that the ME will probably arrive when planned, the M might take a while to work out the production and SW kinks..... My suggestion is to be patient and wait. The M is the future. I just checked: the M-E is apparently shipping in Europe...... Now about those new model numbers..... In the future, Leica has decided to designate their M line models simply with the name M. ie, the implication is that all future RF cameras will simply be called the Leica M. Then there is an add-on you must use to figure out WHICH M it is. So the full model numbers are as follows: M10 = M Type 240 M-E ( Replacement for the M9) = M-E Type 220 This is apparently easier for some at Leica to figure out which camera is which.......... And a whole lot more complicated for writers, journalists, users, and purchasers .... 1 step forward, 1 1/2 steps back Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net We have seen samples from the MM, great ones! Does anyone have an M yet? Leo Wesson