M10 images leak

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It looks like the M10 body is thinner and the lens flange extended.

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http://leicarumors.com/2016/11/11/this-is-the-leica-m10-camera.aspx/

Dial in the same position as the film rewind is also a nice touch
 
Note the thickness of the lens flange mount. It appears Leica may have traded off extending the lens mount for a thinner body.
 
And what's the dial above the VF?
The M10 is obviously a wi-fi enabled film camera, the only logical explanation...

The new sensor from CMOSIS is larger that full frame, only by a few mm in height, but that would be "medium format".
 
Interesting. I look forward to seeing what Leica offers when it comes to product announcement time.

That said, I don't think I'll be buying anything anytime soon. My Leica M-D typ 262 is as perfect an M as I need or want, and my Leica SL typ 601 is my "do anything system camera".

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Don't like the look of the silver lens mount ring on a black finish body... Will probably have to pay extra for the 'P' variant to get it in black.

I'm sure people will complain it's still not thin enough. 🙂 Looks like it might 'only' be a few mm reduction. I'm also not keen of the look of the ISO dial over the viewfinder. Feels a bit tacked on, IMO.
 
Leica if you can keep it under 600 grams with M6 thickness, take my money now.

Actually I'm a fan of that "film rewind" dial -- although I wonder if it's actually ISO or EV compensation. I can see justifications for either, although if there is a back scroll wheel a la Canon for exposure compensation, a dedicated ISO dial on the top would be quite handy.

I'm okay with chrome like the M6 or 262 if that reduces heft, which I think should be a priority for the MX line with the classic genes. Perhaps go with the nice brass and full features (video etc) for the Typ XXX line, if that is indeed how Leica intends to fork its rangefinder products down the road, as some speculate.

I love my M9. It's 95% perfect. The 240 (or 262, which is more or less what I described above) is 99% there, but if they can trim down the size to M6 dimensions, put in the Q sensor with EVF functionality back in it would be just the perfect, timeless digital M. It would last me, and I suspect many RFF members, a lifetime. I simply don't lust after 30 MP, 20 stops dynamic range and 1 million ISO. Don't feel drawn to that game. Come on Leica, we're almost there.

If they can deliver that I would probably buy two M10s and Leica might as well call it a day on the M and work on other product lines!
 
How much difference do you think there is vs. the current mount protrusion? And is this enough for the thickness crowd?
 
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