jeffersoncasey wrote: 1bwana1 wrote: mgscheu wrote:
I like the bottom plate on my M10. I think it's a fun element, and it's easy enough to get to the battery and card. And my bottom plate is real, not fake!
I don't get why people want to pretend to themselves that they are shooting film when using a digital camera.
Likewise, Leica should stop the M series altogether and only focus on SL for full practical machine, so no one is pretending anything (lacking grip, old school rangefinder). 😂
I love the baseplate, but lacking the baseplate isn't the reason why I don't consider the new bodies for now...
The difference is that the RF and the Leica form factor is a very relevant way to shoot M lenses digitally. Current M lenses are also optimized for digital. All the controls and access points are optimized for digital. An unessecary film advance lever and removable base plate designed to load film are not. Big difference...
Apr 22, 2026 at 07:40 AM
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jeffersoncasey wrote: 1bwana1 wrote: mgscheu wrote:
I like the bottom plate on my M10. I think it's a fun element, and it's easy enough to get to the battery and card. And my bottom plate is real, not fake!
I don't get why people want to pretend to themselves that they are shooting film when using a digital camera.
Likewise, Leica should stop the M series altogether and only focus on SL for full practical machine, so no one is pretending anything (lacking grip, old school rangefinder). 😂
I love the baseplate, but lacking the baseplate isn't the reason why I don't consider the new bodies for now...
The difference is that the RF and the Leica form factor is a very relevant way to shoot M lenses digitally. Current M lenses are also optimized for digital. All the controls and access points are optimized for digital. An unessecary film advance lever and removable base plate designed to land film are not. Big difference...
Apr 22, 2026 at 05:24 AM
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