Leica M10 Monochrom vs Leica M10-R
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Jul 2020 on the M10-R, against Jan 2020 on the M10 Monochrom.
- Native ISO: 160–100,000 on the M10 Monochrom, against 100–50,000 on the M10-R.
M10 Monochrom or M10-R: which should you buy?
Choose the M10 Monochrom for its native ISO.
On published specs the M10-R leads the M10 Monochrom nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
On paper the M10 Monochrom wins more rows (1 to 0); if the M10-R's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $8,995 new $8,295 used | $6,954.95 new $5,601 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Rangefinder | Rangefinder |
| Announced | Jan 2020 | Jul 2020 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $8,295 | $8,295 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | Monochrome CMOS | CMOS |
| Resolution | 40.9 MP | 40.9 MP |
| Native ISO | 160–100,000 (best) | 100–50,000 |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | 4.5 fps | 4.5 fps |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | 1/4,000s | 1/4,000s |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | — |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | — | — |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | — | — |
| 4K frame rate | — | — |
| 10-bit internal | — | — |
| Internal raw video | — | — |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | Optical | Optical |
| Rear screen | 3", 1.04M dots | 3", 1.04M dots |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | 660 g | 660 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 139 × 80 × 38.5 mm | 139 × 80 × 38.5 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Card slots | 1 · SD | 1 · SD |
| USB-C | No | No |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
M10 Monochrom
4.6 µm pixels
40.9 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 100,000
M10-R
4.6 µm pixels
40.9 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 50,000
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
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