Leica’s new $8,300 M10-R still feels like a camera from the ‘50s
The design doesn't change much, but Leica die-hards wouldn't have it any other way. (Leica/)There are a few topics in the camera nerd community that guarantee controversy. Do megapixels actually matter? Are prime lenses better than zooms? But few prompts can really rile up a comment section like a new Leica. The company’s 40-megapixel camera is no exception.The M10-R will cost $8,295 when it’s available later this month. That’s a hefty price tag that towers over even modern professional cameras like Canon’s beastly EOS R5, which will shoot 8K video and check in under $4,000 when it hits shelves later this month. The Leica, on the other hand, doesn’t shoot video at all. The 40.89-megapixel sensor—up from just 24 megapixels in the previous model—is just for still photography. For die-hard fans of the brand, it’s addition by subtraction. No video mode means no video record button. The M10-R also lacks...