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Leica M (Typ 240): References

On this page, I present a selection of links and other references that relate to the Leica M (Typ 240) camera.

Leica Links

Leica seems to have restructured its sites in mid-2014, which means that all links have changed...

• Leica M (Typ 240) on Leica Website (English version): us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M
  • Dowload page Leica M (Typ 240): us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-M/Leica-M/Downloads
• Technical data Leica M (Typ 240) (English version): us.leica-camera.com/content/download/93900/777872/version/6/file/Technische_Daten_Leica+M_EN.pdf
• Brochure for Leica M (Typ 240) (English version): us.leica-camera.com/content/download/102843/909958/version/5/file/M-Broschure_2014_en.pdf
• Instructions for Leica M (Typ 240) (German and English version): us.leica-camera.com/content/download/100592/844581/version/3/file/Instruction_Leica+M+Typ+240_DE-EN.pdf
• Leica M (Typ 240) on Leica Website (German version): de.leica-camera.com/Fotografie/Leica-M/Leica-M
  • Download page Leica M (Tpy 240): de.leica-camera.com/Fotografie/Leica-M/Leica-M/Downloads
• Technical data Leica M (Typ 240) (German version): de.leica-camera.com/content/download/93896/777845/version/8/file/Technische_Daten_Leica+M_DE.pdf
• Brochure for Leica M (Typ 240) (German version): de.leica-camera.com/content/download/102842/909947/version/8/file/M-Broschure_2014_de.pdf
• Instructions for Leica M (Typ 240) (German and English version): de.leica-camera.com/content/download/100593/844592/version/4/file/Instruction_Leica+M+Typ+240_DE-EN.pdf

Leica Forums and More

• Leica Forum: www.l-camera-forum.com (German) - www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/?langid=2 (International)
• M (Typ 240) Subforum on Leica Forum: www.l-camera-forum.com/forum/177-leica-m-type-240/ (International) - www.l-camera-forum.com/forum/178-leica-m-typ-240/ (German)
• Leica forum at dpreview.com: www.dpreview.com/forums/1038
• LeicaPlace: www.leicaplace.com
• Leica News & Rumors: leicarumors.com

Leica M (Typ 240) Tests, Reports, and Sample Images

Leica Evangelists

• Jono Slack
  • Testing the Leica M (240) (www.slack.co.uk/slack/Leica_M.html)
  • Venice 2012 with the Leica M (www.slack.co.uk/newsite/2012/other/venice/index.html)
  • China March 2013 with the Leica M (www.slack.co.uk/2013/China.html)
  • 1 year with the Leica M - October 2013 (www.slack.co.uk/slack/M_1_year.html)
  • Leica M Firmware Update v. 2.0.1.5 (www.slack.co.uk/2014/Leica_M_Firmware_Update.html)
• Ming Thein
  • The 2013 Leica M Typ 240 (blog.mingthein.com/2013/02/22/2013-leica-m-typ-240-review/)
  • B&W samples from the Leica M Typ 240 (blog.mingthein.com/2013/03/01/bw-samples-from-the-leica-m-typ-240/)
• Thorsten Overgaard
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 30 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-30.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 31 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-31-lightmetering-white-balance-simplicity.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 32 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-32-Messucher-Electronic-Viewfinder-Focusing-CMOS-sensor.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 33 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-33-The-Leica-R-Lenses-on-Leica-M240-Catwalk.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 34 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-34-sexy-stuff-for-the-worlds-most-sexy-camera.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 38 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-38-the-way-I-use-the-Leica-M240.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 39 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-39-The-Menu-Settings-of-the-Leica-M240.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 40 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-40-Leica-M-240-Safari-by-Byron-Prukston.html)
  • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 41 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-41-Color-Photography-and-the-Colors-of-the-Leica-M240.html)
  • Video
    • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 35 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-35.html)
    • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 36 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-36.html)
    • Leica M Type 240 Digital Rangefinder Camera - Page 37 (www.overgaard.dk/Leica-M-Type-240-aka-Leica-M10-digital-rangefinder-camera-page-37-Quality-Sound-and-Microphones-for-Leica-M240-Video-Sample-Videos.html)
• Erwin Puts (Leicagraphy)
  • Leica M (www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled/)

Others

• Steve Huff: The Leica M 240 Real World Camera Review 2013 by Steve Huff (www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/03/11/the-leica-m-240-real-world-camera-review-2013-by-steve-huff/)
• Ken Rockwell: LEICA M typ 240 (www.kenrockwell.com/leica/m-240.htm) (based on firmware version 2.0.0.11)
• Michael Reichmann (Luminous Landscape): Leica M240 Impressions (luminous-landscape.com/leica-m240-impressions/)
• Mike Tomkins (Luminous Landscape): Leica M Preview (www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/leica-m/leica-mA.HTM (includes M. Reichmann's M240 impressions on the page)
• Roger Hicks (American Photo): GEAR REVIEW: THE LEICA M (www.americanphotomag.com/gear-review-leica-m)
• Ron Scheffler: Leica M (Typ 240) rolling review (www.ronscheffler.com/techtalk/?page_id=270)
• Karl Edwards: So I Spent $7000 Bucks On A Camera – My Better Late Than Never Leica M 240 Review For Street Photography (www.streetshootr.com/so-i-spent-7000-bucks-on-a-camera-my-better-late-than-never-leica-m-240-review-for-street-photography/)
• Craig Fleming (Photography Monthly): Leica M 240 Review (www.photographymonthly.com/News-and-Reviews/2015/2/Leica-M-240-Review)
• Daniel D. Teoli Jr: My review of the Leica M240 that DP refused to publish. (danielteolijr.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/my-review-of-the-leica-m240-that-dp-refused-to-publish/)
• Tim Moynihan: Review: Leica M-P (Typ 240) (www.wired.com/2014/10/leica-mp-type-240-review/) - Leica M-P (Typ 240)!

There are also various articles on the Leica M (Typ 240) by Sean Reid (www.reidreviews.com), but these can only accessed if you subscribe to his Website.

Technical Tests

• DxOMark
  • Leica M Typ 240 : Tests and Reviews (www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Leica/M-Typ-240) (Overall score: 84)
  • Leica M review: How does the new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor in Leica’s latest rangefinder perform? (www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Leica-M-review-How-does-the-new-24-megapixel-CMOS-sensor-in-Leica-s-latest-rangefinder-perform)
  • Leica M: New 24-megapixel CMOS sensor significantly improves image quality (www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Leica-M-review-How-does-the-new-24-megapixel-CMOS-sensor-in-Leica-s-latest-rangefinder-perform/Leica-M-sensor-performance)
  • Conclusion (www.dxomark.com/Reviews/Leica-M-review-How-does-the-new-24-megapixel-CMOS-sensor-in-Leica-s-latest-rangefinder-perform/Conclusion)

Lens Codes and Critical Lenses

Lens Codes

• La Vida Leica: Leica Lens Codes (lavidaleica.com/content/leica-lens-codes)
• La Vida Leica: Converting to a Coded M Lens Mount (Last updated on March 21, 2013) (lavidaleica.com/content/converting-coded-m-lens-mount)
• Andreas Jürgensen/Carsten Wimster (l-camera-forum): Leica Lens Codes (www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-news/leica-lens-codes/) (Based on the La Vida Leica article "Leica Lens Codes")
• Thread started by Mike Prevette (l-camera-forum): Proof of concept regarding self coding of lenses (www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/10323-proof-of-concept-regarding-self-coding-of-lenses/)
• Michael Zhang (Petapixel): Add a Lens Code to Your Leica Lens with Black and White Paint (Published on March 21, 2013) (petapixel.com/2013/03/21/add-a-lens-code-to-your-leica-lens-with-black-and-white-paint/) (Based on the La Vida Leica article "Converting to a Coded M Lens Mount")
• Bernd Margotte: Objektivkodierung Leica M System (in German, about the Leica M8) (www.berndmargotte.com/technical/objektivcodierung_de.html)

Adobe

• Adobe: Adobe Camera Raw Help / Lens profile support | Camera Raw | Lightroom | Photoshop (helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/lens-profile-support.html)
• Adobe: Plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroomplugins/)
• Adobe: Adobe Lens Profile Creator (helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/digital-negative.html#resources)
• Adobe: Adobe Lens Profile Downloader (helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/digital-negative.html#resources)
• Adobe: DNG Profile Editor (camera profiles!!!; helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/digital-negative.html#resources)

CornerFix

• Sandy McGuffog: CornerFix homepage (sites.google.com/site/cornerfix/)
• Sandy McGuffog: CornerFix - still going strong (blog article) (chromasoft.blogspot.de/2015/12/cornerfix-still-going-strong.html)
• sourceforge.net: CornerFix download page (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cornerfix/files/)
• La Vida Leica: Using CornerFix to Correct Images (lavidaleica.com/content/using-cornerfix-correct-images)
• Thread started byDoc_P (l-camera-forum): Link - Collection for CornerFix Profiles (www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120279-link-collection-for-cornerfix-profiles/)
• Thread started by Marko-HF (systemkamera-forum.de): Korrektur Profile (Bilder) für das Voigtländer 21mm 1.8 an der a7R (www.systemkamera-forum.de/topic/104228-korrektur-profile-bilder-für-das-voigtländer-21mm-18-an-der-a7r/); reply by 3D-Kraft
• Thread started by Marko-HF (l-camera-forum): CV 15 4,5 II und M9 Referenz Datei für Cornerfix?? (www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/169603-cv-15-45-ii-und-m9-referenz-datei-für-cornerfix/)
• Tom Grill (About Photography): Using the Voigtlander 12mm and 15mm lenses on the Leica M (240) (aboutphotography-tomgrill.blogspot.de/2013/06/using-voigtlander-12mm-and-15mm-lenses.html)
• Sean Reid: Leica SL and M: Ultra-Wide Rangefinder Lenses (www.reidreviews.com; subscription Website)

Other Useful References

• Leica Fotografie International (LFI): www.lfi-online.de/ceemes//page/show/portal_RELAUNCH/__language__=en (English) - www.lfi-online.de/ceemes/ (German)
• Depth of field calculator (dofmaster): http://www.dofmaster.com/dofjs.html
• ExifTool: www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool
  Download links are provided on the page; as they include the version number, they would soon break if provided here...
  • Panasonic/Leica-specific tags (overview): www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/%7Ephil/exiftool/TagNames/Panasonic.html
  • ExifTool GUI for Windows v5.xx: u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/
  • Three List Exif Metadata droplets (Apple Macintosh, uses AppleScript, Exiftool needs to be installed): owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/List_Exif_Metadata.zip