>>3435646>can someone give me a quick rundown on the leica m line up which model is the successor to m7?There isn't really a successor to the M7; that was the pinnacle of Leica's film rangefinders.
After the M7, you've got
M8: APS-H CCD sensor (1.3x crop) digital. Really old.
M8.2: Slightly better M8
M9: 18MP Full frame CCD.
M9-P: M9 with a few mostly-cosmetic features to make it appeal more to collectors.
M Monochrom: An M9 without a bayer filter array (i.e., monochrome only, hence the name)
M-E: Budget version of the M9 without the manual frameline selector and USB ports that nobody has ever used.
M (Typ 240): 24MP Full frame CMOS sensor. First digital Leica M with live view and video.
M Monochrom (Typ 246): The typ 240 without bayer filter
M (Typ 262): A Typ 240 with no live view or video and a quieter shutter.
M10: The current model. Back to the normal Leica M numbering scheme after dallying with "M (typ whatever)" since everyone just called those "M240" and "M262" anyway. 24MP full frame CMOS sensor with much higher high ISO, WiFi, 5FPS, live view but no video, bigger viewfinder, smaller body, and an ISO dial.
Too lazy to look up the exact specs and variants on the film Leicas, but quick rundown:
M3: The original. All mechanical, no meter or electronics at all.
M2: Cheaper M3 with different framelines, I think?
M1: M mount camera with no viewfinder or rangefinder. Intended to be mounted on Leica microscopes or used with the Visoflex to make it a super expensive yet ghetto SLR.
M4: Improved M3. I don't know how it's improved off the top of my head.
M5: First Leica Leica with an exposure meter built in. The black sheep of the film family because it's bulkier than the others.
M6: M5 minus the bulk and with a slightly better meter. Still mostly mechanical, no autoexposure.
M7: Electronic (but still film) Leica with aperture-priority autoexposure mode
