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Leica now has a new budget-friendly Leica M-E (Typ 240) rangefinder

Jun 26, 2019 by John Aldred 5 Comments

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Leica has launched a new Leica M-E (Typ 240) camera to replace the Leica M-E (Typ 220). It’s aimed at bringing in newcomers to the Leica M system, hoping to entice them in with a low budget price. I say “low budget”… It still costs 4 grand. But it offers a full-frame 24-megapixel CMOS sensor, Leica Maestro processor and access to the complete range of Leica M lenses.

Leica describes the M-E (Typ 240) as “a brand new take on the established formula from the popular Leica M (Typ 240) cameras, with some welcome changes and improvements”. Like the M (Typ 240), it sports a 3.0″ 920K-dot LCD on the back, shoots FullHD 1080p video with an ISO range of 200-6400 and 3 frames per second continuous shooting.

The Leica M-E (Typ 240) also has the same 1/180th flash sync speed, the same single SD card slot, the same viewfinder with approximately 0.68x magnification, a built-in microphone with a socket to plug in an external one. It also has the same video framerates, too. It’s difficult to see what the “welcome changes and improvements” actually are from looking at the specs on paper.

There appear to be three main differences between the Leica M-E (Typ 240) and the Leica M (Typ 240). The M-E (Typ 240) has an upgraded 2GB buffer, allowing you to keep shooting for longer without having to wait for it to write out the files. Of course, with a shooting frame rate of only 3fps, you’re unlikely to be shooting much sports with this thing.1

The M-E (Typ 240) is also slightly smaller, coming in at 139 x 42 x 80mm vs 139.7 x 43.2 x 78.6mm for the M (Typ 240). Oh, and it’s had around $3,000 shaved off the MSRP of the M (Typ 240).

The Leica M-E (Typ 240) is available to pre-order now for $3,995 and begins shipping soon. It’s also available in Leica stores and boutiques.

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About John Aldred

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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