Leica M11-P
Announced October 26, 2023
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Leica M11-P is a premium rangefinder that blends classic design with modern performance, featuring a high-resolution sensor and industry-first content authenticity technology. It serves as a robust, professional-grade tool for photographers who value build quality and a refined, manual shooting experience.
Weighted from 10 reviewer scores
Pros
- Premium build quality with durable materials and discreet styling
- High-resolution 60MP sensor with excellent dynamic range and color
- Refined user experience and battery performance
- Increased 256GB internal storage capacity
- Integrated C2PA content authenticity features
Cons
- Very high price point
- Operational issues including slow startup and occasional freezing
- Manual focus and rangefinder system can be challenging to use
- Ergonomic limitations and hardware design choices
- Content Credentials are fragile and easily lost during editing
- Launch price $9,195 (USD)
- Sensor 60.3MP Full-Frame BSI CMOS
- Video 4K 60p
- Burst 4.5 fps mechanical
What the Reviewers Say
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- PetaPixel 8/10
The M11-P would make an excellent art photography camera, wedding camera, or photojournalist tool that protects the creator's files from copyright infringement and maintains its journalistic integrity.
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Its groundbreaking “Leica Content Credentials” provenance checking features distinguished the M11-P from all others. Apart from that it is another superb feat of photography engineering.
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The Leica M series cameras feel so good.
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The Leica M11-P follows the Leica tradition of producing beautifully made cameras delivering the highest quality, albeit at a high cost.
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The Leica M11-P continues Leica's blend of classic style and cutting-edge technology.
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The M11 is a brilliant camera, well worth the upgrade from the M10-R in so many respects, and the M11-P is another significant upgrade. Leica is going from strength to strength.
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I will absolutely say that for the price, the upgrade was worth it to me. It is just a much better camera.
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The M11-P, it's like an instrument; it's fun and it makes you want to go out and play, and that's what kind of all Leicas are good at. The M11-P is just kind of the best and most fun version of that instrument.
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After 2 years with the Leica M11-P and going into the 70th year of this system, I can't imagine a better tool that does that for me than this one right here.
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The Leica M11-P clearly is the better M11 camera because we have enhanced storage capacity, we have a better finish and build, more robust, and in particular people in reportage photography will appreciate that and we have the Leica content credentials as I just showed.
