Leica M review

The thoroughly modern rangefinder

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As part of our image quality testing for the Leica M 240 we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Leica M 240 is capable of resolving up to around 26 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

JPEG

Leica M 240

Full ISO 100 image. See 100% crops below:

Leica M 240

ISO 100. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 200. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 400. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 800. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 1600. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 3200. Score: 24. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 6400. Score: 24. Click here for full resolution image.

Raw

Leica M 240

ISO 100. Score: 28. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 200. Score: 28. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 400. Score: 28. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 800. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 1600. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 3200. Score: 26. Click here for full resolution image.

Leica M 240

ISO 6400. Score: 24. Click here for full resolution image.

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