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johnvanr wrote:
I've never made it a secret that I got into Leica M because of the small lenses combined with FF and not so much my love of a rangefinder. I do think rangefinder focusing works well when not using lenses wide open and the lenses lend themselves well to zone focusing, which I use quite a bit on the street.
This morning I tried my M lenses on my M11, my R5 and my Z6III. I found the colors largely the same on these cameras, with the Leica actually producing the least life-like colors (I said life like, I didn't say they didn't look good). In the past week, I also realized that my other FF, MFT and Q2 setups are more versatile in terms of combining zone focusing and auto focus. And I have a Fuji GFX100s if I really need high resolution for landscapes.
The M11 is touted as a small camera, but it's really not. It just misses the grip and the EVF bump of the Canon and Nikon bodies, but the real difference is in lens sizes and a bit of weight. And the MFT kit produces files that are plenty large for printing because for street and the like I don't need to crop much, if at all.
Now, a week ago, I was thinking of selling my Q2M and getting a Q2 or Q3. But now I've come to the conclusion that the Q2M has a particular role to play with its special sensor and high-ISO capabilities, whereas the role of the M11 can be filled by several of my other cameras. Ideally, Nikon releases a Z7III with the MF functions of the Zf and Z6III and the higher resolution, but I think I can live without that for now.
Another factor is the new Fuji X-E5, which is small, uses small lenses and offers 40MP. Previously there was no small camera that wasn't a Sony that offered that kind of resolution in a small package.
As always, the question: am I missing something?...Show more →
I'm currently shooting the GFX100RF, X-M5, and soon to arrive X-E5. Life's too short to lug around large, heavy gear. My threshold for camera system size and weight is low these days.
The only M that still stands out to me is the M11M, which is also the one M model that would benefit the most from having an EVF due to highlight clipping. Hopefully there will be an EVF-M and an EVF-M Monochrom.
Back to the size question, shooting the X-M5 alongside the X100VI this summer was a revelation, because I realized I wanted a combination of these two cameras – 40mp, interchangeable lenses, small size, and M-like form factor and controls. I tried the X-T5, but that was still too large. So I sold the X100VI and X-T5 and am getting the X-E5. I like that the X-E5 build quality matches the GFX100RF (top plate is cut from solid aluminum block), which is a big step up for Fujifilm from past models, IMO.
Side note: The M lenses I've tried on the X-M5 seem to work well. The Shoten macro adapter I have gives perfect infinity focus at the hard stop, which is nice. And the smaller sensor uses the best part of the M lens image circle, which is especially nice for M lenses that struggle a bit at the edges on an M11 anyway. But mostly M lenses on the X body is just for fun, since there are native options that have AF and are smaller and lighter.
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