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Fred Miranda wrote:
My plan is to never buy this camera. I really don't get what Leica was thinking, no offense to those who like it.
That said, I could definitely see myself considering a much smaller SL camera in the future, something not much bigger than the Sony A7CR. Basically a Leica CL full frame.
I don't believe Leica will make one, but it's something I'd consider for sure.
For the M EV1, I believe Leica is thinking about people like me.
I have loved and lusted after an M camera for years. I love the size, shape, weight, build, simplicity, and access to M lenses. What held me back is the RF. I am sure you know far better than me the limitations the RF places on the M system. (No offense to those, including you, who love their Ms.)
Many, many people obviously love M cameras, including the RF. But having started with an RF camera and switched to SLR in 1975, I never could wrap my mind around paying Leica prices to go so far backwards in viewfinder/focusing technology. Nor to endure the limitations imposed by an RF. Nor to amass all the accoutrements Leica created over the years to wire around those limitations. Apart from the uncertainty of never seeing the true scope or perspective of the image seen by the lens, the RF limits lens selection: on the short end, on the long end, zooms, focal lengths that don't match predetermined frame lines, lenses that aren't calibrated or matched to the RF system, etc. Those limitations bite even harder now that adapters otherwise permit one to mount virtually any lens on virtually any mirrorless camera.
So leave the RF behind, add an EV to all the other benefits of an M camera, and I am there. All day, every day. Along with many other photographers. I truly believe the M EV concept can be Leica's opportunity to make the best camera ever. Unfortunately, I do not yet know whether Leica fulfilled its promise with the M EV1 execution. I suspect not.
On the one hand, I disagree an EV viewfinder is too difficult to focus manually. Too many people manually focus Q and SL cameras, much less mirrorless camera from other brands, to lend that argument credence. In fact, even M owners focus with an EV — in the form of a Visoflex — when they find the RF insufficient for specific lenses or circumstances.
On the other hand, I certainly would value better EV manual focusing aids than can be found on a Q, SL, or, apparently, the EV 1. An EV equivalent of an SLR split image screen, for example, might be ideal (in a way, the SLR split image screen is analogous to the RF's matching images). Or more precise, consistent, reliable focus peaking. Or some other form of focus assist we have yet to see.
In any event, I really hope Leica brings to the EV space the same creativity with which it develops its lenses. Whether the EV 1 or some subsequent iteration, I now believe I will become an M owner soon.
If Leica can nail the EV technology, I predict the M EV will become the best camera ever.
But just my pov.
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