Re: A Leica M camera with an EVF is expected by the end of 2025
The closest Sony, Canon, and Nikon can get to competing with the EVF-M is to make a rangefinder-style EVF camera and offer compact, manual focus lenses. Can they compete with the EVF-M? Sure, but probably not well. I’ve been waiting for the EVF-M for a long time. If something compelling had came up by now, I probably would have gotten it, but nothing has. Just one data point.
The Sony A7C is a chunky camera and has no feeling of simplicity and “analog” experience. Do I hope they make a slimmer, more retro camera? Yes, but they don’t give any indication of having much interest. Where’s the RX1R III? And Nikon and Canon have nothing yet. Will Nikon ever make a Zs? Time will tell.
Manual focus lens options will be forever limited by their wider mounts. The barrels will often step-down, and they all tend to be large, fast lenses. The Thypoch lenses are big. There isn’t a single small, “jewel” sized lens available in any of their mounts. Fujifilm comes closest with the Fujicrons, but they are AF, and X-mount is APS-C. Voigtländer has a whopping two small, manual focus lenses. Is it competitive? A little bit, but not really.
Overall, mirrorless generally adopts the SLR form factor much better than the rangefinder form factor. They don’t compete directly, and the larger mounts mean that they can’t really get on the same level. It is a fundamental difference.
Re: A Leica M camera with an EVF is expected by the end of 2025
The closest Sony, Canon, and Nikon can get to competing with the EVF-M is to make a rangefinder-style EVF camera and offer compact, manual focus lenses. Can they compete with the EVF-M? Sure, but probably not well.
The Sony A7C is a chunky camera and has no feeling of simplicity and “analog” experience. Do I hope they make a slimmer, more retro camera? Yes, but they don’t give any indication of having much interest. Where’s the RX1R III? And Nikon and Canon have nothing yet. Will Nikon ever make a Zs? Time will tell.
Manual focus lens options will be forever limited by their wider mounts. The barrels will often step-down, and they all tend to be large, fast lenses. The Thypoch lenses are big. There isn’t a single small, “jewel” sized lens available in any of their mounts. Fujifilm comes closest with the Fujicrons, but they are AF, and X-mount is APS-C. Is it competitive? A little bit, but not really.
Overall, mirrorless generally adopts the SLR form factor much better than the rangefinder form factor. They don’t compete directly, and the larger mounts mean that they can’t really get on the same level. It is a fundamental difference.
Feb 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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