Re: Leica M11-V to be announced (Now called Leica M EV1)
retrofocus wrote: NJPhotographer wrote:
The Leica I wanted ever since the M8 came out in 2006 was an M-sized, M-styled autofocus full frame camera with its own line of small autofocus lenses. Almost two decades later, the closest to this concept is the Q line, which has not great autofocus, and no interchangeable lenses. Fujifilm sort of tried, but not with full frame. Now the M EV1 is another step in that direction, adding an EVF to the M body. Eventually Leica will make an M-sized, M-styled autofocus full frame camera with its own line of small autofocus lenses, but it will be many years too late for me.
As long as the SL series exist, this is not going to happen.
The SL series offers interchangeable AF lenses, with an option to use M lenses, but the SL bodies and their AF lenses are giants compared to the M series. Wouldn't it make sense to create an autofocus M-size & style camera, just like the Q/Q2/Q3, but with interchangeable AF lenses?
Two decades ago, the argument was similar: "as long as the M series exist, this is not going to happen". The theory was that such a camera would kill off the M series, or that M users don't want such a camera. So far, the naysayers have been right: M-sized, M-styled autofocus full frame camera with its own line of small autofocus lenses doesn't exist. And they may be right for another two decades. But the tiny steps in that direction are evident, even if very slow.
Oct 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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