Re: Leica M11-V to be announced (Now called Leica M EV1)
andymatuschak wrote:
This is perhaps a goofy perspective, but if I were satisfied with zoom and focus peaking, I'd still be using a Fuji X-Pro3.
I use an M over the X-Pro3 mainly to achieve compactness, not (mainly) because of FF vs. APS-C, or because I prefer the M lenses. APS-C is honestly enough for me most of the time, and Voigt's X mount lenses are good to great.
The X-Pro gave me roughly the body I wanted (compact, physical controls, left viewfinder). But the fast, high-quality Fuji lenses aren't compact. To get fast, high-quality, compact lenses, I had to use MF lenses. And I found it too cumbersome to MF with the X-Pro3's EVF and zoom+peak.
The Zf's EVF MF aids might have worked for me, but it was too big and heavy for me. That left the M, not because I'm wedded to the rangefinder's heritage, but because I don't like zoom+peaking MF-on-EVF. Some novel focus assist here might have created some interesting middle ground. I do think I'd prefer the Zf's solution if I could get it in a smaller form factor—exposure/DoF preview is valuable to me.
Very similar paths, I enjoyed the Xpro3 for many years using small vintage or M glass (cropped). I loved the compactness that it gave me and the image quality/output was good for me. The problem was that I hated using "cropped" M lenses on it, since the latest Voigt's were not out yet.
I rented a M10 one weekend and we'll, the rest of history. If I wanted the focus peaking experience w/ punch in to check focus, the X-pro3 could satisfy that need I suppose (w/ a fold down screen that sits very well at waist level). However, I don't want to load up on Fuji X lenses, I rather use my fav M lenses on a SL type 601 if I wanted an EVF experience.
Oct 23, 2025 at 05:31 PM
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