Re: Leica M11-V to be announced (Now called Leica M EV1)
dalegaspi wrote: flash wrote: RustyBug wrote: johnvanr wrote:
I don't really get the M vs X2D II comparison. To me, the only thing they really have in common is the stellar brand reputation.
Understood. Particularly, once you start adding in the prospect of adapting legacy Hassy and legacy R glass onto the X2D with the legacy bulk lenses and the requisite adapter. I dig on the fact that it's a great camera and has it's own realm of versatility from the advent of mirrorless. But, yeah ... M vs. X2D ... kinda different animals.
It does take a bit of scope creep to walk that far down the line (imo).
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dalegaspi wrote:
idk why X2D is coming up as an alternative here...while it's a great camera ecosystem in its own right.. it's an electronic-only shutter with slow readout speeds (i've had the x1d ii for a brief period) which is severely limited for how i use cameras...adapting non-native lenses will be more susceptible to rolling shutter side effects and i can't use a flash with M lenses.
Because the X2D with a V lens has a remarkably similar manual focus experience as the EV1. Much closer than the Q is. Sure the HB is bigger but it’s cheaper, has IBIS, better IQ, AF ability and a flippy screen, For some it can replace and M for travel. It’s a running joke with the Australian Leica Ambassadors that I turn up on Leica trips with a Hasselblad and not an M. And the HB is nothing like a GFX 100Sii. Nothing. Fujis FBW lenses are an awful MF experience. The V lenses are fabulous.
Having most of these systems here I think that an X2D with a V lens is the closest you can get to the EV1 experience. Certainly closer than a Q3 (lens ergonomics) or an A7CR (horrid EVF). When we’re talking about the HB it’s with native V lenses, not adapting.
As @SrMi@@ said earlier, if the EV1 had IBIS this might not be as much an alternative but if you have an X2D you’ll know that choosing an EV1 over the HB is a very big ask,
Gordon
I suppose that's an argument that holds...if only it didn't have an electronic-only shutter using a sensor with a slow readout then it would be a lot stronger...but I suppose for a lot of situations it's not a big deal for most users.
The Hasselblad XCD V lenses all have a mechanical leaf shutter. The body itself also has an electronic shutter.
Oct 26, 2025 at 04:22 PM
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