Re: Leica M11-V to be announced (Now called Leica M EV1)
wolfloid wrote: However, the moment it becomes a 7Artisans M1-EVF camera, it loses 90% of its value. If it costs $1,000, you can buy a lot better cameras for $1,000, same at each price point. If you can afford a Leica, this is like buying a knockoff handbag or watch.
I don’t agree. If it was well conceived and made (Typoch quality) it would be a bargain, and I think it would make very large sales. Not everyone is a posing snob wanting Veblen goods. If it worked well and opened up a good manual focus experience with all those beautiful M mount lenses, I think it would sell like hot cakes. Think full frame Fuji X100 focusing elegance and build, with native M mount lenses. Perfect!
+1. Man, if Fuji finally joined the mirrorless FF bandwagon with M-mount - a desaster for Leica would happen. But I doubt Fuji will take this route, but who knows - what Sony did in 2013 with FF MLC was also something nobody expected all of sudden.
Re: Leica M11-V to be announced (Now called Leica M EV1)
wolfloid wrote: However, the moment it becomes a 7Artisans M1-EVF camera, it loses 90% of its value. If it costs $1,000, you can buy a lot better cameras for $1,000, same at each price point. If you can afford a Leica, this is like buying a knockoff handbag or watch.
I don’t agree. If it was well conceived and made (Typoch quality) it would be a bargain, and I think it would make very large sales. Not everyone is a posing snob wanting Veblen goods. If it worked well and opened up a good manual focus experience with all those beautiful M mount lenses, I think it would sell like hot cakes. Think full frame Fuji X100 focusing elegance and build, with native M mount lenses. Perfect!
+1. Man, if Fuji finally joined the mirrorless FF bandwagon with M-mount - a disaster for Leica would happen. But I doubt Fuji will take this route, but who knows - what Sony did in 2013 with FF MLC was also something nobody expected all of sudden.
Oct 26, 2025 at 05:31 PM
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