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Hey, I have the M11 and I think it's a great camera. When I take portraits, I would like to use the Vidoflex 2. But then I have to decide: either I use flash and then I don't have a Visoflex 2 or I only work with LED light and then I have a Visoflex 2. What do others here in the forum think? With a 90 mm M lens or a Noctilux it will be difficult to flash and produce sharp images. I would like to have a Vidoflex with flash synchronization for the next development. This could also be done by a contact and then another form of cable. The contact could be magnetic and would then go into the trigger, or into the flash. If you want to expand the community of people who work with this system, then I see great potential in this area. Or at least potential. Everyone else doesn't have to use the contact (wherever it would be positioned) and you can certainly get such a contact watertight. Who else wants to be able to take 70-135 mm portraits with flash and super wide-angle photos with flash? Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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The X1 was, if I recall, the first true compact, fixed lens APSC camera. The X2 improved upon that and the X113 was a dream. But that was in 2014, and its ISO performance and AF speed could do with what would be a much update. Leica has mentioned that the CL is an effective replacement for the X series. The beautiful sensor produces images very close to that of the M; its AF speed is now reasonably fast; and the size and dimensions - especially when used with the 18mm - is certainly X sized. And let's not forget that beautiful viewfinder. However, I would argue that the CL does not offer the same straightforward, no nonsense manual simplicity of the X series, which is what set the X apart from everything else. Those beautifully engraved and dedicated aperture and shutter speed dials made its operation effortless. While I did try the CL, and was impressed by the image quality, I did find the non-labelled, multi functional top dials something of a pain, and often found that, while in busy areas, the dials could inadvertently change the settings, which was a constant source of frustration. In this respect, I personally hope that we will see either a CL 2 that adopts the X operational philosophy, or alternatively, a new X3. I would be fine with the return of the 2.8 Elmarit, the 1.7 Summilux, or if they somehow managed to cram a collapsible Summicron into an X2 sized body, then that that would be wonderful. Make that collapsible Summicron a manual pull out and you have something that would probably be more robust and nostalgically charming. In a recent interview, Leica did say that they were not ruling out the possibility of a fixed lens APSC compact camera, but it would depend on whether or not there is clamour for it. What say you?
