costa43 Posted August 1 Author Share #1961 Posted August 1 Advertisement (gone after registration) 53 minutes ago, jaapv said: It can easily be done like the Panasonic GX8. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I like it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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graphlex Posted August 2 Share #1962 Posted August 2 On 7/31/2025 at 9:40 PM, Olaf_ZG said: And yet, in the latest mailing, Leica is promoting the visoflex… why would they do that if a Mevf is around the corner? Not in the US, where some dealers seem not to be restocking the Visoflex 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markey Posted August 2 Share #1963 Posted August 2 On 7/28/2025 at 11:36 PM, Derbyshire Man said: That's the best thing about it🤣 The 90 is one of my standard lenses on my 246 and was on my M2/3 . Yes the box can be small but I have no problem with focus. I wear glasses and have been using M`s since the eighties. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 2 Share #1964 Posted August 2 1 hour ago, Markey said: The 90 is one of my standard lenses on my 246 and was on my M2/3. Yes the box can be small but I have no problem with focus. I wear glasses and have been using M's since the eighties. Ditto here but the RF is useless when using the current macro adapter. The previous one with goggles can work with the Macro-Elmar 90/4 but it is less handy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markey Posted August 2 Share #1965 Posted August 2 12 hours ago, lct said: Ditto here but the RF is useless when using the current macro adapter. The previous one with goggles can work with the Macro-Elmar 90/4 but it is less handy. Ah .... never used one. I use my M lenses on my CL and SL2s sometimes too .... I have no issue with either method tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxj Posted August 23 Share #1966 Posted August 23 Going to leave this here. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419143-evf-m-rumoured/?do=findComment&comment=5852594'>More sharing options...
Alexander108 Posted August 23 Share #1967 Posted August 23 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 26 Minuten schrieb rxj: Going to leave this here. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Source? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlesch Posted August 23 Share #1968 Posted August 23 Originally slated for Aug 22 2025 it seems. Now October. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander108 Posted August 23 Share #1969 Posted August 23 So, no source, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gelatino Posted August 23 Share #1970 Posted August 23 (edited) . Edited August 23 by Gelatino 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinRas Posted August 23 Share #1971 Posted August 23 looks like wet dream there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted August 23 Share #1972 Posted August 23 The biggest question is how a 'puristic' design differs from a pure design. We need to know. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 23 Share #1973 Posted August 23 1 hour ago, rxj said: Clean front without rangefinder window. So it will not look like an M, but more like a Q or something. Disappointing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlesch Posted August 23 Share #1974 Posted August 23 (edited) Hear me out. The description says that there will be no “rangefinder window”. Which window? Theres two. This is likely referring to the small prism on the right front facade that supplies the RF patch, cross referencing Leica’s own internal documents and labeling. It doesn’t say that the “viewfinder window” (the one that we look through) is gone. In addition they mention the frame selector lever now has “dual functionality for viewfinder.” Why would there be a frame selector lever in an EVF camera? It makes sense. The M11-V will still have an optical viewfinder window but with a frame selector lever that turns on the EVF, and the smaller rangefinder window is gone and thus no more focusing patch since there’s no need for the rangefinder anymore. Why keep the OVF you might ask? Frame selector previewing for frame lines. Above all else, if you have OVF frame lines, you can still use it to snap frames via zone focusing. You don’t need the rangefinder patch to focus when you’re at f/11 and zone focused. Pull the viewfinder to your eye and snap. Want to use EVF? Toggle the frameline dual functionality. I’m convinced this is it. Edited August 23 by darlesch 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlesphoto99 Posted August 23 Share #1975 Posted August 23 7 minutes ago, darlesch said: Hear me out. The description says that there will be no “rangefinder window”. Which window? Theres two. This is likely referring to the small prism on the right front facade that supplies the RF patch, cross referencing Leica’s own internal documents and labeling. It doesn’t say that the “viewfinder window” (the one that we look through) is gone. In addition they mention the frame selector lever now has “dual functionality for viewfinder.” Why would there be a frame selector lever in an EVF camera? It makes sense. The M11-V will still have an optical viewfinder window but with a frame selector lever that turns on the EVF, and the smaller rangefinder window is gone and thus no more focusing patch since there’s no need for the rangefinder anymore. Why keep the OVF you might ask? Frame selector previewing for frame lines. Above all else, if you have OVF frame lines, you can still use it to snap frames via zone focusing. You don’t need the rangefinder patch to focus when you’re at f/11 and zone focused. Pull the viewfinder to your eye and snap. Want to use EVF? Toggle the frameline dual functionality. I’m convinced this is it. Of course the big window is gone. That's where the EVF goes. The frame line selector will probably just bring up the various frame lines overlayed on the scene as you toggle it. Could also be mapped to function as something else, like focus aid selector. If they were retaining the full legacy optical rangefinder functionality they would mention that (scream it actually). If this document is authentic that is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 23 Share #1976 Posted August 23 The film rewind knob became an ISO dial (M10 >). The film advance lever turned into a "fold-out thumb rest" (M10-D). So I hoped that the viewfinder/rangefinder window could also be reused for something clever. Instead, they have apparently chosen the simplest solution and just removed it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted August 23 Share #1977 Posted August 23 18 minutes ago, evikne said: Instead, they have apparently chosen the simplest solution and just removed it. Or maybe Leica doesn't want to kill the M12, which will come in a hybrid configuration, including an optical/digital viewfinder, with the option of a digital rangefinder (possibly using LIDAR?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenInTime Posted August 23 Share #1978 Posted August 23 12 minutes ago, evikne said: The film rewind knob became an ISO dial (M10 >). The film advance lever turned into a "fold-out thumb rest" (M10-D). So I hoped that the viewfinder/rangefinder window could also be reused for something clever. Instead, they have apparently chosen the simplest solution and just removed it. Rather an ugly Q2 like protrusion, I wonder if the eyepiece is round, keeping the classic M body style. A diopter adjustment lever could be introduced as per the control under the rewind knob on the Barnack IIIf ; or make it motorized like the Hasselblad X2D with no direct mechanical trim knob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
costa43 Posted August 23 Author Share #1979 Posted August 23 Curious to know what the focus aids are and if there is anything innovative. Good that the EVF is more SL/Q like in its resolution and not just a Visoflex 2 built in. I hope it’s just the rangefinder window that is missing and the viewfinder one is still present or it’s going to look a bit weird having an M with a totally clean top plate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgh Posted August 23 Share #1980 Posted August 23 34 minutes ago, evikne said: The film rewind knob became an ISO dial (M10 >). The film advance lever turned into a "fold-out thumb rest" (M10-D). So I hoped that the viewfinder/rangefinder window could also be reused for something clever. Instead, they have apparently chosen the simplest solution and just removed it. Makes sense to me, form following function and all. If it’s not a rangefinder it’s not an M and doesn’t need to parade as one. If any of this is credible, which. Who knows! Not interested though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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