EVF M rumoured

[kiwidad]

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16 hours ago, BernardC said:

That is certainly the case with EVF cameras, but it wasn't the case in the SLR days. Only the ground (matte) side of the focusing screen was at the image plane. Everything else like fresnel lenses, overlays, framing guides, information displays, etc., was slightly above or below.

To be fair, I doubt most people even noticed. Camera jockeys would tell you to set your diopter so that the Fresnel was sharp, or maybe the speed display, because it was easier to explain. Besides, I'm sure half their customers couldn't see the fine-grained ground glass pattern if they tried. This all became moot in the AF zoom era, when focus screens were engineered to be bright, but have no bite. This helped disguise the inaccuracies of autofocusing systems, but it was extremely frustrating to those of us who focused manually.

Back on topic: the rumoured EVF M-mount camera should have an adjustable diopter, even though rangefinder M-mount cameras do not.

Wasn’t so with Nikon the framelines and guides were etched into the ground matte side facing the mirror as were the other focusing aids. The ground matte side facing side was noth smooth over the aids so they had to live on that plane surely

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[kiwidad]

On 10/4/2025 at 11:50 PM, raizans said:

Only until October 23rd. 😂

So many comedians here lol

[LocalHero1953]

It's all just light entertainment until it's a fact.

[student]

Unless the photograph of the Wetzlar facility posted earlier, with the notice that a "surprise" is in the manufacture stage is a fake, surely we can expect a new product soon? That does not speak to either the date of release or the type of product it might be though

[Photon42]

41 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said:

It's all just light entertainment until it's a fact.

I am objecting neither 😊

[IkarusJohn]

2 hours ago, kiwidad said:

So after going full circle twice on pure unfounded rumors (hence the site name) I understand this release will be an m lens mount q in some form factor. 
Or has that already changed? 

love the post saying the end of rangefinder lol.

Then the friend of a friend of a friend who knew someone is pretty funny

i love to ask those who speculate if they knew a Q3-43 was coming ahead of the announcement!

it would be interesting to see a truly dual system ie rangefinder and evf, and real one not just like the digital patch Fuji have. Till then if I need crazy focus accuracy there’s always closing down a stop or use the visoflex 2!

Is the release announcement date speculation too?
 

Absolutely, with AF and IBIS too.  Guaranteed!

[wilfredo]

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The launch date is nearing, and it’s very exciting.  It could very well be my next Leica purchase when it comes in a Monochrom version. 

[BernardC]

5 hours ago, kiwidad said:

Wasn’t so with Nikon the framelines and guides were etched into the ground matte side facing the mirror as were the other focusing aids. The ground matte side facing side was noth smooth over the aids so they had to live on that plane surely

For those who aren't clear about how SLR optical systems work (worked?), I can recommend "Camera Technology: The Dark Side of the Lens" by Norman Goldberg (father of Don, aka "DAG"). It's unfortunately out of print, but it lays-out the pros and cons of all of the then-current viewing systems, and will teach you more than you thought was possible about cameras in general.

[pedaes]

5 hours ago, kiwidad said:

So many comedians here lol

Well, there are definitely some launches on the 23rd, but will they include a M style EVF body?

[SrMi]

1 hour ago, wilfredo said:

The launch date is nearing, and it’s very exciting.  It could very well be my next Leica purchase when it comes in a Monochrom version. 

Correction: the rumored launch date is nearing. Nothing may happen.

[lct]

15 minutes ago, pedaes said:

[...] there are definitely some launches on the 23rd [...]

Launches or rumored launches? Just curious, if you're not under NDA.

[luigi bertolotti]

30 minutes ago, pedaes said:

Well, there are definitely some launches on the 23rd, but will they include a M style EVF body?

REALLY ? I hope... (mainly for I  like number 23...😃)

[FrozenInTime]

If it is a shutterless Q3-M with the 60 Mpixel sensor, like the Sigma FpL only adding an EVF, that sounds a bit short of expectations 😞 

[pedaes]

21 minutes ago, lct said:

if you're not under NDA.

I am nowhere near the elite group that needs to sign a NDA! Just putting two and two together around events that are happening that day.

[luigi bertolotti]

On 10/5/2025 at 1:40 AM, jaapv said:

Maybe, but the mount would stick out quite a bit. 

Yes, but a smart style/designer could manage this

[la1402]

Rumors and speculation are fun and no live will turn in a different direction whatever is or isn't announced at October 23rd.🤫

When the first rumors started, I asked to put my name on a wish/waiting/dreamlist at my local Leica Store. The Store manager did that smilingly, but without any comment. I don't know what his smile meant. It could just mean "oh here comes another one of those dreamers". Or it means "Great, sales pipeline for autumn!" The next rumor may have the QM/EVM/... slip to spring so I may actually never know, and that's ok. 😀

[pedaes]

12 minutes ago, la1402 said:

I asked to put my name on a wish/waiting/dreamlist at my local Leica Store.

Well, the Dealer will know for sure what is coming, so I would call them and ask what number you are on the list and see what response you get. Let us know.

[Tseg]

I heard it was to be an OVF rangefinder Q3... 🤷‍♂️

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[lct]

Never understood what the Q, which is a fixed lens camera, has to do with whatever M-mount camera. Confusion seems to reach summits in this matter.

[jaapv]

People were thinking of size and shape.