EVF M rumoured

[lct]

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The M11 has an electronic shutter for those who like that but it has a mechanical shutter too. Suffice it to do the same in the EVF-M.

[FrozenInTime]

9 minutes ago, lct said:

The M11 has an electronic shutter for those who like that but it has a mechanical shutter too. Suffice it to do the same in the EVF-M.

That seemed a certainty when the rumours pointed to a M11 derived body.

Reworking to the Q3 to remove the lensor assembly, add a M mount with focus cam and 6 bit reader, a focal plane shutter, and create a new sensor board, seems like a larger task compared to replacing the M11 OVF with a EVF, so ominous suggestions arise of taking the shortcut of no mechanical shutter.

[lct]

A Q3 like camera would need an adapter to work with M lenses. Hard to believe it may happen. Is there any hint that the initial project of a M11 derived body has been abandoned?

[LanceR]

I have a question for those that are more oriented towards the physics side of things.  I have been thinking about possible ways they could actually implement rangefinder style shooting with this rumored camera.

If they added a second small sensor, positioned similarly to the second window on an actual M camera, is it possible for them to have enough offset between that window position and the sensor to implement a digital rangefinder function?  On a traditional M, you have the width of the camera offset of the optics, but I would not think that there is enough distance between the primary sensor in the middle and a second sensor to create the necessary effect.

While I am cautiously optimistic about this camera, if it just brings their standard focus peaking and auto-magnification, I am not sure I would find it more compelling than an SL3.  I traded my much loved M11 for an SL3, but kept all of my M glass.  While focusing M glass on an SL3 is slower for me than with a rangefinder, I rarely miss focus and get the benefit of IBIS.

Still, I put my name down at my local camera stores, including a Leica store in case it does arrive and delivers something very interesting.

 

[la1402]

1 hour ago, LanceR said:

If they added a second small sensor, positioned similarly to the second window on an actual M camera, is it possible for them to have enough offset between that window position and the sensor to implement a digital rangefinder function?  On a traditional M, you have the width of the camera offset of the optics, but I would not think that there is enough distance between the primary sensor in the middle and a second sensor to create the necessary effect.

 

 

Why would you want to do that ? Sensor based distance metering is so much easier, cost effective and maintenance free.

Edited 6 hours ago by la1402

[jaapv]

Still,Leica patented this system and then decided it was not good enough.