EVF M rumoured

[mmanda]

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Wait it says 'cameras' - maybe theres multiple EV1s being released?  

 

😁😁😁

[tappan]

Twas the night before the M-EV when all through the forum,
not a Leica purist was smiling, or showing decorum,
The newbies were stoic, they could hardly be moved,
In hopes that their focus would soon be improved.
The spouses were worried, thinking that this isn't funny,
With visions of their husbands losing all of their money;
And little Joey and Patty in their rooms feeling stunned,
for dad is about to borrow from their college fund!
When out in Wetzlar there arose such a clatter,
With Dr. Kaufmann, Stefan Daniel, and Pater Karbe's chatter.

GO LEICA !!!!!!

 
 

[adan]

42 minutes ago, DadDadDaddyo said:

As I've commented before: it's a heck of a lot easier to put an auxiliary electronic viewfinder onto a camera with coupled rangefinder than it is to put an auxiliary coupled rangefinder onto a camera with electronic viewfinder. 

Maybe not quite as hard as you think (except not coupled - you have to read the measurement off the dial, and then transfer that by hand to the lens focus ring scale).

And cheaper, too.

This was the only focusing tool (except guessing, or tape measures) for the original-series Leicas whose 100th anniversary we are celebrating this year. The built-in RFs took another seven years to arrive (1932).

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[Homo Faber]

vor 5 Stunden schrieb jaapv:

Focus. 

Wishful thinking.

[rxj]

On my way to the event now, we're checking in our phones but will report back.

[hexx]

There’s a new photo of the real deal - well, on a rumour site

[mikeamosau]

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I still like the rangefinder. 
(my small bit to get this thing to 200 pages. Only at 182… lazy!)

 

Edited 16 hours ago by mikeamosau

[jankap]

17 hours ago, lct said:

This question has been discussed for years here. We will know the definite answer tomorrow, hopefully. Touch wood 🙏

Yes, I was there with my idea too.

What would you think of a rebranded Panasonic S9 with a Visoflex connection?

[jankap]

16 minutes ago, mikeamosau said:

I still like the rangefinder. 
(my small bit to get this thing to 200 pages. Only at 182… lazy!)

 

I try to help you.😅

[costa43]

30 minutes ago, hexx said:

There’s a new photo of the real deal - well, on a rumour site

It doesn’t look as nice from this angle without the window but that rangefinder patch is still there. I’m hoping it’s for a unique focusing experience. 

[evikne]

The big remaining question is how focus confirmation works and what the patch window has to do with this.

Actually, I don't think the missing viewfinder window looks that bad, as long as the camera is in black, that makes it less prominent. But silver would look very strange.

Edited 15 hours ago by evikne

[mikeamosau]

Since I’m in the US and my invite got canceled, I’ll laugh if they don’t announce this camera. I will say, to make myself feel better sitting at home… all my favorite photos in history were taken on a rangefinder and not one on any rumored EVF M. So there! 

[jankap]

I never had an M, so I can suggest things without consequences. My LTM is there still, but not used. I can't bring myself to sell the camera of my father.  

[jaapv]

1 hour ago, Homo Faber said:

Wishful thinking.

Lack of skill or eye problems? The superior accuracy of the RF up to about  100 mm is well documented. I recommend reading Gúnther Osterloh: Leica M advanced Photo School. IMO required reading for anybody aspiring to use a Leica M to its full potential.
Meanwhile the real difference is that with an optical telescope viewfinder you are looking at the real world and with an EVF you are looking at a video on a mini-screen. 

[rramesh]

Wonder if we will soon have a focus speed and accuracy contest. M vs M-EV with different lenses.

[Homo Faber]

vor 10 Minuten schrieb jaapv:

Lack of skill or eye problems? The superior accuracy of the RF up to about  100 mm is well documented. I recommend reading Gúnther Osterloh: Leica M advanced Photo School. IMO required reading for anybody aspiring to use a Leica M to its full potential.
Meanwhile the real difference is that with an optical telescope viewfinder you are looking at the real world and with an EVF you are looking at a video on a mini-screen. 

As I said wishful thinking. Thank you for proving my point.

[costa43]

For me it’s not a matter of one or the other as the RF always wins out in this comparison. It’s whether I will have both alongside each other. If the focus confirmation is unique and not what we have in every other mirrorless camera to date then it could compliment the standard RF nicely. 

Edited 15 hours ago by costa43

[evikne]

One good thing about the omitted viewfinder window is that it puts an end to the notorious fingerprints. 😂

Edited 15 hours ago by evikne

[hexx]

If I'm thinking about this correctly - and please correct me if I'm wrong - does that mean that the way this will work is that you have EVF for framing of any lens of any focal length and then RF patch for focusing? Seems rather strange

Edited 15 hours ago by hexx

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[costa43]

6 minutes ago, evikne said:

One good thing about the omitted viewfinder window is that it puts an end to the notorious fingerprints. 😂

My T-shirt and that viewfinder are very good friends😂