Leica has a brand new member within the M household within the type of an M-Digicam with an built-in digital viewfinder (EVF), which mixes the benefits of an EVF with the normal values of the M-System.
The introduction of an EVF to the M-Digicam collection alerts Leica’s reply to a frequent buyer request, says the corporate. The EVF expands the vary of purposes for seasoned M customers and on the similar time caters for a brand new viewers for whom digital viewfinder are important. Leica says that due to its intuitive operation, new clients may even discover it simpler to delve into world of the M-System.
The corporate believes that including an EVF to an M-camera it makes becoming a member of the world of M images simpler and it additionally permits dependable and comfy focusing regardless of visible acuity – particularly when utilizing the quick Leica Summilux and Noctilux lenses at very shallow depths of subject, and when composing photographs with extremely wide-angle, telephoto and macro lenses.
Whereas purists will in all probability hate the brand new addition, Leica, who has for lengthy defended optical viewfinders, is now selling the benefits of EVF, which on truth increase the variety of choices out there for photographers utilizing or aspiring to make use of Leica cameras: the classical rangefinder cameras will not be going away, EVF brings merely a brand new various which will attraction to some photographers.
Right here is the knowledge shared by Leica concerning the new digital camera and its EVF:
The picture within the Leica M EV1’s viewfinder is proven precisely as it will likely be when the shutter snaps – in step with the lens used, focal size and aperture. The direct preview of the sector of view and aircraft of focus could be very advantageous, particularly with regards to composing photographs with extremely wide-angle and telephoto lenses. The exact real-time publicity preview supplies further certainty and unleashes new inventive potentialities although focused under- and overexposure. With the built-in dioptre compensation, the viewfinder will be tailored to the person’s personal visible acuity. A setting wheel permits an adjustment between -4 and +2 dioptres.
The high-resolution 5.76 megapixel EVF supplies good picture high quality with distinctive readability and pure color rendering. If desired, related publicity information – resembling shutter pace, ISO and publicity worth – will be proven across the picture, which stays utterly uncovered. The automated swap between viewfinder and contact panel is carried out by a watch sensor.
The built-in focus help, already present in different Leica cameras, is especially person pleasant. Focus peaking highlights the energetic aircraft of focus with overlaid color, permitting exact adjustment of the specified picture space in actual time. The main focus zoom additionally makes handbook focusing simpler via two freely selectable magnification components, both routinely by turning the main target ring or manually by way of one of many operate buttons. This permits exact focusing, particularly when utilizing quick lenses at a shallow depth of subject and within the macro vary. The lever on the entrance of the digital camera, which is utilized in rangefinder M-Cameras to preview bright-line frames, has been given a helpful operate on the Leica M EV1: this management will be assigned to one of many focus assists or the 1.3× or 1.8× digital zoom. With a easy contact to the correct or left, the main target help will be activated or deactivated shortly and comfortably because the state of affairs requires.
The M EV1 continues the M-Digicam’s lengthy custom of timeless, useful and iconic design. Handmade in Germany utilizing high-quality materials, it speaks the acquainted clear and cultivated design language of an M. The leatherette masking that includes a diamond sample and the purist entrance intentionally set it other than the normal rangefinder M-Digicam.
The brand new M-Digicam has been engineered primarily based on the Leica M11 and its full-frame BSI-CMOS sensor with Triple Decision Expertise, which is admired for its exact color rendering, spectacular element decision, excessive dynamic vary and glorious noise behaviour. Pictures will be saved in both DNG or JPEG format at a decision of 60, 36 or 18 megapixels. The Maestro III chip processes picture information on the highest decision shortly and saves them both on the 64 GB inner reminiscence or an SD card. Because of seamless connectivity by way of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or cable, the digital camera will be shortly and conveniently linked with the Leica FOTOS App. Pictures may also be despatched to smartphones power effectively within the background utilizing Bluetooth Low Vitality expertise. Similar to the M11-P and M11-D, the brand new Leica M EV1 helps Content material Credentials. With this groundbreaking expertise by the Content material Authenticity Initiative (CAI), a digital signature is added to photographs, which verifies their origins and any post-processing in a tamper-proof method.
The Leica M EV1 is offered worldwide – however US – at Leica Shops, the Leica On-line Retailer and authorised sellers. The really helpful retail value is EUR 7,950.00 incl. VAT. For comfy dealing with and extra maintain, a hand grip with an identical leatherette masking is offered for EUR 395.00 incl. VAT. The digital camera will likely be out there within the US quickly, with a really helpful retail value of $8.995,00.
