When you’re trying to keep Leica’s digital camera lineups straight, the data-i13n=”elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Leica Camera;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=d06a47e9-a220-4602-8743-9d8461131891&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&contentUuid=2aa8b5df-7e77-4da6-95a2-3a758302c13a&featureId=text-link&merchantName=Leica+Camera&linkText=M-System&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xlaWNhLWNhbWVyYS5jb20vZW4taW50L3Bob3RvZ3JhcGh5L20_c3JzbHRpZD1BZm1CT29wTjlEWUMxODhyR3ZRT29ic2djQV82OUMzdXE1TzljYTlVX1kzRVh0QkZ4UC1LNU1DaCIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiMmFhOGI1ZGYtN2U3Ny00ZGE2LTk1YTItM2E3NTgzMDJjMTNhIiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xlaWNhLWNhbWVyYS5jb20vZW4taW50L3Bob3RvZ3JhcGh5L20_c3JzbHRpZD1BZm1CT29wTjlEWUMxODhyR3ZRT29ic2djQV82OUMzdXE1TzljYTlVX1kzRVh0QkZ4UC1LNU1DaCJ9&signature=AQAAAc-r2XjChHfLis10iXuH1KJ_ZfIg96WnkE8R9fO_g-nZ&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fleica-camera.com%2Fen-int%2Fphotography%2Fm%3Fsrsltid%3DAfmBOopN9DYC188rGvQOobsgcA_69C3uq5O9ca9U_Y3EXtBFxP-K5MCh&spaceId=1197802876″ class=”link rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:M-System;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:Leica Camera;elmt:;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>M-System was always the one with optical rangefinder display (and data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/leica-m11-rangefinder-digital-camera-price-specs-release-date-140032032.html” data-ylk=”slk:high price tag;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>high price tag). However. the company just upended that precedent with the M EV1, a 60MP mirrorless camera with a classic M design but an electronic viewfinder (EVF) in place of the rangefinder.
It may upset purists, but it’s a move that makes sense from a sales point of view. Leica’s old-school film cameras used its M mount lens system and, in order to keep the bodies…
