What are the special features of the new Leica M that make it so worthwhile? Surely it's not live-view as that would be an admission that the basic idea behind the Leica being a rangefinder is now passé!
Asher
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From the specs only, for me it is satisfyingly conservative and traditionalist in design. Retaining the rangefinder dna; and tiptoeing in to the modern camera era. However, the add-ons are just that add-ons. One does not have to purchase them, if not needed.
It does not satisfy everyone's, wants/needs/desires. No camera does that, for me at least. However,
it meets all my requirements...simple, ergonomic, M with the capabilities I need. Live view, yes. Movie, yes. Ability to use R lenses, yes. Focus peaking, yes. External EVF, yes..like that because much easier to improve external evf design than an internal one. GPS, yes. Flash, yes.
This is all from the specs. It remains to been seen whether the Belgian designed/fabricated/manufactured sensor is up to the task..or is it just the hype.
It seems to mark all the boxes for me. The difficult task for me, however, has not been the camera/s.
Taking interesting images has been my issue.
Best.