Leica’s New M EV1 Is a Dramatic Break From Tradition, but I’d Still Pick This Rival Leica over It Every Time

Leica’s new M EV1 is a dramatic break from tradition, but I’d still pick this rival Leica over it every time

Does Leica's new M EV1 offer the best of the Leica M11 and Leica Q3 worlds, or the worst?

Leica M EV1 launched in Philippines: 5.76MP EVF, 60MP Triple Resolution Sensor, and PHP 544,000 SRP

Leica Store Philippines launched the first M camera with an integrated electronic viewfinder (EVF) instead of the iconic Optical rangefinder.Leica M EV1's front designA new category for a new generation?Announced globally in October 2025, the new M EV1 features a full metal housing made of magnesium and aluminum with a diamond-pattern leatherette cover.  It measures 139 x 80 x 38mm and weighs 495 grams with the battery. It is not weather-sealed …

The Leica M EV1 Just Entered a Spec War It Can't Win and Destroyed

The Leica M EV1 costs $9,000. For context, you can buy a Sony a7C R for $2,999, mount any Leica M lens you want with a cheap adapter, and get in-body stabilization and objectively better specifications across the board, plus autofocus with other lenses. You'll save $6,000 in the process. So the question that Leica needs to answer is simple: what exactly are you paying for?