DOES IT RUIN THE POINT?! - LEICA VISOFLEX 2
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In today's video we take a look at the Leica Visoflex 2. An EVF for your Leica... does it completely ruin the point or is it a worthwhile addition to your kit?
VisoFlex for Portraits and up close critical focus is where is at for me. Great asset for street photography when you want to shot in the middle of the action pretending you are watching something inside your camera. :)
I have the Visioflex 2 with my M11. I use it mainly with the 90. I also use it in low-light conditions and when I want to get low-down. When I use the Leica Elpro close-up🙂 lens, I like to use the Visioflex. I find the Visioflex useful.
For when "a rangefinder just isn't the right answer"...Yes, exactly! I agonised for ages about the Visoflex , but now I've got one for my M11, I find it invaluable for the extra flexibility it adds to the usual Leica experience. I use it for unconventional or very wide focal lengths; when I'm doing careful architectural or other geometric shots where the level and precise framing of the evf makes a difference; or with my Zeiss C-sonnar or other hard-to-focus lenses, eg to avoid the focus shift problems, or just to nail focus with the evf zoom. I don't use it for general walking around type shooting, where I much prefer the traditional RF focusing, but it's great to have in the bag for the specific times I need it.
A worthwhile alternative is the magnifying diopter. I got a third party 1.4x magnifyer from light lens labs
This is a great shout too for the longer lenses
I have the Voigtlander 75, 90 and the Leica 135 (1962 version). Of the 3, the 90 I use the most, followed by the 75, ten there are those times the the 135 gives me the reach. Of the 3, a used 135 (Leica) can be had cheaper than the other 2.
Loving the outdoor videos my man, this was great to watch.
Cheers mate! Glad you’re back in team Leica!
Another great video. Many thanks. I have the visoflex 2 and I use it with any 50mm or longer focal length (75mm and 90mm). It proved to be very useful. I took my M11-P with me to the zoo, and the EVF made my life easier there.
Great video! Thanks for making one - would have been awesome before I picked one up.
Gotta love the comments and purest. I recently picked up a used VisioFlex2 at a great price and love it. It's not a IF or THAT. 1) I would ALWAYS rather have it in my bag than not. 2) The waist level and tillable EVF is a wonderful. 3) As some have commented - it doesn't replace the OVF and the rangefinder experience. The OVF/Rangefinder experience is far different from the EVF and I would HATE the EVF in most casual or street / documentary shooting situations. For portraits wide open it's excellent. Also when you have it mounted on the camera it doesn't prohibit you from using the OVF/rangefinder so you have the option for OVF/EVF/Rear LCD interchangeably.
It's a tool, and it might tarnish the "rangefinder" purist perspective, but honestly, it's perfect for composing with my 18SEM and 75APO especially at night or low light. I've really been enjoying the 75 it's not a 90 so it's a bit more forgiving. I'm tried the Voigtlander 75 Nokton which was fantastic but ended up selling it. The 75APO is great for portraits, travel and can do some light macro work with its 1:7 magnification ratio. Great video as always!
Another fantastic video Goughie!
Really enjoying the new format with the outdoors. That area is beautiful!
Your knowledge and opinions on leica are serious mate, really captivates me, even though I don't see myself ever owning one :D
Cheers mate! Have an epic weekend!
So glad you’re enjoying the new format! I’m enjoying creating them!
Hello @goughie I’ve used most of the 75’s and 90’s and frankly the one I really adore is the 75mm 2.4 Summarit. Lightweight, super sharp, easiest to focus. Also with my M11P and M11M with 60mb and the cropping feature allows it to be roughly a 100mm at 40mb and a 135mm at 20mb. At this point the Visioflex comes in handy!! Pair it with a 28mm and that then also gives you 36mm lens at 40mb and a 50mm at roughly 20mb. People often overlook this but the M11’s 60mb means you need to take fewer lenses for a wider coverage than with the M10 series. For me I found the 90mm F2 APO irrelevant and too heavy once I had my M11’s. The 90mm 1.5 is stunning but it’s huge and doesn’t really work on an M series.
The cheapest usable telphoto-like has to be the 90/4 Elmar-c. I picked on up recently for $165 USD from KEH. I think they average around $250 USD. So far, I love it. Maybe it's just what I shoot, but the performance has been shockingly good. For a proper new budget lens, the Voigtlander 75/1.5 Nokton is king of the hill, for sure. What a spectacular lens.
I'll probably pick up the EVF eventually though, as I like to shoot against the sun quite a bit- and the OVF means instant blinding ha. I'm on the M240 though, so I can get the cheap old olympus.
Aside from focus benefits, I found a possible use case--what you see is what you get. Meaning, when you look through the rangefinder window, it's slightly offset from what the sensor sees. I notice this especailly with film and architectural shots.
I use the Visoflex 2 only when necessary for the new Summilux 35 and 50 mm focus at 40cm. I love it.
It’s super handy in the right situations! 👌🏻
Voigtlander APO-Skopar 90mm = Great performer and fairly small/lightweight, on top comes with bayonet hood, unseen with Voigtlanders. Check Matt Osborne review.
I think this makes it 3 recommendations for this lens already!!
Thanks. I am very happy with my voightländer 75 and 90 mm. About as good or better than Leica, lighter and smaller at 1/3 of the price.
long lens recommendation - Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 vm apo-skopar - awsome lens,
+1, one of the best lenses I've ever used full stop, so compact yet great reach, and even at 2.8 it's plenty capable of blurry backgrounds
You both can’t be wrong right??
I recommend the Minolta 90 mm f4. Decent price, good size, looks good, and sharp outcomes. Well worth the purchase in my opinion.
+1 I actually use it on my Fuji X-H1. It's incredibly sharp adapted on the Fuji. The only issue I have with it is the bad flaring when shooting into the sun.
I think it depends on the lenses used. Some modern M lenses with close focus need it for that function on M cameras. Of course, the other better option for long lenses is to switch over to SL cameras.
Try the 90mm summicron (pre-app), with practice you might surprise yourself
Hey bud, long time. Love the 90 Elmar f4, it's the same size as our 50 lux. Sub $400 USD anywhere.
It’s been a while!! But I’m glad you’re still here!!! It’s between this and the voigtlander at the moment by the looks of it.
90mm Summarit is what I pair with my 50. The 70 when with a 35.
90mm Summicron pre ASPH is a great lens and is affordable.
*EVF for a camera that costs as much as a camera. 😅 3.7MP is also awfully low if you consider that flagship EVFs from sony are around 9MP. It think 75 is too close to 50, also 90 is cheaper most of the times.
But it’s a Leica 😂
In other words: A built-in EVF insted of that range finder would be so much better! ;-)
I hope not.
I hope that will never happen.
no, there's 100's of other cameras with an evf
90mm Konica 2.8 is a good option
Oooo this wasn’t even on my radar!