{"id":273374,"date":"2025-10-30T12:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/?p=273374"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T01:11:49","slug":"introducing-the-leica-m-ev1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/introducing-the-leica-m-ev1\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Leica M EV1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Something new to &#8216;M&#8217; photography, the ultimate in street photography? Here&#8217;s a great run-down by Leica trainer, Robin Sinha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this isn&#8217;t exactly a camera we&#8217;d suggest you &#8216;start out on&#8217; ? it&#8217;s certainly a beautiful tool to add to the art that is photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#1 \u2013 Leica M EV1 \u2013 The First M with a Built-In EVF\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAk4_XWTuCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-section id=\"the-first-leica-m-with-an-integrated-electronic-viewfinder\">The First Leica M with an Integrated Electronic Viewfinder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The M encapsulates the essence of our philosophy like no other camera. 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