Leica EVC with 50mm Summilux f/1.4 ASPH
By Heinz Richter
April 1, 2026
We just received news from Leica about a new model. It is the Leica EVC - Leica EVC, as in EV Classic.
For a long time, some Leica enthusiast have been looking for a new version of the old, screw mount Leica cameras, also commonly referred to as Barnack cameras, to be reissued with the Leica bayonet mount. Well, the wait is over. The newly introduced camera is based on the last of the screw mount cameras, the Leica IIIG.
LeicaIIIG
While Leica could have chosen any of the former screw mount cameras, they decided on the IIIG because of its slightly larger size, compared to its predecessors. That was necessary to find enough internal room for the electronics. Leica made one additional change in going with the camera body of a variant of the Leica IIIG, the Leica IG. That camera was made for use on microscopes or with the Visoflex. For that reason, it had no viewfinder or rangefinder. As a digital camera with electronic viewfinder, the IG was a better choice. Its body has the additional advantage of an even slightly larger camera body. Unlike the model IIIG, which had a step to the side of the rewind knob. The IG model continued the same body height all the way to the end of the camera top.
Leica IG
From the onset, Leica tried to maintain as many of the outside features of the IIIG/IG as possible, to come up with a camera that looks distinctively like the camera it was based on. They maintained the rewind knob of the IIIG/IG but changed its function to allow quick access to a variety of sensitivity settings without the need of using the camera menu. Just like on the late Leica M models, the knob can be recessed into the camera top when not in use.
On the opposite side of the top, the original look of the camera also has not changed. The film advance knob has been maintained. It is slightly smaller now and functions as the on/off switch by depressing the center as well as a switch to change from the maximum 60MP resolution to 36MP and 18MP by rotating it to the desired resolution, all without the need to go into the camera menu. The shutter release has also been maintained in its original form but now features a cable release socket. The old advance/rewind switch has also been maintained. It now allows to select between single or multi-shot release of the shutter. In addition, the camera has been equipped with a modern accessory shoe in a similar position as on the Leisa IIIG.
Internally, the camera is essentially the same as the Leica M EV1 with the same high-resolution 5.76-megapixel EVF, including a diopter adjustment knob. However, for reasons of compactness, the rear screen and function switches use the layout of the Leica Q3.
Of course, the camera can be converted to a Leica screw mount with the SM adapter, thus giving access to any of the huge number of Leica screw mount lenses, in addition to the modern M mount lenses from Leica as well as other manufacturers.
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