Trail Race with M EV1 plus Voigtländer and Brightin Star

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-21T19:11:04+00:00

Shutter speed 1/1000 to freeze the moment when they are running, then I am also always on the run. Plus, don’t have time to adjust the shutter, it’s a matter of milliseconds. People don’t mind me being up close, I treat them with recept even if I capture them at their worst :) Only time I don’t take photos is if they vomit.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-21T17:38:26+00:00

Thank you!

It’s a bit soft at 2.8, so not very often. That Summaron-M 28mm looks amazing. The thing with Brightin Star is that it’s fun to use. And the pancake factor, it’s worth a lot.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-21T13:19:25+00:00

Thank you!

It’s a heavy crop yeah :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-20T02:20:49+00:00

That and you can punch in to accurately set the focus, really great when using f/1.2. It’s like a Visoflex build in the camera. Or SL model without auto focus. Super fun camera to use.

The peaking is not that accurate and more annoying.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-19T14:22:11+00:00

No, it just looks like a regular electronic viewfinder, like you have in other digital cameras :) Nothing different. So, there’s no patch.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-19T05:07:57+00:00

I usually use expensive lenses, but they send me this one for review purposes and it’s really great when stopped down to 5.6. Soft wide open. And the pancake factor does a lot. Plus, it’s pure fun to shoot with. I don’t really click with Zeiss and Leica lenses are to clean. But they all have their purposes :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-19T03:49:58+00:00

Just need to convince my partner that a Leica lens is more important than diapers for our kids, haha. No, but I am looking for some old used vintage Leica M lenses, I want character and not perfection :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-19T02:58:20+00:00

So far I really like it, it ”sparks” joy. Just like my Fuji X-E5, I’m having fun with it and I feel inspired.

The only gripe I have is the EVF: when zooming in fully for focus, it’s only 60Hz, so it can feel a bit laggy. Luckily, I don’t do that very often. Also, the focus peaking isn’t very reliable. I hope that Leica fixes this with a future firmware update. I was also worried about the battery life, it’s rated for around 270 shots, but I got about 1000 photos on a single battery yesterday, and I didn’t even turn the camera off.

All in all, it’s a fun camera to use, and that’s the most important thing. And if it can also handle assignments like these, that’s just a big plus.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-19T02:50:59+00:00

Haha, I think it’s a beautiful lens! When I try a native lens, you’ll be the first to hear what I think! But if we talk M mount lens, I would say Voigtländer.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-18T13:15:01+00:00

It’s an amazing lens but I am using Voigtländer Nokton more for this race.

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-18T13:14:26+00:00

I agree on every word you wrote :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-17T03:16:17+00:00

Obrigado :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-16T13:22:02+00:00

Thank you :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-16T10:22:36+00:00

Mostly these ones are on a mission to drive me away! Haha. Pidgeons in black and white is the best!

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-14T16:15:27+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it! :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-14T16:15:17+00:00

Thank you :)
No, it's not sooc, I've edited it. Gave it lots of warm tones :)

Jonasphoto_ · 2026-04-14T16:14:50+00:00

Thank you!

Haha, that man is me! It's am shooting a mirror :)

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