Yes, I had a bit of beginner’s luck with rangefinder focusing. It took about one more day and then an outing with the EVF attached to see that I wasn’t really exploiting the sharpness of my glass with rangefinder focusing. Translation: lots of near misses; very few critically accurate shots.

So I persisted with the EVF, which permitted me to make gorgeous shots with the 75mm Summilux-M. But if that’s gonna be the default for the setup, where’s the benefit of the camera’s relatively lighter weight and compact form factor? A couple more outings, and I was plotting how to ditch it without losing a bomb.

Fortunately the dealer from which I acquired it was willing to take it back for a very reasonable restocking fee, about what it would have cost me to rent one for two weeks, which is how long I owned it. In exchange for his kindness, I relieved his shop of the “burden” of an SL2-S, which had been a vision on the horizon since about day three of the M10.

Gone is the romance of M, the brilliance of the rangefinder, the discreetness of image acquisition.

Oskar, I’m sorry.

Mr. Daniel and Mr. Karbe, thank you.

SL2-S/35mm Summicron-M III . . .