Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interesting. He also seems to state it has better image quality than the M. Here is a quote: "The SL is not a cheap camera ? EUR6,000+ for the body and a further EUR4,000+ for each lens makes this the preserve of the very wealthy, though in reality I suspect most of Leica?s existing audience will see this one as a no-brainer. M lenses are now virtually native, as are R lenses; they?re easy to focus and image quality is better than from the M cameras. It would have been nice to see more resolution, but I suspect this might have eaten uncomfortably into S system sales. I actually suspect this camera is the beginning of the end of the M resurgence ? a typical complaint from M users I know is one of deteriorating eyesight and difficulty in achieving focus. We no longer have that problem. And for those used to paying $7,000+ for a body, the SL isn?t a stretch at all." He also goes on a bit about the size. BIG Aram Langhans (Semi) Retired Science Teacher & Unemployed photographer ? ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.??? James D. Watson -----Original Message----- From: John McMaster [mailto:john at mcmaster.fr] Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:58 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] BIG new Leica - TINA It is the lenses, almost same size and weight as S lenses! https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/21615453253_1c85b372e2_c.jpg SL compared to a D810 with 24-120/4 lens.... (from http://blog.mingthein.com/2015/10/21/premiere-review-2015-leica-sl-601/ ) john -----Original Message----- It's really not that big of a camera, but folks are hung up on this idea that a mirrorless camera has to be a tiny little thing. SL size compared to a digital M: https://tinyurl.com/ppbdsr8 I look forward to seeing what you can do with it, Tina. Jay On 10/21/2015 3:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > Has anybody posted a photo of it compared to the size of the M9 or the > M240? The Sony and Fuji mirrorless cameras are actually too small and > too light for me. > > Tina