Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's encouraging! I'm trying to justify my purchase. I've sold one M6 so far. 4 to go. Tina On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: > How it handles the M wides and even 50mm optics is a huge advantage over > the Sony approach for those who have a good collection of M glass. > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I like this comment from the PC review: "All in all, the SL is an > > excellent camera, and we're rating it as such. If you're sensitive to > > price, any Leica product is going to be a nonstarter. But if you can > afford > > it, there are certainly reasons to consider the SL instead of the Alpha 7 > > II (our current Editors' Choice) or the Alpha 7R II, especially if you > have > > an investment in Leica M or R lenses, or if you prefer the more > minimalist > > control scheme that the SL offers." > > > > I'm all for minimalist control scheme! > > > > Tina > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the kind words Jim, Doug and Gene. > > > Doug and Gene, I'd go for the camera if I were you; try it you might > > > actually like it. > > > > > > IMHO, while this camera might not have the immediate technical appeal > of > > an > > > A7 RII, it might actually prove to be a better platform for R and M > > lenses. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 1:45 PM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at > > > gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Same here as Doug, although my wife also hates you for this report. > ;) > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Doug Herr < > > > wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your observations, my wallet hates you :) > > > > > > > > > > Doug Herr > > > > > Birdman of Sacramento > > > > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > >From: Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> > > > > > >Sent: Oct 26, 2015 6:07 PM > > > > > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > > > >Subject: [Leica] The SL > > > > > > > > > > > >I had a chance to play with the SL at the Leica booth at PhotoExpo > > > 2015. > > > > > >Based on a brief encounter, some thoughts below. > > > > > > > > > > > >1. Compared to my D800 + 24-70/2.8 G lens the SL was lighter and > > > > > >(slightly) smaller. Remember Leica is positioning this as an > > > alternative > > > > > to > > > > > >the big boy DSLRs, not the A7/ Olympus/Fuji cameras. > > > > > > > > > > > >Also note that the 28-90 Leica R and the Contax- Yashica 28-85 > > zooms > > > > > were > > > > > >not small and light. At the present state of the art, small size > is > > > > > >incompatible with top quality optics intended for use on digital > > > > sensors. > > > > > >See the new CZ lenses and the latest primes from Nikon. Or note > the > > > > sizes > > > > > >of the now discontinued Olympus Pro lenses for the 4/3rds system, > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. AF was lightening quick with the 24-90 zoom. As good as, if > not > > > > > better, > > > > > >than my D800E under the same conditions. > > > > > > > > > > > >3. The 4MP finder was a surprise. Not as contrasty or clear as an > > > > optical > > > > > >finder, but more than merely adequate. I predict that when EVFs > > reach > > > > 8-16 > > > > > >MPs optical finders will be a thing of the past. > > > > > > > > > > > >4. Manual Focusing was VERY easy on this finder, even without > focus > > > > > peaking > > > > > >(which was outstanding). I was able to focus a 35 /2 Summicron M, > > > > > mounted > > > > > >via the T adapter, very quickly, even at a working aperture of f8. > > > > Faster > > > > > >in fact, than I can do it now on an M, given my eyesight. This was > > > > without > > > > > >using focus peaking! FWIW, under the same ambient light > > conditions I > > > > had > > > > > >much more difficulty manually focussing my D800E with the zoom > set > > to > > > > 70 > > > > > >mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > It was quite interesting to close down the lens from f2 to f8 and > > see > > > > the > > > > > >changes in DOF on the EVF. The viewing brightness was adjusted > > > > > >automatically. > > > > > > > > > > > >IMHO, the EVF is a non-issue. > > > > > > > > > > > >5. Did not pay attention to shutter noise or vibration, but it did > > not > > > > > >obtrude. > > > > > > > > > > > >6. The R adapter will be just a tube, no auto-stop down with R > > lenses. > > > > The > > > > > >attitude was if it focuses with M lenses at f8 it will do the same > > > with > > > > R > > > > > >lenses. On the plus side focus shift, e.g. Noctilux f1,will not > be > > > an > > > > > >issue when lenses are focussed at working aperture. > > > > > > > > > > > >IMO, a purchase decision will come down to how well this camera > > works > > > > with > > > > > >M lenses. If it is at least as good as an M9 when used with M > > > > wide-angles, > > > > > >with none of the corner smearing or colour casts produced by other > > > full > > > > > >frame mirror-less bodies, then it might serve as a suitable > platform > > > for > > > > > >both R & M lenses and would be worth considering. > > > > > > > > > > > >Leica missed a trick by not using body based anti-shake. > > > > > > > > > > > >Akhil > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > >Leica Users Group. > > > > > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > www.tinamanley.com > > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > > > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html