Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Coming late to the party. Everyone seems to be using the new lenses. Is there an assessment for foregoing auto-everything & just using classic M glass? That'd be my primary interest. I miss my 35mm Summies. -Lew Schwartz On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 7:51 PM Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.org> wrote: > Aw, screw it. > > I've decided I will get it when I visit Europe again next year. At 5999 EUR > less VAT (about 5200 USD), the price difference from the US price (5999USD > + 9.25% = $6554) will pay for the airfare. > > For the last 24 hours, I was trying to convince myself how my dented SL > works beautifully, and its quality won't get any worse because there is a > new camera. But it is such a quantum leap. It will be the last camera I > will ever need or want for pretty much all shooting situations I can > imagine for myself. > > Or save a few bucks and get a Panasonic S1R? I know I won't be happy with > its user interface, and the fact that I will have to carry > different batteries and a different charger. The fact that it shares the > same battery with SL and Q2 is brilliant. > > I frequently carry my Q2 and SL+24/90 in my Hadley bag. I may still use the > Q2 for most of what I shoot, but the SL2 will be formidable. > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 at 13:36, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > I do not know about the Leica SL lenses, but the Nikon Z series full > frame > > mirrorless 24-70mm f2.8 zoom is much smaller and lighter than the > > equivalent F mount version. I would guess that it is because of not > having > > the vibration reduction mechanism in the lens, as well as the less weight > > and bulk of the new "focus by wire" electronic focusing system (as > opposed > > to the old mechanical focusing system). The primes are roughly comparable > > to their F mount AF cousins. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 10:44 AM Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG < > > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > > The Leica web page on the SL prime lenses describes them as ?compact?. > > The > > > 50/2 and 35/2 are enormous! They're twice the length and four times > the > > > weight of the autofocus lenses on my old Nikon and my Sony RX1 (and > > > substantially bigger than the Q?s lens) ? and the stabilization is in > the > > > body. > > > > > > How much aberration is being corrected by such extreme measures as 12 > or > > > 13 elements and the associated weight and length? > > > > > > ?howard > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 6, 2019, at 7:27 PM, Douglas Herr via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > It looks very nice. Of course for my use some critical lenses are > > > missing, and I have a couple of performance concerns that were present > on > > > the SL with the firmware I used that would have to have been fixed > > before I > > > considered this camera. There's also the foul taste in my mouth re: > > Leica > > > service, and I'm also heavily invested in another system. > > > > > > > > Doug Herr > > > > Birdman of Sacramento > > > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > >> From: Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > > > >> Sent: Nov 6, 2019 7:28 AM > > > >> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> > > > >> Cc: Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > > > >> Subject: [Leica] Leica Sl2 announced > > > >> > > > >> Amazingly, same price as SL: $5995 but has a 47MP sensor with IBIS. > > > >> > > > >> https://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-SL/Leica-SL2 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Frank Filippone > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Red735i at verizon.net > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> 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 > > > > -- > Ken Iisaka > first name at last name dot org or com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information