[Leica] Another report on the SL

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Most good "reviewers" are only experts at photographing brick walls
and test charts. Esoteric measurements tell us nothing about how a
piece of equipment will perform in the real world. Never forget that
these guys make a living off these reviews, it is a job for them, not
a passion, and what is more, they are stuffed full of bias as well.
Better to wait for actual user feedback, especially from those who
photograph similar subjects that you do. Even better, get hold of a
demo or loaner piece and try it out for yourself! Alternatively, is
you have the money burning a hole in your pocket, itching to get out,
buy a nice piece of art, or a quality watch/piece of jewellery or some
such artifact that can become a family heirloom, they will give you
more pleasure in the long run!
Cheers
Jayanand

On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 3:52 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> He may be the owner, but he's not a great photographer looking at the
> offerings which are prosaic to say the least. A reason to buy - or rent the
> SL? No, I think I'll wait and see what Tina can do with it over the next six
> months, as it looks promising - in her hands.
>
> Douglas
> Not a great photographer either!!!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Duprey" <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another report on the SL
>
>
>
>> He is the owner of Lens Rental, I seem to remember.
>>
>> Gene
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:41 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The key part for me was he had to have just it the SL and not also his
>>> favorite Sony or his other cameras also around to fully realize the
>>> assets
>>> of the new mirrorless Leica. Otherwise it as just stuff he was less
>>> comfortable with.
>>> You can't get to know a camera if its just one of a bundle you're
>>> reaching
>>> for. I think you have to take off on a trip somewhere with just that
>>> camera
>>> and  use just it.
>>>
>>> The other thing is if this guy is working in a rental place his view of
>>> the
>>> value of cameras is very good. A website called lensrentals.com would
>>> seem
>>> to be that though its not clear if he works at a lens rental place or
>>> not.
>>> And would a lens rental place rent SL's. Because I think that. I think a
>>> lens rental place would rent a Leica S minus the L. and he's have a real
>>> good opinion on that camera as he's seen them come back from many jobs.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12/28/15 1:04 PM, "Robert D. Baron" <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I just finished reading that and then wandered over to the LUG and saw
>>> your
>>> > post. It is an interesting read indeed.
>>> >
>>> > I was at the Washington DC Leica Store a couple of weeks ago and 'tried
>>> one
>>> > on' for a few minutes.  I think it is what he says it is, but it is not
>>> yet
>>> > for me due to size and cost.  I'm still happy with my M-P (240) and in
>>> > addition as a carry around I picked up a used X (113) which is not as >
>>> > bad
>>> > as you might be led to believe by its size and price.
>>> >
>>> > --Bob
>>> >
>>> > On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Akhil Lal <alal at nyu.edu> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2015/12/leica-sl-a-hatelove-story
>>> >>
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