[Leica] SL Review

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Paul,
I am curious - what advantage do you see in using the SL instead of
the M240 for wide angle use? I am not able to understand what it could
be.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 1:45 AM, Paul Roark <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm curious how the wides will perform relative to the M240.  If there is a
> difference, I suspect it might be due to Leica using a different filter
> over the sensor.  I would not be surprised of the M9 glass issue was
> related to it being thinner than all the others use.  There now seems to be
> a replacement glass that is more durable.  I would like to see a comparison
> test of an M9 before and after the glass change.  When I get my M9 back
> from Leica I'll see if I can do that.
>
> I think the filter over the sensor/obtuse light angle problem has not yet
> been totally solved.  Combine the possibility of changes on this front with
> the apparent practice of some lens makers to design the lens to offset the
> sensor cover stack effects, and it just might put a variable into the
> formula that makes investment in an expensive lens set less attractive.
>
> Getting rid of that filter has now replaced my previous desire to get rid
> of the mirror in SLRs.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Bravo, enjoy it Tina,  tell us, I know you will !
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Nov 18, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > Mine is being shipped to the dealer today and should be here this week or
>> > early next week.
>> >
>> > Tina
>> >
>> > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> But equally important is to weed out the corporate shills. Anybody who
>> has
>> >> a prototype from Leica is an insider in my view, and I certainly take
>> such
>> >> a person’s reviews with a big grain of salt. The most trustworthy
>> reviews
>> >> are by people who buy the equipment like you and I would have to do and
>> >> have no connection with or privileged access to the manufacturer, e.g.
>> >> Consumer Reports.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Nathan
>> >>
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>> >>> On 18 Nov 2015, at 17:16, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> There are lots of reviews if you just Google Leica SL reviews, but you
>> do
>> >>> have to ignore the Leica-haters and there are a lot of them out there!
>> >>>
>> >>> Tina
>> >>
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