[Leica] Leica SL and maybe the design inspiration?

[Mark Rabiner]

Photographs of compact mirrorless cameras with huge idiot do all lenses on
the front of them have never caught my eye and I've never seen any serious
photographer friends of mine use one.. Its certainly the last thing I'd
think Leica would every be involved in... as its full frame and seven grand
its purportedly meant for serious shooting. I don't know anyone whose going
to walk around with this arrangement. Certainly the camera has many plusses
and deserves a compact optic with some typical Leicas flair in front of it.
A 43mm Summicron pancake perhaps? Hold the blueberries. Or a 24 Summicron
compact wide angle.
I'm not saying all zooms are horrible for a thing like this. Just this one.
There could be a cool compact 18 to 35mm zoom or a 80 to 180mm conservative
compact tele. With the emphasis of low key lightweight style which looks
like it belongs on the camera it was designed for. Perhaps Leica could
design the first zoom pancake. A short stack which becomes a tall stack.


On 10/21/15 10:09 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> I am a bit haunted by the exterior design of this camera. unusual for me,
> because I usually do not care..
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> After a night of thinking, I came upon an idea, and went on the WEB to look
> up the old, Leica S1..
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> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/newsLetter/Leica-S1.jsp
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> I think that this 1996 camera, popular among museums for early recording of
> artworks, may have been part of the inspiration for the exterior design of
> the SL.
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> Slab body, smooth front, tall, built for "business", no frills,
> minimalistic....  Certainly less busy than a Sony A7 or even Leica's recent
> compact cameras.
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> Could it be that the original designer of this camera is still working at
> Leica? 
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> I think there is an interesting story here..
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> Frank Filippone
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> Red735i at verizon.net
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Mark William Rabiner
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