[Leica] Leica announces SL (Typ 601), a 24MP full frame mirrorless capable of 11fps and 4K video

Tina Manley tmanley at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 15:16:12 PDT 2015


It looks that way.  I'm getting the first lens with the camera.  I can
still focus the manual ones but I miss more often than I would like.

Tina

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Tina, I have assumed that Autofocus is only possible with the new lenses.
> All of your older lenses would have to be manually focused.  Is this
> correct?
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 10/21/2015 5:03 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> Autofocus.  My eyes are getting older by the minute.
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> wrote:
>>
>> But why—don’t you already have the M240, the Monochrom etc.—so what is the
>>> point of this one?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>>
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>>> On 21 Oct 2015, at 20:51, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I've ordered mine because of the LACK of stupid buttons and wheels and
>>>> dials!
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 6:09 PM, Doug Herr <
>>>> wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Since the dedicated R adapter L won't be available until late 2016 I
>>>>>
>>>> have
>>>
>>>> to wonder if it's something more than a dumb adapter.  Until this
>>>>>
>>>> adapter
>>>
>>>> becomes available and assuming it operates the auto-diaphragm the SL
>>>>>
>>>> offers
>>>
>>>> little advantage for me vs. the Sony a7II, at least on paper, other than
>>>>> the viewfinder.  The viewfinder does sound sweet and the UI likewise is
>>>>> more to my liking than the a7II.  I have time to create some
>>>>>
>>>> cash-raising
>>>
>>>> schemes.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doug Herr
>>>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Steve Barbour <stevebarbour at mac.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Oct 20, 2015 11:28 AM
>>>>>> To: LUG Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Leica announces SL (Typ 601), a 24MP full frame
>>>>>>
>>>>> mirrorless capable of 11fps and 4K video
>>>>>
>>>>>> now  SL reflex, M,  other,   all the same with Leica,   Sony,
>>>>>> Fuji….
>>>>>>
>>>>> cameras.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/10/20/leicas-24mp-sl-camera-system-is-another-foray-into-the-mirrorless-market
>>>
>>>> <
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2015/10/20/leicas-24mp-sl-camera-system-is-another-foray-into-the-mirrorless-market
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> just use an    “adapter”  .
>>>>>>
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