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

[Tina Manley]

I've told my Leica guy that I'm having second thoughts after reading this
review:
http://leicarumors.com/2015/10/20/the-leica-sl-typ-601-camera-review-leica-gambles-big.aspx/

If I bought an SL and then Leica came out with an actual M with autofocus,
I would be very, very upset.  A new M is rumored.  I'm going to Iran in
April and was hoping for an autofocus camera before then.  Chances are slim
and none, I guess.

Tina

On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> wrote:

> Thoughts from Luminous Landscape today on SL
>
> "The other main concern which I have is the user interface. The SL is very
> similar to the S in this regard, which means that there are unlabeled soft
> keys surrounding the rear LCD that make quick settings and navigation
> time-consuming and non-intuitive. I found the new S very difficult to come
> to terms with for this reason, and I would expect the SL to not be much
> different."
>
> Scott
>
>
> > On Oct 21, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yes.  That drove me crazy with the many, many focus points you could
> choose
> > with the Canon DSLRs.  I'm hoping Leica has solved that.  I would settle
> > for a "focus on the center and recompose" solution.  You could do that
> with
> > the Canon but it wasn't intuitive or easy!  Too many buttons and wheels
> and
> > choices.
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> ===On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
> 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
> >> I have the same problem, Tina, but in my experience I have a tough time
> >> convincing autofocus to focus on what I want it to focus on.
> >>
> >> --Bob
> >>
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