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

[Steve Barbour]

The Q is great, why not a Q with interchangeable  lenses, still a lot better than a rangefinder.  Nikon and Canon are trying to come down in size, so why just now is Leica wanting to go bigger?

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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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