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

[Steve Barbour]

> On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:27 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I tried a Q at Leica in New York and the minute I picked it up, I hated
> it.  I cannot hold a camera out and take a photo and looking through the
> viewfinder made me sick to my stomach.  It's also too light and plasticky
> feeling for me.


I really can’t agree with this Tina. I do not understand what you are after. While it feels fine to me, it does not feel like a brick, it’s simply not a brick.


steve







> 
> Tina
> 
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> 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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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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