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

Thu Oct 22 07:36:13 PDT 2015

Tina

I have not held this camera, but to me it seems as if Leica are trying to catch up with Fujifilm. The Q is their answer to the X100, and now the SL is the X-T. the Leica is no doubt an awful lot better, but they are very late in the catch-up game.

Gerry

On Oct 22, 2015, at 03:31 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

I want something that feels like a Leica, not a Sony or a Fuji or a Canon
or a Nikon. I don't want video or EVF or lots of buttons and wheels. I
want an M rangefinder - but with autofocus. I guess it might not be
possible.

Tina

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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