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

Thu Oct 22 08:02:14 PDT 2015

I agree, Gerry!  I'm hoping the high price indicates Leica quality and not
just Leica economics!  I'm still considering it.

Tina

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
wrote:

> 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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>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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