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

Thu Oct 22 10:44:30 PDT 2015

This just in from Photoplus from a photography friend -

The SL is so sexy. Feels solid. 

Chris Williams
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> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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