[Leica] NEW CAMERA??? LEICA SL.

George Lottermoser george.imagist at icloud.com
Fri Aug 19 11:26:23 PDT 2016


> On Aug 19, 2016, at 12:29 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote:
> 
> The SL is an excellent camera.  It's biggish, and heavy, and its first
> available system lens (the 24-90) is huge...   but the camera and lens
> are both truly top-notch.  The SL is the only electronic-viewfinder
> camera I've used in which I notice no lag between what's happening in
> the world and the picture I see in the viewfinder.  It's like a bionic
> SLR - you see what the lens and sensor are seeing, but it brightens up
> your view in dim light, and can magnify to help with manual focus
> (say, of your existing M lenses).  The autofocus lens made for the SL,
> though, nails focus quickly and with shocking reliability.
> 
> I rented an SL (because it is quite expensive) to take these pictures:
> 
>    https://www.flickr.com/photos/jbm0/sets/72157665752167155/
> 
> Aside from the size and weight issues, there are very few downsides to
> the SL, and it's actually a superb camera for a photographer whose
> eyes are no longer as good as they used to be at nailing focus.

gorgeous, spontaneous captures

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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