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Subject: [Leica] NEW CAMERA??? LEICA SL.
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:26:23 -0500
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> 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
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
Replies:
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Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Louisiana)
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