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Subject: [Leica] SL2 arrived
From: telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr)
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:40:08 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

Hmmmm... I don't recall mentioning why the SL2 appeals to me.  Has anyone 
made an unfounded assumption?

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2019 4:20 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] SL2 arrived
>
>If I was invested in a Sony system, I don't think I'd make the jump. Sony
>is a fine system, though I don't think its lenses are at the same level as
>Leica SL lenses. However, the SL system natively only goes to 280mm, and
>that's Doug's "wide" lens.
>
>However, its viewfinder is amazing. I thought I was in 7th heaven with SL,
>but SL2 kicks it up a notch. The same display panel is used in other
>cameras but the optical system may or may not be the same. The focus peak
>feature is better than SL, too, with both the native lens or adapted M- and
>R- lenses.
>
>I could have saved a few thousand dollars and get similar quality images
>with the Panasonic S1R. However, I've found its user interface to be a
>nightmare, which is also my view of the Sony system. Also, the ease with
>which I can use legacy lenses is great with the SL2, though I'd suspect
>that the Panasonic body too would recognize coded M-lenses with a Leica
>adapter.
>
>I also like the fact that the same battery can be used for SL, SL2 and Q2.
>
>On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 at 14:29, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
>wrote:
>
>> Hi Doug,
>> I would suggest you rent a Sony A7RIV before you leap back into Leica.  I
>> say this as both cameras are relatively equal in performance with a nod to
>> the Sony for larger files, better high ISO performance and a smaller body.
>> Not by much but you have a substantial investment in lenses at this point.
>> I have adapted a lot of lenses to other bodies and the native mount is
>> always the best; there is always some loss in the translation.
>>
>> Personally, I am waiting for the M11 with the higher count sensor as I 
>> have
>> rediscovered my love for the M's and being able to walk with a widish lens
>> that crops into a telephoto improves spontaneity and lightens the load on
>> my shoulder.  I fully recognize the burden of high MP files versus the 24
>> of an M10 but memory on multiply redundant drives is cheap compared to an
>> APO Summicron or Noctilux or 21 Summilux.
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 8:58 PM Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > ARGGGHHH!
>> >
>> > I wish I hadn't read this!
>> >
>> > Doug Herr
>> > Birdman of Sacramento
>> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > >From: Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.org>
>> > >Sent: Dec 9, 2019 4:19 PM
>> > >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> > >Subject: [Leica] SL2 arrived
>> > >
>> > >So, I had been on the fence about getting an SL2. I knew I didn't 
>> > >"need"
>> > 47
>> > >mp. I also thought the Q2 I acquired a few months ago produced
>> > unbelievably
>> > >fantastic results when I took it on a trip to Italy a while back, too.
>> > >
>> > >Yet, I put myself on a waiting list for an SL2, thinking that it won't
>> be
>> > >until some time next year until I receive it, and I thought I would 
>> > >have
>> > >some time to decide whether I really wanted it or not.
>> > >
>> > >Well, it turned out that I got an e-mail last week that I would be
>> > >receiving one soon. Panicked, I debated whether to cancel the order, 
>> > >but
>> > >the lapse of judgment let it slip by, and a box arrived a few days
>> later.
>> > >
>> > >I have not shot many pictures with it yet but here are a few things:
>> > >
>> > >The image stabilization works incredibly well, with a native SL lens, 
>> > >as
>> > >well as a coded M lens. It even worked well with a non-ROM R lens,
>> after I
>> > >set the lens spec through its touch-screen UI which is extremely
>> > intuitive,
>> > >even better than SL. This means I'll take more hand-held pictures with
>> my
>> > >collection of M- and R- mount lenses. Stabilization seems to work even
>> > >better than the Q2.
>> > >
>> > >Mounted on a tripod, it captures far more details than I can see with 
>> > >my
>> > >very own eyes. I have recently printed a landscape taken with a Q2 to
>> > >16"x24", and immediately ordered the same with 24"x36". Because the Q2
>> > >picture had to be cropped a little bit from the original, I wasn't 
>> > >using
>> > >all the information that was captured. With the excellent 24-90, I can
>> > >really use every square millimeter of the sensor. The result is
>> comparable
>> > >to, dare I say, 4x5. Over the weekend, I took some pictures around the
>> > >Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in San Mateo County at dusk, and came home
>> with
>> > >stunning images, taken with 30-second exposures.
>> > >
>> > >With a compact prime lens, I can see it making the Q2 redundant, even 
>> > >if
>> > Q2
>> > >is lighter than the SL2 body alone. However, the Q2 is so invisible,
>> where
>> > >the SL/SL2 seem so imposing. I will likely keep the Q2 to take
>> snapshots,
>> > >but the SL2 will probably be used more often than the SL was.
>> > >
>> > >With my previous Leica and non-Leica cameras, I was aware of their
>> > >limitations, be it an M3, M6, M8, or a Leicaflex SL2 or even the 
>> > >digital
>> > >SL. Now, it feels like there are no limits.
>> > >
>> > >The only other time I felt the same astonishment was when I tried a
>> Leica
>> > >M3 for the first time, after years of Japanese SLRs. Or, the time I
>> tried
>> > a
>> > >Fazioli concert grand after decades of playing Steinways. It just felt
>> > like
>> > >the universe just got bigger beyond my ken.
>> > >
>> > >Anyone wants to buy an SL, cheap?
>> > >
>> > >--
>> > >Ken Iisaka
>> > >first name at last name dot org or com
>> > >
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>>
>> --
>> Don
>> don.dory at gmail.com
>>
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>
>
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>Ken Iisaka
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>
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