![]() Leica SL with 24-90 Vario Elmarit SL Asph. As far as I can see, all the cameras produced in the last few years are capable of producing excellent images, but looking at reviews, there seems to be a mindset that it needs to keep on improving, and they concentrate on image quality and easily described features (Image Stabilisation, Focus Peaking, High Dynamic range) whilst ignoring the features which help us to make good images-principally those that help the camera get ‘out of the way’, leaving the photographer to concentrate on the image. This century the progress of digital photography has been so incredibly fast that it has led to an impression of linear development, with the technology improving with each new release, and indeed, until the last couple of years this has certainly been the case, but I wonder whether this is still the right way to look at new cameras. Rather than covering old ground and describing the camera in detail, I’m going to discuss its position in the world of photography, after that I’ll look at using the SL in a number of different shooting environments. It seems to be time for a long time user report! Since the camera started shipping in November 2015 there have been two significant firmware updates, reaffirming Leica’s commitment to improving existing products. The camera has been a constant companion, it’s been to Crete and Venice, Wimereux and Sarnano, it’s photographed weddings and christenings, dress rehearsals and tractor runs, skiing and dog shows, parties and private views. Looking through my Lightroom Library I have 6,000 saved images (I usually delete about 75% of the images I take, so that might be 15,000 images in total) taken with 23 different Leica lenses (SL, TL, M and R). I bought my own camera with the 24-90 at the first opportunity, and then the 90-280 on its release this spring. I had two different test cameras, one from June to July, and another for September.Īt the time of the camera launch in October 2015 I wrote The Leica SL (a field report) as an introduction to the camera. There were no instructions and no clue on the body itself (apart from Leica on the front, and On/Off on the back). It contained a prototype SL together with the 24-90 Vario Elmarit. On June 23rd 2015 a big box arrived at my door. Leica SL with 24-90 Vario Elmarit SL Asph Introduction Photo: DNG™ (raw data), DNG + JPG, JPG (DCF, Exif 2.31) Video: MP4: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Audio Format: 2ch 48 kHz/16 bit, AAC), MOV: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Audio Format: 2ch 48 kHz/16 bit, AC-3)įull-metal housing made of aluminum and magnesium, leatherette, cover, splash-water protected in compliance with IEC standard 60529 (protection type IP54).Triumvirate. Resolution: 5,760,000 dots, 120 fps, magnification: 0.78x, aspect ratio: 4:3, frame coverage: 100%, exit pupil position: 21 mm, setting range +2/-4 diopters, with eye sensor for automatic switchover between viewfinder and LCD panel, time delay 0.005 sĨ.12cm (3.2“) (backlight LED) with anti-fingerprint and anti-scratch coating, 2,100,000 pixels (dots), format 3:2, touch control availableġ/250 s, slower shutter speeds available, automatic changeover to TTL linear flash mode with HSS-compatible Leica flash units if sync time is undercut shutter function: 1 s to 1/40000 s / Flash Synch: up to 1/250 s ☓ EV in 1/3 EV increments or 1/2 EV incrementsĮlectronically controlled focal plane shutter/electronic shutter Mech. ![]() TTL (‚Through The Lens‘ exposure metering) Automatic program (P), Aperture priority (A): manual aperture setting, Shutter priority mode (S): manual shutter speed setting Manual (M): manual setting for shutter speed and aperture ![]() With manual setting: Auto Magnification and Focus Peaking optionally available as focus aids Leica L bayonet with contact strip for communication between lens and cameraĪutomatic (Autofocus in modes iAF/AFs/AFc/Touch AF) or manual.
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