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I've got an M10-R Black Paint, and saw this issue occur in a photo a couple of months ago. I couldn't reproduce it and didn't think much of it, so I carried on. Just today, I shot about a dozen images that all exhibited the same issue — the frame is split in half, with one half being exposed about 2-3 stops brighter than the other half. There's no indication of this happening while I'm shooting (not using LV), and I cannot reliably reproduce it. It has, however, only occurred when shooting vertically, but that could simply be coincidental. I'm on the latest firmware, formatted fresh card, etc blah blah. Any idea what's going on here? I fear this means it needs to take a trip to Leica service, but wondering if anyone else has seen it before? Cheers, Andy

Holy cow you guys are helpful. Thank you, this is incredibly helpful. First, @Aaron Daniel thank you for the detail here. This workflow is very helpful and interesting. Now I'm getting excited about trying some F-log LUTs.. Second, @hansvons this is exactly what was happening - you were spot on. Once I moved to a Rec2020 color space in FCPx, everything popped back to looking normal. No more over saturation, no more funky magenta shifts.. it all looks great now with the Leica provided LUTs and is an excellent starting place for my grade. Completely agree that Leica needs to provide more documentation on this.. unless I missed it, couldn't find much detail on it anywhere.. Thank you all for your help and responses. Much appreciated.

@Slender indeed yes I'm placing the color wheel before the LUT effect. @BernardC per my post, I've tried the Leica LUTs and gotten some really terrible results. Massively oversaturated and heavy leaning into magenta/pink especially on skin tones. Certainly I can correct this manually with color wheels but it doesn't seem right..

Anyone using the SL2-S for video — could you share your color grading workflow with L-Log? I'm struggling a bit with it (getting really strong magenta tones and other weird color shifts) and am finding that Leica's LUTs are not even close to acceptable. Hoping there's something simple that I'm missing, as I've never struggled this much with Clog or Slog. The only thing that gets me close is FCPx's built in Panasonic V-Log lut, but even that isn't quite right..

My Leica journey has gone as follows: M8.2, M240, Q, M10, Q-P, Q2, M10-R, SL2, SL2-S Three Q cameras. Sold them all. And now I'm back.. just bought the Q2 again. Don't sell your Q2. You're just going to end up buying another one someday anyway, I guarantee it

Just a quick observation here.. I was eagerly awaiting the new firmware for the SL2-S because of the improved video continuous AF. I've spent a lot of time with Canon and Sony (R, R5, R6, A7s III, etc) and was excited to see if the AF from the SL2-S could become even half as good as any of those.. Initially, when shooting at 24fps, I was quite disappointed. Detection (box around face/subjects) was quite good but AF was just painfully slow. Upon switching to 30fps things were a bit better. At 60fps it was incredibly good — almost EOS R level! I've since read about this phenomenon with regards to the Panasonic S1, S1R, S1H, S5 cameras and am here to confirm that it applies to the SL2-S as well. If you want good continuous AF in video with an SL2-S, 60fps is your friend. If you need to shoot at 24fps... you're SOL. It's still just not very good. That's all

Am I missing something or is there no way to display on-screen info on the HDMI output from the SL2-S? I'm talking about the focus box, exposure settings, record/timecode, etc. None of this is present on the HDMI output. I understand why it's not there by default, but this is the first (and only) camera I've used that doesn't seem to offer this as a setting...

That absolutely helps. Thank you so much!

Hi all - The Leica M cameras frustratingly limit the long exposure time when you're set to high ISOs, which makes it completely useless for any sort of night/astro shooting. Does the TL2 allow you to do long exposures at high ISOs? For instance, could I do 25 seconds @ 3200 ISO? Thanks!

Oh yes, I know there's a 50 Summilux in my future. I can deny it all I want.. it's going to end up happening. Couldn't quite justify it yet, but my birthday is coming up in March so maybe I'll treat myself!

A little over a year ago I bought my first M — a used M8.2 and a Zeiss 35 biogon. It was my gateway to the world of Leica, and I fell in love with it immediately. I had never owned a camera that begged to be used as much as the Leica. I even wrote a post about the M8.2 on my site, for those wondering if it's still a decent option. Well, last month I decided to upgrade. 10.1mp just wasn't cutting it anymore (iMac 5k w/ retina display will make you a resolution whore), let alone the high ISO limitations that I long struggled with. I emailed Ken Hansen and had a black M240 in my hands the next day. It feels right. Every piece of it is just more refined, better thought out, and properly executed. I finally feel like I'm using a camera from today, even though it still very much feels like an M. I also switched lenses, and I'm now using a 50 Summicron v5 most of the time, with a 28 Elmarit for those wide angle days. I'm endlessly impressed with both lenses. I'm still getting used to the files from it. I like them, don't get me wrong, but they're very different from the M8.2. I had my post processing workflow pretty well dialed in with that camera, and it's going to take a bit of experimenting to get the same from these, but I'm certain I can get there. Anyway, no purpose for this post other than me saying hello, and thanking you all for the endlessly informative and entertaining community. I look forward to hanging around here a lot more!

I'll echo what others have said.. depends on your definition of "backup". If you need or would like another M, then there's nothing wrong with an M9 or even an M8.2 in good condition (I had one for quite a while and loved it). Personally, I have a backup camera only because I want something to shoot with if I should ever need to send in my M240 for repairs. I have an X100s and I think it's fantastic. If you're looking for a non-Leica body to use your Leica glass on, then I suppose the Sony A7 line is your best bet. I haven't heard great things about Leica glass performing particularly well on many other cameras. If you're dead-set on using those lenses though, a Leica T could be something to consider. But then that price w/ M adapter gets awfully close to used M9 territory.

My M8.2 developed the coffee stain and disappeared within about 3 months. I had planned on sending it in to be evaluated for trade-up, but won't bother now that I can squeeze some more life out of it!

I shot the X100 since it was released, and have also owned other Fuji X cameras as well. They're all fantastic, and are absolutely brilliant when put into the right hands. That said, a year ago I had the opportunity to shoot with an M9 for a week. I quickly fell in love with the shooting technique, rangefinder focusing, and the simplicity of the whole system. No frills. Just a camera. I don't care for video functions, scene modes, film emulation, or any of the other gimmicky bits that modern digital cameras come with, so it was quite refreshing to shoot with a camera that wasn't plump full of features I'd never touch. I decided this year that I'd start searching for an M8.2 to replace my X100. I was very happy with the X100, but I couldn't kick the feeling I had about the M9, and the special quality that I got out of the shots I took with it. I found a good deal on an M8.2, threw on a Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2, and I haven't looked back. Sure, it has it's limitations. For instance, High ISO is great on the Fuji x cameras, but is possibly the M8's biggest weakness. That being said, if you're aware of the weaknesses and issues going in, and you feel that you can accept them and enjoy the camera for what it is, I'm certain that the M8/M8.2 would please. It's been said here many times, and I think it's important to remember that it is not the gear that makes the photos--it's the photographer. But photography is an emotional thing, and we all connect with our tools differently. Some people don't like rangefinders, while others love them. If you feel it's a system that you'd connect with, then I encourage you to give it a shot. The Fuji cameras are terrific cameras in their own right, but it's all about what you feel the connection with most. Hope that helps. I, for one, love my M8.2.