any commercial user dedicate using SL here?

[leica1215]

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I have been watching few youtube video, Leica aim the SL for the pro market, wondering if there are some people here use SL for commercial work, like runway, or studio shooting here

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[douglas fry]

Yes, holding hand up, I do! In fact Im on a corporate shoot right now in London, waiting for the next director to arrive, I'm using SL + Nocti, with Elinchrom Quadra Ranger and Octa soft box, to blend ambient and flash, hopefully subtly ;-)

 

I shoot just about every day, two shoots today in fact, the next will be shot on the M240 + 35mm Summilux outside with a broader aspect for website banners

[leica1215]

Not using the zoom for Af at all ? Do you find focus peaking is better than m240 per se?

 

 

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[douglas fry]

No focus peaking on the SL is way better, focus peaking on m240 only happens in live view which severely cripples your shooting flow in my view, it's too slow.

 

Shooting with a nocti on the SL is a cinch, on the m240 it's very good too but you have to be very confident in your rangefinder focussing at 0,95 anyway

[douglas fry]

Sorry didn't answer your question fully. No zooms here, I wanted one set of lenses for both cameras

[Peter H]

Yes, holding hand up, I do! In fact Im on a corporate shoot right now in London, waiting for the next director to arrive, I'm using SL + Nocti, with Elinchrom Quadra Ranger and Octa soft box, to blend ambient and flash, hopefully subtly ;-)

 

I shoot just about every day, two shoots today in fact, the next will be shot on the M240 + 35mm Summilux outside with a broader aspect for website banners

 

 

 

Out of interest Douglas, how did you decide to use the SL for the morning shoot and the M for the later one?

[douglas fry]

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The shoot in the morning needed flash, and it's easier (with a flash trigger on top) to focus precisely with the SL , the afternoon was outside and it's much easier with high contrast winter sun to focus with a rangefinder, the SL can just make the subject a silhouette and v tricky to focus.

 

In low light the SL with its fancy viewfinder can make focussing simple

 

 

The cameras as a pair work very well for me.

[Peter H]

Thanks Douglas. That makes perfect sense now that you've explained it so clearly.

 

If you don't mind my asking, which flash do you use, and which mode, (M,A or TTL?).