LUF Admin Posted July 10, 2017 Share #1 Posted July 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here is a detailled review by Jono about the new Leica TL2 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 Hi LUF Admin, Take a look here Jono on the new Leica TL2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Louis Posted July 10, 2017 Share #2 Posted July 10, 2017 It is always great to read Jono about Leica cameras. He is a very knowledgeable person and a great photographer. I have been trusting his judgement for years. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted July 10, 2017 Share #3 Posted July 10, 2017 http://www.slack.co.uk/leica-tl2.html 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterv Posted July 10, 2017 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2017 Nice work Jono, thanks for sharing your thoughts! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjb Posted July 10, 2017 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2017 A very helpful review - thank you! Two quick points: (1) your last two shots are especially impressive...great 3-D pop, very sharp, exceptional color. Both were taken with the Summilux 35/1.4. I hope Leica is/was able to improve the slight AF delay you noticed using this lens with pre-release firmware. Outstanding IQ from that lens! 2) I second your wish for Leica to add future APS-C models, especially a "Mini SL." Now THAT would be a GREAT complimentary system to the SL, small, lightweight, offering a 1.5 crop factor, and able to use both TL and SL lenses! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveBK Posted July 10, 2017 Share #6 Posted July 10, 2017 A mini-SL or interchangeable lens Q is what a lot of people are clamoring for.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickP Posted July 10, 2017 Share #7 Posted July 10, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you very much Jono - well done! Rick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamyar Posted July 10, 2017 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2017 Hi jono. Leica tl2 video is auto or manual ( iso - shutter ) ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VVJ Posted July 10, 2017 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2017 An excellent read as always. Thanks Jono! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfashn Posted July 10, 2017 Share #10 Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) I'm just happy that Leica decided not to scrap the thing like they had done with some other camera lines. I had a T, didn't like it, and then got another one because I saw the shots people were getting. The original T is definitely an acquired taste, it looks like the new one will be better. Just an FYI to the Leica store San Francisco. If a user comes in, says they are having an issue with a strap pin not locking in all the time, don't just say from behind your counter; "Oh, I think that's just the way it is sometimes." It may not be a $6000 body (by itself), but this is going to be someone's first experience with Leica. Don't be a Maroon. I hate snooty. Edited July 10, 2017 by fastfashn Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apoqualia Posted July 10, 2017 Share #11 Posted July 10, 2017 I'm just happy that Leica decided not to scrap the thing like they had done with some other camera lines. I had a T, didn't like it, and then got another one because I saw the shots people were getting. The original T is definitely an acquired taste, it looks like the new one will be better. Just an FYI to the Leica store San Francisco. If a user comes in, says they are having an issue with a strap pin not locking in all the time, don't just say from behind your counter; "Oh, I think that's just the way it is sometimes." It may not be a $6000 body (by itself), but this is going to be someone's first experience with Leica. Don't be a Maroon. I hate snooty. What that has to do with Jono's review of the TL2? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apoqualia Posted July 10, 2017 Share #12 Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) Jono is the man. One reads through his experience and enthusiasm, and wider understanding of things; photographer's mind I'd say. On the other hand, there is nothing worse than come to a website like the DPR, and look through the mess of random shots they call "the gallery" (it really looks like someone's lunch was thrown over the table), snapped without any sense. Or God forbid, sensibility. Those things vex me greatly. Therefore if you read these lines, thanks Jono, for keeping the common sense in the industry where it is wildly abused. Edited July 10, 2017 by Apoqualia 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2017 Share #13 Posted July 11, 2017 Perhaps it is just me ... but this is one of the most tepid reviews from Jono that I have read in the last 5 years. Honestly ... can be summed up in the sense that the sensor is a bit improved. May be that the TL was good enough that the improvements are not ones that moves one's expectations or sets his desire aflame. Good to see Leica supporting a camera rather than dropping it and moving the bar .... For me ... seeing Scarlett playing the recorder ... priceless. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozkar Posted July 11, 2017 Share #14 Posted July 11, 2017 Here is a detailled review by Jono about the new Leica TL2 This is not a review. Reviews present pros & cons. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted July 11, 2017 Share #15 Posted July 11, 2017 It would be great to see the same thing shot with T2 and M10, using same/equivalent focal length. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygraphy Posted July 12, 2017 Share #16 Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks for sharing the review. I wanted to be excited about the TL2 but the overall design again appeals to a different crowd from myself. I think the shots by Jono is particularly telling: 1. Advertised to shoot at ISO50,000 but not usable at ISO6400 2. AF is still problematic - I see two generic sample shots OOF Its an easy decision to give this a pass then. Strange as it sounds, the APS-C smaller body camera gap is still yet to be filled by a serious contender - Leica, Fuji and Sony all have their deficiencies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted July 12, 2017 Share #17 Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks for sharing the review. I wanted to be excited about the TL2 but the overall design again appeals to a different crowd from myself. I think the shots by Jono is particularly telling: 1. Advertised to shoot at ISO50,000 but not usable at ISO6400 2. AF is still problematic - I see two generic sample shots OOF Its an easy decision to give this a pass then. Strange as it sounds, the APS-C smaller body camera gap is still yet to be filled by a serious contender - Leica, Fuji and Sony all have their deficiencies. Hi Gary 1. I found 6400 to be completely usable, even in really poor light - did I really say otherwise? (bangs head to check if bits fall off ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted July 12, 2017 Share #18 Posted July 12, 2017 Perhaps it is just me ... but this is one of the most tepid reviews from Jono that I have read in the last 5 years. Honestly ... can be summed up in the sense that the sensor is a bit improved. May be that the TL was good enough that the improvements are not ones that moves one's expectations or sets his desire aflame. Good to see Leica supporting a camera rather than dropping it and moving the bar .... For me ... seeing Scarlett playing the recorder ... priceless. Bob Hi There Bob Sorry to seem tepid . . . and count yourself lucky that you just saw Scarlett playing the recorder 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted July 12, 2017 Share #19 Posted July 12, 2017 This is not a review. Reviews present pros & cons. Quite right too - although I think I did point out one or two cons - but you are completely correct - it's not really possible to test a camera and review it at the same time - one has split loyalties. I certainly don't call my articles reviews. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted July 12, 2017 Share #20 Posted July 12, 2017 Hi Everyone Many thanks to everyone who has said kind things, it honestly makes the work worthwhile, I'm flattered and grateful. Thanks! 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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