I really wanted to buy the SL..

[marcb]

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I tested out the SL having owned the Q.  I loved the bright view finder- the photos that were perfect were amazing with great color and almost 3-D in appearance.  I didn't even mind the weight.  But... once inside the slow lenses and fast moving children did not work.  I looked at some of the amazing photos, then realized the lenses are not practical for photos indoors or for very fast children outside with the 24-90 zoom.  Leica please make some faster zoom lenses quickly- I really want to buy.

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[LD_50]

The zooms are fast enough compared to the competition. I shot Nikon’s f/2.8 zooms (14-24, 24-70, 70-200) and it wasn’t the aperture the made a huge difference for what you’re describing.

 

The AF system was the biggest difference.

 

If you’re looking for something comparable to the Q, you won’t find it with zooms. Try the native primes.

[Irakly Shanidze]

You can shoot SL at ISO1600 without even thinking. The DNG file will later easily withstand a two-stop push. It makes the zooms fast enough. I've been using the SL with both zooms almost since the day that it was introduced, and most of what I do is shoot ballet. Believe me, it is much faster than children

[mmradman]

I tested out the SL having owned the Q.  I loved the bright view finder- the photos that were perfect were amazing with great color and almost 3-D in appearance.  I didn't even mind the weight.  But... once inside the slow lenses and fast moving children did not work.  I looked at some of the amazing photos, then realized the lenses are not practical for photos indoors or for very fast children outside with the 24-90 zoom.  Leica please make some faster zoom lenses quickly- I really want to buy.

If you have problem tracking children running outdoors with modern AF gear you probably dealing with either future Olympic medallists or characters from X-Man. 

[marcb]

well they are  ages 3 4 and 1- and they don't run in a straight line

[vladik]

They teach you not to run in the straight line in the army as moving target is harder to hit.

Obviously it applies to photography as well.

[ericborgstrom]

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My four and two years old grandchildren are also too fast, indoors. They often run at you much quicker than the SL and the 24-90 zoom can focus. Also tried the 50 SL Lux with latest SL firmware – not good enough for my grandchildren, perhaps even slower? Works though if they sit still as in front of an iPad screen.

Edited March 29, 2018 by ericborgstrom

[robgo2]

I tested out the SL having owned the Q.  I loved the bright view finder- the photos that were perfect were amazing with great color and almost 3-D in appearance.  I didn't even mind the weight.  But... once inside the slow lenses and fast moving children did not work.  I looked at some of the amazing photos, then realized the lenses are not practical for photos indoors or for very fast children outside with the 24-90 zoom.  Leica please make some faster zoom lenses quickly- I really want to buy.

 

I have had great success photographing my two young grandchildren since they were born using manual focus lenses primarily. There is an abundance of very fast, very fine MF lenses. Shooting moving targets indoors is a challenge, but it can be done, if you plan ahead and are prepared. With the SL, ISO 6400 is no problem, and even 12,500 is better than decent, if you use a good noise reduction program.

Edited April 1, 2018 by robgo2

[caissa]

The fastest lens for the SL is the SL 50 (well, fast in the sense of aperture).

But now with the 3.1 firmware update the SL 50 is also in AF a fast lens - at least as fast and quiet as prime lenses from other providers. (Of course the SL 90-280 is still faster focusing in many cases, but the gap is much smaller now.).

For a while the SL 50 was maybe a reason to be disappointed with the SL system, but now it is a really great lens (and can rightfully be called a reference lens).

[bags27]

I have had great success photographing my two young grandchildren since they were born using manual focus lenses primarily. There is an abundance of very fast, very fine MF lenses. Shooting moving targets indoors is a challenge, but it can be done, if you plan ahead and are prepared. With the SL, ISO 6400 is no problem, and even 12,500 is better than decent, if you use a good noise reduction program.

Sorry, but a wonderful example of a misplaced modifier. So, your grandchildren were born using cameras? how precocious! :-)