bags27 Posted January 17, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://www.l-rumors.com/ FWIW.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Hi bags27, Take a look here Latest SL2 rumor: nearly a year away. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
verwackelt Posted January 17, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2019 just a rumor from unknown source. No word from Leica if it is true or not. May be some people are not so patient and change to pana... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted January 17, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 17, 2019 I'd rather they get more SL lenses in the pipeline. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted January 17, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Waiting on a Summicron or two myself. My SL has been faultless in operation so far over quite a few thousand frames. If the hypothetical SL2 does reach market at some point, I think the biggest change I would like to see would be a more rounded, smoother body design and some size/ weight reduction. Call on the S designers for body shape. My last shoot was with SL on tripod in portrait mode. I had quite a fatigued and sore hand by about 1000 frames , operating back button and release. If I add the battery grip I can’t use it on tripod the same way. Edited January 17, 2019 by hoppyman Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 17, 2019 Share #5 Posted January 17, 2019 1 hour ago, hoppyman said: Call on the S designers for body shape. Some within Leica pushed for a mini S design when the SL was being formulated (I remember the comment, but not the source). Dr. Kaufmann has since stated (LuLa interview with Kevin Raber) that the SL2 will be more ‘elegant’ and ‘less brutal like with an axe’ than the current design. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 17, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 17, 2019 7 hours ago, bags27 said: https://www.l-rumors.com/ FWIW.... The site creator is different from the guy behind Leica Rumors site and I’m not sure of the former’s track record and reliability. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lins-Barroso Posted January 18, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) The new Leica SL2 must only arrive in the market only after the APO-Summicron-SL 35 & 50. Before would be a marketing disaster! Edited January 18, 2019 by Lins-Barroso Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardgb Posted January 18, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 18, 2019 Bearing in mind Panasonic's entry into the L-mount market, I would not be at all surprised to see some commonality between Leica's offering and theirs - in fact I'd go so far as to say it's the only way forward for Leica, although I'd expect more than a re-badge, as discussed here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 18, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 18, 2019 vor 21 Stunden schrieb Jeff S: The site creator is different from the guy behind Leica Rumors site and I’m not sure of the former’s track record and reliability. Jeff I’d say the site is well informed and it’s intended to be this way. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 18, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, Chaemono said: I’d say the site is well informed and it’s intended to be this way. Of course the author of Leica Rumors doesn’t agree with that assessment. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 18, 2019 Share #11 Posted January 18, 2019 vor 5 Minuten schrieb Jeff S: Of course the author of Leica Rumors doesn’t agree with that assessment. Jeff Let’s see if L-rumors comes up with a CM release date. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 18, 2019 Share #12 Posted January 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Chaemono said: Let’s see if L-rumors comes up with a CM release date. I’m not on either side.... and presume the site owners share mutual sentiments. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 18, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 18, 2019 vor 26 Minuten schrieb Jeff S: I’m not on either side.... and presume the site owners share mutual sentiments. Jeff Neither am I but I’d say so far it’s 1:0 to L-rumors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 18, 2019 Share #14 Posted January 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Chaemono said: Neither am I but I’d say so far it’s 1:0 to L-rumors. LR was pretty much on the money from the M9, as far as I recall, to the recent CM debacle. Leica even previewed the Q for them in advance of any announcement. So, many years of success blown up....at least from a timing standpoint. Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Andersson Posted January 19, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 19, 2019 The SL successor may have been flagged last year but will it actually happen? That may be easier to judge once the Lumix S1/S1R cameras are out in the wild and they've been tested with SL glass. If L-mount compatibility is seamless and Leica can't trump the technical feature set, the image quality or significantly exceed the build quality of the Lumix cameras with an SL2 then will they sell enough cameras to justify making them? Leica make good money out of sales of SL glass, sales that will increase significantly if the S1/S1R prove to be as good as the pre full announcement hype would have us believe. By their continued silence on the subject of an SL2 Leica aren't doing themselves any favours in my book and I am really concerned that, with the future assured for owners of SL glass via Lumix bodies, Leica will see no financial reason to proceed with the launch of the SL2 and that's a really uncomfortable thought. Come on Leica. The L-mount alliance has changed the ground rules so would it really be so hard for you to confirm the launch of an SL2 together with the approximate timeline? I doubt anyone would expect much in the way of detail, just a confirmation that you are still in the game. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted January 19, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Bob Andersson said: The SL successor may have been flagged last year but will it actually happen? That may be easier to judge once the Lumix S1/S1R cameras are out in the wild and they've been tested with SL glass. If L-mount compatibility is seamless and Leica can't trump the technical feature set, the image quality or significantly exceed the build quality of the Lumix cameras with an SL2 then will they sell enough cameras to justify making them? Leica make good money out of sales of SL glass, sales that will increase significantly if the S1/S1R prove to be as good as the pre full announcement hype would have us believe. By their continued silence on the subject of an SL2 Leica aren't doing themselves any favours in my book and I am really concerned that, with the future assured for owners of SL glass via Lumix bodies, Leica will see no financial reason to proceed with the launch of the SL2 and that's a really uncomfortable thought. Come on Leica. The L-mount alliance has changed the ground rules so would it really be so hard for you to confirm the launch of an SL2 together with the approximate timeline? I doubt anyone would expect much in the way of detail, just a confirmation that you are still in the game. SL2 will come, no doubt about that - coming from Dr Kaufman (Lula interview in 2018). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardC Posted January 19, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Bob Andersson said: The SL successor may have been flagged last year but will it actually happen? No need to be such a pessimist. The sky is not falling! There will be a successor to the SL, and it will be different from Panasonic's cameras. Some of the electronics may be shared, but you know the Leica will have a completely different UI, and it will probably be built in an innovative, if expensive, way. Not many cameras are built from aluminum billet like the current SL. The next SL will also benefit from Leica colour choices and will be optimized for the use of M lenses. History shows that it would be a mistake for Leica to announce the next SL before it is ready. They have been heavily criticized for that in the past. It would also be a mistake for them to release a new SL that isn't a significant improvement over the current SL. Sure, Sony releases an "all new" body every 4 months, but their residual values are terrible. Leica owners would be mad as hell if their expensive cameras were devalued so quickly. In short: enjoy your SL now. It's still a cutting-edge camera (no pun intended!), and will remain so after the S1 comes out. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Andersson Posted January 19, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 19, 2019 I hope you are both right. I've yet to hold an S1/S1R in hand but looking at it from afar it doesn't appeal. You know, if Leica just popped a 24MP sensor into the SL with an extra stop or two of dynamic range I'd be a happy camper. If they also added IBIS and called the resulting camera an SL2 I'd probably buy the camp-site! 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted January 20, 2019 Share #19 Posted January 20, 2019 Stephan Schulz is the product manager for the SL (and S), as well as for the L-Mount alliance, and he has already addressed these questions and concerns... So, no worries. Just a matter of time (typically 3-4 year product cycle “depending how ambitious” they are, according to Stephan). Four years would be this coming Fall. Jeff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted January 20, 2019 Share #20 Posted January 20, 2019 The delay from the Spring to the Fall makes sense now. They are very ambitious. I interpret this to mean that the SL2 will not be just an S1R in a different body and with a different user interface (sensor optimized for M and R lenses is a given). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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