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  1. 1. Will you buy the Leica SL2-S?

    • Yes, I already have a Leica SL / SL2
      87
    • Yes, I have another Leica System
      96
    • Yes, will be my first Leica
      8
    • Interested, but I'm waiting for more tests
      116
    • Interesting camera, but not for me
      150
    • No thanks
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34 minutes ago, Steven said:

to me, that's every camera maker other than Leica 🙈

Unfortunately 😅 ...and even more unfortunate (for our wallet and kidneys) is that the most intriguing rendering is on fast M glasses which are much more expensive than the SL glasses... 😂

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7 hours ago, oka said:

If you want to show the difference between Leica and Canon, I suggest to shoot photos with wide range of tonality. Matte object or setting in shade doesn't make justice to Leica.

I've noticed that easiest way to notice the difference between the micro contrast is to shoot metallic / highly reflective surfaces when sun hits to the surface on opposite direction from the camera angle. Example shots from cars shows easily the Leica look from the rest, also Leica lenses has narrower depth of field so which is evident when the subject and background is closer each other.

Humm. looking at the samples provided here I can disagree  for bot of your statements.

I think the both perfume great, and if you process them to match there are so little differences .

In all 3 images the DOF in shallower in the canon at F2. not surprised. when I compare the Noctilux 0.95 and the summicron-SL , both at F2 the Nocti has less DOF

 

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4 hours ago, Photoworks said:

Humm. looking at the samples provided here I can disagree  for bot of your statements.

I think the both perfume great, and if you process them to match there are so little differences .

In all 3 images the DOF in shallower in the canon at F2. not surprised. when I compare the Noctilux 0.95 and the summicron-SL , both at F2 the Nocti has less DOF

 

In third / last picture the metallic statues 3D look / pop can’t be accomplished in post on canon files.

At f2 yes, Canon seems to be shallower but things change when you shoot wide open. At f1.2 Noct (and Summilux-M at f1.4) has shallower DOF.

In SL glass (cron), DOF isn’t its forte and I’ve never understood the marketing hum regarding DOF at f2 looking peers f1.4.

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5 hours ago, oka said:

In third / last picture the metallic statues 3D look / pop can’t be accomplished in post on canon files.

At f2 yes, Canon seems to be shallower but things change when you shoot wide open. At f1.2 Noct (and Summilux-M at f1.4) has shallower DOF.

In SL glass (cron), DOF isn’t its forte and I’ve never understood the marketing hum regarding DOF at f2 looking peers f1.4.

It must be me, but I can  not see your 3D Pop difference 

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36 minutes ago, Photoworks said:

It must be me, but I can  not see your 3D Pop difference 

 

and the canon is on manual exposure but the SL2 is on Aperture priority..quite a difference in exposures between the shots

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Posted elsewhere (sorry) but SL glass rendering is just on point for me... even with "slow" zooms

SL2. 24-90@28mm. 6400iso pushed +1. Compression to 1.8mb from 87mb....

 

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1 hour ago, frame-it said:

and the canon is on manual exposure but the SL2 is on Aperture priority..quite a difference in exposures between the shots

It's funny, because in one thread I had the exposures matched and was criticized for not having the shutter speeds matched, even though the histograms looked similar.  Now it's the inverse.  I get what you are saying, though.  The two systems are now really close.

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Mine has just arrived (a day earlier than expected - UPS are shifting their parcels.)

The Leica store certainly know how to give their customers a warm feeling (while spending large sums of money): an excellent trade-in deal on my SL2, a copy of LFI, a face mask with a red dot (those will be valuable in years to come) and a Leica biscuit - in a box as fancy as the camera box. 

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2 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Mine has just arrived (a day earlier than expected - UPS are shifting their parcels.)

The Leica store certainly know how to give their customers a warm feeling (while spending large sums of money): an excellent trade-in deal on my SL2, a copy of LFI, a face mask with a red dot (those will be valuable in years to come) and a Leica biscuit - in a box as fancy as the camera box. 

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Are you going to put a piece of black tape over the dot on your mask? ;)

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Mine got to the dealer and on to my post box in Texas today.  Now for the jump to Israel once a few more Xmas items arrive.  I wonder if the fancy box, mask,  and trimmings are in the Leica USA shipments as well.

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vor 13 Stunden schrieb oka:

In SL glass (cron), DOF isn’t its forte and I’ve never understood the marketing hum regarding DOF at f2 looking peers f1.4.

The f/1.4 look is not in the blur, it's in the roll-off.

Less compressed JPEG here: https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-VRrRQh/

SL2-S + APO 50SL

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ISO 100 f/2 @1/320 sec.
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17 hours ago, scott kirkpatrick said:

Mine got to the dealer and on to my post box in Texas today.  Now for the jump to Israel once a few more Xmas items arrive.  I wonder if the fancy box, mask,  and trimmings are in the Leica USA shipments as well.

I received my USA shipment yesterday. While the camera is fab, it did not include a cookie or mask. I’m not complaining though, ready to slap some M glass on this thing and take it for a spin. Just need that adapter to arrive now. 😊

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37 minutes ago, thehopleaves said:

I received my USA shipment yesterday. While the camera is fab, it did not include a cookie or mask. I’m not complaining though, ready to slap some M glass on this thing and take it for a spin. Just need that adapter to arrive now. 😊

I didn't get a cookie or mask either - I'm a little bitter ;)

So, if I'm going to start going down the M glass route, where do I start?

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21 minutes ago, Dr. G said:

I didn't get a cookie or mask either - I'm a little bitter ;)

So, if I'm going to start going down the M glass route, where do I start?

Ha! I have 35 lux and absolutely adore the way it paints. I also have a 28mm lux on my Q-P, and love it as well. While they are a bit harder to swallow for me from a cost perspective, I guess you could say I’m in the lux camp. I prefer the dreamy/swirly separation with 1.4. Just my preference, there’s so much great Leica glass to choose from...enjoy the journey.

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