Buy a SL2-S?

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On 11/10/2023 at 1:38 PM, la1402 said:

I would not buy the SL2S new today. The market is full of hardly used pre-owned ones at a signifcant lower price. If you then find that the SL2S is too big or heavy for your liking (which is very possible), or the upcoming SL3 is too tempting, you can can sell it again at limited loss.

I’m sitting in a hotel room in Nairobi after returning from a 3 week safari in Tanzania and Kenya.  My SL2S and 100-400 performed superbly. I couldn’t ask for more from a camera. The camera is fast, built like a tank, and reliable. If there’s a SL3S then maybe I’ll upgrade but I’m perfectly content now. 
After a three week stop in Montreal I’ll be back home and process the files. The count is 82 lions, 8 cheetahs, 5 leopards, 19 white rhinos, 3 black rhinos, hundreds of elephants, and uncounted herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle etc. It was the small migration season and, besides the constant rain and mud, it was like shooting fish in a barrel.

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Leica just released firmware 6.0 (upgrading 5.2) for the SL2 and SL2-S.  It may provide some useful features that will make the SL line work well for you without waiting for the SL3.

The writeup about the new firmware written by Fred Miranda follows:

Leica released firmware update version 6.0 for the SL2/SL2-S mirrorless cameras. 

NEW
Continuous shooting with activated Perspective Control
SL2: for 2 fps and 6 fps, SL2-S: for 2 fps and 5 fps
Added lock function for white balance settings Auto ISO and Auto
This function ensures a constant ISO value and automatic white balance during video recording until recording is stopped, or settings are changed via menu settings.

EXTENDED FUNCTIONALITY

New submenu item Flash Mode under Flash Settings
The menu item AF Quick Setting only was added to the menu Touch AF in EVF – In Touch AF mode, this will prevent accidental movement of the AF frame, but still allows the Touch AF functions to be used.
Newly added menu items for the Favorites menu
Thumbwheel: New functionality as function button
Joystick: More assignment options

IMPROVEMENT

GPS accuracy of the shooting location was significantly improved
Revised Play menu: The option Delete All was replaced by Delete Unrated
The Continuous Shooting settings in the menu item Drive Mode were renamed
The menu item Self Timer is now a main menu item, and can be combined with other shooting modes
Bugfixes in the firmware


Download it here:
https://leica-camera.com/de-DE/downloads?download_area_category=1171&download_area_subcategory=1127&field_media_document_topic=1074&field_media_document_language=984