SL3 vs SL2...

[tom0511]

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Besides IQ, I read somewhere about a slightly longer blackout when taking the image compared to SL2/SL2-s.

Did you find the same? 

[helged]

2 hours ago, Chaemono said:

I changed my mind and put myself on the list. Better AWB and colors as a starting point (need some contrast and vibrance depending on the lens), better DR (I saw it at ISO 100 vs. SL2-S, David Farkas showed it at ISO 200 vs. SL2 in a video review), and the IQ with M lenses are the main reasons. I never liked the way SL cameras rendered with M lenses either due to bokeh differences (original SL) vs. M and purple fringing (SL2/-S) but the SL3 sensor is absolutely outstanding with M lenses, so much so that I would prefer to use larger M lenses on the SL3 now (plus it has IBIS). 

The Z7 was the better M IMO for M lenses 50mm and longer but I hate everything about that camera except the sensor. So it never got much use. Z7 is 675g with battery vs. 850g for SL3 but the latter comes with a much better EVF, can be operated more fluidly, and is a joy to use compared to the Z7. 

You will not be dissapointed, I am certsinly not. since S4 is still in the workings and will not be available in - let’s say - two years from now - there is plenty of time to play with the SL3.

[jonoslack]

18 minutes ago, tom0511 said:

Besides IQ, I read somewhere about a slightly longer blackout when taking the image compared to SL2/SL2-s.

Did you find the same? 

Hi There Tom

This is the case, but it's likely to be sorted with firmware, and in the meantime if you put drive mode to 2frames per second and shoot single shots then there isn't any blackout. 

best

Jono

[tom0511]

Thank you Jono for the info!

 

[Chaemono]

Reid Reviews has an excellent test on color drift performance differences of the SL3 and the SL2 with the 35 Summicron-SL ASPH when the opcodes are applied. 

[chris_tribble]

Well, so long as the Sl 2 delivers as satisfactorily as this I see no point in changing!

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[Markey]

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As somebody mentioned earlier in the thread I too crashed my S last year which has impacted a function button and obviously the value. 

Turned out to be a good thing otherwise I may have been tempted to trade it in but I now know that I would regret it.

From what I`ve read there hasn`t been any improvements which would be of benefit to me ....notably improved AF

 

[chris_tribble]

@Markey FWIW I used face recognition focus mode for this shoot (2 SL2 bodies + 24-90 and 90-280) and it was incredibly reliable. The only confusion came with the drummer when the algorithm mistook a high hat cymbal for a face!  Easily adjusted for.  For my work the AF on the SL2 is more than sufficient.

[Markey]

1 hour ago, chris_tribble said:

@Markey FWIW I used face recognition focus mode for this shoot (2 SL2 bodies + 24-90 and 90-280) and it was incredibly reliable. The only confusion came with the drummer when the algorithm mistook a high hat cymbal for a face!  Easily adjusted for.  For my work the AF on the SL2 is more than sufficient.

An easy mistake to make 

Yes it is for me too .

Its just that I spend 80% of my time in the equestrian world and it can fall short when things are moving and the light is poor.

TBH I shoot in that environment for friends so I have to bring some perspective to the situation.

To that end I just don`t take those kind of shots these days

Its just frustration on my part and ignorance really because I though AF ability between brands was pretty much the same.

Right tool for the right job and all that and I should have kept the Sony for that type of shooting.

My bad .... as they say.

 

[chris_tribble]

Sorry for your disappointment.  Tools and jobs... It's a bummer when you make an expensive mistake. My only hope for you is that a firmware improvement might make things better for you!🤞

[Chaemono]

Am 6.3.2024 um 03:51 schrieb Chaemono:

+1

I’ll wait for the price to half, i.e. having to sell five NVIDIA shares instead of ten to buy it. 

Still a litte bit to go.