Re: Leica SL images and specs. Looks somehow familiar...
rscheffler wrote: naturephoto1 wrote:
Below and in the next post are some images taken with the combination of the R280mm f4 Apo Telyt and the SL both SOC except Image Size adjusted and as 100% SOC. No processing was done at all for these files. I do not know the ISO set for the camera but it must have been fairly high. I also do not know the shutter speed set for the camera. The photos I believe were all shot wide open at f4. When we stopped the lens down on the camera I believe that we were still able to focus even when stopped down to f16. The EVF did adjust for the change in aperture by the way but it was not instantaneous and of course auto aperture would have helped. Again in regards to the images, I can not say that all were nailed for focus, but this is and was an impressive performance.
Would I like to own the SL? If I could get over the sticker shock of $7450 for the camera body, could deal with the size, weight, and the fact that the camera only offers 24 rather than 26MP, the answer is yes.
Rich
Rich, thanks for the summary! Based on the full rez photos in Jordan\'s review of the SL at PPE, I\'d say no you didn\'t nail focus with these. But no worries. This gives a lot of valuable preliminary user feedback. As for camera settings in your images, here\'s what was pulled from EXIF in the first image:
Camera: Leica SL (Typ 601)
Lens: Apo-Telyt-R 1:4/280mm Shot at 280 mm
Exposure: Manual, 1/350 sec, f/4, ISO 6400
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Date: October 22, 2015 10:23:24AM
Regarding pricing... as someone in the US market, you can save about $1000 buying the SL from the EU. Not sure if you\'re still at PPE, but it might be a question to ask the Leica reps why Leica US decided to price the SL in this manner. It\'s the same with the M and S lines, except now there\'s a rolling 12% exchange rate rebate in effect that partially compensates (but not fully) for the US/EU price disparity. Perhaps the typical Leica buyer strolling into Leica Stores is not that price sensitive and Leica knows they can take advantage of this? Still, $1000 less doesn\'t make the SL a bargain, but does put it more in-line with 1DX/D4s pricing
I suspected I hadn\'t nailed focus, but I do not think that I had the magnification set to confirm focus. Also, I did not check the files in LR which would have provided EXIF information I presume. I just opened the files through Windows Photo Viewer.
I am home now. But I asked the Leica Reps and they were Leica USA/Leica NA and they said the price was $7450. I also confirmed now that B&H Photo has the camera listed for the same price.
By the way, below is a fairly cropped image taken with my tripod mounted R 280mm f4 Apo Telty with my R 1.4X Apo Extender on my Sony A7r ISO of this was 400, 1/800 second, effective Aperture of f8. So we know this is a super sharp combination. The file will print large having viewed in both LR and PS CS6.
Re: Leica SL images and specs. Looks somehow familiar...
rscheffler wrote: naturephoto1 wrote:
Below and in the next post are some images taken with the combination of the R280mm f4 Apo Telyt and the SL both SOC except Image Size adjusted and as 100% SOC. No processing was done at all for these files. I do not know the ISO set for the camera but it must have been fairly high. I also do not know the shutter speed set for the camera. The photos I believe were all shot wide open at f4. When we stopped the lens down on the camera I believe that we were still able to focus even when stopped down to f16. The EVF did adjust for the change in aperture by the way but it was not instantaneous and of course auto aperture would have helped. Again in regards to the images, I can not say that all were nailed for focus, but this is and was an impressive performance.
Would I like to own the SL? If I could get over the sticker shock of $7450 for the camera body, could deal with the size, weight, and the fact that the camera only offers 24 rather than 26MP, the answer is yes.
Rich
Rich, thanks for the summary! Based on the full rez photos in Jordan\'s review of the SL at PPE, I\'d say no you didn\'t nail focus with these. But no worries. This gives a lot of valuable preliminary user feedback. As for camera settings in your images, here\'s what was pulled from EXIF in the first image:
Camera: Leica SL (Typ 601)
Lens: Apo-Telyt-R 1:4/280mm Shot at 280 mm
Exposure: Manual, 1/350 sec, f/4, ISO 6400
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Date: October 22, 2015 10:23:24AM
Regarding pricing... as someone in the US market, you can save about $1000 buying the SL from the EU. Not sure if you\'re still at PPE, but it might be a question to ask the Leica reps why Leica US decided to price the SL in this manner. It\'s the same with the M and S lines, except now there\'s a rolling 12% exchange rate rebate in effect that partially compensates (but not fully) for the US/EU price disparity. Perhaps the typical Leica buyer strolling into Leica Stores is not that price sensitive and Leica knows they can take advantage of this? Still, $1000 less doesn\'t make the SL a bargain, but does put it more in-line with 1DX/D4s pricing
I suspected I hadn\'t nailed focus, but I do not think that I had the magnification set to confirm focus. Also, I did not check the files in LR which would have provided EXIF information I presume. I just opened the files through Windows Photo Viewer.
I am home now. But I asked the Leica Reps and they were Leica USA/Leica NA and they said the price was $7450. I also confirmed now that B&H Photo has the camera listed for the same price.
By the way, below is a fairly cropped image taken with my tripod mounted R 280mm f4 Apo Telty with my R 1.4X Apo Extender on my Sony A7r ISO of this was 400, 1/800 second, effective Aperture of f8. So we know this is a super sharp combination. The file will print large having viewed in both LR and PS SC6.
Rich
Oct 23, 2015 at 09:49 AM
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But no worries. This gives a lot of valuable preliminary user feedback. As for camera settings in your images, here\'s what was pulled from EXIF in the first image: