Photographyblog posted that size comparison picture between the new Leica SL and the Sony A7rII. Damn is that SL big …and for my taste a bit ugly 🙂
By the way, the Leica SL has Panasonic’s V-LOG and very likely also Panasonic autofocus system and other know how. A FulL Frame Gh camera may be on the way and this could certainly become a real Sony competitor.
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The design shares the same clean lines but boxy look of the Phase One XF.
I, for one, am happy to see modern camera design move away from trying to emulate the look and feel of the past (I’m looking at you Fuji!)
Yes. Exactly!
I mean it’s ugly compared to an M, but still looks a lot nicer then an A7 series 🙂
The M is beautiful camera, no denying that. But I honestly can’t see how anyone can say the SL is not ugly but the A7 is ugly, especially considering the picture above. They look almost EXACTLY the same from the front with practically the only difference being that the SL is slightly larger and the view finder housing not protruding as much. Oh yeah, don’t forget that Leica branding… maybe that’s the source of the sexiness?
Anyway, either both the SL and A7x cameras are ugly or they are not. Anyone who says other wise knows deep, deep, deep down inside (where the “feel” is located) that they are lying to themselves.
I really think when it comes to design it’s down to the little details. I own and shoot with the A7rII so I’m not here as some Sony basher.
The orange ring around the A7rII kills me. Remember, we’re talking about design, not functionality and I do own this camera. Then couple that orange ring with the blue from Sony Zeiss lenses (especially loxia) and you have this awful black, blue, and orange camera.
Not that they can change it but the alpha branding is awful as well. Looks like one of those Jesus fish people put on the bumper of their cars. The grip is also not as refined and looks more pieced together as do the top dial. I think the LCD, knob, and clean buttons on the back of the Leica SL are all done fairly well.
For me one of the biggest issues with my A7rII is that I went to mirrorless for the smaller and lighter body. I had that with Fuji but wasn’t happy going from FF to apsc so moved over to Sony. Sony just does not have a good solution for small fast primes and the Leica wides don’t work well on the A7 body. At least with the bigger body of the SL the camera will look and feel balanced.
It’s like that fat chick you introduced to your friends as your new GF…. even after they got over the “damn, where the F did he find her?!?!” initial reaction, and start seeing the appeal (huge knockers, nice personality, can cook a decent meal, comes from a wealthy family, etc.) they still think to themselves… why? WHY would he go for the FAT German chick?!?!? After all, he can have this super adorable Japanese hottie that does everything better and I mean EVERYTHING, including the skills to do some amazing 5axis gyrations when you put your hands around her now matter what you stick into her hole. Oh and she’ll do all that without having him dip into his 401K??? It just defies all logic.
Of course, the Sir-Mix-A-Lot types will tell you that she has soul like no other and she’s worth every penny. Me? I’ll stick to my Japanese hottie. I might even bring her twin sister for the ride since they both can fit in my 2 seater ragtop…
Just sayin’…
I think it looks like the awkward little sister of the buxom beauty (Leica S) that hasn’t really grown into her body yet (but shows some of the same assets) compared to the skinny Japanese girl that has all the right moves but usually when you mount her its from behind (if you know what I mean) and about getting to work than marvelling at her plainness.
To be fair, Leica has 11 fps versus Sony’s 5 fps, and probably has some other advantages as well.
Hahahahah awesome! I LOL’d at this very funny 🙂
Brilliant.
I think it looks great and i like the size.
I normally love the Leica look, but that just looks plain and ugly!
Like A7x is not an ugly brick 🙂
A99 was the best-looking camera ever made, I hope they retain this design in future full-sized bodies (A9 or whatev)
A7R2 is beautiful. Much more so than my Canon 5D3 (I have both). The A7R2 is 50% retro (in a good way) and 50% modern (also in a good way).
But this Leica SL…. ugh!
p.s. allow me to illustrate my earlier point:
I go for the one on the right.
Me too ! Oblat will take the one on the left.
left one has good pancakes
The internet is brutally honest as usual.
You are right, when you put it that way I think I also prefer the Sony – despite I am German….
im breathless in front of such a beauty :p…. This is the righ marketing argument, Sony should use to catch new customers :p… Sony has the gorgeous camera 😀
Man, some women are going to throw you stones on the streets if they find out some of your comments 😉
I think you are missing totally the point. Maybe what someone needs is somebody who can sing you opera rather than not. Maybe some one doesn’t like Asians and prefere Europeans. Maybe he just hast different taste than you… there is a market for everyone. That you don’t like it, doesn’t mean some else won’t either. Leica has their niche market and some people are going to buy it no matter what. They are in a different league, they need to compite against no one.
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Totally get that. Fatties need lovin’ too and there are plenty of dudes who’d love to hit that… Though by the same token there are plenty of dudes who are into beastiality (think Pentax), smelly hippies (um… Fuji?), grandmas (…that’s Canon, right?), nuns (Nikon?), emo (…Panasonic), trannies (Sigma), the list goes on… who am I to judge?
You make a good point but your forgetting two other points. First, the opera singer is a gold digger. Second, the other girl can still sing, maybe not an opera, but she can still sing pretty well and isn’t looking to empty your bank account, at least not completely haha.
IMO that’s a better analogy rather than a fat gf/skinny gf. Two girls who can do the same exact things, albeit a bit differently and one may look slightly more attractive than the other, which is purely subjective and depends on the person that is interested. However one of them requires more than double when compared to other. If you can afford her, by all means go for it. If not, there are other fishes in the sea. 🙂
fyi, leica is an austrian company since 2006, and ye i´ll take the right sony hottie anytime.
OK, I got it. But what does the beautiful women stand for? Hmmmm…
Don’t pretend you don’t understand.
He compares fat diva with Leica SL and thin woman with Sony A7.
Leica is becoming a joke. Its just crazy to “rebrand” a Panasonic with a red dot and ask these kind of prices. Reminds me a bit of Hasselblad. The SL is to big, expensive and has some old tech inside.
Any camera body big enough to support the potential of its innards is beautiful to me.
If Panasonic do release a FF mirrorless, I do hope they shrink it a ton.
Come on Pany, you can do it!!!
I’d love a FF from Panny, with a bit of luck it would awake Canikon and we all might benefit from that. (Besides the fact that Panny could pull out a very nice FF by itself)
Thing is, its functionality its a lot better to me. Modes, dials and menus are well design to me
Yes I can see having one dial rather four being a big improvement and then using the unmarked buttons by holding them down for two seconds to control them with the one dial being much better.
well dear, i never use that buttons and dials you mention. On my a7 they are just standing in the way and that means, bothering in the middle.
I like the angle of the grip on the Leica. Makes sense as it’s adopted from earlier versions of DSLR’s. Good 45 degree angle so you can rock your hand back without forcing your hand to aggressively grab the camera.
Other than that- it’s pug ugly.
The A7 series ain’t exactly beautiful, but damn, that thing looks like a toy camera.
Fugly! Very fugly and I’m laughing too. Maybe a new outfit like they try to sell for the A7RII’s might help??
This Leica is ugly as death.
Reminds me of a Volvo 240 … but that was 30 years ago. Its not a German problem since I have a new Zeiss Batis here today and it has all the right curves! But this SL, it just has _no_ class what so ever. Anyway, not my problem 🙂
The Leica is somehow sharing a similar “squarish” design as the Sony. Maybe “inspired” by it. They both look like close relatives. So before laughing at it, have a look first at your own A7(x) camera. Just sayin’…
They are not similar at all. The Sony has far more angles in its design, whereas the Leica is far more Flat and empty everywhere.
I also love that orange ring on the A7Rii, it makes a good contrast on the black.
Saying they are similar is just an insult to the A7 camera.
How can you seriously say they are not similar? They are not EXACTLY the same but to say they are not similar is absurd. The overall shape and front profiles of the cameras are nearly identical with very minute differences. I don’t mean to be rude but we both know it’s true!
Because they are completely different design philosophies. Open your eyes(reload the page):
http://i.imgur.com/RFqwFwV.png
Do you see the dials? Why does the Sony have numbers and markings on it? Because it doesn’t care about minimalist empty surfaces,
Why does the Leica dial look completely empty and has nothing written on it? Because it’s trying its darnest to make large blank and empty surfaces to express a style, over having helpful number markings.
The Sony clearly tries to express a lot of detail, a lot of lines, a lot of angles, a lot of busy data.
the Leica clearly tries to make large clean surfaces.
They are Two different things.
Okay opening my eyes, opening them ..
They may be different things, but in the real world they have a very similar shape, the Leica being the bigger one.
Expressing a style is a good thing, but not necessarily better than being utilitarian and displaying all useful information. A camera, is not only an artistic object.
I remember very well the commentary on the NEX-7’s plain soft dials. “They need to indicate shutter speed or aperture just as a Leica does”. Well, I guess that has changed than.
Even the shape is completely different. You can Clearly see the Leica tries to make a perfect 90 degree angle at the grip.
The Sony doesn’t try that at all.
Of course there are differences. But calling it completely different is a bit of an exaggeration.
You might be right on that. But I almost feel that the only thing they have in common is both have grips, and both have hotshoe.
Everything else is just…
Leica SL = Aborted medium format camera OR FF kids camera 😉
Except they aren’t really, I see three buttons on the top right part of both cameras. Both have a hot shoe on top of their EVFs. Both have strap mounts on either side. The only differences being that one has one less dial that is replaced by a screen and what seems to be an extra cover for cable release, and button/dial placement, in addition to it being slightly larger. But the general shape is pretty much exactly the same.
Anyway it’s clear to me we will never see come to an agreement. You see the grass as being blue and I see it as green, and deep down we both know I’m right. 🙂
“I see three buttons on the top right part of both cameras”
Except the Sony has 5 buttons on top.
Shutter button
3 programmable buttons
1 dial lock button
“Both have strap mounts on either side”
Except those are completely different. The Leica strap holes are designed into the camera.
The Sony strap holes are in 90 degree different angle on horisontal axis, and another 90 degree different angle on vertical axis.
Even the EVF shape is different, round vs square.
The C3 button is on the back of the camera, the button on the camera mode dial barely counts since it can’t be programmed to do anything and its sole purpose is to lock down the camera mode. But I guess you got me on with the two extra dials. Oh and those camera straps, those are definitely COMPLETELY different, no resemblance whatsoever.
Anyway I guess there’s no point in continuing this dialogue since we’ll never come any type of agreement. In fact I doubt we could even agree that a tennis ball and a baseball have a similar shape. Might as well save our energy for more important things.
The C3 is technically usable from above, since it’s place on an angle.
And there is also sort of a 5th dial around the shutter button, the Zoom one.Edit: my bad, it’s not zoom, it’s on/off.
SL may look like a Sony but it doesn’t look like OMD. Sonys don’t look like OMD. And they don’t look like the X-T1. OMDs are somewhat similar to the X-T1 though.
Where can I buy giant hands?
Like the NEX-7 top?
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/acil/bodies/v2/img/features02/img_03.png
http://tamir.ir/uploads/images/CANON/COMPACT/G5X/g5front.jpg
oh,G5X look good camera design,i want manufacture make it on Mirrorless.
Cheer!
This canon has somewhat silly, but cute look, nowhere comparable to ugly V2.
I’m missing something because I can’t see what this has to do with what I said about the SL when compared to the A7?
I agree. All of these cameras look like a set of ugly nesting dolls.
http://i0.wp.com/www.stevehuffphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/emaanda7r.jpg?resize=680%2C453
Thanks for further proving my point, the SL not only looks like the A7, but the OM-D as well!!
Yeah well, aren’t all similar type cameras quite similar looking then?
These mirrorless ones are for sure! Hard to see how anyone can say they’re completely different.
How can you seriously say you like the orange ring? It’s disgusting. It’s like shooting with your moms camera.
If that ring was pink, I am sure more girls will be buying A7-series. HAHAHA LMAO
Agreed.
We all have opinions. I personally think X-T1 is the most disgusting mirrorless, up there with Pentax K-01. They’re radically different in their form of disgustingness though.
The X-T1 is not one of fuji’s better designs… No argument there.
But I definitely think it’s far better then any A7 body. It’s also got a functional menu and real controls. If you could put Sony full frame tech in the Fuji lineup, Sony would sell a lot less cameras.
It’s like someone tried making the Sony A7Rii in Minecraft.
hahahaha !
I just thought HOLY COW when I saw the picture.
I was thinking if the next Sonys shouldn’t raise the “shoulders” a bit, to get more room for the thumb grip and put a flash on the other side, or switch sides with the EVF and make a corner EVF, and try to eliminate the faux-prism, make it inspired by Contax G camera.
I go Sony, hands down.
Leica looks like a prototype for something, but I do not know for what exactly? Lens attached on it should give it another shape [doubt!]
A7 lot more sexy 😉 details matter guys!
One thing is sure – lower price tag and Leica would kill A7 with it’s inner capabilities (wait and see A7rM3… maybe it’ll catch up the Leica SL rectangular-troll)
But anyway, more expensive camera will not make out of you a better photographer, if you are not a good one already.
You all didn’t get it.
The Leica SL MUST be big, because there is a A7 inside.
NO one here …including Me…Will pop down 12 Grand Plus…For this Camera and Lens. No One. So let’s move on. It is meant for those rich slobs who have no clue. And Drive The Mercedes Benz SL550.
Why? The SL seems like a nice car 😉 But I like the old CL better.
Wish they brought back NA V12s or the Kompressors… so tired of turbos.
Oh, those are too much for me… 🙂
You have to remember:
The SL is much bigger and more than twice the price because it is a breakthrough MEDIUM FORMAT mirrorless camera, making it a BARGAIN.
Wait… What did you say? You mean, it ISN’T medium format? Build quality? UI? Yes, I admit Sony’s menus suck. But how is not labeling everything better UI and worth 2x?
The size really does look like it could fit MF in it.
“But how is not labeling everything better UI and worth 2x?”
The Leica badge.
And yet, the badge is one label I would have preferred that they had left off
agree! the badge looks out of place
If you can’t use Sony menus then you’re the type that leaves the car running in the garage and not wake up the next morning.
But seriously, how low should an IQ be to struggle with a Sony menu? Have you used a Leica S?
yea the leica SL design is definitly unsightly !!!!. The front side is too large in comparison to the mount, the grip is too prominent…. looks like a Kids camera 😉 but in black… How old were the design teams and the manager which allow such a release ????
TBH I actually love some of the features of the Leica. That EVF is an absolute beast, the top display is nice, 4K / VLOG, super fast AF – there’s nothing else like it. But it costs more than my car, and is almost as big.
Oh Leica… I fear you’ve lost your way. I wonder what Cartier-Bresson would say.
He’d complain about the low megapixel count and that the LCD isn’t articulated. In French.
Why have they lost their way ? I am sure some people will buy it. Please elaborate.
Looking at the specifications it is not as bad as it looks.
Given the rapid depreciation of electronics, I would not buy any digital camera if I feel it is overpriced which at the end would dramatically increase my cost per picture.
CB would have taken bigger issue with other things along the way than the size of this.
He wouldn’t care.
The Leica SL is a FULL SIZED Full Frame camera. No-one will ever complain that it’s too small for their large hands. When CaNikon gets around to building a FF Mirrorless, they will be as large or larger than the SL.
Full sized cameras work much better with large Full Frame lenses. The α7xx is about the right size for crop lenses..
The Second generation A7 will work just as fine on large lenses.
When you see people claim “it’s ridiculous”, they are whining about aesthetics and imbalance in the “look”.
I think the problem is that there are larger human hands than you think 😉
Sometimes, but most of the time it’s a whine about the visual look. It’s a whine because they think the camera look too small compared to the lens. This is regardless of whether their hand can fit or not.
Oh yes, we see that often too. The mysterious “unbalanced” theory…
You just said you cannot handle your own hands because of size?
Relax, I handle mine better than you could yours.
I doubt they will be this big. In between would be my prediction.
Put a grip on the A7R II and it will be a bit bigger (but not much) than the SL, so unlike the SL you have the option of either.
I think he means the size of the grip. But honestly this should be fixed if they get a half case…
Do you mean the bulk of the grip? Even still I would take a long and useful grip in both orientations than a slightly chunkier one in just one.
Oh, then we’re probably the ones with the normal sized hands. I could live with a7II’s grip, I could live with two of them one vertical and one horizontal, but I have absolutely no need for a bigger one. But that’s not the case for many Americans and that I believe is the main reason DSLRs still sell so well in the US where mirrorless gain little ground.
Well I have normal sized hands for a 6’3″ man, but not fat American sausage fingers which I think is the main complaint with these cameras.
Problem with SL grip is that it completely trumps function over form. There’s a reason every DSLR (and most mirrorless) have an organic vs. geometric shape to them. In this particular case bigger does not equal move comfortable. It’s obvious in the images and confirmed by numerous early “testers”. Like the majority of Leica designs, ti’s a smooth brick that is hard to hold onto singlehanded.
IF someone is bothering you…BAM…A quick shot to the head with your new SL…it will for sure knock them out!
Not too small, but the ergonomics do not seem great.
The size is to accommodate its lens line. Big as is, Ming Thein complained w the zoom lens, it is still front heavy. The target market is more the S system users than the M-class RF users.
I don’t get the “zomg it’s huge” narrative on this one. DPReview even published photos intentionally holding the camera wrong to make it look taller. Sure it’s bigger than the A7r which Sony intended to be “as small as physically possible,” a camera I can’t hold comfortably because half my hand hangs off the grip, but it’s still not big.
a half-case could help out a bit.
Alright it manages to be even uglier at this angle than up front.
I like the simple look on the Leica, however, much prefer the a7 body size.
For now….I’m enjoying my a7r II and a7s with my Batis lenses. Hope to see the A7s II price drop in near future.
Now to see it at this angle I find that the design must be much more likable if it weren’t for that fugly EVF hump. Notice how they placed that mount…it’s almost as if it’s a last minute decision to add that hump because they couldn’t fit the EVF inside the body.
The Sony’s mount is much much higher so at least it’s in proportion with the EVF and they kind of blend.
and that improves your skill as a photographer how? Who cares?! As long as this beast delivers and handles well – that’s all that matters
Oh, please. You also don’t choose how your sofa looks?
Well, some of us do have eyes and admire pretty things. Your comment is especially funny, because we talk about Leica – often considered a fashion accessory and epitome of style among cameras (M rangefinder). This monstrosity on the other hand looks like a turd.
I wasn’t following the like fashion trend))) Thanks for pointing this out.
well he is commented his opinion about the design and it’s valid, nothing about skill and performance, what’s wrong with that?
to some people this is a toy. So it needs to look prettier just as clothes do.
“made in germany”
Panzerfaust ??
made in germany …
Panserfaust vs Leica SL
panzer
Panzerfaust wins every time!
I’m more intimidated by the Leica !
That’s 1 way of overcoming the fear of street photography…
I never understood war related humor.
But anyway, you could do the same comparison with any pro DSLR, say a Sony A99 with a Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8, in the small hands of a woman. Imagine this woman holding a D4S. LOL
humor should be permitted for every thing, cf Charlie hebdo.
And the general design of the sl camera remembers me that sad period of german history (I’m french but german to)
I saw so many complains about A7 was too big before, now here we got the leica SL, so many people say they like the size and found is with lots of bullshit reasons
you know why? because its leica, Its like if the best student in class made some bad grades, the teacher can forgive him for many many times, but if its a okey student suddenly start making good grades, the teacher might even think he’s cheating. typical human inferiority
This Leica makes Sony look like what Leica’s original Oscar Barnack ethos was meant to be.
We are in the midst of PhotoPlus, and yet SAR has no clue as to when new FE lenses will be announced. You guys need to change your name. You are totally FECKLESS!
Photoplus literally started today, so what are you talking about? There are 3 days left of the conference…RELAX!
If I were looking for Sony news, I’d go the DPR. News reports the facts as they are announced. But this site isn’t named Sony News is it? What kind of a rumor site has no clue before the official announcement? Especially this close. The post above was in the wrong place.
It could be that Leica are clueless about producing gorgeous design. Wait. Hear me out. I, for one, adore their M series designs, except for some hiccups with the M5. So maybe Leica were lucky to morph off the original M design.
On the other hand, most of Leica’s film SLR’s were rather dour looking. It could be that, beyond the M design, Leica just don’t grasp what gorgeous design looks like.
I think this Leica SL design looks like a design that you come up with when using Microsoft Word’s basic drawing tools where you can only do basic block shapes.
That doesnt make any sense.
Yes, the SL is ugly as HL but it’s Leica managment that is to blame not designers. It’s always management’s fault when shit like this is released. They should know better and that is exactly what they’re paid to do.
If you want some spare usb 3.0 cable for your new sl … only 95 bucks ….
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1192099-REG/leica_16071_usb_3_0_cable_3m.html
Looks like a standard cable to me. Why not just pick up an Amazon Basic one?
forgot that logo !
If you want some lens hood for your new RX1Rii … only 178 bucks ….
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/907015-REG/Sony_LHP_1_Lens_Hood.html
You’re comparing a Sony made proprietary lens hood for a limited production camera to a common usb cable?
Didn’t logic exist in the cave you crawled out of, grandpa?
Oh boy, you dont’t get it.
So I guess your answer to my question is a no.
You asked two questions. As you obviously crawled out of that cave mentioned earlier, I will not answer to the second question.
To answer your first question: Yes, in terms of ridiculous overpricing both products are comparable. I would guess the production costs of a proprietary lens hood for a limited production camera, are roughly 2x of the production costs of a proprietary USB cable for a limited production camera. That’s why the hood is roughly double the price.
How is the usb cable proprietary? ! It’s USB!! LOL
The Leica SL 24-90mm f/2.8-4 ASPH. Lens hood is a real bargain then, only 255 bucks !
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1192100-REG/leica_12301_lens_hood_for_vario_elmarit_sl.html
I have to admit, that is totally f*cked up.
However, the hood is at least included with the lens. RX1 comes with no hood. The Sony/Zeiss lenses I bought all came with a hood.
Love the size. Size is good. Weight is bad.
But would take that form factor over the A7 series anyday for pro work. Looks much more balanced.
Yeah, such a grip would make it even more balanced!
http://i58.fastpic.ru/big/2013/1029/14/6211fc15daae14247316f10b75286114.jpg
Can you clarify what “a full frame gh camera” is referring to? Are you saying there will be a FF Panasonic?
if they want do Full Frame camera,they will rename to new Series.
Such as Fx,Px or Others.
i don’t know why SAR recommended Panasonic release new FF camera.
But i guess if had more A7 competitor,Sony will cut off A7’s series Price.
That good for you amd me and everyone.
wow…this thing is big… and not in a good way
It looks like a child designed it with random Lego pieces.
it looks like a chinese fake, or a fisher price version of a camera
A bit ugly? Admin, this is the apocalypse of design. It looks like it has been hand forged by a 12th century blacksmith. Who got fired, because he forged it out of anvil.
Sony can respond to this with an RX sized A5 camera. It may even have EVF.
I find it too cheap. I want a digital Alpa. Back in the good old days it was the only way to trump off Leicaphiles 😉
This is the leica way to hasselbladize Sony products? Some fancy naming is still missing. Please post your proposals.
“hasselbladize”?! Excellent ! Laughing my a… off right now 🙂
The Leica SL Lunatic?
What product has been “hasselbladized” here?
You don’t know what you are talking about.
Most awful Leica ever!!!
I don’t normally care about the look of cameras that much, but that Leica is simply ugly and, for a mirrorless, huge.
Surely it’s the angry SAR commentor’s dream camera – a rangefinder mirrorless AND a bigger mirrorless body…
It doesn’t have a rangefinder, even an optional one (in theory you can implement mount adapter with a rangefinder)
OIC, you mean body shape. But it still has a hump.
But then, view cameras are mirrorless too.
Just going with the convention. I know all none-reflex cameras are mirrorless, but that’s what people call them.
I wonder if Leica will make medium format to FF focal reducer. Would be interesting to see how people react to it.
I hate all such focal reducers… less glass is more
Nice comparison, except sigma-trannies one, that one is a bit off. The best IQ sensors that fail when you drive them too much.. Teenies maybe?
We’re gonna need a bigger……………..camera bag!
Check out the empty flat areas on the face. They really ran out of ideas on this one.
Agreed. But what’s behind it, is pretty neat.
Can do far more with a Sony
The camera that will spur many “that’s what she said” replies.
If ever there was an illustration of how ‘good product photography’ can sell an item, this is it.
When I saw the first shots of the Leica I thought it looked so very sleek and desirable. With this picture, however, I think it looks like a half-finished design project by a school group of 12 year olds. It looks vile!
One can only hope that it is more like the better pictures in the flesh and performs like a photography god, otherwise they will sit on the shelves gathering dust, except for the few buyers with more money than sense…
It’s also shot from an angle that makes the grip larger and probably with a wideangle. So you can also make it look worse! I don’t think Leica has interest in making it look different on photos than in reality.
These pictures weren’t taken by Leica, but by Photographyblog.
If you look at:
http://kristiandowling.com/blog/2015/10/20/the-leica-sl-type-601-professional-mirrorless-camera
You’ll see product shots that I’m pretty sure are the image that Leica would want you to see (even if the bloke must be tiny because he makes the camera look HUGE!).
Camera Size got it wrong big time. They say the Leica SL Typ 601 is thinner than the Sony RX100 IV @ 39mm vs 41mm or my A7r.
Or you could look at the Leica site and see that it is 39mm and the A7r is wider. Baaa!
You forgot soccer moms (Sony), geeks (Sony)(no women involved), spec wh*hres (Sony)…
However, I still don’t get what the beautiful women stands for?
lol, c’mon man, just messing around… were were talking the most subjective attribute of these cameras – their looks, hence the tongue in cheek analogy. All good, I actually somewhat like the looks of the SL despite MAJOR form over function design. Anyway, it’s time to move away from Leica SL and concentrate on something a whole of a lot more boring – rumors of new A68 or whatever that junk that’s coming our way…
I actually prefer the larger size of the Leica. I am not a fan of these smaller cameras.
If you take body/lens balance into account, it is definitely better.
Add a grip
I believe the Leica with a grip would be the perfect size.
What do you think ?
I get your point, but sofa isn’t a tool, it’s a piece of furniture.
Good grief! This Leica camera has got to be the homeliest photo tool I have ever seen. I pray Panasonic had nothing to do with this design. I wasn’t a huge fan of the Sony at first but now the Sony looks like a super model compared to this Leica beast.