SL3

I think the best deal in the Leica world is to buy the penultimate model of a good used camera. As an M11 user, which is my main camera, I had the same needs as you and bought an SL2-S with a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 and I think it's fantastic. The SL3-3 is a bit lighter and more compact, but when you us

I've tried a SL3s with a few lenses, but sold everything in favour for a Leica M. The SL stuff was too heavy for me.

Any SL body is neither "a little bit bigger", nor similar in weight to the Q. It's twice as big and twice as heavy (given the Q has a lens sticked to it). Current Q3 is 770gr w/ battery. SL3-S (the lightest SL body) is 860 gr with battery and NO lens attached. Add just a ~300gr lens and you've got a

I took a dedicated weekend trip to my nearest Leica store (about 5 hours drive away) as I’d arranged a 48 hour loan of the SL3 to test it as a possible next system for my studio. I’m very experienced with mirrorless, having used Fujifilm since the X-T1 was released, and now with the X-H2. The store

Great summary. In fact I agree with most of what is said here. I'm on the fence about my sl3-s. I shot canon for decades but 10 years ago got an M10. I all but stopped using the canon (and all the glass I'd accumulated over the years!) Every once in a while I'd need to take a shot that the M couldn'

I've never understood the drive to buy an SL to be honest. I've tried the SL3 with some lenses and it just felt like using a Sony/Canon but with a Leica menu system/UI. Just as heavy (if not more!), and without the drive on technology advancements you get from the big makers either - the likes of th