Leica TL2 Hands-on Review

Leica's latest 24-megapixel, 4K mirrorless camera
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[@parisbase4639]

Leica really has that magic of image quality. It turns Kai's usual mediocre photos into something instantly likeable/leicable.

[@wolfgangpfister16]

I have using the camera for 2 years with various TL lenses and mostly with the attachable viewfinder, which unfortunately somewhat reduces the camera 's very beautiful optics. The autofocus ist not very fast, but you still get excellent pictures. For me, the TL2 is the most beautiful camera ever made.

[@JoelSapp]

Great to have you back Kai!

[@aarondavid9946]

Love how the guy probably recognizes you at 3:18 and then at 3:28 try to film u low key 😂

[@ScottBurnhard]

Kai you are a LEGEND keep going maaaan!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@joestephens7105]

Thanks for the great "Bath" scenes - loved Bath - I sang in the Cathedral with choir - it was awesome.

[@TheDyingFox]

I really needed this today, even when feeling rock bottom in a non-naughty way, you still make me laugh xD You come up with so much content and manage to work it all together, I'm pretty sure you could make a toothbrush interesting! :D

[@TheSpanielXD]

Kai did you go all the way to Bristol just to make a 5 second pun.... I love it

[@Korr123]

Kai is using a camera strap! Epic!

[@dhwlswk5376]

Thank you Kai for introducing me to birocratic

[@TheCoolProfessor]

I'm the first to admit that Kai knows how to do a review but he's so incredibly smarmy!

[@dariusvick1636]

Great review as always. What's the brand of the backpack you're wearing in this video?

[@Lastman10101]

I felt this camera before. Let me tell you, you may fall in love with it. Love the experience. Coming from a D3 user.

[@seymourjackson9777]

Love your humor keep up the good work

[@antthealien6918]

I dont know why i keep watching these videos I HAVE 1 cent NOT 7000 DOLLARS

[@Traumglanz]

That is great, the camera is just $2000 :) So, feel free to buy, :)

[@antthealien6918]

yes i do have 200000 cents now my 1 cent did in fact multiply when i left it in a fish bowl

[@LordArioh]

you can always learn something from video, and taking photos is just fun and entertaining with any camera. if you enjoy it.

[@imdannymartins]

Y'ung Native Pass. I'll be just as happy or happier with my Galaxy S9😁

[@Hut153]

Quality review! Thanks!

[@derkoekje]

I hope you'll revisit the Yi M1 soon. They've been steady at it with firmware updates and it should behave a lot better now. The price has also gone down a bit.

[@GamerNxUSN]

I visited Bath in 2009 during deployment, only got to spend a day there, but it was really fun, wish I could have spent more time there.

[@MJamilHoque]

Kai, what type of strap is that on the camera and where can I buy one from?

[@rynmchl]

i am totally digging that camera strap/rope setup! What do i search for online for such an item?

[@appledadlife]

Image quality is amazing with that logo 🔴 on!

[@bradl2636]

Two questions... im looking at this in 2022... does it support focus peaking and how good/readable is the LCD in bright sunlight?

[@Texagon]

Please make a photo Editting tutorial.. I loved the way you edited these photos..

[@X6actsix]

Omg kai, can't believe I missed your visit to BATH :(

[@appledadlife]

🤔Really like to test one out...! The picture at 3:06 tho... lol

[@andreiput9492]

I leic(a) the green strap thing . where can you get similar? Are they durable etc?

[@bobcartledge5250]

Kai, I'm looking to get into some landscape photography vlogging. Since I'll be doing big hikes to get to my shoots I want to go with an action cam set-up., which to me is either the DJI Osmo or the GoPro Hero * on the gimbal. Which would you suggest? What do you think of the other (cheaper) gimbals on the market. I'm also thinking about a mobile gimbal. Thoughts?

[@kiki19973]

it's been long since i watch kai, did kai just wear camera strap? wow times flies

[@snaaail]

6:13 it's leica-ble

[@kellenhileman]

i was wondering how long he'd been waiting to use that one.

[@pierce324]

Ooo, Speciale!

[@Strideo1]

AJHedges It takes pictures Leica boss.

[@GabrielDalposso]

I just went down here to comment the same thing xD

[@Cxoto]

AJHedges damn you beat me to it 😂

[@ryanellis4474]

Lovely review. What is the best camera company in the world this very minute, Kai?

[@gearreallydoesntmatter]

This camera is awesome. I recently reviewed the older original T and it still kicks the butt of many if not most cameras.

[@noelyates]

Kai, you should be on telly, great presentation style.

[@becool365]

2 Days to early Kai, they let the balloons off on Sunday :D

[@datAero]

Twas an amazing review, even better than the drtv days, Wew lad.

[@domtorque]

Game of thrones season 7 episode 6 leaked in 1080p, MKBHD upload, and now KAI! Today was a good day :)

[@jucklowe]

GOT is TV for morons.

[@HaouasLeDocteur]

Up to my nuts in guts, you're not the first moron to say this, give it a rest.

[@isaacdruin]

you mad bro?

[@vaclavkucera2813]

Yeaaaah...Kai should review the bloody dragons.

[@georgejenkins5186]

Up to my nuts in guts Read the books

[@savethebees2506]

Hi Kai, is Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1.4 + leica T = good pairing? Will it become manual mode bec lens is manual ?? I m using it for portrait photography. Thanks Guru for your advice!!! 😄

[@Immortal__]

amazing colours in those photos!! how can i achieve that? is it only through leica?

[@dillonkam6785]

i want dat backpack so much does anyone know a link for that?

[@Allmec]

Love you are stood at the sea-wall on the downs. My first date with my wife :) meanwhile keep kicking out the content love it ;)

[@yokogoph]

Do you have to give it back to them though?

[@mitchellsteindler]

Kai, does this do anything the fuji xt20 doesn't? I don't mean features, I mean ability.

[@marcostefanoboietti6013]

Which lens - brand and focale - was on the video please 🌿

[@DamianBrown]

Hmm I need some of that squarespace money :D Leica looks cool too!

[@cfagil]

Hi Kai, Many Thanks for another good review. TL2 is a fun camera but...... whilst its siblings CL and SL support the "exposure preview" on/off selection, it is not the case with TL2. This means TL2 can fire any manual flash but you will not be able to see what you are shooting when you set the A/S/ISO to match your manual flash's power. If you want the pleasure of looking and focusing on what you are shooting, you will have to pay for those very expensive Leica labelled flashes (like Leica SF40). Leica don't make flashes themselves. Leica SF40 is a Chinese made Nissin i40 with add on Leica TTL circuitry. The former is selling at £380 and the latter £78 in the UK. TTL flashs are usually quite unpredictable. Leica TTL is definitely unique and bring the unpredictability to a different level. Paying £300 for a feature that I don't need or use is heartbreaking. Come on Leica, please update your TL2 firmware and add that exposure preview on/off switch to this beautifully designed camera.

[@kongking1880]

Metz flashes

[@iloper]

great review

[@Beakerzor]

I can't figure out what you are saying this time. The audio is so bad. I tried turning on Closed Captioning but all the words are completely random, like KZbin barfed on your caption file.

[@Notmy00000]

Where is the view finder

[@eugenek1180]

Daaaammmnn... That's some impressive photo quality from Leica.

[@WRBL69]

Hey, Kai can you review the camera of Honor 9 ?

[@Vikingdescendent]

It's a Sony Nex7 (great camera) with a higher price tag. Nice vid.

[@ej.xxxx_]

Nice choice of music. :)

[@dokballack]

It'd be awesome if you could share the RAW files Kai :3

[@JoshDavid]

Looks awesome, I would buy it

[@83jbbentley]

Proof is inside the flashback

[@milanjani]

does this camera have 24 fps ? for either 4k or 1080p?

[@Biovirulent]

I don't get what's wrong with the Yi M1. Firmware V3 made it an amazing camera.

[@batchint]

liking the green accordion

[@Crismet89]

Name of camera strap, please? Thanxs :)

[@trafox10]

Any review of the Leica m10 soon?

[@johnremcastro]

Please review the Fujifilm XT 20

[@HI30s]

hey kai. in london for a couple days. actually went to Bath day after you appeared. Wish i took a pic with ya. But anyways, any good camera shops that can sell me an extra eyecup for my a6500?

[@kongking1880]

can you provide the raw images?

[@ProximoK]

When you are recording your facecam, are you just using an iphone???

[@elpapi3174]

Hai Kaiman Wong, uhh new video ^^

[@roybixby6135]

The looks ans Spec seem very similar to the old Sony NEX 7. I'd liked to know if there is much difference...

[@Rezza275]

Kai with STRAP? wow !!

[@yatsumoto]

where did u get the strap from?

[@MrDanahm]

@Kai W, what is the name of the neck strap?

[@BruchinKr8t]

something strange with fram 4:13 // is that a person stuck in mud ?

[@alkevinzmedia]

Bruchin Noeka I saw it too ... Wtf is going on? 😲😦😵 I have no idea if she's stuck, moving or floating . I don't even see the mud breaking apart or water moving... Someone help

[@alkevinzmedia]

Bruchin Noeka ok it was solved xD she was sliding down ! Look at the feet in front

[@aaronli6401]

14 stops of dynamic range?

[@x3thelast]

What camera strap is he using?

[@Zetaphotography]

Is it worth picking up in 2022/2023

[@dajusta87]

Kai, i think i might have picked up a bad copy of a lens.. I have a Batis 25mm F2 and I don't think its as sharp as its described. How do i find out, and then what can i do???!!!

[@JonInLondon]

www.lensrentals.com/blog/2010/11/how-to-test-a-lens/

[@TheCyclingCardio]

How is it compare to fuji's jpeg kai?

[@cobboom2211]

KAI!!! I can't decide between the A6500 or the XT-20!!! HALP!!!!

[@RomoMaloCanal]

Good review but... Where is the BOKEH?!

[@krisco]

I like the sharpness and detail @ 3:05 - hats off to the guy in the picture, pretty ballsy of him to wear that in public.

[@highgroundproductions8590]

I just came here to listen to Kai

[@mauriceschoenen]

Your Model X?

[@tonycruse3648]

Numerous clouds doing a Frankie Goes to Hollywood. V entertaining review. :)

[@robinchiu397]

Love your hat, where did you get it ??? @Kai

[@celqisyol1522]

Hi, I would like to know if the screen of the Leica camera is hard enough. my leica tl2 has no foil

[@celqisyol1522]

I'm not quite sure if tempered film is required

[@celqisyol1522]

tempered glass film

[@jTHEm]

Are you wearing lip liner?

[@radry100]

They got some fancy color processing in that camera to make it look like film. lol

[@simonassimenas8267]

Does anyone know what strap is he using?

[@pjcane5078]

Cooph strap. Leica sells them for about $100, can be had for about $60 directly. They're made from climbing rope, very nice finishing work on them.

[@joontatho]

Please review the new sigma 135mm f1.8 (y)

[@supercellplayers4315]

Do you have a second account on youtube

[@robertschuhmann4583]

Hy, there is a mistake in your video. at timecode 6:44 you sayd that the TL2 has a in Body Stabilasation. i've bought the TL2 at April 2022 and the Camera dosen't have a Stabilastion!. When you buy a Lens with have a Stabilation, than there is a Stabilasation in the Lens, but not in the Camera.

[@peteanddrake4242]

Now I don't feel about about still shooting my Pentax K-01 and Limited 20-40 f2.8-4. Same "no-viewfinder" setup and insane IQ.

[@nissanpacific9793]

Hi Kai

[@phpn99]

Kai, when you compare colour and tone curve, you need to do it on cameras that have calibrated profiles. Use a tool like those provided by XRite to generate a custom camera profile that you can load in ACR.

[@JMackUK]

Can you do a X100F review?

[@peterzpictstube]

Too bad about the weather blow out. For me I love the concept of the TL, its kind vanguard of minimalist controls realized through a flexible touch screen. But the price is breathtaking and the slow zooms lack IS, grr. Makes the X-T20 look like the deal of the century.

[@austincona1633]

what the name of your website

[@enochgreen2265]

Hello, Konichiwa, Nihao , Namaste Kai :D

[@MrChristopherwren]

Is it Bath?

[@jaxonwallace4005]

The yi m1 doesn't have those issues anymore

[@RitaTheTravelholic]

GERT LUSH EPISODE! Bristol

[@HiFiInsider]

I rock a Square Space site too. :)

[@0mirrorman0]

What is happening at 4:13? o.O Nice Video by the way!