Leica SL3 - The "Bargain" 60MP Full Frame Mirrorless Camera

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Special Thanks to:
Tim Pan: / @mediastorm6801
Kristian Dowling
Nancy (Tim's Manager)
Shout-out to:
Pat Domingo: www.patdomingo.com
Big Head Taco: / @bigheadtaco
Index:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - SL3 Body
01:11 - New Tilt Screen
03:12 - 60MP BSI Sensor
04:53 - Continuous Burst
06:27 - Noise Test
07:18 - Autofocus
10:54 - Video Mode
14:31 - Battery & Power
16:06 - Fotos App
16:51 - Conclusion
18:32 - Thanks & Shoutout!
18:55 - Extras
20:33 - 8K Trip Advisor Review of Leitz Hotel

[@stefanbalmus1659]

I half expected Lok to pop out of that tiny house when he said "It might be locked" hahah

[@KaiManWong]

I was expecting that, too...unfortunately, he still hasn't managed to find a way out yet.

[@aeoj]

Hahah me too

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

I would definitely buy this camera if the LEICA logo was ever so slightly bigger.

[@Oscar-xs9cv]

Could hardly tell it's a LEICA at first

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

🤣 That's so funny. Real photographers have, for years, covered over the red dots on their M Leicas, so they wouldn't be so conspicuous. However, you could just borrow your sweethearts lipstick and grow it up a size or two yourself. 💄

[@ductritran8637]

Another “Panasonic like “ with big white letter on the camera . 😊

[@klarkolofsson]

True luxury is understated. This is a Louis Vuitton camera.

[@WarChortle]

But how good would that Leica logo be in matte black… 🤔

[@Cliftycollects]

Omg Tim Pan !!! I used to go to boarding school with him! So amazing to see how far he’s come 😊

[@Neopulse00]

The bestest friends I ever made were in boarding school.

[@Hamzah-gd1rw]

​@@Neopulse00😊😊😊

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

Leica reviews always bring out the best in Kai.

[@cameralabs]

MORE hotel reviews please! That was brilliant!

[@ValiRossi]

@4:00, That little hut in the forest is actually the Leica camera warehouse. That is where they store the cameras for "eventual" sale to people around the world.

[@metallurgico]

your reviews are always plenty of fun and informative! i follow you since 2010-2011... keep it going!

[@Glacial_Glass]

I love y’all together way too much !!!

[@kondratov8269]

Watching a video about a camera i will never afford, nice

[@castielvargastv7931]

the pictures look wonderful

[@kalisti2323]

Tim with the beautiful shots in Leicester Square etc, who could forget!!!

[@fabipuello]

The power button it's so un-Leica like. Reminds me of LG appliances. The camera is beautiful and powerful though

[@atlantis5574]

Amazing camera & amazing cars!

[@BlackSheepGamingStudios]

for a moment there I thought it was Alamby...

[@xx-ip7ej]

“don’t know if you remember me.” Tim, the people in this comment section remember every trolley lady by name.

[@CrystalLoMonkey]

WOW, TIM!!! The collab i didnt expect to see!!

[@charlesrocks]

I love this channel. The BEST photography content in the whole world.

[@andrewalt6060]

Kai would be able to do a spot on Richard Ayoade voice inpersonation.

[@fabipuello]

It is good to see that Lok is back

[@ayteguh]

Wow... Incredible stuff

[@NezumiiroGray]

Love your content guys!

[@seaeagles6025]

Hi Kai, this Leica would look good in the Man Cave. Loved the Car Museum, some if those cars looked like Diecast Cars. Love your work, 😊

[@skoromoh_]

It's so amazing weight and design. Design is looks like vintage! Lovely . 9324

[@johnc_]

Who makes the sensors Leica uses? My assumption is its the same Sony sensor in the A7Riv, A7Rv and A7cR

[@dfu3053]

Let's see how Panasonic S1R II spec. looks similar as SL3

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Nice & Thanks :)

[@Daniel_Ilyich]

Leica's not that kind of camera (wrt it's sub-elite autofocusing)...only applies to manual focusing Leicas. If they are going to charge primo prices...let's get an autofocusing system on par with the latest Canon, Sony and Nikon offerings (which are cheaper and you can adapt Leica lenses to them).

[@absonus]

Doesn`t look as though the AF is much improved over my SL2s (which is poor) . I`m not interested in the other features .I`ll give this one a pass.

[@SwuuschifyMe]

@@absonusIt is massively improved because it has Phase now...

[@zKMotion]

Even Fuji xh2s AF is better than this

[@johnger850305]

WOW TIM!!!

[@cadkoger]

Hugh and Claudia making a cameo at 4:31

[@nelsonclub7722]

They've ordered 2 of them!

[@KristianDowling]

Nice work Kai. Looking forward to our next major collaboration ;-)

[@fellowcitizen]

And we're looking forward to your TL3 review ;-)

[@KristianDowling]

@@fellowcitizen haha if you’re referring to the SL3 I have no idea what you’re talking about 😳😉

[@fellowcitizen]

@@KristianDowling It's a long shot, I know - just recalling your great article on the TL2, and keeping the dream alive!📷🦘

[@KristianDowling]

@@fellowcitizen haha you never know, but highly doubtful on that one 😅

[@danny_r27]

As much as I’d like the SL3, I couldn’t let go of my Leica SL 601. So I’ll wait for the S1R successor from Panasonic and sell my S1R after I see the reviews and make a final decision.

[@initiereinfotografie]

I must say the design doesn`t look very clean. The way the rear screen doe not sit flush with the body irks me. And the lit power button is a bit gimmicky as well.

[@YouSnoozeYouNooze]

Fun video! That tiny battery would bother me endlessly

[@iSpike]

GREAT REVIEW & AMAZING CAMERA! Dear Santa 🎅 I wish for this amazing camera, it’s only around $10,500 AUD Plus a cheap lens for $8,300 AUD Total $18,800.00 hmmm 🤔 love love love to BUT above my pay grade (for now) At least I now know what to work towards saving up for.

[@Igyuanliu__]

wow！Tim！really？🔥👍

[@andywe7524]

Kai discovered the Leicaflex! 🙂

[@c73w]

Lol the end is the best

[@andreasrochow5170]

I'm happy to see Kai W. again after a long time. Where have you been for so long?

[@carlosvreugdenhil9314]

Kai, this friend of you I like to see you work with.Not the other one that can't speak English so well.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

My favourite

[@bimmerfan2126]

need a road trip to do an Alamby reunion ;)

[@klarkolofsson]

I don’t say this often and please don’t think I’m creepy, but you’re one of few KZbinrs I would like to be friends with. Think of it as the highest of praise.

[@kapitanbudoy]

I really love watching reviews about cameras I cant afford. 🤣😂

[@xmanreturn]

Tim!!!🎉🎉

[@ericbeaton7211]

Leica. The poor man’s Panasonic !

[@Simon_PieMan]

A collaboration between Kai and Harry’s Garage would be a dream. 😂

[@cl3826]

I wish they'd do a full frame CL....

[@Voujdjr]

the cl was such a great half frame camera

[@TungstenOvergaard]

Wow, tilting screen in 2024! Leica guys are one step forward the future! Are they going to include more Leica logos in the SL4?

[@LeungCY429]

I guess Panasonic S1R II will come soon with identical spec

[@nathantw]

You were definitely correct about that power button light shining in your other eye. Hopefully it has a switch to turn that off because that's a total design flaw if it doesn't.

[@steffen_a]

In the video he shows that the proximity sensor in the eye cup turns the light off so that it doesn’t shine in your eye when you use the viewfinder.

[@ductritran8637]

I laugh so hard when Kai say “ Panasonic like “ yeah it’s not much Leica but “Panasonic like “ 😊

[@JoshCameron]

Awesome addition to their lineup, and with the classic Leica price tag 😂

[@michaelbell75]

Nice but I'll just wait for the Panasonic version for 1/3rd the price.

[@alhOOO2O]

“There were F1 cars but they were doing f-all” - highly underrated line

[@poikatiikeri]

Hope when panasonic releases a version of this it will have a flip out screen

[@evo271]

I'm still amazed that Leica sold 180.000 M9 at 8k $ a pop, so i guess they have the budget to own a small village to test a new camera/lens.

[@arrangearrange]

Bro doing Steve zissou Wes Anderson cosplay for a Leica review I dig.

[@peterwilson7532]

Looks as good as the cybertruck. Fantastic if you think the Zenith 3M Zenit was a style icon.

[@Artaius]

Thanks for the shout-out, Kai! 🤘😎

[@jkdrake1]

Greetings, Do you think their will be a more video centric option not unlike the SL2-S?

[@mipmipmipmipmip]

Leica might still make an equivalent to the S5ii(x). For the change to PDAF they probably wanted to start with the higher margin model.

[@robnelson1268]

When does the black and white only version come out ?

[@patplays412]

Kai! Where is that cord jacket from? Looks lovely man!

[@yourtallness]

Does it have the same slow processor as the Q3?

[@bingebinge3722]

Just realized Kai sounds like Moss from IT Crew: 20:50

[@lelandfitz1762]

Kai finds Asian sidekicks on every continent!

[@andban92]

Are you planning to make camera test of the new Xiaomi Mi 14 Ultra?

[@bubuli]

what is that new knob on the left side of the VF (above the power button) for?

[@dan-le-brun]

Configurable but ISO with default settings.

[@SteadyRolling]

How long will it be for the release of the lower resolution (24mp) version?

[@CarmeloMilian-mi9nx]

Kai, what do you think of the Leica watches?

[@duncanwallace7760]

I wonder if people with squishy little Leicas look down on people who carry around big chunky Leicas?

[@aobane841]

Always wondered that, too. LOL

[@bedlamknights]

Was all your video footage shot with the SL3? Video skin tones weren't great, there were spots of soft/pixelation, quite a lot of motion jitter - reminded me of first gen video implementation on Canon and Nikon. What were your thoughts on that? What were your thoughts of AF action tracking?

[@akhilscott3178]

💖

[@simongentry]

so a full sized q3? same external as sl2-s with an external recorder?

[@flagger2020]

Interesting, Kai are you saying this is my pana S5 and Sigma fpL's baby? Sorry you didnt do a glamor shot of the Alfa twinspark, the gt40 or even the very obvious 959 in the museum.. beamers get all the love. Btw the corduroy jacket is super classy

[@Igyuanliu__]

wow！🔥👍

[@jamesbruce]

I would love to have that screen on my S5II.

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

Great review, a very good camera, but why did they have to label the on off button like a dishwasher? Prefer the one on my original SL… otherwise… excellent

[@JC-tu6hc]

An A7RIV with no auto focus for twice the price! Finally!

[@kenc2257]

I remember Tim Pan (but, the link to his KZbin channel does not work for me).

[@KillerTacos54]

I wish it did have a tilty-flippy screen instead of just a tilty screen, but otherwise this is a great looking camera!

[@gewglesux]

You can always tell the good youtube hosts. when they get invited to westlar

[@goaski474]

Ever wonder what they do with tips of those gloves?

[@hongfeicao6614]

Before I clicked on the video, I really thought that Tim would appear in the video.

[@KeAiFu]

Need help! Is there any logical argument to buy a SL3 instead of a Sony A7RV??? I cannot find any reason.

[@MrJafar]

I don't like the big and bold font on the logo.

[@jonathanhotopf1823]

Do you think they could make the Leica branding a bit bigger?

[@nitni0002]

Link to Tim Pan doesn't work in description.

[@johnnybrabus2967]

How long do you stay?

[@mauricerijnders3507]

They could have used neon on the logo. I always wait for the "p" version with the m-series because I don't see my Leica's as a prestige product. This looks like a gold Rolex with diamonds 😅

[@lewcehjitl3282]

Nikon Z8/9 killer for sure! 😊

[@matthewjamesmartin]

Why does this Leica ‘kill’ those specific camera models?

[@praetorian65]

I mean it is much more expensive than the Z8, and it isn't the same target audience as the Z9. Not many people are going to be choosing between a Z8 and an SL3.

[@soupure2939]

tim粉丝前来打卡

[@gurugamer8632]

Better than A7RV?

[@OpenDGuitar]

Anyone know if the fotos app update speeds up Q2 downloads?

[@southendsites]

Tilty Flippy screen not caught up with Pentax K1...

[@SD_Alias]

Tilt screen not in Portrait mode? only landscape? What the f…?

[@eyeamstrongest]

4:45 "thats a cool car" proceeds to ignore the porsche 959

[@fellowcitizen]

7:07 Man alive! It's the man! @bigheadtaco 💎

[@johnadams3038]

How is this better than a7RV + GM lenses?

[@KeAiFu]

Of course Leica is nothing better, but more expensive.

[@paulatterby7507]

Much better made and much nicer to use. I own both so should know. My Sony is my least used camera. My most used, an Olympus M4/3.

[@dakotaxu4792]

@4:01 a Leica Sh*thouse in the woods 😂😂😂

[@wv_]

Now all we need is the EOS M240 Mk ii, I would even take 30MP, c'mon Mr. Kaufmann.