The Leica SL2-S

[@_parkphoto]

14:35 one thing you didn’t touch on in this section is that you can actually change the manual focus settings to not be acceleration based. In fact, you can dial in how many degrees you want it to turn from close focus to infinity! So it’s really the best focus by wire system out there.

[@_parkphoto]

16:06 also the Leica 24-70 focuses much faster than the Sigma. As a general rule the Leica made SL lenses focus better than the Sigmas on the SL cameras.

[@BrianCho]

@@_parkphoto Thanks for the corrections! Wish I had more time to discover this. Pinning so people are aware.

[@_parkphoto]

@@BrianCho for sure, thanks! I’ve been shooting the SL2-S since August so I’ve become pretty familiar with it.

[@allena3430]

SL3 coming real soon, waiting for them to at least be S5iix autofocus performance. Fingers crossed, I've only shot manual focus on sl2s for video or static focus.

[@GuamPhotography]

Thank you for this review :)

[@RamonBrito]

I couldn’t agree more with you Brian. The only thins is that the 24-70 is newer than the summicron I believe. If it wasn’t for the auto focus it would be a dream camera to work with for video. Cheers

[@BrianCho]

Thanks for the correction Ramon! Enjoying your content right now :)

[@MauroTandoi]

Nice review, the strange thing that the battery % is visible if you use Leica Focus app. Autofocus is great in AF-S and good in AF-C, too bad auto exposure and auto focus is limited to 5 shots per second. It would be helpful if it focused only on the eyes and not the body or you could choose.

[@BrianCho]

Really wish they updated the firmware to included the battery percentage in camera. I agree with everything you said.

[@tonyadamis4171]

For all of you photogs out there, this is a VERY video-centric review.

[@JumpingWill]

Thanks for the great review! Btw, I think the sensor on the EVF may be only on that particular camera. My SL2-S Reporter doesn’t get finicky at all. Btw, have you tried setting the focus throw angles? I haven’t seen anyone review on it. I think it helps with the “wired focus” problem. That was one of the features that made me interested in this camera, but I haven’t tried it myself.

[@BrianCho]

I figured it probably had to do with the particular loaner model I received from Leica. Seems like an odd issue to have with Leica's engineering track record. I did read from another comment about setting the manual focus settings to not be acceleration based! I missed that when I was reviewing the camera unfortunately.

[@JumpingWill]

@@BrianChoto be honest, it’s quite hard to find how to videos for the Leica SL2-S. Not a whole lot of people use them (at least not on KZbin), and most review videos are outdated because Leica has updated the firmware a few times. As a result, I’m still learning how to use the camera. 😂 again, thanks for the wonderful review.

[@philippegiorgionizzola1799]

Hi, and thanks for your video. I had a SL 601, first model... for two years, and the only time it fell on a wooden floor, the battery was stuck and couldn't take it out... Sent it to Wetzlar for an eventual repair... I bought it second hand two years ago for 2'100 USD... Wetzlar asked 2'890 for the repair... Even though I loved my Leica SL.. I had to refuse the repair, and they kept the camera.... I really hesitate to buy an SL2-S... but after my experience of "it's solidity", the camera is not the best resistant as said or pretended to be. One fall and lost the camera. :-((

[@BrianCho]

Oh wow. I don’t blame you after experiencing that. I hope you were compensated for them keeping the camera.

[@erick9762]

Hi and thanks for this video. You replaced the red dot with a black dot. I'm curious about your black dot. Can you tell me more about it? Could you tell me where can I find this kind of black dot? Thanks in advance

[@BrianCho]

Leica themselves actually had their red dot covered. It's possible this SL2-S was a loaner model and therefore never had the red dot to begin with.

[@absonus]

Nice review although I don`t shoot video. You are correct about the focus. Pretty poor. I use mine for general stuff but shoot a lot of equestrian .It misses more than a modern camera should do .