Leica SL2 Camera: Full Frame Mirrorless Announcement
The German brand Leica has finally presented its new product. The Leica SL2 is officially unveiled worldwide. As expected, this is a full-frame mirrorless with a set of modern technologies for professional photographers and amateurs.
Camera Leica SL2
You can argue for hours with “experts” who claim that the lack of a mirror in no way affects the compactness of the technique. The Leica SL2 camera destroys such speculation. The product from the Germans turned out to be oversized and easy to handle. The case is made in a simple style. The buyer will not find any extra buttons, protrusions or additional "ruffles" with which competitors are full of it.
The all-metal cast housing is made of an alloy based on aluminum and magnesium. Leather substitute finish. There is protection according to the IP54 standard (IEC 60529). The camera guarantees operability in temperature conditions from -10 to + 40 degrees Celsius.
Features Leica SL2
| sensor | CMOS 47MP full frame |
| ISO | 100-50000 |
| Stabilization | Yes, with sensor shift |
| Screen | 3,2 inches, fixed, touch |
| Viewfinder | 5760 thousand points, electronic, setting the refresh rate (60 or 120 fps) |
| Mount | L mount (full compatibility with SL, TL lenses and through adapters: M, S, R) |
| Processor | Maestro iii |
| Memory buffer | 4 GB (78 photo RAW 14 bit) |
| Focusing | 225 points |
| Shooting speed | 20 frames per second, Multishot support (after firmware upgrade) |
| Video recording | 5K / 30fps (MOV), 4K / 60fp (MP4), FullHD / 180fps (MP4) |
| Shutter speed | Mechanics (30 minutes - 1 / 8000 s), Electronics (1 s - 1 / 40000 s) |
| AB sync | 1 / 250 with |
| Media | SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-II Support) |
| Разъемы | HDMI jack 2.0b Type A, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type C, and audio 3.5 mm |
| Wireless modules | Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi IEEE802.11ac 2,4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Battery | 1860 mAh (BP-SCL4) up to 370 frames |
| Price | 5990 American dollars |
The Leica SL2 is supplemented with new and very useful features. The Leica Object Detection AF option, for example, can recognize faces and people in full height. There is a bunch of profiles for autofocus (children, sports, animals, nature, etc.). The touch screen that captures a tactile touch is well thought out. Like a smartphone iPhone 11 Pro, holding your finger on the screen helps you change the size of the focus points.
Well thought out menu. Rather, the call mechanism. With a single touch, a simple menu for basic settings (ISO, modes, focus) appears. When pressed again, the Leica SL2 enters fine tuning mode. The list of advantages is endless. It is better to see the camera with your own eyes and explore all the functionality with your own hands. The Germans are scrupulous people, everything is thought out to the smallest detail.