![]() ![]() I fully understand is some are scratching their heads at this point thinking I have gone mad, but the Leica M8 still holds its own in many areas. Read our full Leica CL review for more details The Leica CL also had the same fate as the TL series, with Leica announcing its discontinuation of the camera however, second hand the can be hand for as little as $1,700 / £1,400 - the CL can still be bought brand new through some retailers, but I would recommend saving the money and going down the used market. Some may bemoan the fact that the screen is a fixed model, rather than tilting or vari-angle, but otherwise, there's plenty to love here if you can meet the price. A 3-inch touch-sensitive LCD and eye-level viewfinder provide the users with plentiful composition options, and that hand-crafted premium Leica feel really can't be beaten. With 4K video, 10fps burst shooting, and built-in Wi-Fi, it's got all the features that modern photographers expect, with the top plate dials that give the handling that Leica feel. Pairing a 24.2MP APS-C sensor with the L lens mount, which Panasonic has also adopted for its full-frame Lumix S system, the Leica CL is a comprehensive and capable camera at a price that's on Leica's lower end. Read our full Leica TL2 review for more details Leica recently announced that it had discontinued the Leica TL series but that does not stop you from picking up a bargain online second hand, the TL2 can still be found brand new on certain retailer sites, if you don't mind spending the extra cash for a discontinued camera. Added to this you get the option of 4K video and it can shoot stills up to a respectable 20fps with the aid of its electronic shutter. Still, it is intended to be a serious photographic tool, thanks to its adoption of the increasingly well-supported L mount, and 49-point contrast-detection AF system – as also found in Leica’s more ‘conventional’ CL (more on that below). There’s no onboard image stabilization and the autofocus response isn’t particularly fast. If we have a gripe, it’s that attaching a lens makes the camera feel a tad front-heavy, while the minimalistic design has led to some operational quirks – not least the fact that its controls take a bit of initial figuring out. ![]() With its slim, minimal, and sleek exterior, this Leica certainly makes a fashion statement, while the huge for its class 3.7-inch screen that occupies all of its backplates should appeal to existing smartphone users looking to trade up to a dedicated image capture device. Cheapest Leica cameras you can buy: our top picks Soon, over time, even these cheap cameras could begin to up in price as they become collector's items. ![]() No matter how you look at it, Leica cameras are always going to be more expensive than counterparts of the same era, but what you are sacrificing with your wallet you are potentially gaining with investment. While we've got an expert guide to the best Leica cameras ever, I have also come up with a list of relatively affordable Leica cameras below. If you're already looking at Leica cameras, then you know that they aren't going to shoot 30 frames per second or have the highest ISO out there. If you want to slow down and work on composition, framing, and light, then an older Leica can be an excellent fit. However, as the owner of a fairly old Leica, I can say that it really depends on what you are after in a Leica camera. There have been plenty of Leica cameras over the years that were exceptionally capable when released, but now seem aged in comparison. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |