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Solarflare said:Steve Huff hasnt handled a SL yet, but is already rather critical of it.
Amusingly he still has missed the main issue: the SL is a HUGE HEAVY BLOCK OF METAL.
As the picture from the Ming Thein pre-review clearly show, the camera with the only available lens (24-90mm f2.8-4.0) is larger than a Nikon D810 with an AF-S 24-120mm f4 VR convenience zoom.
Given Steve Huffs comments for example on the Nikon Df, I think its thus very unlikely that Huff will ever warm up with the Leica SL
I read Ming's preview...the camera seems to have a few issues, and the lens is MASSIVE and HEAVY, especially for the focal length range. Any lens like that that uses 82mm filters is a fattie...it's like having a Folger's coffee can mounted onto a small body, and as is obvious from the photos, the camera does not look like it could handle lenses in that kilogram and up weight class--that's one of the types of lenses that really do function, handle, carry,shoot better on a full-sized body like a D3x or D4,etc..--a body with a palm swell, ergonomically-designed handgrip. The dPreview pic shows the "grip" is just a simple, straight-line swell...this thing appears like it has 1950's ergonomics--meaning "none".
It seems like there are some REALLY nice aspects to the SL, but also some weaknesses. I was shocked, truly shocked, to see it compared against the D810 and 24-120VR...wow--it is more offensive tackle than linebacker!!! I was surprised to read that the lens suffers at the longer end of the zoom range...not really all that great for a $4,400 or whatever mid-range zoom...
My guess is that HUff will not like its handling--he's a carry and shoot constantly type of guy. However, the SL might prove itself to be a nice test platform for M-series and other lenses.