jpeterka21

Dear Mr. Reid: We recently rented a Leica SL2 and a Leica 50mm F2 lens. We wanted to test its low-light performance and autofocus, then compare it to our Panasonic S1. We only compared the stills capabilities. We made the following observations. 1) The Leica SL2 build quality may deserve its rating. However, we preferred the build quality of the Panasonic S1. The Panasonic card door is better thought out as is the battery compartment. 2) The Panasonic has a more tactile feel. We hated using the Leica SL2 Menu and Joy Stick combination to change F-stop, ISO, and shooting mode. The Leica would be fine for landscapes and portrait studios, but we would not use this camera for weddings and certainly not sports. 3) The Leica SL2 had difficulty focusing in low light. The Panasonic does much better in low-light. 4) Leica has no such setting as eye-AF, or one we could find. Perhaps it will be added in firmware. 5) Leica menus are very simplistic, but they also lack functions found in other manufacturers’ menus, for example bracketing. 6) We thought our Panasonic was a better balanced camera, especially with heavier lenses attached to the body. 7) The Leica produces wonderful images, especially colors. However, we do not believe the overall image quality was any better than the Nikon Z7. 8) We felt there was too much noise in photos having an ISO setting higher than 5,000.