The Leica CL Digital Camera Review! A Real Mini M?
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
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The Leica CL is here. Check out my video with my thoughts, images from my 1st 2 weeks of using it and my experience using it with M mount lenses.
This is a small, compact Hugh performance IC mirrorless camera with fast AF, snappy performance and lovely design and IQ.
Leica CL at Amazon: amzn.to/2BbeGnV
My full written review is up guys with more including ISO tests ad more images. Se it here: www.stevehuffphoto.com/2017/11/21/the-leica-cl-digital-camera-review-2017-is-this-a-real-mini-m/
Thank you all for watching.
I got my hands on this camera while visiting the Leica store in LA. I used it with the M adapter and my Zeiss 35 1,4. The photographs were absolutely beautiful. The 1.5 crop turned my 35 ZM into an incredibly sexy 50mm. Leica definitely has a look, and you're either into it or you're not. I'm into it.
WAIITNG FOR A FULLFRAME VERSION OF THIS!
A dream to use with M lenses -- light and easy to hold / focus peaking allows for critical pin point focus - I totally agree with this segment 9:32
Makes me wonder if there’s a market for an M but with an EVF instead of the rangefinder (not to replace the M optical range finders)...or, to put it another way, a Full-frame CL.
Or a lighter less bulky SL2
Can’t wait to try one out. The 18mm has amazing colors. Voigtlander looked slightly dull compared to it.
so true!
With do all respect this is for the big pocket people because cameras are just a tool and nowadays most cameras are capable. I admit if I have that kind of budget I would have considered it. Nevertheless, I truly love watching your channel because of you, you have this special character from the old days which I dig so much. Thank you for your time and great work.
Many thanks for your passionate, detailed review. Between the M-P digital and the CL digital, which do you prefer?
Must have this.
Make a giveaway too!
NETVO TV will you pay for it? :)
Mattias Burling lol!
Thank you very much for this very interesting review! How would you compare the Sony RX1R II with the Leica CL (and some equivalent lens)? Who comes out on top in terms of IQ in your opinion?
waugse
IQ : Sony Wins
But again Leica is a luxury brand, just like Jaguar / Hermes.
waugse The Sony is way better. If the CL was full frame it would be comparable
Thanks for confirming my suspicion, Angriest Photographer and Pencil Jockey! :-) Any thoughts on the likelihood of a RX1R III/RX2R release in the near future?
waugse
Check sonyalpharumors.com
waugse depend on the lens you use. Sony maybe better but again, you use Sony, not leica
I like it. Do you know if the EVF is the same as the Q?
i have been waiting for this one to come out to replace my fuji x100f in daily use and documenting and as a second body.
Hey Irene , do you think that the picture quality ( if there is any) between the fuji x100f / xpro2 and the Leica cl worth to pay so mutch tusen dollar more? i own both fuji.
Mark, I don't complain about the X-100f, and many people might disagree with my views. Generally it is very well liked, I have used it extensively, and get good pictures with it, but it is not my cup of tea. I find it hard to get used to the single focus length, and I also find the lens too soft. I have been using for the occasional event an X-T2 that belongs to a friend, and really works great, but it is fitted with the 16-55 2.8. I also like very much the micro-contrast of the Leicas. I might be happy with an X-Pro2 -never thought about that-, it would definitely overcome the issue of the lens.
I don't like the not-flat top panel, but I think this is the most well made APS-C camera by Leica. Now, talking about price...
I changed Leica Q to CL prime kit, not Q2, which is a little too big for me, daily use.
Another masterpiece by Leica
What a very nice affordable Leica at last!
Thomas Kuen On Chan ??? This is overpriced as heck.
Hi
Could you tell me wether the the M adapter will fit all voigtlander lenses, as i have no Leica m lenses.
Thanks
there are always losers on leica videos who can't help but comment about cheaper cameras with more features. when will they learn? why don't they just not watch leica videos?
nice colors. I like leica colors, and canon colors most....
Does it weather seal?
That dude on the drums was no Charlie Watts 😂
Which 2 TL lenses are made in Germany?
That kid was like “hey dad, why is that guy’s trying to take a picture with his wallet?” 😂
trusted and comprehensive review, thanks
For this you could have the Fujifilm X-E3 with latest X-trans sensor and 3 gorgeous Fuji primes.
Mr Plaidboy yet, you still have a Fuji, not a leica
Lol. Lol. 😂
that's why this camera is not for you.
so, this CL is auto focus even attached to M mount for Leica M lenses ? how's the image quality compared to M10 , M9 , Q ?
holynitro it does not have autofocus with m lenses. M lenses doesn’t have internal focus motors or a way for in-body motors to drive autofocus
But the rate of lens release for TL mount is so slow, and most of them not bright enough and I heard those lens are mostly software corrected rather than the lens corrected itself
35 1.4 is gorgeous for the TL mount but I would use M lenses with this all day long. Zeiss, Voigtander or Leica. It offers the ability to use any Leica lens. M, R or Screw Mount via adapters and it works really well. There are several lenses for the TL system/mount now. More to come. But this camera shines using it with manual M lenses IMO. Though I would own the 35 1.4 T if I bought this camera. Just another option in the sea of digital camera ; ) Thanks for watching.
Steve Huff I see, I like to get this camera but Leica price tag you know, probably I can only afford one lens for long, wish the 18 is F2 and the 11-23 is brighter. About the design, I'm ok with that but in your opinion why they don't just make the top flat since there's so much stuffs on the top there, they can just increase the height of the camera to cover all the stuffs on top and maybe increase the performance even more since they have more room to do the magic. And why they don't make the SD card accessible on the right side like TL2?
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Good review, nice leica.....I am thinking about buying one....thinking.....
Finally i bought it in 2022
I am looking at used cl? Is t worth buying since Leica not making them anymore?
I’m thinking the same!
in my personal opinion, it's sometimes better to buy a camera that is discontinued. that way there's no temptation to upgrade to a newer version in the future.
Yes, I just bought one and they are great. Take wonderful pictures and you can adapt many lens to it. The camera is well built and easy to use with simple menus .
Beautiful camera. I bought it earlier this year and going strong! Sigma lenses pair well.
@@Jaymino_ Great! I am glad you like it as well. I have not tried Sigma lens yet. That Leica M -> L adapter works well.
Its not mini “M”, clearly its a mini “Q”. Even price tag is very close to Q.
Roman Arkhipov Q is amateur CL.
Would be avaiable to mount Fujinon lenses?
No, most APSC autofocusing lenses do not have ways of true manual focus, they focus by wire. Unless someone creates an adapter that adapts Fuji's autofocus abilities to the Leica, there won't be a way to use Fuji glass on this and there won't be a way to use this system's glass on fuji.
I'm thinking that minimally a Leica should have an optical viewfinder.
The XPro-2 is the way better option.
No silver body?
Not as of now but usually Leica releases a silver body later on, so I bet they will eventually.
I see, actually the rumour already have the silver body image, but why they didn't release them in the same time? get more sell?
Waiting for a Leica phone
Leica CL or Leica TL2?
Nice video
YÄS, that is what I have been waiting for. Now i have to look for money.
almost 3K for a crop sensor.. okay
Is leica q better in low light?
Guido K
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iPhone 4 is better than this camera...just bought it yesterday. I'll return it tomorrow and keep my X100F...so disappointed..
Some explanation ;-)?
Alin Musat lol don't have money to buy iPhone x?
@@musatalin , I'll file this under something that never happened.
Would you like to giveaway for this camera
I do not own one, and if I did, it would be mine ; )
Ok
Way too expensive. There’s no reason an apsc Camera should cost so much.
It’s like compering Mercedes to a Dacia, yes you can have 2l diesel with the same maximum speed for 1/4 of the price, but it will feel different. If you value this feel and you can spend extra for it… then you will be happy person shooting Leica. (still there is nothing wrong with preferring Dacia)
Pencil Jockey just stick to what you can buy
That intro tho lol
I'd rather have a X-Pro 2.
Shoot both film and digital - Lecia M6 TTL / Canon eos 3/ Nikon etc + Fuji / Canon for digital - so feel I can give a fair reply - would MUCH rather have a nice X pro 2 AND a bag of glass (plus some spare change) than a modern digital M body and have to sell another body part to afford a lens.... Love Leica but.......
A guy was capturing you while you were capturing your wife :D He is on the right side .
Only lens costs $1300 and the CL body costs $2800. OMG! It is a really unreachable camera system.
MUCH less than an M, SL or Q. ; ) It's Leica. They have never been cheap or inexpensive. So to be expected.
Okk
amoxintubeu then get the film CL, save for lenses and films.
Like everything they will eventually be cheaper used. One just needs som patience.. or money :)
Good thing about Leica pricing is that it keeps out peasants like you. Better stick to your Rebel. lmao.
What happened to ghost stuff :( I wanna learn to communicate and I wanna make friends
Love it your youtube
The CLE will be better and perhaps it'll come clean and stop pretending to be a Leica - don't Panasonic make great cameras.....
APS-C? Naaa
Fuji x100 F
with interchangeable lenses
or... is it a Panasonic GX85 at six times the price?
your mum is six times the price.
I own both. I'm puzzled by your comparison because there is no comparison. Four thirds/16mp and apsc 24mp for a start.
Looks not so good like the Olympus PEN F.
They could crap on a plate, stamp Wetzler on it and justify the outrageous prices because of the "Leica mystique". I say this as someone who owns, shoots and loves M's for over two decades using them in some of the worst hellholes on earth. As mentioned several times, an XPro-2 is a fraction of the price and a heck of a good system. Leave Leica digital to the hopelessly vain.
Kevin T I agree with everything you said, but I think the M’s are the only leica that deserves the pricing. It’s the only true digital rangefinder in existence, so it is sort of a specialized camera no one else makes. These new mirrorless, evf type cameras Leica is making are way overpriced. I think the Xpro2 is a brilliant camera with a crap sensor. If Fuji makes the Xpro3 with the same type of sensor as their new medium format camera.....I’d be hard pressed to buy another Leica.
Kevin T yes, don't buy Audi or bmw, just keep buying Honda or toyota
like for that rooster !
But it looks nothing like the Leica CL...
It's too wide, and the button placement is all wrong lol. Another disappointing camera
If you get a bottom plate and thumb grip, it doesn't look so bad.
It's not supposed to look like the old CL. That was made by Minolta for Leica. It was not made by Leica but made to be a cheaper alternative to the M back in the day. This design, is quite honestly, better. Better controls, and it brings the CL concept (sort of) to digital. It is what it is but it is indeed a better feeling camera than the old film model, in use and control wise. It's 2017, and we are now in the digital age.
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No thanks. I'll stick to an M8.
Beautiful thing, no there is no unique signature. Priced to make sure that only the wealthy own it. $2400 35 1.4 is a "quality lens" well that worry is over. Love to find someone making mock of this thing. Yeah it's about the photographer, it's about him being a head case. "Up the wazoo" ugh. Speaks to your soul - wtf you're in Middle America not fricking Dubai.
Overpriced and underpowered, just like the M, however, this one is also ugly.
I like the old fogey band.