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Leica SL or TL?

Thank you so much. However, I would still want to use the lens on my SL, so that would'dn't work. I'd need an adapter on the camera side.


Sergey Surin said:
There is some guy from Korea his FB Account called Kim Camera
I asked him about and he told me that there is no problem for him to do convertion to full manual pl lense
https://www.facebook.com/kimca1977/
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Rikki Rockett said:
Thank you so much. However, I would still want to use the lens on my SL, so that would'dn't work. I'd need an adapter on the camera side.
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There is no other possibility to use SL/TL lenses other then conversion because of really short distance between lens and sensor just like Sony E lenses. So I think it problem do not have any way to be solved
 
OK, well thanks, but I'm going to keep my SL lens for my SL camera. It's just got such awesome lenses. I'd love to see what they look like through the Red. Video on the SL is really great too. It's not a video camera really, but there are workarounds for days that are a pain, but the image is nice.

Sergey Surin said:
There is no other possibility to use SL/TL lenses other then conversion because of really short distance between lens and sensor just like Sony E lenses. So I think it problem do not have any way to be solved
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Rikki Rockett said:
OK, well thanks, but I'm going to keep my SL lens for my SL camera. It's just got such awesome lenses. I'd love to see what they look like through the Red. Video on the SL is really great too. It's not a video camera really, but there are workarounds for days that are a pain, but the image is nice.
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The SL has severe limitations for video...but despite this the camera can produce exceptional results. I wish Leica would hire a consultant for integrating video in their cameras. They just cant get it right...they are so close its frustrating. Regarding the SL lenses, they are stunning, IMO some of the best lenses ever made. The new Summicrons should be available soon...looking forward to seeing these.
 
Yes, it sure does and you are right, it's a damn shame because the look is fantastic. Like I said, it's usable, but the workarounds are huge.

Greg M said:
The SL has severe limitations for video...but despite this the camera can produce exceptional results. I wish Leica would hire a consultant for integrating video in their cameras. They just cant get it right...they are so close its frustrating. Regarding the SL lenses, they are stunning, IMO some of the best lenses ever made. The new Summicrons should be available soon...looking forward to seeing these.
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In a perfect world, Leica could have re-housed the SL lenses with PL mounts and sold them in the 8-12K range. I fully grasp why they went upmarket with the Thalias, but at (a reported) $20K+per lens, I'd wager most of the sets will sell to rental houses and a few rock star DPs.

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Blair S. Paulsen said:
In a perfect world, Leica could have re-housed the SL lenses with PL mounts and sold them in the 8-12K range. I fully grasp why they went upmarket with the Thalias, but at (a reported) $20K+per lens, I'd wager most of the sets will sell to rental houses and a few rock star DPs.

Cheers - #19
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They may just do that if they are smart...but currently there isn't enough SL lenses to really matter. Maybe in the next year.
They only have one prime lens available (50mm Summilux)
 
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