Abstract: If you're a serious enthusiast or working pro, the very best digital cameras on the market will cost you at least $2500. That's a lot of money, but generally speaking these cameras offer the highest resolution, the best build quality and the most advanced...
The Leica CL is a good-looking mirrorless camera produced by a company with an excellent reputation in the photographic field. The small size, especially with a small lens, makes it very portable, and offering the universal Raw DNG format is a real plus...
The CL is more expensive than both Panasonic's GH5 and Olympus's OM-D E-M1 Mark II—cameras that offer far more features, if not more resolution. Indeed, the CL is more expensive than any crop sensor mirrorless camera in the market by a fair margin—and mor...
Abstract: Last week, I presented a video in our Leica Story series with Maike Harberts, Product Manager for APS at Leica. She covered Leica's APS-C Line and surprised us with the introduction of the Leica CL. It didn't seem that long ago (July 2017) when Leica int...
The compact system camera market at the moment is particularly strong, with something to suit just about every type of customer.Traditionally, Leica users are those who crave high image quality in a body which is well-built and has traditional loo...
Abstract: The "EyeRes" viewfinder has a "latency time below the threshold of perception" (we're not sure exactly what that means in terms of delay) and has 2.36-million dots. The new viewfinder was developed specifically for the Leica CL camera. The 35mm-equivalent...
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Published: 2017-11-21, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
The Leica CL produces sharp photos with neutral colors, at least in winter light, has a great viewfinder, good performance and streamlined shooting controls
Price, of course. But also design decisions, including no grip, no connectors and no way to lock navigation buttons, plus missing capabilities like manual exposure controls for video
The Leica CL might be forgiven some of its oddities and omissions at a lower price. But if you've been waiting for a Leica mirrorless that looks like a traditional Leica and consider its quirks part of the experience, then go forth and spend...
Superb build quality, Leica heritage and optical quality, Streamlined control system,
A few quirks in the interface need to be ironed out, Limited range of directly compatible APS-C format lenses, High price
The CL is a nice combination of what we tend to regard as ‘traditional' Leica and modern technology. Thanks to Leica's craftsmanship, it looks and feels like a high-quality camera and thanks to the company's imaging knowhow it also delivers high-quality r...
