Small size, Great feeling in the hand, Fairly bright rangefinder, Bright viewfinder, Can be found fairly cheaply, Manual controls, Smooth operation,
The light meter can be useless, The widest frame line is 40mm, Gear Used
These vintage film camera reviews are very fun for me to write. I have enjoyed and still am enjoying using the Leica CL. It's a fantastic camera and will perform well no matter what lens you put on it, providing you're aware of the framing. Overall, it's...
We much preferred the Leica CL to the TL2 we reviewed in November, partly because of its more conventional styling and controls but mostly because it has an excellent built-in EVF. It would have felt better in the hands if Leica had added a grip moulding...
The high ISO performance is also a bit of a revelation with the noise reduction processing skilfully managed up to ISO 3200, ensuring no perceptible loss of saturation, contrast or sharpness. Slight graininess starts to become evident in areas of continuo
The challenge of balancing its illustrious heritage with contemporary competitiveness must haunt Leica's engineers every time they sit down to design a new camera. With the T series they simply threw the history book out of the window, but it's clearly be...
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, rock-solid build quality, Large, clear electronic viewfinder, Cleverly conceived control setup, Excellent RAW image quality
No image stabilisation, No live view during continuous shooting, Touch-focus conflicts with viewfinder use, Limited exposure control during video
Leica CL – Autofocus Like the Leica TL2 before it, the CL relies on contrast detection for autofocus, and the focus point can be set anywhere in the frame. There's a broad range of AF area selection methods on offer, including two freely positionable mode...
Published: 2017-11-21, Author: Lori , review by: CNET.co.uk
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...
Small size and weight, Simple handling, Excellent image quality
Painful price tag, Screen is fixed, Touchscreen handling niggles
Buying a Leica has always, and probably always will be, more about just taking nice pictures. That red dot is a status symbol and a connection to a strong heritage of photographers going back 100 years. For that reason, photographers don't seem to mind...
Buying a Leica has always, and probably always will be, more about just taking nice pictures.That red dot is a status symbol and a connection to a strong heritage of photographers going back 100 years.For that reason, photographers don't seem to mind payi...
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Published: 2017-11-21, Author: Jim , review by: in.pcmag.com
Compact body with integrated EVF, Touch LCD, 24MP APS-C image sensor, 4K video, Mechanical and electronic shutter options, 9,8fps burst shooting, Wi-Fi
Some interface quirks, Locked video frame rates, No in-body flash, Expensive
The Leica CL is a small, sleek mirrorless camera that delivers excellent images, but its interface needs some refinement...
