VITAL STATISTICS

LEICA SL2 $9900

Type: Enthusiast/professional mirrorless digital camera with L bayonet lens mount.

Focusing: Automatic 225-point wide-area system using contrast-detection via imaging sensor. Manual and automatic switching between one-shot and continuous AF modes, the latter with auto tracking. Automatic subject detection for Face, Eye, Body And Animal. Area modes for Spot, Zone (nine points), Multi-Field, Field, Tracking and Face/Body Detection. Leica Object Detection AF has additional profiles for Children/Pets, Team Sports, Runner and Wildlife. Touchpad AF point/zone selection available via touch screen monitor. Focus assist via magnified image (three settings) and focus peaking displays (Red, Green, Blue and White; and two levels of intensity). Sensitivity range is EV -6.0 - 18 (ISO 100, f1.4). Low light/contrast assist provided by built-in LED illuminator.

Metering: Multi-zone, centre-weighted average, spot and TTL flash. Metering range is EV 0 to 18 (ISO 100/f1.4).

Exposure Modes: Continuously-variable program with shift, shutter-priority auto, aperturepriority auto and metered manual.

Shutter: Electronic focal plane, vertical travel, metal blades. 1800-1/8000 second plus ‘B’

(up to 30 minutes). Sensor-based shutter has speed range of 1-1/4000 second. Flash sync up to 1/250 second. Exposure compensation of up to +/-6.0 EV in ½ or 1/3 stop increments. Viewfinder: OLED with 5.76 megadots resolution. 0.78x magnification and 100% vertical/ horizontal scene coverage. Switchable 60/120 fps refresh rate. Adjustable for brightness and colour balance. Automatic/manual switching between the EVF and the LED monitor screen.

Eyepiece strength adjustment built-in.

Flash: No built-in flash. External flash units sync via hotshoe.

Additional Features: Milled aluminium twopiece body over a magnesium alloy chassis and sealed against dust and moisture (IP54 standard) and insulated for sub-zero temperatures, monochrome camera read-out display, auto exposure bracketing (up to +/-3.0 EV per frame over three, five or seven frames), AE lock, dual-mode self-timer (two or 12 second delays), audible signals, auto power off with adjustable timing. Accepts Leica T/TL mount lenses for capture in the ‘APS-C’ format. Accepts Leica M, S and R mount lenses via adaptors.

DIGITAL SECTION

Sensor: 50.44 million pixels (47.3 MP effective) CMOS type with 24.0x36.0 mm imaging area. No optical low-pass filter. Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 50-50,000.

Focal Length Increase: None. Formats/Resolution: 8-bit JPEG compression on three resolution settings; 8368x5584, 6000x4000 and 4272x2848 pixels. RAW files captured at 8368x5584 pixels in the Adobe DNG format. RAW+JPEG capture. 24-bit RGB colour for JPEGs, 42-bit RGB colour for RAW files. Choice of six aspect ratios – 3:2, 7:5, 4:3, 1:1, 3:1 and16:9.

Recording Media: Dual slots for SD/SDHC/ SDXC memory cards with UHS-II speed support for both.

Video Recording: MOV format with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression: 4K DCI (4096x2160 pixels) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24 fps and 16:9 aspect ratio. 4K UHD (3840x2160 pixels) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24 fps and 16:9 aspect ratio. 5K (4992x 3744 pixels) at 30, 25 and 24 and

4:3 aspect ratio. Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) at 180, 150, 120 or 100 fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (for slow-mo effects). MP4 format with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression: 4K UHD (3840x2160 pixels) at 60, 50, 30, 25 or 24 fps and 16:9 aspect ratio. 5K (4992x3744 pixels) at 30, 25 and 24 and 4:3 aspect ratio. Full HD (1920x1080 pixels) at 180, 150, 120 or 100 fps and 16:9 aspect ratio (for slow-mo effects). Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2 colour 4K/2K output via HDMI connection, 8- or 10-bit 4:2:2 colour 4K/2K recording internally. Built-in stereo microphones with auto/manual levels control, gain control (-10 to +6.0 dB) and wind-cut filter. Stereo audio input and output (3.5 mm). Maximum clip length is 29 minutes. Maximum file size is 96 GB.

Video Features: Time code support (free run and rec run), V-Log L gamma profile, Rec.709 profile, Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG), five ‘Video Style’ presets (Standard, Vivid, Natural, Monochrome and Monochrome High Contrast), adjustable ‘Video Style’ parameters (Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation), six video aspect ratios (1.33:1, 1.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.85:1, 2.35:1 and 2.40:1), zebra patterns (with adjustable limits), focus peaking displays, dedicated Cine mode adjusts displays to EI ASA, shutter angles and T-stops.

Continuous Shooting: Up to 100 JPEG/large frames at 10.0 fps or 78 RAW. Medium speed mode operates at up 6.0 fps. Low speed mode operates at 3.0 fps. Up to 20 fps continuous shooting with the sensor-based shutter.

White Balance: Auto control with eight presets, ‘Greycard’ and ‘Greycard Live View’ custom measurements, and manual colour temperature setting (2000 to 11,500 degrees Kelvin).

Interfaces: USB 3.1 (Type C), HDMI (Type A),

3.5 mm stereo audio input, 3.5 mm stereo audio output.

Additional Digital Features: Sensor-based fiveaxis image stabilization, ‘Multi Shot’ pixel-shift mode (up to 187 megapixels, with Motion Blur processing settings), sensor cleaning, fixed

8.1 cm LED-backlit monitor (2.1 megadots resolution) with touch controls, 4.0 GB buffer memory, sRGB and Adobe RGB colour spaces, five ‘Film Style’ presets (Standard, Vivid, Natural, Monochrome and Monochrome High Contrast), adjustable ‘Picture Style’ parameters (Contrast, Saturation and Sharpness), real-time histogram display, 3x3 guide grid, dual-axis level indicator, highlight warning, long exposure noise reduction (Off, Low, Medium, High), intervalometer (up to 9999 frames), six user profiles, four info profiles, audible signals, 12/30 thumbnail displays, copyright information, adjustable image display time, playback zoom, WiFi and Bluetooth LE connectivity. Power: One 7.2 volt, 1860 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (BP-SCL4 type). In-camera charging via USB-C. Optional HG-SCL6 battery grip provides a second battery pack.

Dimensions (WxHxD): body only = 146.0x107.0x42.0 mm.

Weight: 835 grams (body only without battery pack)

Price: $9900 body only.

Distributor: Leica Camera Australia Pty Ltd, telephone (03) 9248 4444 or visit information visit https://au.leica-camera.com