LEICA SL2 IS PRETTIER… AND MORE POWERFUL

makeover and a significant performance upgrade have gone into Leica’s second-generation full-35mm L mount mirror-less camera. The SL2 looks a whole lot softer than its overtly ‘Germanic’ predecessor and, consequently, seems smaller although the two cameras are roughly the same size. The new model is, however, lighter (by nearly 100 grams) and has significantly improved ergonomics based around a reshaped handgrip and a new GUI. The top and bottom covers are machined aluminium components (rather than diecast) for added strength,