It looks like you can now buy a Leica SL (601), the original model, for $1200-1500. This camera takes photos that are every bit the equal (if not better) than the $4000 Leica M10. Beautiful files. OK fast autofocus. Excellent viewfinder. It’s large and heavy, but that’s what it takes to build a camera that feels like a tank. With an inexpensive adapter (though no one would consider Leica’s inexpensive) you can use all of your tiny, sharp, and full of character, M-lenses. This is the absolute best value in the Leica universe.


Date
July 24, 2024