Leica Unveils New Pro Camera Platform… And It’s Mirrorless

Leica has revealed the future direction of its professional camera activities with an all-new mirrorless system called the SL which uses a full-35mm sensor and employs a new version of the T mount – introduced in 2014 – called the L mount. The SL will accept T mount lenses – now renamed TL mount – automatically cropping the frame to the ‘APS-C’ format, but is designed to be used with a new family of 35mm format L mount lenses. Adaptors are (or will be shortly) available for fitting M, R and S lenses, the latter retaining autofocusing capabilities. With the SL Leica is fully embracing the contemporary mirror camera design so the new camera has a built-in EVF – with a world’s best resolution of 4.4 megadots – the capacity…

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