Sigma FP-L VS Leica SL3 - Are Leica's Images $4500 Better? 

Wait till you try the video on the 24MP FP. Yes, inconvenient with massive CDNG files, but footage grades beautifully. Some of the best I've used.

I have have been using the FPL for over two years now and I love it. I use mostly fast manual lenses, the punch in focus aids are easy to use and great. The artificial light banding issue is super easy to fix, you find which shutter speed works (often about 1/60) then set the ISO to Auto. With fast lenses I get incredibly low light images. (f1 or f1.2). With a gimbal I have managed to get some beautiful video, but I am def more of a photographer than film maker. I am very tempted to get a Lumix S9 as a companion camera, for video work without the gimbal.

The user experience is worlds apart. I love the idea of the FPL, but in practice it was a real challenge: without the EVF, focusing is a pain; with the EVF, it's ungainly. Battery life is not great. On a plus side, I loved the panoramic mode. I have Leica M and Q cameras: I'm sure I'd love the UX of the SL3.

Josh your photography is on point

Sigma FP-L vs. Panasonic S9, hmmmmm... I'd be down to see that video comparison...

They probably use the same sensor just different baked colour profiles. It's all about post profile recipes. Just with the sl3 is easier to get to the pleasing end product

Will Panasonic ever offer a 61 MP S1R Mark II ? I love the image stabilization and color rendering of Panasonic.

On the fp L you have to wait, unfortunately, for the buffer to clear to playback photos (once the blinking red light stops). After taking a burst it can take quite a long time. It's equipped with a UHS-II slot but doesn't seem to make use of it outside of cinemadng video mode, and I'm not sure why. I've tried a v60 uhs-i card and a v90 uhs-ii card and they clear in the exact same time. I've always been hoping for them to add a fix to that, which should help writing times, but it doesn't seem likely.

What about the Leica SL2-S VS SIGMA FP 24 MP ?

I really love the concept of the fpl. A super tiny camera that is modular. I want one but not having reliable autofocus makes me hesitant. What I’m thinking is someday getting a lumix camera and a sigma camera and sharing lenses.

The FP-L can be had for less than $1500 used too 🤯

Do a comparison between S5-II and Nikon Z6III

I choose the b pictures 😅

Lol. To my eyes, B looked better 😂

I criticized the S9 a lot, but in the end, I bought it and I like it. I think it offers the best of both worlds, although I miss the EVF. My preference is still for a tilt screen rather than a fully rotating one, or one like the A7R V. By the way, I would have liked the S9 to have 60 megapixels so I could use APS-C lenses and have smaller lenses, although you can also do that with the current S9, but you end up with 10 megapixels. I hesitated a lot with the Q3, but since I already have the S1R, Z8, and a whole bunch of other cameras, I preferred to keep it simple and go with the S9. I shot a wedding with the S9, and people really liked it. I haven't had any banding issues so far, except when the official photographer used a flash, which overexposed the top of my photo. It's a shame that the Fp L is so slow because it would have been a good alternative, but I can't stand a slow menu. (Even when the S5 II powers on, I find it too slow, so if the Fp L takes forever to display an image, it's complicated.) So, for me, the price of Leica cameras today is overrated, and I was ready to get a Q3, or even an SL3, but when I got to the store, I preferred to get a Z8 with the 50mm, 85mm f/1.2, and 135mm Plena. €6000 for the body is too expensive for me. I got the Z8 to "replace" my S1R because it's really overdue, and I find that Lumix AF is still not at the level of Canon, Nikon, or Sony. Sorry for going off-topic but between the two cameras for discreet photography, I would still choose the S9.

Lovely pictures of Cambridge.... I for one, I like the Leica Looks on the SL3, but it's subjective in the end.

Still patiently waiting for S5R :/

Was thinking camera A looked much better the whole way.

Sigma produced better pictures. Being laggy has to do with reviewing. Sigma has ISO 6 (no ND filters). What is the lowest ISO of the Leica? Sigma is built for street and landscape. And was and still is the cheaper 61MP camera ( by a big margin) in the market today.

It seems like a fun comparison to me: but seriously, do you think it's accurate? What's the difference between a 500 and a Mercedes? It's the same type of question: with both, I can travel the same road, right? But there's a 20,000 euro difference. Then, the same argument should apply to the Canon RS1 or the Nikon Z9: but speaking ill of Leica is fashionable.

I like sigma

I was wondering if Leica have ever seen any of your videos. Are you aware of that? Or have they ever commented on this?

The Sigma has a better image quality

Still waiting for s9 with sigma contemporary series.....

Might as well throw Iphone pics in the mix. All cameras are great nowadays. Try them all get what u like ans can afford

I have two Sigma FP and one Panasonic S1H. I would never buy a nonfilm base Leica as they are just a badge in the digital age. If I want the bells and whistles I will pick up my Nikon gear.

B 🙂

Really ??? You come up to this now 😂

This just proves that Leica has gone backwards for their color science from the great SL color to the mediocre SL3 colors. 😅

B

You dont buy a leica just for IQ. Leica is an idea, a special item you desire. Price is irrelevant here

Just buy a Canon 5D classic and forget about the stupid Leica