The rumor has it that the next version of the compact APS-C Leica CL will come out by springtime and will have a 26 MP chip and an IBIS. In another words, much like a Fujifilm X-T4 but with Leica flavored processing and everything.
The Leica crop sensor TL system is a small one. Just 4 primes and 3 zooms and that's it, no more announced or coming.
But they are very desirable indeed. Leica CL squeezes very respectable performance out of the sensor with a very Leica-like color out of the box. And I don't have to tell you that the lenses are extraordinary. And to boot, Leica made it a priority to keep the lenses compact. Alongside Canon's M series, Leica TL lenses are about the compactest stuff you can get.
Of course value-wise there is no comparison to M4/3 bodies and lenses, there's much to be gained from IBIS (that Leica TL/CL bodies currently lack) and the overall package.
But CL2 might tip things if it comes with an IBIS with good performance. Suddenly we have a small body with a bright EVF that will be comparable to compact M4/3 bodies but with better everything. (For whatever reason M4/3 cameras won't place the best IBIS systems in small bodies: Pen-F and EP5 are the only compact bodies with 5-axis stabilization, Panasonic's compact bodies can't match G9 either.)
It will be costly and value-wise it won't make much sense. But the style, the build, the lens performance, the color, the leica look, the firmware, the ux. Everything would be wonderful.
The Leica crop sensor TL system is a small one. Just 4 primes and 3 zooms and that's it, no more announced or coming.
But they are very desirable indeed. Leica CL squeezes very respectable performance out of the sensor with a very Leica-like color out of the box. And I don't have to tell you that the lenses are extraordinary. And to boot, Leica made it a priority to keep the lenses compact. Alongside Canon's M series, Leica TL lenses are about the compactest stuff you can get.
Of course value-wise there is no comparison to M4/3 bodies and lenses, there's much to be gained from IBIS (that Leica TL/CL bodies currently lack) and the overall package.
But CL2 might tip things if it comes with an IBIS with good performance. Suddenly we have a small body with a bright EVF that will be comparable to compact M4/3 bodies but with better everything. (For whatever reason M4/3 cameras won't place the best IBIS systems in small bodies: Pen-F and EP5 are the only compact bodies with 5-axis stabilization, Panasonic's compact bodies can't match G9 either.)
It will be costly and value-wise it won't make much sense. But the style, the build, the lens performance, the color, the leica look, the firmware, the ux. Everything would be wonderful.