As a long time user of Leica lenses - I would have to disagree with that statement. Are you speaking of autofocus lenses- there are currently only two you can buy and both zooms are better than anything from Canikon- I know - because I've had to suffer using that stuff. Are you talking manual focus lenses via adaptor ( like all the M /R lenses) or the Zeiss manual focus optics in Milvus or Otus form ? - well the SL allows for a far better focusing experience than anything else out there- again I know because I use all that stuff. How about actually making a Noctilux no longer a lottery as far as focus goes - again the SL does that.
What it doesn't do is provide an infinitely customizeable user interface - yet nor does it offer the 40 megapixel chip in the Sony - yet. People are focusing in Sony comparisons - but Leica had Nikon and Canon more in its sights - for now.
I thought I made it clear when I said zooms and TL lenses.
You can disagree all you want. It's your choice. But as it stands right now, Leica needs to make lenses that bring people back into the fold. Because I haven't seen good lenses with interesting rendering from Leica since R and M. Heck I haven't seen good rendering from any brand lately.
Nothing about the SL other then ergonomics makes me want to pick it over a Canon or Nikon or Sony.. And especially not over an M.
I mean, the SL lenses aren't bad, but they're nothing special. Either are the T lenses.
Why not just use your M if you're going to shoot M glass? M glass works better on an M and rangefinder focusing should be easier then EVF focusing if you've been an M user long enough. I mean heck, a lot of people on here claim to be in bed with Leica for decades, but then cannot focus a rangefinder better then an EVF? I can focus my RF faster then the T lenses can AF.
I just don't get it. Until Leica produces some amazing glass, with great characteristics I'm not interested. And no the T lenses aren't great, they're basic with basic characteristics. Fuji has better glass then Leica T hands down.
As for the S-system. The lenses are good on the S-system.. The rendering of the S lenses works well with the larger sensor and the distance to subject benefits of the S. But once mounted on the SL, most of the S lenses loose a lot of that charm IMHO. And frankly AF is poor at best when mounted on the SL. Nothing aside from static subject shooting is feasible. Might as well just MF the lenses, in which case that can be done on any system with a dummy adapter (I made a dummy adapter that I was using on the SL for months before the SL adapter hit the market.)
What I'd love to see out of this new glass... M or R like rendering. Rather then Leica buying into the hype and producing lenses that look like Sigma Art series rendering just so you can win over DXO scores.
I'm Just gonna have to wait and see if the rendering is what I like. But with the insane pricing that you see in HK. I'll not be able to sell my SL+Zoom for any reasonable price anyway. So I'm in no hurry to sell the setup now, just going to keep it until a few more SL lenses have come out then reevaluate.