iiiNelson
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The software algorithm may indeed be potentially more refined in the SL2 and that would make sense being that they’ve had over a year to further refine it. I still would lean on ultimately the way they go about sensor shift is largely the same and that sensor stack differences likely play a larger part in the differences. IMO based on what I’ve seen (without doing scientific deep dives) the end result (even if Panasonic further refined their algorithm to be “the same” as Leica) would be the same, ultimately the Leica would likely still be a bit sharper without artificial software processing by the Panasonic due to a thinner software.This is the test that describes the difference in Multishot. It does not look like it is caused by a difference in sensor stack, but rather by a difference in software used to assemble it:
https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/310699-leica-sl2-firmware-20-187-mp-multishot-mode/?do=findComment&comment=3997115
I need to do my own tests with my S1R and SL2 before I accept such a significant difference in Multishot quality.
It seems like they’re zooming into it at 100% and 400% to highlight the differences though... which kind of gets to my point about the SL2 being slightly better but you have to go to the extremes to tell them apart in reality. Seems like people are looking for minor differences to justify their purchase which requires no justification beyond saying that they just wanted and preferred the SL2 over the S1R.
I still stand by both are excellent cameras and are far more alike than different.