Have you ever held a Leica SL? especially with the gigantic lenses it is very uncomfortable to grip. and all the zooms are variable aperture, which in my opinion is a bad joke for a professional camera. and they are huge, I mean HUGE! expensive they might be, but usually Leica stuff keeps their value quite well.
the Sony files are phantastic, but the button layout and the menue system are a royal pain in the arse, even after three years of professional use I still keep hunting around for menue items. and battery life is quite bad too. And I dont know for what kind of hands the 7 line is made, my rather small hand struggle for comfort.
now I use a pair of gfx for my work and I love them. handling is great, the mount is very versatile (like a 50mm summilux M asph with this sensor is just magic). the standard lens is mediocre, but all the others ate superb, especially the zoom. and some features like the removable viewfinder are nice to have. I just wish tethering would work better. and the files are even better than the sony‘s.
Yep, Sony files are fantastic and I confirm the crazy menu system. I don"t find the button layout that bad but it needs to be fully customized as the factory one is a PITA.
I've been very critical with Sony on their colour science because I was constantly receiving files from others that were often problematic (both still/motion) and ended to get a Sony existential syndrom; but when I got one I realised that there are so much sophistication (disponible parameters settings) that many Sony users trick their values without enough knowledge so in the end it is easy to screw it. They build homemade PP with tons of combinations, not always wisely.
Sometimes less is more. But it's not Sony's fault, just that IMO it requires some time and experience to set it up properly because you can alter prety much what you want.
Now I changed my mind and I think Sony are simply fantastic cameras.
The only doubt I still have is that I don't trust that much the weather sealing on those Sony bodies.
Maybe it's me but I'd take a Fuji Xt or Xh, or a G9 under the storm, but those Sony...hmmmm
I think the SL is a fantastic design but clearly overprized. There are too many good products out there.
Now...not sure if they build everything in Germany but it is also intersting to contribute, if one can afford it, to the
Well paied good social security european worker. In which societies do we want to live in? And that has a cost. Instead of promoting the working class exploitation/slavery made in...(fill the blank, there are many countries on the list). Now...Fuji build in Japan for much less. Also well paied and treated workforce that I know.