January 17, 2025

Is L-Mount Worth Investing Into?

1 hour 35 minutes

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The Leica L-mount was created in 2014. The L-mount Alliance was formed in 2018. While there has been a steady release of cameras for this mount since then, considering the number of companies involved, it is a bit thin – especially for still photographers.

With the recent announcement of the Leica SL3-S -- which feels like it's not the best value for the dollar in ways that go beyond even typical expectations of Leica cameras in the past-- we found ourselves asking: if you were coming in fresh to mirrorless and were thinking of investing in a system, is L-mount worth it over the alternatives? If not, why? What is missing? Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I dig into it.

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In This Episode

00:00 - Intro

12:08 - DJI's new Flip looks like a nice balance between good quality and ease of use

20:08 - Nikon's custom Z9 and thermal blanket are headed to the Moon

21:53 - Canon warns that some SanDisk SD cards will corrupt with the R5 Mark II

26:02 - Canon may follow Nikon, move manufacturing out of Japan

29:41 - Adobe's generative AI in Lightroom and Photoshop is doing some weird stuff

37:40 - Leica announced the SL3-S

43:26 - Is L-Mount worth investing into in 2025?

59:43 - What have you been up to?

1:04:00 - Never read the comments / Tech support

1:32:27 - Feed good story of the week