A new LEICA in Berlin
About this episode
The episode explores the experience of photography in Berlin with the Leica SL3-P camera during a cycling trip.
Podcast Summary: Three Days, Sixty Kilometres a Day, and a Camera That Apparently Needs a Family Tree Welcome to today’s episode. What makes a camera memorable? Is it the specification sheet, the number of megapixels, or the logo engraved on the top plate? Or is it something much harder to define? Today’s story begins with a train journey to Berlin, a Ruffian e-bike named Savanna , and the new Leica SL3-P . Over three days and nearly 180 kilometres of cycling through the German capital, the destination quickly became secondary. Berlin rewarded curiosity. Quiet canals, hidden courtyards, graffiti-covered walls and neighbourhood cafés encouraged a slower rhythm. Instead of chasing landmarks, the photographer simply followed the light. The Leica SL3-P proved to be the perfect companion for that approach. At its core is a 44.9-megapixel full-frame BSI CMOS sensor , paired with Leica’s Maestro IV image processor . It features an advanced hybrid autofocus system combining phase detection, contrast detection and depth mapping , along with 5-axis in-body image stabilisation . The camera is built around a 5.76-million-dot EyeRes electronic viewfinder , a 3.2-inch tilting touchscreen…
People in this episode
Host: Matthias Meyer
Topics covered
- photography
- Berlin
- cycling
- Leica
- camera technology
Keywords
- Leica SL3-P
- Berlin
- photography
- cycling
- camera features
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Leica
Products: Leica SL3-P, Ruffian e-bike
Places: Berlin, Germany
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