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Daisuke Abe, a photographer / cinematographer from the creative studio "bird and insect" which engages in image branding through photography and video has embarked on a new photographic challenge with the Leica SL3.
The first time I saw the Leica SL3, it was displayed on a desk next to a Leica SL2.
I hadn’t even noticed it at first.
It wasn’t until I held it in my hands that I saw and felt the difference: a light camera that is easy to use.
A 60-megapixel sensor, tilt screen, 8K videorecording mode, and enhanced AF performance:
I remember thinking, “I can’t wait to start taking pictures with this camera”.
Having had the opportunity to gain some hands-on experience with the SL3, this is a camera that will enable me to expand the scope of my photography work and widen the range of objects I can, and want to, photograph.
Cityscapes, nature, objects, animals, people… I wanted to point my camera at almost everything I saw, near or far away.
But in art photography, too broad a range of subjects tends to become messy.
I had to narrow it down, which wasn’t easy.
One theme that ultimately emerged was “shapes”.
Behind the scenes with the Leica SL3
Two things are important to me when I take pictures: how to best capture the light, and the shape of the subject within the frame.
Regardless of what it is that I decide to shoot, it isn’t until those two things align to my satisfaction that I press the shutter button.
I liked the reassurance provided by the high pixel density (60 MP) when shooting still life.
The tilting monitor made snapshots and video recording a breeze.
Thanks to the enhanced AF performance I was able to shoot fast-moving subjects with ease and precision.
I felt I was able to do so much more, and more easily, with the Leica SL3.
Movie shot on the Leica SL3
Director: bird and insect Tomonao Sakurayashiki
Cinematogpraher: bird and insect Daisuke Abe, Tomonao Sakurayashiki