Leica SL3-S

The Leica SL3-S is a mirrorless camera launched on 16/01/2025.

Technically speaking, the Leica SL3-S ranks in the best 5% of its category (and in the best 99 of all cameras in our database) scoring 80 overall. The Leica SL3-S weights 850 gr and spans 141 x 108 x 83 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Leica SL3-S behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 67, ranks in the category best 13%.
• Speed Performance - Score 100, ranks in the category best 1%.
• Versatility - Score 96, ranks in the category best 3%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica SL3-S is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 69, ranks among the worst 22% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Great, score 67, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Leica SL3-S is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 68, ranks in the best 12% of its category. Leica SL3-S is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 86, ranks in the best 3% of its category. Leica SL3-S is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Great, score 80, ranks in the best 6% of its category. Leica SL3-S is perfect for Street photography, one of the best in its class.
• Everyday - Great, score 82, ranks in the best 5% of its category. Leica SL3-S is perfect for everyday photography, one of the best in its class.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Leica SL3-S sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 4699.0 GBP and 4699.0 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Leica SL3-S is a good value for money. However, alternatives are also available, which you may want to take into consideration before taking the final decision. Click here to see alternative options.