I shot over 3,000 photos on the new Leica SL3-P camera and these are my favorite frames

Chris George holding Leica SL3-P camera — (Image credit: Sam Cross)

Leica launched its latest full-frame mirrorless camera earlier today - the Leica SL3-P - and I had a chance to use for three days in a variety of shooting scenarios on location in Germany, shooting over 3,000 images

I am currently working on my full review of this 45 megapixel camera, that offers features that have not been seen on a Leica before - including a 40 frame-per-second electronic shutter burst mode, and 8K open gate video. But as I complet my full test, I thought I should share some of my favorite photos I have shot with the camera.

They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating – and for me the proof of a great camera is in the pictures. Three days using a camera is not long, but on the basis of the pictures I was able to take this is an extremely impressive camera.

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Shooting fast cars on the famous Nürburgring was a great way to put the autofocus and the camera's buffer to the test - and it passed this with flying colors (even despite my motorsport skills being very rusty).

The beautiful coloration of the portraits that I took at a medieval fayre in Koblenz blew me away – and again the autofocus seemed to be able to focus with precision, finding the subjects eyes effortlessly.

So here are my favorite shots from those I have edited so far…

Leica SL3-P sample image — Leica SL3-P with APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4.1/6400sec at f/3.4, ISO400 (Image credit: Chris George / Digital Camera World)

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Above: a gallery of more images shot on the Leica SL3-P - swipe through to see them all

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Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography.

His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Sony A7 IV, alongside his old Nikon D800 and his iPhone 15 Pro Max.

He is the author of a number of books including The Book of Digital Photography, which has been translated into a dozen different languages.

In addition to his expertise in photography and videomaking, he has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.