[Leica] Q2

[hlritter at bex.net (Howard L Ritter Jr)]

Well, the header photo in the Q2 section of the Leica Camera website shows a 
water-spattered camera. And to quote from the description,
"With the addition of an IP dust and spraywater sealing (rating of 52), the 
Leica Q2 stands out as the only camera in its class equipped with this 
feature.* From its classic design and respected ?Made in Germany? quality 
seal to its integrated digital zoom that covers a range of focal lengths up 
to 75 mm, the Leica Q2 transcends the revered story of Leica?s full-frame 
compact story to new heights.

"*Ingress Protection, class 52: Protected against dust in damaging 
quantities. Protected against dripping water when body is tilted at 15?."

So Yes. But what the significance of ?class 52? and a 15? tilt is, I don?t 
know. You?d have to do some googling. But I?m thinking it gives you bragging 
rights at the Street Shooters Pub. ?

?howard



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> On Jun 12, 2021, at 7:34 PM, Jasse Chan <jassechan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Oh man. 
> 
> Now you?ve really go me thinking I should try one out. 
> 
> Are they weather sealed too?
> 
> Jasse
> 
> On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 5:18 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at 
> leica-users.org <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> wrote:
> Howard.  I've had my Q2 almost a year now.  My wife got it for me for my 
> birthday/Christmas present for the rest of my life.  Well, that is what 
> I told her.  She could not top that if she tried, so save the money.
> 
> It is fabulous.  Bloody sharp and you are correct that with 47MP you 
> have a lot of crop room.  If I wanted to think about it I could come up 
> with a few gripes, but it is not worth the time. Did I mention how sharp 
> it is?  Head to head with my Nikon D750 it blows it away, no matter what 
> lens I have on it.  I have just about abandoned my Nikon glass for 
> general shooting and mount my R-35-70/4 and the 28 even blows that one 
> away.  Only use my Nikon if I need wider than 28 or with my 70-200 and 
> of course for macro with my 100/2.8 APO attached.
> 
> It is light(er), fast to use, simple to operate, has a nice (not the 
> best) EVF, feels good in the hand and of course it has a red dot.  First 
> Leica I have owned since my R8.  You will enjoy the heck out of it.
> 
> Aram
> 
> On 6/12/2021 8:57 AM, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
> > Looking for LUGgers? opinions/experience with the Q2. And with Topaz 
> > Labs? Gigapixel AI and Sharpen AI software.
> >
> > After decades of flogging a 35mm, then FF DSLR or mirrorless, on various 
> > outings and expeditions, I have finally come to the realization that the 
> > opportunity to use a lens longer than 50mm for a few percent of my 
> > shots, most of them not particularly memorable, isn?t worth the bulk and 
> > weight of a 24-70 or -85 zoom. I?ve gotten progressively unhappy with 
> > the lack of decent compact primes for my Sony mirrorless FF a7Rii, and 
> > the resultant need to tote the 24-70. My everyday-carry lens on an M 
> > body is 35mm and I?m much more apt to wish I had something shorter 
> > mounted than longer. I?m not above going out with the M240 or MM 
> > sporting the lovely 21-35 Vario-Elmarit R on an M adapter and EVF.
> >
> > So I?m going to Iceland (again) next week with my son for a 
> > circumnavigation of the island by the Ring Road, with side trips to the 
> > volcano and the Snaefjellsness Peninsula. This prospect really 
> > stimulated some analytical thinking, and I went ahead and ordered a Q2 
> > from B&H. It arrived yesterday and I?m familiarizing myself with it. 
> > It?s a real gem, well advanced from my M240 in terms of being a 
> > thoroughly modern FF digital camera, and it really feels right to/for 
> > me. It?s going to replace my Sony a7Rii, Sony RX1-R, and a few lenses.
> >
> > My reasoning is that with a 28mm prime lens and a 47 MPx sensor, I can 
> > crop and enlarge to the equivalent of 90mm and have a 4.5 Mpx image 
> > file. I?ve found that Gigapixel and Sharpen can produce an image file 4x 
> > as large as the original (2x the pixel dimensions) that looks at least 
> > as good as a native image file made with a lens of 2x the FL. So the 4.5 
> > Mpx crop can be up-res?d and sharpened to look like an 18 Mpx file taken 
> > with a 90 mm lens. And the 24 Mpx images from my late, lamented NEX-7 
> > that I see as background on my 25? iMac?s 250-dpi, 15-Mpx screen every 
> > day remind me of how stunningly detailed 15 Mpx can look 2? across the 
> > desk even at 13 x 21?.
> >
> > Any helpful advice or reports from Q users?
> >
> > Images to follow.
> >
> > ?howard
> 
> -- 
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
> 
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> would ever have dared dream.?
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> 
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