[Leica] Leica Q2 just out

[Howard Ritter]

I really don’t understand Leica’s (or anyone else’s) interest in in-camera cropping to simulate lenses of different FLs. Whether 35-50-75 or anything else, it accomplishes nothing that you can’t duplicate in 10 seconds in any image-editing program – except, of course, to lose forever the stuff that’s outside the crop frame, and the flexibility to change your mind. I suppose the ability to preview the crop in the EVF is helpful, though. Now that I think about it, a nice option for any EVF camera with a fixed, permanent prime lens would be to have it display the FOV of longer FLs.

As for the camera's actual FL, Sony’s choice of 35mm for the RX1 is one of the reasons I chose to buy it rather than the 28mm Q – in addition to the (then) higher pixel resolution. I know that many discount the value of high pixel counts, and I do too for many of my photos, but there are times when it really makes a difference and, as always, YMMV.

—howard

> On Mar8, 2019, at 1928, chris williams via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> Yes but now it crops 47mp! 
> 
> Try one, it really is one of the best cameras Leica has ever made.
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> If only there was a 50/75/90 version! 
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> Chris Williams
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>> On Mar 8, 2019, at 6:59 PM, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>> Doesn’t it just use cropping to emulate 35mm and 50mm lenses? Not really 3 lenses.
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>> reidreviews has a good indepth article
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>> adam
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>>> On 2019 Mar 8, at 3:23 PM, chris williams via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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>>> It’s basically a digital M with three lenses plus AF. 
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>>> It’s badass actually. 
>>> 
>>> Chris Williams
>>> www.dcdocumentaryphotographers.com
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>>>> On Mar 8, 2019, at 5:40 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:
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>>>> I've run into a few articles on the Q2 last night the just out upgrade from the just plain Q only this one not just full frame but also way high rez. 47MP's! The Sony has had the compact high rez full frame out a few years now not sure if people buy it or like me just dream about it. It's seems pocketable. The Leica not pocketable.
>>>> Looking at it this morning with more news sources weighing in it seems like an M with a 28 1.7 lens stuck to it for five grand American money. It does not seem all that much smaller or lighter than a M in which you could put compact glass on the front of it or a Noctilux. So this is a bad review. I’m not all that hot on the not compact or cheap enough newest camera from Leica. I think they should stop putting fast monster lenses on compact cameras making them no longer compact or light weight cameras. Or cheap.
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/leica-q2-first-impressions-review
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>>>> None of the reviews I read addess if low light preformace is made worse buy the ultra high rez increase.  As if they really held the camera in their hands.
>>>> Also they're calling it a Summilux and it’s a f1.7. Sad.
>>>> To me its like the "one inch sensor" thing.. A misdirect. Leicas doing well they don't need to lie.
>>>> A digital lie is still a lie.
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