[Leica] Friday Flowers with Q2

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I agree with Douglas and Brian

What would you do if your camera was a Nikon, Sony, Fuji or Canon instead
of a Leica? You would probably exchange without a second thought, even
though the repair periods  are considerably shorter. Do the same here, too.
There will be sample variation in any manufacturer's products, and
exchanging will usually set things right.

Cheers
Jayanand



On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 5:15 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> Aram,
> B&H for an exchange, as it's a lot simpler and quicker. If it turns out
> that there's a persistent problem with edges on Q2s, then you'll know
> for definite, rather than being fobbed off. And, of course, if you tell
> us, we'll know too!
>
> My take for what it's worth.
>
> Douglas
>
>
>
>
> On 20/06/2020 00:52, Aram Langhans via LUG wrote:
> > The Q2 has what is called Macro, but owning the 100/2.8 APO I have a
> > hard time calling it "Macro".  Let's just say it focus close. Now,
> > with 47 MP, that does leave room for cropping.  Here is what it can
> > do.  View them LARGE.  It is a Leica, after all.
> >
> > Full frame:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/ff/Garden+Pansies-1000107.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > A healthy crop to get me to what I would call Macro.
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/ff/Garden+Pansies-1000107-2.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > And real pixel peeping.  Cropped so it shows what 1:1 view in
> > Lightroom shows.
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/ff/Garden+Pansies-1000107-3.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > Comments welcome.
> >
> > Unfortunately, my Q2 is going on a trip.  What kind I am not sure.
> > After taking a few night star photos, I noticed the edges are not up
> > to par.  And a distant landscape taken at 1.7 shows a marked
> > difference from left side to right side.  I sent the photos to Leica
> > and their technician said something is wrong with the centering. It is
> > not normal.   Now I  have the personal debate. Should I just return it
> > to B&H for an exchange or should I send it in for repair.  Not even
> > three weeks in my hands an exchange seems to be best, but it was
> > pointed out that if I send it in for repair they will fine-tune the
> > lens to perfection and I will know all is right.  Of course it might
> > take months.  And of course something else could go amiss in the
> > process.  Tough choice.  Anyone want to chime in as to what I should do?
> >
> > Aram
> >
> >
> >
> > Aram Langhans
> > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> > & Unemployed photographer
> >
> > “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin
> > himself would ever have dared dream.” James D. Watson
> >
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