[Leica] Q2

[Jasse Chan]

Wow Brian

I have my trusty M9 with a Noctilux. I love the unique look of my images.
But. Your note makes me wonder if I should try a Q2 out. My Leica sits on
the counter waiting for a memorable moment - but my phone is with me all
the time.

Thank you.

Jasse

On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 10:10 AM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us>
wrote:

> I bought a Q2 in August 2019. I haven't used any other camera since
> then, except occasionally my iPhone. It is beyond fabulous in almost
> every way.
>
> I use it for portraits, travel pictures, random family snapshots, and
> ... well, I use it for everything.
>
> I have two very minor issues with it. The WiFi scheme for getting
> pictures out of it is really awful, but it does work. And I often
> accidentally move the focus point around by hitting the
> up/down/left/right buttons unintentionally. So I always check the
> location of the focus point before I take a picture.
>
>
>
> On 2021-06-12 08:57, Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG 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
> >
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Jasse Chan

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