[Leica] Q2

[Aram Langhans]

But of course, Jasse.  It is indeed a fun camera that can give you 
excellent photos.

Aram

On 6/12/2021 4:32 PM, Jasse Chan 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
>
>     “The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin
>     himself would ever have dared dream.”
>         James D. Watson
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     Leica Users Group.
>     See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug
>     <http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information
>
> -- 
> Jasse Chan
>
> jassechan at gmail.com <mailto:jassechan at gmail.com>

-- 
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