Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] The Q Leica review...
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 01:09:02 -0400

A pretty in depth review by David Farkas from his Red Dot thing I got off of
Facebook even though I'm signed up to the Red Dot thing.

http://www.reddotforum.com/content/2015/06/leica-q-typ-116-review-a-full-fra
me-mini-m/


<http://www.reddotforum.com/content/2015/06/leica-q-typ-116-review-a-full-fr
ame-mini-m/>

>From a visual standpoint its interesting how the immense quality of the
images are put across in relatively small images.
For some reason they're small. A few inches across.
They are sharp and brilliant.
And I somehow feel and know for sure they they would took totally impressive
huge.

He does have insights into the whole Leica thing that you don't run into
every day. Like ever.


On 6/11/15 7:58 PM, "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems like they're addressing some of the issues present in the current
> M240.
> I'm holding off until the end of the year (from jumping toward Sony) to see
> what may come from Leica.
> 
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:50 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at 
> earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> Also an improved viewfinder and revised lower-vibration, more durable
>> shutter.  It has "my next camera" written all over it.
>> 
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Photo by Nelsch via iMac <photobynelsch at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Jun 10, 2015 7:44 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] The Q Leica
>>> 
>>> The a7Rii also has 4k video and in camera stabilization.
>>> 
>>> Bill Nelsch
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 3:01 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Just a few minutes ago, B&H posted an announcement for three new Sony
>>>> cameras, including the full frame A7RII  42mp camera, an RX 10 II and a
>> RX
>>>> 100 IV.
>>>> 
>>>> The full frame one has stabilization and silent mode.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/news/Sony-A7R-II-RX100-IV-RX1
>> 0-II?cm_mmc=EML-_-Promotion-FathersDay2015-_-150610-_-Body_Explora_Sony-a7RII
>>>> 
>>>> *http://tinyurl.com/pwfj7tv <http://tinyurl.com/pwfj7tv>*
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sean Reid has just published "a complete review of the production level
>>>>> Leica Q that includes various side-by-side comparisons with the Sony
>> RX1R
>>>>> and Leica M", which should be of interest to them as are intrigued by
>> the
>>>>> Q.
>>>>> 
>>>>>    http://www.reidreviews.com/
>>>>> 
>>>>> I haven't read this review yet, but expect to when I have some time to
>>>>> settle in and read it with some attention.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 2:59 PM, George Lottermoser <
>>>>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jun 10, 2015, at 1:35 PM, Scott Gregory wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Mark you've just got to get a job selling Leica! "Soon everyone will
>>>>>> have one in their coat pocket" could be the next buzz words in their
>> ads!
>>>>>>> I, too would like to see the quality of the Q next to the same shot
>>>>> from
>>>>>> an M.
>>>>>>> Maybe the Q would be better. And it might not have any oil spots or
>>>>> dust
>>>>>> on the sensor, at least we can hope!!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Just some minor tweaking
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "Soon everyone will have a Leica Q in their Scuderia Ferrari 2015
>>>>> jacket."
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> <
>>>>> 
>> http://f1store.formula1.com/stores/f1/products/product_details.aspx?pid=15580
>> 0&oloc=PVD&istCompanyId=73304398-751f-43c2-9e8a-5773b72c99fb&istItemId=raiqll
>> tla&istBid=tztx
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
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>>>> http://sonc.com/look/
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>>>> 
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