[Leica] Leica Q in Berlin

[douglasnygren at yahoo.com (Douglas Nygren)]

Thank you for your comments, Gene.I appreciate your taking the time to share 
your impressions of the camera and lens.?Something must have skewered my 
impression. Perhaps the overall lightness of the camerathat threw me off. It 
wasn't a dislike. I liked the camera very much.?
The quality of the images (i.e. the Leica lens) and the camera's light 
weight make it very appealing to me.
I especially like the camera's ability to go from 28mm to 35 or 50mm. I tend 
to put a lens on a camera and stick with itfor long periods of time. I hate 
dragging around extra weight and although Leica lenses are relatively light 
compared to themonster SLR Objektive, they do weigh something.
I also like the Qs relative compactness, perfect for having in my briefcase 
(in meiner Mappe). In Berlin, I have a city bike. It is heavyand at least 
once a day, I have to carry it up the stairs from a subway. A Canon 5D with 
an L lens adds a noticeable amount of weight,?and a Leica 9 isn't as light 
as I'd like.
Cheers--Doug 


     On Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:22 AM, "grduprey at mchsi.com" <grduprey 
at mchsi.com> wrote:
   

 Hi Doug,

I also had the chance to check out the new Q at the Wash DC store.? However, 
I thought the lens was every bit as well made as other lenses of its type, 
and the AF seemed very fast when I put it to the test.? I took some test 
shots, but my laptop does not have a new enough PS Elements to read the 
files.? Will have to wait until I get home to process them.? The Q seems to 
be very well designed, and should be a hit.? I am thinking very seriously 
about getting one, after we get moved to Texas.

Gene


----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Nygren via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
To: "Lug" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 5:19:20 PM
Subject: [Leica] Leica Q in Berlin

I was able to get downtown West-Berlin today (To me Berlin is still a story 
of two cities) and try the new Leica Q.
I had thought from the first report abut the Q that it is a winner. After 
holding it in my hands, taking several photos with it,?I continue to feel 
the same way about it.
I like that it is a dedicated lens, but that it has three options just as 
the Tri-elmar does.?
On the negative side, I thought the lens seemed flimsier than I expected 
while being lighter than I would have imagined.?
Autofocus seemed slower than I would like.
Too bad it does 't do double exposures like the fuji does. Menus remain 
intuitive and easy to use. Canon could learn from this, but?that would mean 
breaking decades long bad habits for them and other camera makers like them.?
I'd buy this camera, but not before it's been out a while and the buys get 
worked out.
Cheers--Doug

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