Wow, thanks!

I am currently watching all videos re the Q2 at the moment. Did you get one in the end?? what are your thoughts?!

I'm always amazed by the quality of his pictures. He has a great sense for light, composition and so on.

I’m right here with you. Watched a ton of videos on the Q2. These were by far the most helpful. Now I own one and come back often to rewatch some of these. I find they inspire me every time.

Do you still use it more than your M10? I'm thinking about going the same route as you

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Well thank you JS, kind words indeed. If you do attend a course, please make sure you introduce yourself!

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You should be able to get a dozen or so shots at full shooting speed in raw before the buffer fills. Not bad for a 47MP capture! You might also be limited by your card speed - you really need a 300Mb/s card for these kinds of data rates. Having a fast card clears the buffer a lot quicker.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia i am already using a 300mb/s card. In fact, when I was purchasing the Q2, the card recommended by the salesperson was not a 300mb/s one. :) The fundamental issue is with the large file size, so having an option (and sharing how other camera makers are doing it) in the software to reduce the size should help. Of course, this is a wishlist item from one of your many users, Leica may have other priorities.

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Hi Bo. Most of those images are only very lightly post-processed in Lightroom. Probably less than 30 secs on each one. Default profile, an exposure tweak if necessary, black and white points set correctly, maybe a bit of Vibrance. Not much more than that. Keep it simple I say!

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Hi Orietta. Seems there should be more to your question, after "AF mode"...

I always shoot in raw mode and adjust later in Lightroom.

Hard to say without seeing the image. Either a focussing issue, or a camera shake issue (too low a shutter speed if hand holding).

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Hi John. Not that cold in Antarctica actually. Around zero. Battery was totally fine - it's the same 1860mAh battery as the SL2 - but for lower temps I could not say.

Leica Camera Australia thank you. I’ll just have to pack some extra batteries and hand warmers and see how it fares!

Hi Rainer. I guess that depends on whether you shoot raw or jpeg. If the former, you can always make one look like the other, if jpeg then yes, different colour science and internal processing. I'm not convinced of the real value of comparisons like this though - colour is very subjective. The Q2 is better in many other ways than pure resolution - weather sealing, more responsive AF etc.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia thanks a lot for your time & reply. all the best

The Q is still a superb camera; the Q2 has a higher res sensor but in all other respects it's an incremental improvement on the original Q rather than a whole new ball game.

Hi Bruce. The only profiles that show up in LR9.3 appear to be the Adobe generic ones (Landscape, Natural etc). If you are referring to the Film Styles (Monochrome HC etc) in the Q2 then they only apply to Jpegs, not raw file. Since I very rarely shoot Jpegs, this has never been an issue for me, but if you want to 'emulate' the Jpeg film styles for your DNG files you'd have to set up your own Presets. If you Browse under the Profiles in LR you might find a look that is to your liking. Sorry I can't be more definitive.

Hi Victor. Glad you liked the video. Regarding the hood ring size - it's an external thread, not internal like 99% of filters, and may not be in any 'standard size'. You might be able to get an adapter ring milled in a specialist machine shop.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Yes realise that, I was thinking of getting a female to female adapter for the third party hood. Thanks for your reply.

The 75mm setting only applies to jpegs in which case you get a 7MP image (approx. 3000x2000px). This would print well at A3 and A3+ but possibly not at A2, depending on the subject matter. However, if you shoot raw you always capture the full image data, the crop is merely applied in Lightroom so you can "uncrop" it.

The photo that makes up the thumbnail of this video is shot at 28mm. You can see for yourself how little the lens distorts. The raw file is always the full uncropped resolution, the Jpeg is the image that gets cropped and with a 50mm crop you get a 15MP capture. Minimum ram required? Most computers these days come with 8GB or more, that would be fine as long as you have no other apps running. Recommended would be 16GB or more.

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Yes it is great

If you can make the big step up, the Q2 is a far better choice in almost every way.

Hi Mohamed. I have used the Q and Q2 in low light with no qualms whatsoever. The f1.7 lens means that you rarely need to use as high an ISO as cameras with slower lenses and the high ISO performance is totally fine. I have shot cities at night out of helicopters using f1.7 and ISO3200, and then have made prints up to A2 with superb results. So, to answer your question - no, the low light performance is not 'bad'.

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The Q2 is great for landscapes with the 47MP sensor, and if you want to do panoramas the crop mode means you can make up stitched images out of 50mm focal length images. It also has a really cool macro mode where you can shift the entire lens into a new macro mode - the whole lens ring distance information even changes, it's very slick.

I have a 17" Epson P800 and a 44" Canon Pro4100. The photos behind me are actually a virtual background but look to be about A2 in size.

In a bag with the lens hood exposed, but taped to the bag. And a UV filter.

Hi Michael. The bag was around the camera, taped to the lens hood, and I had a clear filter on the lens. Worked a treat. FWIW the bag was an Op/Tech rainsleeve, perfect for this kind of thing.

Ok Nick thanks for the feedback 👍

Yes, wide open at f1.7.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thanks! I thought it was allot less as it seems to be clear all around and in the distance. Might start using mine in 1.7 and see how i go.

That is an astute observation. If you bought a good used Q you would be very happy with it, I have no doubt. However, the Q2 does offer some extra benefits beyond the the original Q. The ability to view and crop to 75mm (equivalent) is useful, as is the full weather sealing and the improved AF and shooting rates. If 24MP is all you need then, yes, the Q would be fine for you. But the Q2 is better ;-)

Getting the Q2 would get you a 28mm lens as well as a spare camera body. Shooting with two bodies does have some advantages, plus you have a spare in case of accidents. However, the 28mm Summilux-M is utterly gorgeous so I'll have to simply recommend you get both ;-)

The shutter speeds go up high enough to use f1.7 in bright light. Just set the shutter speed dial to A and use ISO100.

Elbrus, I do my own on an Epson P800 using Ilford papers. There will be a Printing course coming out on the Leica Akademie Australia site later in the year.

Well, that depends... But probably not wide open. You only need the smaller apertures if you have fairly close objects in the frame that need to be sharp. A view from a high lookout, for example, would be fine at even f2.8 because everything is a very long way away. I suggest practicing with different f stops and see what difference it makes in different situations.

I just got my new q2 in the mail and suoer excited about using it. Would you suggest shooting in dng and jpeg or just dng. Ill be using light room to process

@@LeicaCameraAustralia thank you very much for your reply.

@@cweezy1985 if you are using Lightroom I'd suggest DNG, you will get better results if you are doing post processing adjustments. if you are not adjusting much, then Jpegs can be absolutely fine - it all depends on what you do with the images really.

It varies, AF and Manual.

Hi Anne. Hard to say - if you use the Histogram in the viewfinder you will see if images are underexposed or not. Judging a photo's exposure solely by the screen is not recommended.

Many thanks Nick! I'll do as you suggest. Also, thanks for your very helpful and practical videos!

The M11 offers different size raw image capture, but the Q2 does not. Storage is cheap, and so 47MP is not as problematic as people think. Jpegs out of camera are still very manageable.

In the video, all images towards the end, in Antarctica, were shot on the Q2. As you say, shooting raw means you can (mostly) have any colour you like. Futhermore, I do not see any significant difference between the two cameras unless you shoot exactly the same pictures and do a pixel-peepy side by side comparison. Other variables are more likely to be important. It is very possible to overthink colour subtleties. I ask; is it a good photo? If you buy either a Q or a Q2 you will not be disappointed.

Thank you. I bought a brand new QP and not disappointed:) excellent camera. 47mp is too much for me, 24 is a sweet spot. And the finishing of a QP is awesome!

Q2, big step up from the Q.

All I can suggest is to shoot an image as similar as possible to something you have shot before and see if they are indeed different. Then your only option is to take the camera to be examined. Sometimes cameras can survive really bad drops, sometimes even small drops can cause some sort of internal mis-alignment. Just bad luck.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thank you 🙏

True, but with fixed lens cameras, getting dust on the sensor is quite rare compared to interchangeable lens camera.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Agreed... But cleaning a sensor (using the right kit) is a 10 minute job.... Seeing dust spots on images drives me round the twist...even worse if they're visible in the viewfinder..... And knowing that you can't clean them off yourself makes it even worse ! Sure, it may not happen for a couple of years...but eventually it will....

That's a very good question. The answer is Yes, definitely, and the capture size will be 15MP equivalent. You will also get the same 'out of focus' background as a normal 50mm lens also shooting at f1.7.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia thanks for ur answer… Could u share ur thoughts on what happens of d distortion to d portrait/ subject, associated with a wide angle lens…with a 50 mm crop…?

There is no distortion because the subject to camera distance has not changed. You only get distortion with a wide angle lens if you move closer to fill the frame in the same way.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Wow…thanks a lot…👍🏻

Hi Mike. Glad you are enjoying the Q2's B+W mode - it does work well as you have clearly found.

Hey Dwayne. QP? No such beast as far as I am aware...

Hi Johnny. LOL. Good try! Maybe one day...

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It’s most definitely mechanical. 100% guarantee. The clues are the hard stops at min and max focus and the need for a decoupling catch. Plus I confirmed all this with the Q line product manager in April when I was in Wetzlar.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Leica can say what ever they want but there is a ton of videos them assembling expensive true made in Germany build by hand 10000 dollar lenses of which they produce a few every year as they have 60 people working there and lenses are polished by hands. But they never show how Leica q lenses are made. And they are not idiots putting a 6000 dollar lens on a 6000 dollar camera. Also I am not sure how can you have a automatic focusing lens with ois which is obviously packed with motors and electronics and not a fly by wire system if they can do that why not do it to their more expensive Leica m lenses which are made in Germany. Don't get me wrong it's a good lens and focusing by hand feels miles ahead of Fuji and Sony. But so many questions and not a single video on KZfaq of manufacturing process. Only of their m series which is mostly (aside from electronics) are truly made in Germany. Besides I have no problem with m being so expensive I get it. But all other models are build and made in Asia and Portugal with minimal input from Leica itself. They are made not by hand but by machines, just like most of other Japanese cameras. I own leica q and love it. I got it for 1800 $ in excellent condition of eBay. That's a fair price for a great camera. But almost 7000 dollars for a brand new leica q for a few more megapixels? Which is a glorified Panasonic camera makes no sense.

@@LeicaCameraAustralia haaaa I just found a sure way to prove it's not mechanical. Go to white balance settings choose manual grey card option and try to focus on a card while setting for wb. The camera won't even as u move the focus ring. It by wire and your leica connect lies straight out. To bad Leica is a sell out.

My camera does focus manually, as expected, when I do what you suggest with the grey card WB setting. One thing to check, does your lens make a very different noise when manually focussing compared to autofocus? On my Q3 I can clearly hear the focus motors operating when in AF, but in MF all I can hear is the OIS working plus a slight sliding/friction sound of the lens mechanism moving, much like on an M lens (if you listen very carefully). The sounds of AF and MF are very different on my camera.