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It is awesome isn't :) I love shooting in that way. Check out my Threads, daily shots being uploaded

By far the most disappointing camera release in a long time.

Nice summary :)

The crops on Q3 obviously decrease the number of mp's (similar as on the Q) and indeed you can set the resolution on all the Q's

Thanks for sharing your experience and one thing that rarely ever is mentioned on RUclips: do you take it with you everywhere? If so you got yourself the camera you need, want and use :)

@@PaulTakesPhotos I’ve got out of the habit of taking it out regularly. Hopefully Springtime will inspire me!

I understand you, cameras are like cars: very personal

In reality they are more like 75mm full frame equivalent

@ gotcha thanks. I think I'll go for a 35mm

Indeed and it is a little bit more versatile than people tend to assume

@@PaulTakesPhotos The ND filter adds a lot. And leaving it at i+ it takes fantastic snapshots for just walkaround, while it has enough controls to get creative with. I just love it. I have a couple of Sony ILC's, but I never have those on me if I'm not planning to, while this vanishes into a pocket without problems. And it's as you note, it passes people by in a way which a phone or larger camera will not. A perfect little companion.

Excellent, I considered the S1R too but little bit too bulky for me :) you often use the 65:24 aspect ratio?

It is the Lumix S9 with the Lumix S 50mm f/1.8 and a custom LUT on the camera. I too, really am surprised how good I look 😂

That combo is golden. Bizarrely the camera is so cheap on the used market

Same size as the iphone 16...

@ 😆yup.

@ actually, no. The iPhone has a considerably smaller sensor.

@@gibmebalutonly this camera is. Quarter of the price, comes with aperture blades, build in ND filter, view finder and indeed back dated video features that still work. Take your pick

@ oof, yeah, the EVF is abysmal.

Actually there is somebody here in the comments who gave a great little tip on how to unlock the recording limit

@@PaulTakesPhotos Oh I missed that! Super awesome, great camera!

Thanks for the poetic praise

How are you enjoying that lens?

@@PaulTakesPhotos I absolutely love this lens-compact and lightweight. I used to favor large cameras with long telephoto lenses, but now I much prefer smaller, more portable setups. This lens meets the needs of most travel photography, including some landscape shots. When traveling with family and friends, its wide angle is perfect for capturing everyone in the frame, even at close distances. Its compact size also allows me to spontaneously capture beautiful moments of loved ones. (If you’re unfamiliar with the system, it might take 3-5 seconds to take a shot, but once you get used to it, the process becomes much quicker.) The only drawback is the aperture. If it could go as wide as f/2 or even f/1.4, it would be the perfect lens. Overall, this setup is my favorite and the one I’m most willing to take on trips.

I bought it for 600 which for a Leica is affordable

Haha I have shot on 14 different Fujifilm cameras over the years and I feel that at moment I have found my sweetspot in the Fujifilm experience and yes the XT-1 is part of it :) stay tuned for an episode coming up in april-may

That is the most important thing. If you want to bring your camera with you regardless if it is a Q or Sony Rx100 series or a DSLR, often overlooked in my opinion

Well thank you. And I will stand by general opinion on megapixels. I don't need more than 27/28mm. Half my cameras have 10-20mp and are a joy to shoot with and render lovely image quality

That is true, but some people only do SOOC :)

The 23mm is a great lens. I personally prefer the 27mm as it is a pancake lens. And yes indeed travel as light as possible

Just out of curiosity what made you choose the Q2?

I chose the Q2 because my X 100 V6 was on backorder and I needed a camera for my trip. I got the Q2 on sale and so I took it.

@@BartelJaap88 thanks and indeed as Dutch as Louis Van Gaal

I had an Xperia two years ago, very good for photography and underrated in the phone market for the photography and videography features it had. Sadly the Android OS was for some reason very buggy

That makes sense, 28mm for portraits can be challenging. Thank you for sharing

I use the digital crop lines to remind me to step back, cropping to the final size on the computer. I’ve never found the resolution to be an issue but then I almost always crop, sometimes to 100mm equivalent on my Q2. If needed, you can use something like Topaz Gigapixel.

Which is all to say that I do a little more photography on the GM1 and more video on the GX85, which isn't ideal because I think the GX85 is a better photography camera than the GM1 due to the stabilization. I should probably focus my EDC on the GX85 for a while. Either way, these Panny Leica M43 cameras are great for EDC.

15mm is on my list, but honestly i really enjoy shooting with the 14mm so the 15 for now is a nice-to-have :)

Agree and somehow these cameras get little love on YT because of "bad continuous AF" and the "Small Sensor"..... Upside great value for money on the used market

Indeed it outperforms in many ways :)

Can you shoot with a camera (like Q of otherwise) in the stadium at the NFL or NBA? Thought they would be strict when it comes to cameras.

The gx85 sold in Numbers, so it's cheap and readily available on the used market. The gx9 maybe better, but it's also much more expensive.

I have owned it twice before and keep on coming back to it

Indeed

Battery is really poor and I don't understand why. Oh I find the build quality very good, but I could be experiencing the same in future...hope not

Your view makes sense, the price of the Q2 batteries doesn't 😂

I did buy an M240 in June and it is in repairs since July... So not yet there

so, which M and which lense(s) do you own now? :)

@@christophsauer2857 M10R and MP for film. Mostly use the Leica 50mm apo summicron for everything and have a 28mm Voigtlander for those shots that feel much more like the Q

Well said!

Indeed in the days of film the best pictures i have seen are often half out of focus but tell a great story. I am a big fan of NYC in 70's and England in the 80's. All of those are taken on film camera with the bare bone technical features :)

@ I should have mentioned I come from film, from 1980 onward. I just found some negatives from my high school days, too. It’s a different aesthetic for sure but I shoot digital cameras like I shoot film. I rarely take more than one or two of a given scenario.

@dodahlberg as a kid in the early 80s i had a camera and found the negatives and pictures a few months ago. So much fun. But your point is very valid. With film you shoot from scarcity and with Digital you shoot form abundance. Quantity over Quality.

Enjoy it!

Couldn't agree more and the build quality of the Q is insane.

I do agree that it takes some work to be able to the lens to work for you. That said. I got used to it quickly and use it with the 28mm, but you highlight a good point. Get closer is the main thing.

@ Use the lens that you want to use. Even well known street photographers say that 28 is a very tough lens to fill. Many use 35mm.

bought it for 1800, the VI is roughly the same price, the V is still on the 1500 target or more. (Euros)

The price difference is not really an issue, the fixed lens on the Q series is superior to the lens on the x100 series. I owned an X100V and the image quality was good, sure. Take it from me Q 28mm f/1.7 is the best fixed lens out there

@@PaulTakesPhotos bet you wont even be able to tell a difference in image quality when looking at both on a macbook 16‘ Pro

Not sure where this is going but my point is the Q price wise is not far of a brand new Fujifilm x100vi. And i can say 100% that Leica 28mm is the best fixed lens out there in terms of quality. That doesn't mean the x100 series are garbage fixed lens cameras.

@@noyo1444 it’s about editing capabilities and experience. Most times fuji x100 users are leica wannabe. Been there.

Thanks for sharing. Which format did you print?

@ A2

@salehtaqi 159ppi?

@@PaulTakesPhotos 300

Why is that?

What do you use in the months long wait for your X100 VI?

@@fogfish post comments i guess

@@fogfish That’s why I bought a Q2, as X100 VI was still back ordered.

Same here, the Q, aside from lack of weather sealing, is such a great clean photography experience and great colour rendering

Will do that, good advice :)

Why is that funny?

Glad to be off help.

In what way? The images from the Q3 have more digital look? Colours a bit off? Very curious. Thanks for sharing :)

The original 24MP sensor looks more organic and vibrant to me, less clinical perfection than the Q3. It suffers from less dynamic range of course, but is more than adequate for my needs.

That's interesting. Do you feel you would sell of your Q3 and rebuy a Q?

You can always sell your M11 and buy three Q 😂

@ oh no 😂 I already have a q2 monochrome. That’ll have to hold me over haha. Is it wrong that I want them all?

Nah the gear guy in me wants it all, the finance guy in me is a h*micidal maniac... So that keeps gear nut in his place