Another great video Nick. There are many talented photographers in the world, but you are that rare beast that seems to be master of multiple photographic genres eg street, landscape, events, travel. I purchased a Q2 just prior to the global lockdowns and I can sincerely say I have never loved a camera so much. Obviously the most important element to produce a good photograph is the the photographer; however this camera seems to be the first camera I have used, which manages to make me look like a better photographer. I look forward to attending one of your courses in the near future.
Great video and wonderful pics! I’ve been going through basically all of the available q2 vids on YT because I’m thinking about picking up a used q2 and this was one of the best by far. One thing - the manual focus is by wire (electronic) and not true mechanical, though I hear that it’s fabulously executed. Again, wonderful work. 💥
I have the Q, Its frankly astonishing in almost every-way. It has made me a far better photographer than I have a right to be. Im spoilt for all other cameras.
After watching it, Of course I just HAD to buy the Q on top of my M10-P and M246. Now here lies the dilemma: I always take it anywhere I go, Nothing else :-)
The pub shot, is the reason I shoot with the Leica Q as well, that Leica image quality is automatically recorded and is why we buy a Leica... amazing pictures. The India event is something I’m looking to attend as well.. good presentation
Thanks. I enjoyed your video. I have several cameras, but find that the Q2 is now my ‘go to’ camera. Your video really highlights the camera’s range and potential.
Superb photos! It really shows what a great photographer can do more than the (also amazing) camera. The lens characteristics looks amazing though, I love the transition of the out of focus areas and those who say wide angles can't be used for portraits are clearly wrong!
Great review of this lovely and amazing little camera! The M-10P would be my first choice (and my dream camera) but this one, although quite different in philosophy and intended audience and use, seems to be quite a piece of machinery too! Beautiful pictures as well, keep up the good work! Greetings from Scotland!
Great introduction to both Qs .. I would appreciate so much if we could know the post processing done please . Profile , contrast .. etc .. specially on that woman portrait in corridor at the beginning of the video . So natural but not flat ... Many thanks
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!
Insightful, have had my Q2 since last October - bought a camera that will last and take me back to basics with very high resolution. Still a learning curve, so thanks for the magnification tip, mine had been switched off - until now
Thanks, Nick the more of your content I watch the more tempted I am to purchase a Lecia. Although I think my images would not look as stunning as yours do.
I have been shooting the Fuji X system, but who can resist a Leica? Love your images. You are doing the Leica justice. I like your POV re: shooting 1.4...why not? Just a matter of time before the Q joins the IIIF. Thank you again for the video.
Great. I have seen most of your videos and I like all of them. Very inspiring and well balanced between technical explanations and sample images. I just came back from Qatar and my only camera was the Q, wich didn't disappointed me. Unfortunately the skyline pictures at sunset didn't turn out good. Almost every image was unsharp. I was impressed about your skyline image. Wich aperture did you take? I guess I just did not use my Q the right way while shooting the skyline. A recommendation from your side would be appreciated. Keep up your good work👌 Thank you in advance. Sunny greetings from Germany, Sven
That was a really great enjoyable video, thank you very much! I really liked your opinion about the Q2, plus you showed some great image examples and a bit of the story behind them. I also liked your storytelling of the whole Video in general - thank you very much! Greetings from Germany, Dirksón!
Great review from a user pov. Q2 owner here. In fact, I got mine from Leica Australia. Loving it. Regarding the 42MP sensor, one of the surprise is the huge file size. Coming from a RX1rii, a compressed raw option (with a new fw update?) will be awesome. If well implemented, that will alleviate some of the issues with speed between shots and post-process. 😬
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.
You mentioned the Q was in a bag for the paint throwing shots. How did it shoot through the bag so clearly? or was the lens glass exposed? I'm considering the Q but a little worried about the lack of weather sealing.
Nick, probably not browsing your old posts much these days, but wondering if you set the shutter and ISO at Auto when you have it set at 1.7? I just got my Q2 now in '22 and very much looking forward to more confidence at that aperture. I have the M11 with summilux 35mm and more cautious about the 1.4 until I get more used to them. Yes, I could use the visoflex but not why I got my first rangefinder.
Nick, how did you find the battery life in Antarctica? I’ve used Nikon DSLR (very good in cold) and a Panasonic point & shoot (less so but serviceable) in minus 40 conditions, but wasn’t able to get good info off Leica as to the Q2’s battery performance in particular.
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.
Great video, I’m curious did you use presets for your colours as they seem pretty good or where they put of the cameras and adjusted to your liking in post!.
Love your video. I've a Q too, but I prefer my M240 with the Lux 50 mm. Only when a wide angle lens is needed, I pull out the Q. It's great for landscapes and point'n'shoot. I can highly recommand the Q or Q2 instead of the Lux 28 mm for the M. It's cheaper (new) and you get an extra body almost for free. I shot some video clips with the Q and both image and sound were OK. Not only that, but I love my Leica set up, and it's on a daily use. Keep on rolling.
Thanks for answering a question I had about using the Q2. Mine is due for delivery soon and I was wondering what street / portrait images would be like at 28mm. Would they have any wide angle distortion to the face for example. From your images I have no need to worry about that.
Hi, great review and pictures! Quick question regarding the Q and Q2. I am in between both and would buy second hand, and the price difference is there.... Is there a difference in color science (due to sensor) between Q and Q2? I friend of mine had both and preferred the Q colors - being more "Leica look"... thanks for your feedback.
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.
Thanks for this helpful review Nick. The set of images also illustrate well that it’s the person behind the camera that makes the image. I’ve seen way too many poorly composed shots from people using very expensive cameras. Having said all of that do you think it’s still worth getting the Q if ones budget cant quite reach a Q2?
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.
I am considering the Q2 and this video certainly goes some way to convince me I'm doing the right thing. My only question is this, most of the great shots in this video seem to have been taken with the Q and not the Q2, or at least that's how it came across. If this is true then would it not make more (financial) sense to simply source a Q? The Q2 clearly has more resolution but it didn't seem to affect the quality of images coming out of the Q in any way at all 🤷♀
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 ;-)
Good evening, Thank you for your wonderful videos. However, I have a problem because I print my photos A2 and I do not know what it would give cropping at 75 mm
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.
@@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.
How do you edit Leica Q2 DNG's with the Leica color profiles in Lightroom (Natural, Monochrome, Monochrome HC, etc)? I'm running v9.3 and they don't show up
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.
I currently have a Leica SL2-S with several M lenses, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 90mm. I am thinking about purchasing either a Leica Q2 or a Leica Summilex 28mm F1.4. Your thoughts?
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 ;-)
My practice is photographing strangers on the street so, headshots, torso upwards and full-length. I’m happy to move up close to my subjects, how close do I have to get without lens distortion? Plus, what size is a raw file cropped to say 50mm equivalent on the Q2. What is the minimum RAM needed to process the files? Apologies for so many questions!
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.
Thank you. Great photos. Awesome sense of color. One question, if I can ask: There are all photos made with Q? No any photos taken with Q2 right? Why am I asking: I am intending to buy a Q2 or older but good Q. And this is not question pf price, but all about color. As I see: the older Q produce better color, better mood. I understand that shooting raw, photographer can get almost any any color and mood, but it is not really is. The originally taken DNG means base of future color. I can get what I love from my m9 leica DNG in a two seconds, but if the same image was taken with Sony?)))) one hour is needed)))) Hope you understand right. As I see, the Q2 images are great too, but much more “digital” than the good old Q. Your opinion is important. Tell please about your color experience between Q and Q2 in comparison. Thank you.
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!
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'.
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.
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.
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.
Hi nick im torn between a q and a q2 it’s now 2024 and the q3 is out and about , I can just about afford secondhand Q2 and q in near mint condition are asking silly money and the q2 is a more Morden camera which would you go for thanks in anticipation
Hello, just watched this excellent video. Beautiful images especially the one in the club, very Ed Hopper (esque). As I am a Q2 user I was well impressed with this video that I just had to subscribe, this being my first time on this site. Love the way you narrate over your images instead of playing music as most u/tubers do, very refreshingly different. Noticed you keep the native hood on. Whilst I like it, I find it awkward to use a polariser as my stubby fingers get caught on the edge of the hood. Had a thought of getting a circular one to replace it. This would help me use existing 58 and 62mm filters instead of buying a new set and these don't fit under this hood. Cant find the exact size thread the hood uses, some say 60mm other say 62mm, any ideas which is correct? Thanks for your video and look forward to see more of your post
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.
I am more into Landscapes and macro as my primary interest. I shoot Sony Full frame. For the need to have a second body as compact do you advice Q/Q2? I don’t earn out of this as it’s my hobby but I don’t want to compromise on image quality. Do want more megapixel (current camera is Sony A7iii) .. pls advice as I can afford it but do I need one? Not sure pls suggest
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.
Nick, I've owned the Q2 for 3 months and it is almost never off my shoulder. ( A marriage made in Heaven, you might say!). I shoot mostly Aperture priority with ISO and shutter on auto. I've noticed that my images are usually underexposaed even when I keep a sharp eye on the exposure comp dial, Could you hazard a guess what I may be doing wrong?
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.
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
@@CalebG85 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.
Just talked myself out of buying a Q2 and yesterday bought a used Q instead. I think it would scare me to have an object worth 5k plus around my neck so I figured I would use it less, besides my picture making does not yet deserve one!
If you are also working for Leica Camera Aust., you are doing a good job selling this camera. Today is May 2022, I found a few Q2(4 units) selling their NEAR new Q2 on Gumtree, I don't know(I can guess a few) the real reasons why they are selling theirs. I don't think the reason is that this camera did not meet their expectation. A few users of Q and Q2 said they preferred their Q instead over Q2. I don't mind owning one but my skill level has reached that level yet so as to spend this large sum of money on a single camera even though I can afford one.
Hi. I would like to ask you a question about the problem happened to me. I purchase Q2 and it was fantastic very beautiful and clear photos I take it. but since one week it fell down from my hand it’s not that far distant just about 30 cm from my head to the ground actually I was sitting on a sofa. after that I feel the photos become noisy even with 100 ISO still the image not look like before! Ethan autofocusing was not before ! can you help me what do you think happened to the camera I try to rest to factory settings I try everything but still I’m not satisfied with the photos coming from the camera. I am thinking to take it physically to his shop but unfortunately it’s so far from my place. Because I purchased it online. can you help me? do you have any idea about what was happened and how can solve it ? Even there is no single scratch or damage happened to the camera I check it carefully nothing happened because the space is just 30 cm I was sitting on the sofa and fell down from my hand to the ground yes this what was happened thank you.
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.
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.
No it's not mechanicaly connected it's a fly by wire connection. Meaning bunch of wires a separate chip plastic gears motor and over all less reliable lens then a truly mechanical one made of metal. Don't get me wrong it's the best fly by wire system I have used but it is still electronic.
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 RUclips 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.
@@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....
Excellent demonstration of the Q/Q2 potential. I have a Q2 and enjoyed learning more about it by watching your video.
Glad it was helpful!
Love the portrait you made with f1.7. Always great content with examples. Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Worthwhile video, as a German I'm proud to own a Q and very happy to have it as an excellent photography tool. Love your shots!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video Nick. There are many talented photographers in the world, but you are that rare beast that seems to be master of multiple photographic genres eg street, landscape, events, travel. I purchased a Q2 just prior to the global lockdowns and I can sincerely say I have never loved a camera so much. Obviously the most important element to produce a good photograph is the the photographer; however this camera seems to be the first camera I have used, which manages to make me look like a better photographer. I look forward to attending one of your courses in the near future.
Well thank you JS, kind words indeed. If you do attend a course, please make sure you introduce yourself!
Great video and wonderful pics!
I’ve been going through basically all of the available q2 vids on YT because I’m thinking about picking up a used q2 and this was one of the best by far.
One thing - the manual focus is by wire (electronic) and not true mechanical, though I hear that it’s fabulously executed.
Again, wonderful work. 💥
I have the Q, Its frankly astonishing in almost every-way. It has made me a far better photographer than I have a right to be. Im spoilt for all other cameras.
After watching it, Of course I just HAD to buy the Q on top of my M10-P and M246. Now here lies the dilemma: I always take it anywhere I go, Nothing else :-)
Do you still use it more than your M10? I'm thinking about going the same route as you
The pub shot, is the reason I shoot with the Leica Q as well, that Leica image quality is automatically recorded and is why we buy a Leica... amazing pictures. The India event is something I’m looking to attend as well.. good presentation
Thanks for the kind words.
By far the best sample photos I have seen from the Q2 and further reinforcing my decision to have purchased the camera…
Always good you know you made the right choice!
Leica Camera Australia Yes indeed...
Thanks. I enjoyed your video. I have several cameras, but find that the Q2 is now my ‘go to’ camera. Your video really highlights the camera’s range and potential.
Hi Keith. Great to hear!
Superb photos! It really shows what a great photographer can do more than the (also amazing) camera. The lens characteristics looks amazing though, I love the transition of the out of focus areas and those who say wide angles can't be used for portraits are clearly wrong!
Thanks a lot!
Great review of this lovely and amazing little camera! The M-10P would be my first choice (and my dream camera) but this one, although quite different in philosophy and intended audience and use, seems to be quite a piece of machinery too! Beautiful pictures as well, keep up the good work! Greetings from Scotland!
Hey Kevin. Thanks for watching!
Leica Q2 ... Rolex on his wrist ... and world travel. This guy is living the good life.
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Thank You! Just got my Q2 yesterday and your videos were the tipping point for purchase. I also have the CL because I share lenses with my Lumix SR1.
Hi Henry. Great to hear!
ordered my Q2 can’t wait to start doing digital… 50 years Nikon film photojournalist… teaching my old dog self new tricks…
Great introduction to both Qs .. I would appreciate so much if we could know the post processing done please . Profile , contrast .. etc .. specially on that woman portrait in corridor at the beginning of the video . So natural but not flat ...
Many thanks
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!
Leica Camera Australia thanks !!
‘Extra button with customisation function’, wow Leica, great!
Wow! you are amazing! I just ordered it, I'm excited! I have 5 Sony mirrorless bodies but I can't wait to have this!
Awesome beautiful pictures.
Thank you! Cheers!
Insightful, have had my Q2 since last October - bought a camera that will last and take me back to basics with very high resolution. Still a learning curve, so thanks for the magnification tip, mine had been switched off - until now
Hi Shaun. Great to hear!
Your images are magnificent and testify to the quality of the Q2 and your talent. Greetings from Paris.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video. ur becoming my go to Leica education source. Just got a used Q from BH. Can't wait for the delivery.
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent video, thank you! From a happy Q2 owner!
Our pleasure!
Thanks, Nick the more of your content I watch the more tempted I am to purchase a Lecia. Although I think my images would not look as stunning as yours do.
Go for it!
Thank you for your videos. I recently purchased a Q2 and found your videos very helpful.
Glad to help
I have been shooting the Fuji X system, but who can resist a Leica? Love your images. You are doing the Leica justice. I like your POV re: shooting 1.4...why not? Just a matter of time before the Q joins the IIIF. Thank you again for the video.
Thanks John
Great. I have seen
most of your videos and I like all of them. Very inspiring and well balanced between technical explanations and sample images. I just came back from Qatar and my only camera was the Q, wich didn't disappointed me. Unfortunately the skyline pictures at sunset didn't turn out good. Almost every image was unsharp. I was impressed about your skyline image. Wich aperture did you take? I guess I just did not use my Q the right way while shooting the skyline. A recommendation from your side would be appreciated. Keep up your good work👌 Thank you in advance. Sunny greetings from Germany, Sven
Hard to say without seeing the image. Either a focussing issue, or a camera shake issue (too low a shutter speed if hand holding).
Thanks for the helpful video. I'm giving serious thought to purchasing a Q2 and this was great.
Glad it was helpful!
Watched again today. Nice presentation, thanks.
Thanks again!
That was a really great enjoyable video, thank you very much! I really liked your opinion about the Q2, plus you showed some great image examples and a bit of the story behind them. I also liked your storytelling of the whole Video in general - thank you very much! Greetings from Germany, Dirksón!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! Just picked up the Q2 Monochrome. Having a blast. Nice watch by the way :)
Good choice!
Excellent presentation. Really enjoyed viewing your images. Job well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great review from a user pov. Q2 owner here. In fact, I got mine from Leica Australia. Loving it. Regarding the 42MP sensor, one of the surprise is the huge file size. Coming from a RX1rii, a compressed raw option (with a new fw update?) will be awesome. If well implemented, that will alleviate some of the issues with speed between shots and post-process. 😬
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.
You mentioned the Q was in a bag for the paint throwing shots. How did it shoot through the bag so clearly? or was the lens glass exposed? I'm considering the Q but a little worried about the lack of weather sealing.
In a bag with the lens hood exposed, but taped to the bag. And a UV filter.
Truly an amazing photographer
Thank you.
Thank you for the great vidao. I am now very doubting between the Leica D-lux 7 or the Leica Q2. Greetings frome the Netherlands
If you can make the big step up, the Q2 is a far better choice in almost every way.
Thanks for this video. The crop function is just like having an aps-c or a micro four thirds or a 1-inch sensor camera.
Yes, exactly
very good video congratulations .. a question, what size are the photos of your back? And what printer do you use to print?
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.
Nick, probably not browsing your old posts much these days, but wondering if you set the shutter and ISO at Auto when you have it set at 1.7? I just got my Q2 now in '22 and very much looking forward to more confidence at that aperture. I have the M11 with summilux 35mm and more cautious about the 1.4 until I get more used to them. Yes, I could use the visoflex but not why I got my first rangefinder.
Fantastic review, fantastic imagery. !
Glad you liked it!
Nice photos!
Glad you like them!
Nick, how did you find the battery life in Antarctica? I’ve used Nikon DSLR (very good in cold) and a Panasonic point & shoot (less so but serviceable) in minus 40 conditions, but wasn’t able to get good info off Leica as to the Q2’s battery performance in particular.
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!
Probably one of the more informative videos on the Q2 - my GAS finger his hovering over the button!
Great video, I’m curious did you use presets for your colours as they seem pretty good or where they put of the cameras and adjusted to your liking in post!.
I always shoot in raw mode and adjust later in Lightroom.
Love your video. I've a Q too, but I prefer my M240 with the Lux 50 mm. Only when a wide angle lens is needed, I pull out the Q. It's great for landscapes and point'n'shoot. I can highly recommand the Q or Q2 instead of the Lux 28 mm for the M. It's cheaper (new) and you get an extra body almost for free. I shot some video clips with the Q and both image and sound were OK. Not only that, but I love my Leica set up, and it's on a daily use. Keep on rolling.
Thanks for answering a question I had about using the Q2. Mine is due for delivery soon and I was wondering what street / portrait images would be like at 28mm. Would they have any wide angle distortion to the face for example. From your images I have no need to worry about that.
No problem 👍
Hi, great review and pictures! Quick question regarding the Q and Q2. I am in between both and would buy second hand, and the price difference is there.... Is there a difference in color science (due to sensor) between Q and Q2? I friend of mine had both and preferred the Q colors - being more "Leica look"... thanks for your feedback.
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
Thanks for this helpful review Nick. The set of images also illustrate well that it’s the person behind the camera that makes the image. I’ve seen way too many poorly composed shots from people using very expensive cameras. Having said all of that do you think it’s still worth getting the Q if ones budget cant quite reach a Q2?
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.
I am considering the Q2 and this video certainly goes some way to convince me I'm doing the right thing. My only question is this, most of the great shots in this video seem to have been taken with the Q and not the Q2, or at least that's how it came across. If this is true then would it not make more (financial) sense to simply source a Q? The Q2 clearly has more resolution but it didn't seem to affect the quality of images coming out of the Q in any way at all 🤷♀
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 ;-)
Good evening, Thank you for your wonderful videos. However, I have a problem because I print my photos A2 and I do not know what it would give cropping at 75 mm
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.
Great review /content as always. Thanks !
Thanks for watching!
Wow. Which focus mode did you use in India?
It varies, AF and Manual.
Hello Nick I Just bought a Leica Q2 and I love your settings, now my question is if the camara is in AF mode
Hi Orietta. Seems there should be more to your question, after "AF mode"...
Thank you! What F stop did you use on the first russian pic with Boat? Is it 1.7?
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.
How do you edit Leica Q2 DNG's with the Leica color profiles in Lightroom (Natural, Monochrome, Monochrome HC, etc)? I'm running v9.3 and they don't show up
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.
I currently have a Leica SL2-S with several M lenses, 21mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 90mm. I am thinking about purchasing either a Leica Q2 or a Leica Summilex 28mm F1.4. Your thoughts?
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 ;-)
My practice is photographing strangers on the street so, headshots, torso upwards and full-length. I’m happy to move up close to my subjects, how close do I have to get without lens distortion? Plus, what size is a raw file cropped to say 50mm equivalent on the Q2. What is the minimum RAM needed to process the files? Apologies for so many questions!
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.
Many thanks for the prompt reply
Thank you. Great photos.
Awesome sense of color.
One question, if I can ask:
There are all photos made with Q?
No any photos taken with Q2 right?
Why am I asking: I am intending to buy a Q2 or older but good Q.
And this is not question pf price, but all about color.
As I see: the older Q produce better color, better mood.
I understand that shooting raw, photographer can get almost any any color and mood, but it is not really is.
The originally taken DNG means base of future color. I can get what I love from my m9 leica DNG in a two seconds, but if the same image was taken with Sony?)))) one hour is needed))))
Hope you understand right.
As I see, the Q2 images are great too, but much more “digital” than the good old Q.
Your opinion is important. Tell please about your color experience between Q and Q2 in comparison. Thank you.
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!
Great video and wonderful pictures. I just have one question. Does Q2 have bad low light performance? this is what I keep hearing in RUclips. Thanks
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'.
Leica Camera Australia Thanks a lot :)
To connaisseur, what settings is possible with 1.7 to avoid too much light?
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.
Nick when you had the camera in the plastic bag was the lense also covered by the plastic bag and if so did the auto focus play up?
Regards Michael
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 👍
Nick who is doing your printing
Elbrus
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.
Helped me decide to spend some money. Keep up the good work!
Awesome! Thank you!
47mb. wouldn't that take up tremendous storage? is it possible to take it with a compressed mb?
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.
Great review
Hi nick im torn between a q and a q2 it’s now 2024 and the q3 is out and about , I can just about afford secondhand Q2 and q in near mint condition are asking silly money and the q2 is a more Morden camera which would you go for thanks in anticipation
Q2, big step up from the Q.
it's really helpful! thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, just watched this excellent video. Beautiful images especially the one in the club, very Ed Hopper (esque). As I am a Q2 user I was well impressed with this video that I just had to subscribe, this being my first time on this site. Love the way you narrate over your images instead of playing music as most u/tubers do, very refreshingly different. Noticed you keep the native hood on. Whilst I like it, I find it awkward to use a polariser as my stubby fingers get caught on the edge of the hood. Had a thought of getting a circular one to replace it. This would help me use existing 58 and 62mm filters instead of buying a new set and these don't fit under this hood. Cant find the exact size thread the hood uses, some say 60mm other say 62mm, any ideas which is correct? Thanks for your video and look forward to see more of your post
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.
how does the Leica compare to the Fuji X1006?
I am more into Landscapes and macro as my primary interest. I shoot Sony Full frame. For the need to have a second body as compact do you advice Q/Q2? I don’t earn out of this as it’s my hobby but I don’t want to compromise on image quality. Do want more megapixel (current camera is Sony A7iii) .. pls advice as I can afford it but do I need one? Not sure pls suggest
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.
Nick, I've owned the Q2 for 3 months and it is almost never off my shoulder. ( A marriage made in Heaven, you might say!). I shoot mostly Aperture priority with ISO and shutter on auto. I've noticed that my images are usually underexposaed even when I keep a sharp eye on the exposure comp dial, Could you hazard a guess what I may be doing wrong?
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!
great video bro
Glad you enjoyed
If your shooting landscapes. Would you reccomend wide open or like a f8
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.
@@CalebG85 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.
Just talked myself out of buying a Q2 and yesterday bought a used Q instead. I think it would scare me to have an object worth 5k plus around my neck so I figured I would use it less, besides my picture making does not yet deserve one!
Thanks for sharing
If you are also working for Leica Camera Aust., you are doing a good job selling this camera. Today is May 2022, I found a few Q2(4 units) selling their NEAR new Q2 on Gumtree, I don't know(I can guess a few) the real reasons why they are selling theirs. I don't think the reason is that this camera did not meet their expectation.
A few users of Q and Q2 said they preferred their Q instead over Q2. I don't mind owning one but my skill level has reached that level yet so as to spend this large sum of money on a single camera even though I can afford one.
Why girl behind from window keeps staring you ?
Do you think Lightroom or Capture one is good for LeicaQ2?
Hi.
I would like to ask you a question about the problem happened to me. I purchase Q2 and it was fantastic very beautiful and clear photos I take it. but since one week it fell down from my hand it’s not that far distant just about 30 cm from my head to the ground actually I was sitting on a sofa. after that I feel the photos become noisy even with 100 ISO still the image not look like before! Ethan autofocusing was not before ! can you help me what do you think happened to the camera I try to rest to factory settings I try everything but still I’m not satisfied with the photos coming from the camera. I am thinking to take it physically to his shop but unfortunately it’s so far from my place. Because I purchased it online. can you help me? do you have any idea about what was happened and how can solve it ? Even there is no single scratch or damage happened to the camera I check it carefully nothing happened because the space is just 30 cm I was sitting on the sofa and fell down from my hand to the ground yes this what was happened
thank you.
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 🙏
Nice pictures
Thank you
Well done. Y
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DOwn side to 47mp is more noise at higher iso.
Is a portrait with a 50 mm lens , comparable with a portrait photo taken on q2 with a 50 mm crop…?
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…👍🏻
i love q2
Yes it is great
Is there a giveaway anytime 😊😁😂 lol
Hi Johnny. LOL. Good try! Maybe one day...
@@LeicaCameraAustralia on queue
No it's not mechanicaly connected it's a fly by wire connection. Meaning bunch of wires a separate chip plastic gears motor and over all less reliable lens then a truly mechanical one made of metal. Don't get me wrong it's the best fly by wire system I have used but it is still electronic.
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 RUclips 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.
I love the 🔴Q2 ! On my channel you see the results in black & white. All straight out of cam.
Hi Mike. Glad you are enjoying the Q2's B+W mode - it does work well as you have clearly found.
Once dust gets on the sensor you're pretty screwed.... Gotta send it back to Leica. Major turn off for fixed lens cameras.
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....
Man great video but Q-p or Q2
Hey Dwayne. QP? No such beast as far as I am aware...
The Leica Q2 is too costly though... 😭😭