This is probably the best tutorial about Q2 I've watched so far; I found it extremely helpful to anyone who knows a bit about photography. Thank you very much! I'm not sure if it's because I started with a film camera or because I simply don't like too many pre-set options but I had a hard time too with certain brands that are famous because of the thousands of options they offer and their very complicated menus... The Leica Q2 is an amazing camera.
When I first got my Q2 earlier this year, I watched this video to find out how to setup my camera properly. What Nick didn't do was thoroughly explain why he picked particular settings. At least that was the case when it came to White Balance. Nick picked "daylight" and left it at that. I, too, picked "daylight" and didn't look back, figuring that was the best of all options based on his limited comments. Turns out that picking "daylight" as the default option causes photos to go very yellow when shot indoors at night. Maybe that's obvious to seasoned photographers, but I didn't have a clue at the time. I simply followed his guidance. I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but had noticed that photos were very warm (yellow) when shot indoors at night without a flash. My brother said, "What is wrong with your photo settings?" when we took a family photo over Thanksgiving. I said, "Nothing." He didn't believe me and urged me to figure it out. He was right. I thought about it, rewatched this video, and did a test shot with "daylight" selected and then again with "AWB" (Auto White Balance) selected. The results were literally night and day. The reason for my comment is that once you become familiar with the settings on your camera, recheck them. If you only shoot outdoors, during the daytime, daylight is probably the right setting, but if you're shooting under a variety of conditions, selecting AWB or manually changing that setting to suit the scene will make a world of difference in the end result of the photo. Now that I changed it to AWB, the colors are spot on. Hope this helps other newbies like me. 🙂
After 40 years of my amateur photography work. I am very happy that I will be able use my new Leica Q2 easily. In the begining I had serious problems with the settings. After I watched your video I am convinced that in a very short time it will be comfortable using my new Q2 camera. Thank you very much. Moiz Cukurel
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Hello sir, About a year ago, I have learned to use my new Leica Q2 camera by watching your video on RUclips and am I enjoying the Leica Q2 with a great pleasure. This morning I looked at your website to adjust the settings of the Leica D-Lux V model camera that I just bought last week, and if I'm not mistaken, it's not available for the D-Lux V model. I would be grateful if you could help me to find a video similar to your Leica Q2's for the settings of D-Lux V I just bought. Thanks and best regards, Moiz Cukurel
Many thanks for this helpful video. Just bought a second hand Q and I’m looking forward to getting it back from its clean up at the Leica camera hospital!
Thanks Nick, I've just become the proud owner of the Q2 and am eagerly waiting for it to arrive. I'll be watching your clear explanation several times, I reckon!
On my way all the way from Mexico to Leica store in Las Vegas Sunday morning!! Purchased my q2 three weeks ago, and I feel like I did on my first date some 70 years ago. (LOL, as you moderns say) advise from an old fart: get used to firing this baby up at fully manual mode....and don’t even mention video in front of this very fine instrument and maker of fine art! Sacrilegious! Leica sisters and brothers, enjoy every moment with your new companion. And a bit of warning... this baby will get you out of bed two hours earlier than you are used to ...walk a lot farther than you ever thought possible....and when the other photographers are packing up to go home, you are just getting started! Feel the passion!
My Q2 arrived two days ago. This video is extremely useful - the manual, while very thorough, is a little convoluted in places, and this provided some much-needed clarification. Thank you!
Liked and subbed cheers. Forever photographer never needed a Leica but alway wanted one. Finally sold a kidney a leg and my middle child. Only had it 5 days but very happy with my decision the middle boy had outgrown the house and the cameras great.
Thanks for clarifying Right Wheel. I already figured out FN but couldn't play with RW button yet enough to understand properly. How they work may sound convoluted, but really clever and convenient way to use buttons! Got the Q2 3 days back and already loving it to bits.
Snowflakes are really hard to photograph. That's not because of any particular camera's abilities, it's just tricky. I suggest using manual focus and setting the distance to about 2m. Then experiment from there.
Not sure I understand the question. You need to use whatever ISO is necessary to make sure you get a sharp image (shutter speed) at whatever aperture you have chosen.
Auto ISO usually works quite well. In aperture priority the camera handles everything else with ease in my experience. If you get some over exposure you can bump the EV down a tad using the thumb wheel. You can typically recover dark areas if you shoot RAW (which to my mind is the only way to go with a sensor like this).
Thank you Nick. I do intend to use high speed flash but setting my camera to what I want (1/2000, f16) renders the preview entirely black and I cannot even focus. My Olympus, Canon and Ricoh cameras have an override. Is there a way of overriding the WYSIWYG mode?
There is a setting to change the viewfinder preview from P-A-S-M to P-A-S. This means that in manual exposure (M) mode you will see an image regardless of the actual exposure. Think of it as a 'studio' setting.
Hello Nick, I have a question. When you first start this video, you press the menu button and what appears first is the Favorites menu. I do not get that; I get a preview window filled with icons that tells me my photo or video overview of settings. I do have a question about this preview window. At the bottom are two rows of icons. The first icon says AFs, and I am ok with it. It's the second icon where I have a problem. This button adjusts for multi, spot, field, tracking, and face-detect. On the bottom row, an almost identical button, the first one on the left is another confusing icon. This icon changes the spot, center-weighted, highlight-weighted, and multi-filed. How do I know when to change these two buttons with similar adjustments? Thanks for your help!
If you have no favourites set, then you will not see the favourites submenu. Regarding the other menu icons, I'd advise you to not change the metering mode too often - multi-field works well in almost all situations.
Regarding the display in the viewfinder is it possible to simply have the shutter speed and exposure compensation indicated in the finder or do you always have to suffer the massive clutter shown at the start of the video?
Hi Stephen. If you click the little button in the middle of the rear arrow buttons you can cycle through different screen info layouts. That might help. I don't have a Q2 to hand but I don't think you can customise that info like you can on the SL2.
Nice video, but I have one question, when I have my user profile selected and change the function bottons options, how do I save those changes ( it looks like they aren´t saved automatically
How to use back button focus on the street? And how to use autoiso in M-mode and compensate for the exposure. I have to fiddle around a lot and need to use the fn button to execute the exp. compensation. And what happens, wenn we are out and it’s sunny? Then we need higher speeds than 1/2000. And then you need the thumbwheel for the high speeds and the fn button for the compensation. How are you using this? Are you?
I'd like to answer these questions but I don't have a Q2 handy right now to work with. Next time I have one in my studio I'll try my best to give you a good answer. I can kind of answer the first query though - I don't use AF for street. Manual focus is generally much better, IMHO, and the Q2 is nearest to the M cameras in this regard - true mechanical focussing.
Hello Sir, While taking pictures with my Q2 camera, unwanted changes occur in the settings beyond my request. Below you will find some of the unwanted changes are; ISO settled to 100 changing to Auto ISO, AF mod settled to field changing to multi field, WB settled to daylight changing to any other. Is there any thing wrong with me? Or maybe in the settings there is a locking possibility and I couldn't find it. May I kindly ask you to help me on this matter. Thank you in advance. Best regards, Moiz Cukurel
I can't figure out how to set it so that I can see adjustments in my EVF. For example, when I adjust the S-Speed or FStop, or even ISO it's not reflected in the image I see in EVF or LCD. Can anyone help?
The viewfinder should definitely reflect the exposure - when you change Exposure Compensation the image should get brighter or darker. In Manual Exposure Mode the same should happen but please see the Q2 Manual, P80. In an Auto mode (P-A-S) the EVF will not change because the camera is adjusting the actual exposure automatically.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia thank you. I did a bit of research and found the issue. I had FStop, and shutter in auto. When I adjusted ISO nothing happened, in fact even as I adjusted fstops nothing happened. I corrected it.
In P mode (full auto) I notice that if I spin the thumb wheel there’s an asterisks button P and it seems to increase or decrease the f-stop. But the EV value indicator doesn’t move. What exactly is happening there?
Hi William. By default, when you are in Program mode, the thumbwheel acts to change the combinations of aperture and shutter speed (whilst maintaining the same exposure). You should see both change as you rotate it. You can change this behaviour to an EV adjustment in the menu (Customize Control > Wheel Assignment). See manual P.47.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Ah - this is very helpful. Makes perfect sense now. Just want to add I really enjoy your videos. They’ve expanded my understanding and enjoyment of my new Q2 Mono. I took the leap and haven’t regretted it. Thanks!
Hi everyone, I have a question. I shoot Q2 and I like saving my camera and JPEG settings under personal profile. I noticed that it takes some delay about 3 secs after I switch off the power button & the Leica logo goes off, then the camera is completely turned off. I am not sure if it is a normal thing. Does anyone experience the same with the Q2? 😊 Thank you 🙏🏻
In the Q2 the maximum exposure time is reduced at high ISO. You can do 15 seconds at ISO800 at f1.7, which should give you a decent star exposure. You might need to boost the exposure in post a bit.You don't want to exposure for too long as you will get lines, not points, for the stars. You could try 30 seconds at ISO400 at f1.7 but the stars will start to become lines.
Leica Camera Australia . Not the best settings for milky way. I dont undertand those limitations. Leica SL 2 use the same sensor and there is no limitations like the Q2. Maybe in the next firmware version ?
U should make complete camera fixed lenses system in next generation Leica Q3: Fix Lenses that goes wide & narrow 12 - 70 Improved Image stabilization for Video On board cinematic video profiles for sharing immediately without post production. No video recording limit for videographers. U could to it all Leica !!
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This is probably the best tutorial about Q2 I've watched so far; I found it extremely helpful to anyone who knows a bit about photography. Thank you very much!
I'm not sure if it's because I started with a film camera or because I simply don't like too many pre-set options but I had a hard time too with certain brands that are famous because of the thousands of options they offer and their very complicated menus...
The Leica Q2 is an amazing camera.
Great to hear!
When I first got my Q2 earlier this year, I watched this video to find out how to setup my camera properly. What Nick didn't do was thoroughly explain why he picked particular settings. At least that was the case when it came to White Balance. Nick picked "daylight" and left it at that. I, too, picked "daylight" and didn't look back, figuring that was the best of all options based on his limited comments. Turns out that picking "daylight" as the default option causes photos to go very yellow when shot indoors at night. Maybe that's obvious to seasoned photographers, but I didn't have a clue at the time. I simply followed his guidance.
I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but had noticed that photos were very warm (yellow) when shot indoors at night without a flash. My brother said, "What is wrong with your photo settings?" when we took a family photo over Thanksgiving. I said, "Nothing." He didn't believe me and urged me to figure it out. He was right. I thought about it, rewatched this video, and did a test shot with "daylight" selected and then again with "AWB" (Auto White Balance) selected. The results were literally night and day.
The reason for my comment is that once you become familiar with the settings on your camera, recheck them. If you only shoot outdoors, during the daytime, daylight is probably the right setting, but if you're shooting under a variety of conditions, selecting AWB or manually changing that setting to suit the scene will make a world of difference in the end result of the photo. Now that I changed it to AWB, the colors are spot on.
Hope this helps other newbies like me. 🙂
After 40 years of my amateur photography work. I am very
happy that I will be able use my new Leica Q2 easily.
In the begining I had serious problems with the settings.
After I watched your video I am convinced that in a very short time it will be comfortable using my new Q2 camera.
Thank you very much.
Moiz Cukurel
Great to hear!
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Hello sir,
About a year ago, I have learned to use my new Leica Q2 camera by watching your video on RUclips and am I enjoying the Leica Q2 with a great pleasure.
This morning I looked at your website to adjust the settings of the Leica D-Lux V model camera that I just bought last week, and if I'm not mistaken, it's not available for the D-Lux V model.
I would be grateful if you could help me to find a video similar to your Leica Q2's for the settings of D-Lux V I just bought.
Thanks and best regards,
Moiz Cukurel
Thanks for the video, Nick. Everything clearly explained. Every Q2 purchaser should watch this immediately after purchase.
Glad it was helpful!
Over a year owning the Q, now I'm upgrading to Q2, I say again, excellent video.
Good choice!
Got my Leica Q2 a couple of days ago :) Brilliant tutorial! Very detailed and helpful. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Nick, warm thanks for the clear and concise run through on the Q2, excellent as ever. Matt
My pleasure!
Many thanks for this helpful video. Just bought a second hand Q and I’m looking forward to getting it back from its clean up at the Leica camera hospital!
Thanks Nick, I've just become the proud owner of the Q2 and am eagerly waiting for it to arrive. I'll be watching your clear explanation several times, I reckon!
Good choice!
Same here. Ordered yesterday. I'll be rewatching this video.
On my way all the way from Mexico to Leica store in Las Vegas Sunday morning!! Purchased my q2 three weeks ago, and I feel like I did on my first date some 70 years ago. (LOL, as you moderns say) advise from an old fart: get used to firing this baby up at fully manual mode....and don’t even mention video in front of this very fine instrument and maker of fine art! Sacrilegious! Leica sisters and brothers, enjoy every moment with your new companion. And a bit of warning... this baby will get you out of bed two hours earlier than you are used to ...walk a lot farther than you ever thought possible....and when the other photographers are packing up to go home, you are just getting started! Feel the passion!
My Q2 arrived two days ago. This video is extremely useful - the manual, while very thorough, is a little convoluted in places, and this provided some much-needed clarification. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Great intro video. Just got my Q2 and this really helped.
Glad you liked it!
Thank you. I picked up a Leica Q2 today! Had been waiting for a long time. Your settings are excellent starters until I read the manual.
Thanks. Glad we could help
Thank you for taking the time to do this video. Very helpful indeed. Very much appreciated, have a good day………
Glad it was helpful!
Outstanding video, Nick. Perfectly explained. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Just picked up my Q2. This video is exactly what I was looking for. I’ll eventually get to reading the manual but this is a great start!
I am about to buy one and this has been very useful - many thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Liked and subbed cheers. Forever photographer never needed a Leica but alway wanted one. Finally sold a kidney a leg and my middle child. Only had it 5 days but very happy with my decision the middle boy had outgrown the house and the cameras great.
Well done Nick! Clear and concise :)
Got my Q2 and this was helpful, thanks
Great to hear!
3:28 - menu 1
8:02 - menu 2
10:22 - menu 3
14:07 - menu 4
18:18 - menu 5
Very useful to save time learning how to use settings, menus and buttons functions.👍
Jampacked, excellent tutorial!
Great video, do you shoot also raw with the q2mono? I'm not sure of the benefits. Thanks!
Yes, always raw. There is another video on this channel about the benefits.
Great video Nick! Thank you so much!
My pleasure!
Thank you very useful, is there a way to disable the touchscreen capability on the Leica Q2? (Not the lcd but just the touchscreen). Thank you
Not that I know of, sorry. You can disable Touch AF.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thank you.
Thanks for clarifying Right Wheel. I already figured out FN but couldn't play with RW button yet enough to understand properly. How they work may sound convoluted, but really clever and convenient way to use buttons! Got the Q2 3 days back and already loving it to bits.
Glad to help!
Fantastic! Thank you for that!
Glad you liked it!
very helpful video thanks,have a question?? How to take falling snow with LeicaQ2 can get it right
Snowflakes are really hard to photograph. That's not because of any particular camera's abilities, it's just tricky. I suggest using manual focus and setting the distance to about 2m. Then experiment from there.
I will try,thank you very much
how about switch or the blinking red Af assist light shooting in low light is disturbing other people thanks
You can turn off that light in the menu. Focussing : AF Assist Light : On / Off.
Many thanks you are an angel
hi.again what do Kerry in white balance do or how do you use it thanks
Hi Nick any video for setting the monocrome?
Thank you
ruclips.net/video/Ld0LYqeysCg/видео.html
This video should be quite relevant.
Hi Nik,
At the end of the video you demonstrated
aputure priority is it a good idea to use a higher than normal ISO setting.
Regards Michael
Not sure I understand the question. You need to use whatever ISO is necessary to make sure you get a sharp image (shutter speed) at whatever aperture you have chosen.
Auto ISO usually works quite well. In aperture priority the camera handles everything else with ease in my experience. If you get some over exposure you can bump the EV down a tad using the thumb wheel. You can typically recover dark areas if you shoot RAW (which to my mind is the only way to go with a sensor like this).
Thank you Nick. I do intend to use high speed flash but setting my camera to what I want (1/2000, f16) renders the preview entirely black and I cannot even focus. My Olympus, Canon and Ricoh cameras have an override. Is there a way of overriding the WYSIWYG mode?
There is a setting to change the viewfinder preview from P-A-S-M to P-A-S. This means that in manual exposure (M) mode you will see an image regardless of the actual exposure. Think of it as a 'studio' setting.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thank you!!! That works!!
Excellent video, very helpful, thank you.
You are welcome!
Is there a spot in the menu that shows the shutter count?
No there is not. I don't think any camera has this.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia the Fuji X100 line of cameras does.
Hello Nick, I have a question. When you first start this video, you press the menu button and what appears first is the Favorites menu. I do not get that; I get a preview window filled with icons that tells me my photo or video overview of settings. I do have a question about this preview window. At the bottom are two rows of icons. The first icon says AFs, and I am ok with it. It's the second icon where I have a problem. This button adjusts for multi, spot, field, tracking, and face-detect. On the bottom row, an almost identical button, the first one on the left is another confusing icon. This icon changes the spot, center-weighted, highlight-weighted, and multi-filed. How do I know when to change these two buttons with similar adjustments? Thanks for your help!
If you have no favourites set, then you will not see the favourites submenu. Regarding the other menu icons, I'd advise you to not change the metering mode too often - multi-field works well in almost all situations.
Regarding the display in the viewfinder is it possible to simply have the shutter speed and exposure compensation indicated in the finder or do you always have to suffer the massive clutter shown at the start of the video?
Hi Stephen. If you click the little button in the middle of the rear arrow buttons you can cycle through different screen info layouts. That might help. I don't have a Q2 to hand but I don't think you can customise that info like you can on the SL2.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia thank you,i will probably just stick with my m262 but the Q cameras are very interesting.
Excellent, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much fro the tips you gave
Happy to help!
Nice video, but I have one question, when I have my user profile selected and change the function bottons options, how do I save those changes ( it looks like they aren´t saved automatically
Hi Carlos. You'll need to save the profile again, to the same slot. It will overwrite the previous one to reflect the changes you have made.
excellent thank you
How to use back button focus on the street? And how to use autoiso in M-mode and compensate for the exposure. I have to fiddle around a lot and need to use the fn button to execute the exp. compensation. And what happens, wenn we are out and it’s sunny? Then we need higher speeds than 1/2000. And then you need the thumbwheel for the high speeds and the fn button for the compensation. How are you using this? Are you?
I'd like to answer these questions but I don't have a Q2 handy right now to work with. Next time I have one in my studio I'll try my best to give you a good answer. I can kind of answer the first query though - I don't use AF for street. Manual focus is generally much better, IMHO, and the Q2 is nearest to the M cameras in this regard - true mechanical focussing.
Hello Sir,
While taking pictures with my Q2 camera, unwanted changes occur in the settings beyond my request. Below you will find some of the unwanted changes are;
ISO settled to 100 changing to Auto ISO,
AF mod settled to field changing to multi field,
WB settled to daylight changing to any other.
Is there any thing wrong with me?
Or maybe in the settings there is a locking possibility and I couldn't find it.
May I kindly ask you to help me on this matter.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards, Moiz Cukurel
I suggest you take the camera to your dealer and show them what's happening. I have not seen this behaviour before. Sorry.
Great video - Thank you.
Glad you liked it. thanks
I can't figure out how to set it so that I can see adjustments in my EVF.
For example, when I adjust the S-Speed or FStop, or even ISO it's not reflected in the image I see in EVF or LCD.
Can anyone help?
The viewfinder should definitely reflect the exposure - when you change Exposure Compensation the image should get brighter or darker. In Manual Exposure Mode the same should happen but please see the Q2 Manual, P80. In an Auto mode (P-A-S) the EVF will not change because the camera is adjusting the actual exposure automatically.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia thank you. I did a bit of research and found the issue. I had FStop, and shutter in auto. When I adjusted ISO nothing happened, in fact even as I adjusted fstops nothing happened. I corrected it.
Very helpful so thank you!
You're so welcome!
Thank you very helpful
You're welcome!
In P mode (full auto) I notice that if I spin the thumb wheel there’s an asterisks button P and it seems to increase or decrease the f-stop. But the EV value indicator doesn’t move. What exactly is happening there?
Hi William. By default, when you are in Program mode, the thumbwheel acts to change the combinations of aperture and shutter speed (whilst maintaining the same exposure). You should see both change as you rotate it. You can change this behaviour to an EV adjustment in the menu (Customize Control > Wheel Assignment). See manual P.47.
@@LeicaCameraAustralia Ah - this is very helpful. Makes perfect sense now. Just want to add I really enjoy your videos. They’ve expanded my understanding and enjoyment of my new Q2 Mono. I took the leap and haven’t regretted it. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I have a question. I shoot Q2 and I like saving my camera and JPEG settings under personal profile. I noticed that it takes some delay about 3 secs after I switch off the power button & the Leica logo goes off, then the camera is completely turned off.
I am not sure if it is a normal thing. Does anyone experience the same with the Q2? 😊
Thank you 🙏🏻
I have a Q3 in my hand right now and it seems to do what you describe, too. So I'd say that was normal.
Is there a possible long exposure shutter speed possible at 3200 or 6400 ISO for shooting milky way ?
In the Q2 the maximum exposure time is reduced at high ISO. You can do 15 seconds at ISO800 at f1.7, which should give you a decent star exposure. You might need to boost the exposure in post a bit.You don't want to exposure for too long as you will get lines, not points, for the stars. You could try 30 seconds at ISO400 at f1.7 but the stars will start to become lines.
Leica Camera Australia . Not the best settings for milky way. I dont undertand those limitations. Leica SL 2 use the same sensor and there is no limitations like the Q2. Maybe in the next firmware version ?
Is it possible to lock the foucus spot dead centre so it doesn't move
Hi Michael. Unfortunately not, and I know how annoying it can be to 'lose' the AF point. Turning off touch-AF helps.
Thanks nick,
I will try turning touch focus of 👍
Well done. Thank you
Our pleasure!
with th Q2 can you have B&W on the caméra screen?
Yes, when the camera is set to B+W mode, you will always see a B+W images in the viewfinder and on the back.
Or get the monochrom ;)
I wish Leica will make a "Q" Camera with 60+ megapixels sensor, 9.5+ mill. dots EVF and Leica M mount !
Ok that would be an m with EvF. This camera should include ibis 😙
thanx!
You're welcome!
Thank you :)
You're welcome!
U should make complete camera fixed lenses system in next generation Leica Q3:
Fix Lenses that goes wide & narrow 12 - 70
Improved Image stabilization for Video
On board cinematic video profiles for sharing immediately without post production.
No video recording limit for videographers.
U could to it all Leica !!
Auto Review OFF. thank you!!!
No problem!
You go too fast for the rest it is 👍🏻