Monochrome images are always so powerful. I think we can all agree that buying the Q2 Monochrome was a good move and now we can't wait to see the magic. This episode is definitely a great start. From the intro to the photos, everything looks so beautiful. You got lucky with the weather, but not so much with the waffle. Nevertheless, the new snowy weather could create some beautiful scenes😉
Hi Alexandru and thanks ! :) I agree with you regarding the monochrome images (it just hits different:) ) Well there is a new VERY SHORT video with snowy weather in Brussels coming very soon to the channel :) Thanks again for the support ! :)
I love black & white photography. They are timeless. I sometimes shoot black & white photos. Congrats with your new Leica Q2 Monochrome. I am also thinking of upgrading myself to q3 but it’s too expensive. Maybe someday😂
Well if you like BW pictures you will probably like the next video (from Athens) coming this week. I love shooting with the Q2M, wonderful camera. Q3 is not a choice for me to be honest, don't like the design as much as I do in the Q2 and I am not finding the back titly screen helpful :) Cheers !
I have owned the Q2 Mono for two years, it has opened up a whole new world to me and a pleasure in taking photos that I have never had with other cameras. If you are careful to always underexpose the shot, then with LR some wonderful grays come out
Hi Alfonso ! :) I fully agree with you regarding the opening a new world and about underexposing the shots :) I guess it will take some time for me to get used shooting and thinking in BW but what an experience it is. I love this camera so far :)
Thanks! I got mine in second hand and it was really a good deal. When the Q3M comes out it will probably be around 6k-7k euros and not easy to get your hands on.
I'm surprised you can produce such great pictures - without having a waffle! 😂 Is there really a big difference between the b/w from the M and just converting to b/w from the Q2? Is there a big difference at high ISOs? I think I'd miss the option to shoot colour although I like b/w too. I'll stick to my Q3. 😀
Congrats! I’m jealous. I love my Q2 as well but very much would like a monochrome camera. Been thinking about a M10M to allow for interchangeable lenses.
Thanks a lot Tony ! :) I got a very good price on the Q2M so I am pretty happy. M10M is great as well but for me still to pricey. Lots of people told me in the comments that Q2M is just a small step towards de M10M or M11M heheh :) Cheers !
I absolutely loved this video. I was lucky enough to get a Q2 Monochrom shortly after release date and shot over 15000 photographs with it. In August 2023 I bought a Leica M11 Monochrom and didn’t pick up the Q2M again. I sold the Q2M few months after but I do miss the handling and ease of shooting with it. Looking forward to the new content in 2024.
Thanks a lot Sam ! :) At least 4 people told me that they had the same itinerary as you and Leica Q2M is only a brief stop beforge getting the Leica M11M hehe. I don't have the budget for a Leica M11M to be honest and I guess going from a Q2M AF to a M11 takes some time to get used with it. I have briefly tested the M11M and loved it but I am not quite ready to make the move :). Cheers ! BTW, nice channel :) subscribed !
Beginning with a wonderful movie..... Love the movement in nos. 3 & 4 ! The child in no. 5 is a lovely photo, no. 10 is great but hey, you can't post no. 12 🤣 Okay then, the mysterious no. 19, a beauty too ! That was it, as always, a great show if you Leica't or not !
Thank you very much! :) I am glad you enjoyed this one too. I really need time to film a short slow mo movie at a certain point :) Well, I still Leica and now with my new Q2M I just love it :) Tot ziens !
I bought a Q2Mono when it first came out. It really changed my way of composing, and I really think it improved my results. But I had to change my thinking.
I fully agree with you ! I will need some time to get used to it, to focus more on composition and to change my way of seeing things and shooting. Great point !
@@OctavianCarare - Example: first Christmas shoot - did not think that red and green decorations have the same luminosity. Lol. Poinsettia just look like a 50% grey plant.
Beautiful B&W photos but I am unable to appreciate to what extent they are due to the Q2 Monochrome. Since you still have the Q2 color, could you do a side by side comparison of 10-12 photos in B&W taken with both cameras? I would really like to see this.
Nice new street photography camera you have congratulations, it's my first leica camera 2022 of November or December I think, it is nice for night time and strong harsh light the contrast and shadow and light capture by it so nice, but I sold it because, sometimes I want to shoot colored photos and I stopped shooting at night lately, abd battery life of leica Q2 monochrome is good enough sometimes 1 battery can survive half a day shooting or more it depends on your usage but yiu can't always leave the camera on and walk around. That's the reason I upgraded to leica m11. But still I miss leica Q series when you like to have Autofocus and doing run and gun style of street photography especially at night. That's my struggle now on my leica m11. But I enjoy it 😅😊📸👍
Photos are great, as always... I'd like to hear your thoughts about using a monochrome camera vs a colour sensor camera (then converting the images into B&W). And thanks for the video.
Great suggestion Mutlu ! That's a pretty good idea for a short video. I will give it a thought. But having a Monochrome camera is not all about the end result, the BW images. I guess it is more about shooting only BW and thinking only on BW terms. Some people call this freedom by limitation :) We will see about that.
Lovely shots as always. I find that with my Q2M it's best to underexpose quite a bit which means the shots don't look great in camera but come to life in post because the amount you can pull out of the shadows is crazy. Still getting used to it.
Totally agree with you Robin regarding the underxposing part. Me too. I would probably try to put a red filter on it to get more contrast and see how it works :) Cheers
I think everyone that watches, deep down, really wants to be Octavian Carare. ;-) The shot with guy having his jacket zip done up for him was terrific. I loved that one especially. Such clean images from the monochrome. What an amazing camera.... when paired with the right photographer.
Thanks a lot Steve :) I love it how everybody prefers different images from the same video. That means I have a very eclectic style (I am not sure that's a good thing) :)) It is an amazing camera, specially at high ISO. Cheers ! See you soon :)
Thanks Luuk ! I haven't yet put my Q2 to sale hehe. I will try to shoot as much as I can with the Q2M and see how it goes for me shooting only BW a period of time. Will keep you posted
Hi Ludovic :) I love having some punchy images so I prefer metering for highlights and deepen the blacks and shadows. I know how capable is the Q2M in bringing back the shadows in post. Cheers !
@@OctavianCarareyes I like punchy images too (like the work of Allan Schaller) and I like his spot metering technique for the monochromatic cameras. I sold my beloved Q2M to buy a M10M. I miss it but now I can shoot with a 35 and 50 too. When are you coming back to Paris? Cheers!
Interesting choice with BW camera. I am so into colors that this would be a real challenge making same choice 📷😂 But I will follow your journey. Results, the pictures, are so nice 🤩👍
Thanks :) I will shoot colour as well (probably with my fuji) but I love the challenge to have to shoot only BW and somehow to think and compose in BW :)
Bravo pour ton travail! J'ai hésité un moment pour prendre la Q2 monochrom mais finalement j'ai acheté la Q3. En tout cas, si tu viens une fois en suisse dans la région de Lausanne, Bern, Genève, je voudrais bien faire ta connaissance et faire un photowalk avec toi! Excellente journée, Erik
Hello Erik ! Merci ! Je sais que la qualité de Q3 est impressionante (en NB) aussi. Merci pour l'invitation :) Pour l'info, je donne des workshops individuels en Belgique et Pays-Bas si jamais tu es dans la region. Belle journée et a bientot !
I have always been tempted to get a monochrome as 95% of pictures I take are monochrome. I still like to take the occasional colour photo, so I think it is good to have the flexibility of having colour or monochrome. I think colour shots paradoxically have a more vintage look (especially when there is a bit of noise). You will get some amazing shots, judging by the quality of other great monochrome users like Phil Penman and Alan Schaller.
Congrats on the 10K subscribers, well deserved ! You're a great resource & inspiration for street photographers. The pics are great. I know this area very well, between Mont des Arts and Galerie du Roi... it's amazing what you manage to capture! For those in your audience that are not (yet) Leica afficionados, or Monochrom fans, maybe you could have elaborated on the reasons why would anyone spend so much money on a camera "limited" to black & white (besides your "I've always wanted one" ;-) ) Keep rocking it!
Thanks a lot Roald ! appreciate the kind words and the support. And for the suggestion. That's a great topic for a new video indeed. I was thinking of doing that but after shooting a bit with the Q2M :) . Cheers and see you soon !
Bonne année Octavian ! Lorsque je me suis acheté un Q2, j’ai beaucoup hésité et j’ai pris un couleur. 80% de mes clichés sont en B&W... Y a t’il une grosse différence avec le monochrome toi qui a l’expérience ? Toujours de bien belles images! Et dommage qu’il n’y ait pas eu de gaufre ou un petit café pour se réchauffer...
Bonne année Edgard ! Moi quand j'ai acheté mon Q2 le Q2M n était pas encore sorti . Alors si tu fais 80% de photos en BW il faut essayer le Q2M, tu vas adorer. La qualité des images dans des conditions basse lumiere est incroyable. Il faut que je fasse attention a ma ligne, c est plus possible de bouffer autant des gaufres :)
Congrats on 10K subs, Octavian🎉! Onward and upward. Maybe it’s just me, but I get the distinct impression that the images from your new camera have a wider dynamic range. Photo 5 is an example and a fav. Do you find the same? Pic 7, star effect also cool and best of that series, IMO - more of a halo effect. Clever mattress chase.😊 When you bring the B&W pics into Lightroom do you still have a color tint/grading option (e.g., sepia)? Monochromatic = all one hue, not necessarily only B&W. Do color adjustments still have contrast effects as if you had used red or green filters on the lens - if that makes sense? Good that you still have color options (as well as a mono mode) in the XT-4. Some shots we preview in color just don’t work as well in monochrome. Versatility an issue. Are there no “all night waffle” shops in Brussels?😊 Double up next time. Cheers!
Thank you Paul :) Appreciate it and you have contributed as well to the 10k threshold :). It has a better dynamic range if you underexpose :) if you blow out the highlights then you can't bring it back. No, I don't have any colour tint / grading option but you have these in the camera :) sepia, cool tone, etc. I don't quite fancy them to be honest. It's the XE4 actually and I am planning to upgrade to XPRO4 if it comes this spring :). In the winter I don't move that much as I do in the summer, I need to cut down the waffles a bit :D Cheers and see you soon ! :)
Thanks Octavian- I just got a used Q2M, and I’m keeping my Fuji XT5, which I love. I think I’m going to love the Q2M, and I’ve been experimenting with with aperture priority and either select, field, or eye. I get a soft focus with multifield . Tell us how you are shooting, please. Aperture priority? AFS? Also, where were you? 10:16 Thanks and I’ll look forward to more videos. Geoff
Thanks for watching ! :) I love the Q2M and I feel like I am getting better at shooting with it (feel free to check the video from Athens, coming very soon) . I am shooting in Aperture priority, field, autofocus, AFS. I was close at Congress, there is a sort of a Esplanade with a nice (interesting) view :)
Hahha I need to cut down a bit on waffles, I tend to move less in the winter and that's not good. BUT the waffles will be back to the channel pretty soon :)
Hi mate ! The files at 12500 and even 25000 iso look pretty clean on the Q2M. The max iso I would go with my Q2 was 6400. But most important it's the ability to shoot ONLY BW :)
Octavian, I prefer your excellent multilayered images in colors. Multilayered images in B&W have no life just feeling, big shots say, the soul of the images, what is true if the image has some meaningfulness or points of interest, but 99% of them are cliches (mine too). Well, everything is subjective in any art form, so this is just my opinion. I have seen Alex Webb's multilayered images transferred to B&W and shoved photographers which one they preferred and 90% preferred the color ones, and so did Alex, who was a long-time B&W photographer.
Hi Bela ! Thank you for the extremely valuable comment . I have tried to answer this in one of my future videos (the one from Athens) so feel free to check that out when it's online, probably next week. I agree and disagree with you :) but a more detailed answered in that video :) And some multi layered images in BW as well :). I hope you will like it.
Thanks ! :) Probably there will be a Q3M soon but again, the tilt screen is not for me :) and I got a pretty good price on this second hand Q2M :) I am happy with the purchase so far
That’s absolutely true :) but you don’t get the exact same results. Not having an anti aliasing filter on the Q2M, image quality is improved, it handles noise way better than any colour camera and finally it is a whole different experience shooting and thinking in BW :). But sure you can just shoot BW with any camera
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Monochrome images are always so powerful. I think we can all agree that buying the Q2 Monochrome was a good move and now we can't wait to see the magic. This episode is definitely a great start. From the intro to the photos, everything looks so beautiful. You got lucky with the weather, but not so much with the waffle. Nevertheless, the new snowy weather could create some beautiful scenes😉
Hi Alexandru and thanks ! :) I agree with you regarding the monochrome images (it just hits different:) ) Well there is a new VERY SHORT video with snowy weather in Brussels coming very soon to the channel :) Thanks again for the support ! :)
The Internet agrees :) . We will see if it was a good move or not, time will tell :)
I love black & white photography. They are timeless. I sometimes shoot black & white photos. Congrats with your new Leica Q2 Monochrome. I am also thinking of upgrading myself to q3 but it’s too expensive. Maybe someday😂
Well if you like BW pictures you will probably like the next video (from Athens) coming this week. I love shooting with the Q2M, wonderful camera. Q3 is not a choice for me to be honest, don't like the design as much as I do in the Q2 and I am not finding the back titly screen helpful :) Cheers !
Awesome Octavian, there isn’t much pov videos with q2m. Good news 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thanks 🙏 Marcio :) I will put it to work soon for more videos !
I have owned the Q2 Mono for two years, it has opened up a whole new world to me and a pleasure in taking photos that I have never had with other cameras. If you are careful to always underexpose the shot, then with LR some wonderful grays come out
Hi Alfonso ! :) I fully agree with you regarding the opening a new world and about underexposing the shots :) I guess it will take some time for me to get used shooting and thinking in BW but what an experience it is. I love this camera so far :)
Good stuff. I was thinking about waiting on a Q3M but I think the Q2M is a way better deal
Thanks! I got mine in second hand and it was really a good deal. When the Q3M comes out it will probably be around 6k-7k euros and not easy to get your hands on.
I'm surprised you can produce such great pictures - without having a waffle! 😂 Is there really a big difference between the b/w from the M and just converting to b/w from the Q2?
Is there a big difference at high ISOs? I think I'd miss the option to shoot colour although I like b/w too. I'll stick to my Q3. 😀
Yes there is .. I have both the Q2 and Q2 mono .. and most often pick up the q2 mono
Congrats! I’m jealous. I love my Q2 as well but very much would like a monochrome camera. Been thinking about a M10M to allow for interchangeable lenses.
Thanks a lot Tony ! :) I got a very good price on the Q2M so I am pretty happy. M10M is great as well but for me still to pricey. Lots of people told me in the comments that Q2M is just a small step towards de M10M or M11M heheh :) Cheers !
Congratulations! Looking forward to Monochrome videos. Much higher ISO night shots!
Yes ! Thanks Peter ! :) There will be more Monchrome videos coming very soon :)
I absolutely loved this video. I was lucky enough to get a Q2 Monochrom shortly after release date and shot over 15000 photographs with it. In August 2023 I bought a Leica M11 Monochrom and didn’t pick up the Q2M again. I sold the Q2M few months after but I do miss the handling and ease of shooting with it. Looking forward to the new content in 2024.
Thanks a lot Sam ! :) At least 4 people told me that they had the same itinerary as you and Leica Q2M is only a brief stop beforge getting the Leica M11M hehe. I don't have the budget for a Leica M11M to be honest and I guess going from a Q2M AF to a M11 takes some time to get used with it. I have briefly tested the M11M and loved it but I am not quite ready to make the move :). Cheers ! BTW, nice channel :) subscribed !
Loved my Q2M especially for street, traded in for the M11M & that is magic.
Hi Peter ! :) You are not the 1st to do this move :) I love the Q2M so far but not sure about M11M yet :) I will see how it goes
Beginning with a wonderful movie.....
Love the movement in nos. 3 & 4 ! The child in no. 5 is a lovely photo, no. 10 is great but hey, you can't post no. 12 🤣
Okay then, the mysterious no. 19, a beauty too ! That was it, as always, a great show if you Leica't or not !
Thank you very much! :) I am glad you enjoyed this one too. I really need time to film a short slow mo movie at a certain point :) Well, I still Leica and now with my new Q2M I just love it :) Tot ziens !
My first (and only) Leica is the Q2M and I absolutely adore it 😊. Can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Thanks a lot Michael :) I already love the Q2M. I hope I will not disappoint :) Cheers !
I bought a Q2Mono when it first came out. It really changed my way of composing, and I really think it improved my results. But I had to change my thinking.
I fully agree with you ! I will need some time to get used to it, to focus more on composition and to change my way of seeing things and shooting. Great point !
@@OctavianCarare - Example: first Christmas shoot - did not think that red and green decorations have the same luminosity. Lol. Poinsettia just look like a 50% grey plant.
Beautiful B&W photos but I am unable to appreciate to what extent they are due to the Q2 Monochrome. Since you still have the Q2 color, could you do a side by side comparison of 10-12 photos in B&W taken with both cameras? I would really like to see this.
Hi Jean-Pierre. That sounds like a very good idea for a future video :) I will try to do a short video soon :)
Nice new street photography camera you have congratulations, it's my first leica camera 2022 of November or December I think, it is nice for night time and strong harsh light the contrast and shadow and light capture by it so nice, but I sold it because, sometimes I want to shoot colored photos and I stopped shooting at night lately, abd battery life of leica Q2 monochrome is good enough sometimes 1 battery can survive half a day shooting or more it depends on your usage but yiu can't always leave the camera on and walk around. That's the reason I upgraded to leica m11. But still I miss leica Q series when you like to have Autofocus and doing run and gun style of street photography especially at night. That's my struggle now on my leica m11. But I enjoy it 😅😊📸👍
Photos are great, as always... I'd like to hear your thoughts about using a monochrome camera vs a colour sensor camera (then converting the images into B&W). And thanks for the video.
Great suggestion Mutlu ! That's a pretty good idea for a short video. I will give it a thought. But having a Monochrome camera is not all about the end result, the BW images. I guess it is more about shooting only BW and thinking only on BW terms. Some people call this freedom by limitation :) We will see about that.
Lovely shots as always. I find that with my Q2M it's best to underexpose quite a bit which means the shots don't look great in camera but come to life in post because the amount you can pull out of the shadows is crazy. Still getting used to it.
Totally agree with you Robin regarding the underxposing part. Me too. I would probably try to put a red filter on it to get more contrast and see how it works :) Cheers
Les images obtenues avec ce boîtier sont incroyables, je vous souhaites beaucoup de plaisir,vivement les prochaines vidéos 😉
Un grand merci Marc ! :) Il y a des autre videos qui arrivent bientot :)
Ah just found this vid. Explains why you are using a Q2M in the Brussls snow episode. Ka pai 😁
Hehe ! I hope you liked it 🤘👀
I think everyone that watches, deep down, really wants to be Octavian Carare. ;-)
The shot with guy having his jacket zip done up for him was terrific. I loved that one especially.
Such clean images from the monochrome. What an amazing camera.... when paired with the right photographer.
Thanks a lot Steve :) I love it how everybody prefers different images from the same video. That means I have a very eclectic style (I am not sure that's a good thing) :)) It is an amazing camera, specially at high ISO. Cheers ! See you soon :)
16 Amazing
Thanks 🙏
Very interesting move! 3, 4, 13 are favorites. I've pondering this move as well...now i can safely watch your experiences
Thanks Luuk ! I haven't yet put my Q2 to sale hehe. I will try to shoot as much as I can with the Q2M and see how it goes for me shooting only BW a period of time. Will keep you posted
Bonjour Octavian. Je me suis régalé 😊.
Mes préférées: 7,8,9,15,16 et 20.
Merci pour l’inspiration 🙏🏼
Hello Philippe ! :) Merci ! Je suis ravi que tu as bien aimé la video :) A bientot !
Great shots and camera. I have the same, love it. Do you use a color filter on it?
Thanks a lot ! I don't use a camera filter but I am planning to buy a red filter :)
Beautiful photos. tell us how you edit photos.
Thanks mate ! Boosting the contrast, the blacks, shadows, the whites and adding a vignette :) that's about all !
Beautiful movement! Congrats for the new pictures and the new camera.
Thank you very much!
Wish u a great journey with LeicaM!
Thanks 🙏
Try spot metering on the highlights and bring back your shadows in post, it is magical with the Q2M and M10M
Hi Ludovic :) I love having some punchy images so I prefer metering for highlights and deepen the blacks and shadows. I know how capable is the Q2M in bringing back the shadows in post. Cheers !
@@OctavianCarareyes I like punchy images too (like the work of Allan Schaller) and I like his spot metering technique for the monochromatic cameras. I sold my beloved Q2M to buy a M10M. I miss it but now I can shoot with a 35 and 50 too. When are you coming back to Paris? Cheers!
Great shots and video as always.
Thanks a lot Amitabha !
this camera is sharp
It truly is ! :)
Interesting choice with BW camera. I am so into colors that this would be a real challenge making same choice 📷😂 But I will follow your journey. Results, the pictures, are so nice 🤩👍
Thanks :) I will shoot colour as well (probably with my fuji) but I love the challenge to have to shoot only BW and somehow to think and compose in BW :)
Bravo pour ton travail! J'ai hésité un moment pour prendre la Q2 monochrom mais finalement j'ai acheté la Q3. En tout cas, si tu viens une fois en suisse dans la région de Lausanne, Bern, Genève, je voudrais bien faire ta connaissance et faire un photowalk avec toi! Excellente journée, Erik
Hello Erik ! Merci ! Je sais que la qualité de Q3 est impressionante (en NB) aussi. Merci pour l'invitation :) Pour l'info, je donne des workshops individuels en Belgique et Pays-Bas si jamais tu es dans la region. Belle journée et a bientot !
Congratulations on your new camera, Happy shooting
Thanks a lot 🙏
Fantastic shots!
Thanks Luis 🙏
I have always been tempted to get a monochrome as 95% of pictures I take are monochrome. I still like to take the occasional colour photo, so I think it is good to have the flexibility of having colour or monochrome. I think colour shots paradoxically have a more vintage look (especially when there is a bit of noise). You will get some amazing shots, judging by the quality of other great monochrome users like Phil Penman and Alan Schaller.
Congrats on the 10K subscribers, well deserved ! You're a great resource & inspiration for street photographers.
The pics are great. I know this area very well, between Mont des Arts and Galerie du Roi... it's amazing what you manage to capture!
For those in your audience that are not (yet) Leica afficionados, or Monochrom fans, maybe you could have elaborated on the reasons why would anyone spend so much money on a camera "limited" to black & white (besides your "I've always wanted one" ;-) )
Keep rocking it!
Thanks a lot Roald ! appreciate the kind words and the support. And for the suggestion. That's a great topic for a new video indeed. I was thinking of doing that but after shooting a bit with the Q2M :) . Cheers and see you soon !
Bonne année Octavian ! Lorsque je me suis acheté un Q2, j’ai beaucoup hésité et j’ai pris un couleur. 80% de mes clichés sont en B&W... Y a t’il une grosse différence avec le monochrome toi qui a l’expérience ? Toujours de bien belles images! Et dommage qu’il n’y ait pas eu de gaufre ou un petit café pour se réchauffer...
Bonne année Edgard ! Moi quand j'ai acheté mon Q2 le Q2M n était pas encore sorti . Alors si tu fais 80% de photos en BW il faut essayer le Q2M, tu vas adorer. La qualité des images dans des conditions basse lumiere est incroyable. Il faut que je fasse attention a ma ligne, c est plus possible de bouffer autant des gaufres :)
Congrats on 10K subs, Octavian🎉! Onward and upward. Maybe it’s just me, but I get the distinct impression that the images from your new camera have a wider dynamic range. Photo 5 is an example and a fav. Do you find the same? Pic 7, star effect also cool and best of that series, IMO - more of a halo effect. Clever mattress chase.😊
When you bring the B&W pics into Lightroom do you still have a color tint/grading option (e.g., sepia)? Monochromatic = all one hue, not necessarily only B&W. Do color adjustments still have contrast effects as if you had used red or green filters on the lens - if that makes sense?
Good that you still have color options (as well as a mono mode) in the XT-4. Some shots we preview in color just don’t work as well in monochrome. Versatility an issue.
Are there no “all night waffle” shops in Brussels?😊 Double up next time. Cheers!
Thank you Paul :) Appreciate it and you have contributed as well to the 10k threshold :). It has a better dynamic range if you underexpose :) if you blow out the highlights then you can't bring it back. No, I don't have any colour tint / grading option but you have these in the camera :) sepia, cool tone, etc. I don't quite fancy them to be honest. It's the XE4 actually and I am planning to upgrade to XPRO4 if it comes this spring :). In the winter I don't move that much as I do in the summer, I need to cut down the waffles a bit :D Cheers and see you soon ! :)
Nice one Octavian! Also, I haven’t watched your videos in a while, but I’ve noticed your English has also improved a lot!
Thanks a lot Ken ! That's great to hear ! I hope my pictures improved as well :)) Cheers !
Thanks Octavian- I just got a used Q2M, and I’m keeping my Fuji XT5, which I love. I think I’m going to love the Q2M, and I’ve been experimenting with with aperture priority and either select, field, or eye. I get a soft focus with multifield . Tell us how you are shooting, please. Aperture priority? AFS? Also, where were you? 10:16 Thanks and I’ll look forward to more videos. Geoff
Thanks for watching ! :) I love the Q2M and I feel like I am getting better at shooting with it (feel free to check the video from Athens, coming very soon) . I am shooting in Aperture priority, field, autofocus, AFS. I was close at Congress, there is a sort of a Esplanade with a nice (interesting) view :)
I loved my Q2M. Its such a good camera.
Loved? Not anymore? :(
You are going to enjoy this camera 🙂
Thank you Aart ! I hope so :) I really enjoyed my Q2 and so far the Q2M seems wonderful :)
they are complementary. think before you sell :-)@@OctavianCarare
Aah so coincidental mate, just bought the same camera😊
The shots you took with it are spot on👌👌👌
Congrats on a well deserved 10k
Awesome Benny ! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do :) Thanks a lot ! Did you get it recently ? Cheers and see you soon :)
@@OctavianCarare 2 weeks ago mate, enjoying the discovering proces that new gear can bring!
Nice-the intro b-roll was awesome.
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it :)
I truly did. Cinematic in all the right ways.
@donjagoe thanks 🙏
Enjoy your new camera.
Thanks a lot !
Nice move Octavian 👏
Thanks Michel 🙏😀
Where did you learn street photography from?
Really liked 8 & 13
Thanks a lot Stewart ! :)
Came for the camera content and stayed for the waffles - but tonight is a no waffle zone - how did you survive 😅
Hahha I need to cut down a bit on waffles, I tend to move less in the winter and that's not good. BUT the waffles will be back to the channel pretty soon :)
Congratulations 10k ⚡️🚀
Thanks 💯
From your experience, what in bnw territory can you do on q2m that you couldn't do on q2? Thanks 👍♥️
Hi mate ! The files at 12500 and even 25000 iso look pretty clean on the Q2M. The max iso I would go with my Q2 was 6400. But most important it's the ability to shoot ONLY BW :)
Octavian, I prefer your excellent multilayered images in colors. Multilayered images in B&W have no life just feeling, big shots say, the soul of the images, what is true if the image has some meaningfulness or points of interest, but 99% of them are cliches (mine too). Well, everything is subjective in any art form, so this is just my opinion. I have seen Alex Webb's multilayered images transferred to B&W and shoved photographers which one they preferred and 90% preferred the color ones, and so did Alex, who was a long-time B&W photographer.
Hi Bela ! Thank you for the extremely valuable comment . I have tried to answer this in one of my future videos (the one from Athens) so feel free to check that out when it's online, probably next week. I agree and disagree with you :) but a more detailed answered in that video :) And some multi layered images in BW as well :). I hope you will like it.
12) If looks could kill... 🙂
Hahah true
Ya id like to get a Q2 monochrome as well
It's brilliant ! However, before buying it, try maybe to test it out for couple of hours :) Cheers !
16 and 18 are great.
Maybe there will be a Q3M soon. Who knows?
Thanks ! :) Probably there will be a Q3M soon but again, the tilt screen is not for me :) and I got a pretty good price on this second hand Q2M :) I am happy with the purchase so far
How is the battery life?
Great ! It was really cold that evening and battery drains faster but with two batteries you can shoot a full day in long summer days. !
It's a no return path to M11M.
Hi Jimmy :) You are the 3rd of 4th telling me this in the comments :) Lots of people traded / sold the Q2M for the M11M :)
u can just turn on bw in color leica
That’s absolutely true :) but you don’t get the exact same results. Not having an anti aliasing filter on the Q2M, image quality is improved, it handles noise way better than any colour camera and finally it is a whole different experience shooting and thinking in BW :). But sure you can just shoot BW with any camera
no wayyyy copycat 😅🤍🤍
Wish you maximum joy my friend.. (so now you won't ask to buy mine no more 😅)
Ahahaha I was tired of asking you if you sell it :)). Indeed :))
Merci 🤩 Dan