digitalfx Posted June 23, 2015 Share #161 Posted June 23, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Definitely not for me. I cannot imagine living with a camera with a fixed lens and such a wide angle of view. You should try it first. I spent a year with only a 35mm lens and it was the best thing I ever did. Using a zoom lens just makes you lazy. When you only have one lens you spend more time thinking about the image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sls Posted June 23, 2015 Share #162 Posted June 23, 2015 I put my name down for one today. I love to make closeup people shots but I'm slow at manual focusing and a shy shooter so this camera sounds just great as a compliment to my 50 Summilux asph on M-E. Just wondering how well the rendering of the 28 will compliment the 50. Is the 28 made by Leica or Panasonic? Q is made by Germans in Germany. Isa proper bit of Leica. I have a DLux-6. Besides the styling, it's just a pocket Japanese compact. Does a job. The Q is a positive replacement for my M9, given I mostly shot 35mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imants Posted June 23, 2015 Share #163 Posted June 23, 2015 Using a zoom lens just makes you lazy Maybe it makes you lazy but others use it as a creative tool. The Q is a positive replacement for my M9, given I mostly shot 35mm. Even though it is has a 28mm lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 23, 2015 Share #164 Posted June 23, 2015 Even though it is has a 28mm lens? He's bought a full frame camera to use it on crop sensor mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imants Posted June 23, 2015 Share #165 Posted June 23, 2015 Negates the reason for a full frame it all smacks of Leica GAS and that has a contagious nature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted June 23, 2015 Share #166 Posted June 23, 2015 Negates the reason for a full frame it all smacks of Leica GAS and that has a contagious nature By that argument, then so does any cropping... whether by enlarger from a negative or on any digital file in PP. Your disdain for the Q is obvious. Why not contribute positively on other threads rather than continue to flog your own dead horse... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzshire Posted June 24, 2015 Share #167 Posted June 24, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Negates the reason for a full frame it all smacks of Leica GAS and that has a contagious nature It actually doesn't. Full-frame sensors are great because of their superior light gathering abilities, dof, among other technical advantages. It actually makes total sense even if the plan is to crop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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imants Posted June 24, 2015 Share #169 Posted June 24, 2015 Livingston i actually stated that it was a great camera all be it a bit late so cut your verbal rubbish or just keep your bias to yourself I also stated that if it was a 50mm i would buy it at a heartbeat. Makes little to sense at all if one shoots at 35 they are better off with a 35mm lens than a 28 mm. It is like taking portraits with a 50mm and crop to 85mm may as well do the job properly in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted June 24, 2015 Share #170 Posted June 24, 2015 I think you just made my point for me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imants Posted June 24, 2015 Share #171 Posted June 24, 2015 All I stated was it is better to use the right lens in the first place I guess that was too hard for you to understand. Maybe you should read up on prime lenses and why camera manufacturers produce them catcha laita Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted June 24, 2015 Share #172 Posted June 24, 2015 In a brief absence a row has ensued about my choosing a 28mm fixed when using 35mm most of the time. Firstly, the 35mm crop does not destroy image quality, it is still really excellent. Even the 50mm crop is very good. Secondly, my next favoured lens was a 21mm. My main concern was not being able to go super-wide. Thirdly, I wanted a really practical camera for a trip in the tropics, for which changing lenses on an M9 is not a great idea. IO understand the sensor issue is possibly related to humidity. Finally, you can take pictures like this with a 28mm (taken this afternoon from an office). The detail is lost in these reduced size images. The detail in the original image is excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted June 24, 2015 Share #173 Posted June 24, 2015 Here is a close in crop for detail, from the image above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted June 24, 2015 Share #174 Posted June 24, 2015 Thank you sls, I believe I understood completely your reasoning and fully agree with you. I am thinking of adding a Q to my 240 outfit as there are times when travelling that it isn't wise to carry around a full kit... I was in Brazil recently, off the beaten track in a, shall we say, challenging environment. My guide was more nervous of my cameras than I was, but a Q would have been much more discreet and I could have done everything I wanted to for the report I was doing without causing unnecessary stress to those around... It got annoying (if perfectly understandable) after a while to be continually told to hide my cameras! As far as the other poster is concerned. Well. Some people just like to argue without really understanding the point being made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted June 24, 2015 Share #175 Posted June 24, 2015 Livingston, you really will not regret it. I am a keen amateur, on and off for over 30 years. For me the Q is a no-brainer. I suspect some "serious" amateurs will turn their collective noses up at the Q for making life too easy, so they cannot use their long acquired skills and expensive collection of lenses. I assume professionals will make a rational decision based on their commercials needs. I was an ok photographer in the film days and became lazy clicking away on Canon for 10 years or so. Buying an M9 made be a much better photographer, taking far fewer, thought out shots. I find the Q does not induce laziness, but the greater functionality gives greater opportunity. Thinking out a shot and using touch and shoot is fun and effective - see some of my shots in the Q picture thread. I am selling my M9 and lenses, but when I have more time I would be inclined to a Monochrom, probably 50mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted June 24, 2015 Share #176 Posted June 24, 2015 A Monochrom 2 and a Q would suit me pretty well given my current output. To be honest, had both been available when I bought my M-P I probably would have gone down that very path. I was SO close to buying an MM at the time, in fact my wife suggested exactly that. I chose to go with the 240 as I wanted the option of colour and loved the obvious improvements over the M9 series. The 246 wasn't available at the time otherwise I would have gone for that. I could add a Q in the next couple of months or so and replace the much loved M-P with the next iteration of the M when the Monochrom 3 is released in three years time. Talk about planning (and spending!) ahead I wish you many years of enjoyment with your Q. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted June 24, 2015 Share #177 Posted June 24, 2015 Same thoughts entirely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted July 5, 2015 Share #178 Posted July 5, 2015 Wow, today is the third time I've visited a Leica Store and spent time with the Q. End result? I bought the grip and finger loop for my X113. Don't get me wrong, the Q is very impressive, but 35 and 50 are my preferred focal lengths (I also like 28), and my X is both paid for and still entirely adequate. Now if they release a 35 or 50mm Q at f/2 or better they will get my order immediately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted July 6, 2015 Share #179 Posted July 6, 2015 For those not living in London, this disgusting recent building (which should never have received planning permission) really does look like that and it's not yet another quality ascribable to the Q 28mm lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sls Posted July 7, 2015 Share #180 Posted July 7, 2015 It is horrid from all angles. The fact is the upper floors have a larger floor area than the site. Money talks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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