bernie.lcf Posted June 21, 2015 Share #141 Posted June 21, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Are S lenses' distortion corrected by software or optically? Well, this is what Leica says about the S lenses: They are devoid of imaging errors, manufactured from the highest quality glass and metals, and adjusted by hand. Digital correction of optical errors is unnecessary and the image sensor can translate the optical performance into the perfect picture without compromising image quality. However, there are a few profiles in Adobe Lightroom for S lenses as if Adobe were saying: gotcha The Leica S lens profiles seem to apply minimal correction - about the same level as for the Zeiss Otus 55 lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 21, 2015 Posted June 21, 2015 Hi bernie.lcf, Take a look here Puts weighs in on Q…and more. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
imants Posted June 21, 2015 Share #142 Posted June 21, 2015 Someone would argue the shape of the pin that made the hole 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 21, 2015 Share #143 Posted June 21, 2015 Are S lenses' distortion corrected by software or optically? The S is not a fixed-lens camera. S lenses are somewhat larger and more expensive too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share #144 Posted June 21, 2015 Speaking of lenses, Puts has now added a post on lens reviews…. http://www.imx.nl/photo/blog/files/5917f7f1e2d9a2f702467e020cb50581-10.html Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted June 21, 2015 Share #145 Posted June 21, 2015 A lot of people are criticizing the choice of 28mm as the focal length for the Q. I am myself more of a fan of the 35mm, actually 40mm is what I would consider perfect for a one -lens setup. But we tend to forget that 28mm is very flexible. I look at the Q as a perfect travel companion and camera for someone who can afford it and wants ultimate convenience in a small package. I know many such customers that would be overwhelmed by the manual controls of an M. The Jpeg crop mode is perfect for them, and the built-in Wifi adds a level of convenience that I myself would appreciate for family pics and snap shots. After cropping, these files are still good enough for the screen and for reasonable enlargements. Also, the 28mm is easier and faster to focus and a great lens for street photography, interior groups shots at e.g. a dinner party, or architectutal photographs - all motives you would find regularly on a vacation. I believ it would have been a big mistake to build a 35mm version first and go head to head with Sony's RX1. I hope and truly believe that this camera will be a success for Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyalf Posted June 25, 2015 Share #146 Posted June 25, 2015 Speaking of lenses, Puts has now added a post on lens reviews…. http://www.imx.nl/photo/blog/files/5917f7f1e2d9a2f702467e020cb50581-10.html Jeff And with regards to the Q Puts is simply wrong when he states "The only solution would be to establish the true performance of the lens.". It should be "The only solution would be to establish the true performance of the lens, sensor and in-camera SW as one package".. I mean; who of you buyers are going to dismantle the Q to use the lens on any other body? This aside, if I were to buy the Q I would not miss the sensor cleaning . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 25, 2015 Share #147 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) My gosh! What a thread. Got the Q, love my M's too. About 8 pages ago, someone questioned where the "shouldn't we have an AF M" comes from and I surmise it comes from those not close the the Leica M philosophy. Perhaps a shareholder has posed the question and the Q is for them. Funny thing is, it's also for me. Edited June 25, 2015 by algrove Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imants Posted June 25, 2015 Share #148 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) 35mm, 40mm shooting create more intimate results though 28mm usually creates a better narrative Edited June 25, 2015 by Imants 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmahto Posted June 26, 2015 Share #149 Posted June 26, 2015 Wide angles makes you come closer to the subject (pushing the background further away) creating intimacy.... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted June 29, 2015 Share #150 Posted June 29, 2015 I think he devoted as many words as he thinks the Q and T, and Leica's strategy, deserve….apparently not much. Jeff Puts has spoken very highly of the X Vario. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted June 30, 2015 Share #151 Posted June 30, 2015 Puts likes the Q he just thinks its overpriced. The Q is where the M is eventually going. Will be interesting to watch as the products are released in the coming years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted June 30, 2015 Share #152 Posted June 30, 2015 Puts likes the Q he just thinks its overpriced. The Q is where the M is eventually going. Will be interesting to watch as the products are released in the coming years. Yes, Putts does like the Q but thinks it is too expensive. I like his lateral thinking, for example he loved the x-vario but thought the T was a little too designer for him. I don't think the Q is at all where the M is going. The is M. Whilst the electronics will gain more specification and function in a subtle way, the mechanical rangefinder will remain. I believe that Leica at some point will introduce a FF CSC, perhaps with some of the Q technology. Probably call it the W but it will run alongside the M Rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted June 30, 2015 Share #153 Posted June 30, 2015 Colonel -- Could very well be. As the digital camera becomes more automated and entwined with everything else we connect to, the notion that the centerpiece of the Leica offering is essentially a film camera with an ever improving sensor is non-starter as a long term corporate plan for viability. Q with interchangeable lenses, perhaps, who knows.....like I wrote it will be fun to watch it all unfold. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a911s Posted June 30, 2015 Share #154 Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) If I remember correctly what I read, Sean Reid still preferred an optical viewfinder attachment when working with the Q. Yeah, put a 28mm viewfinder in the Q hotshoe and call it a day. Great camera - I think it's the most innovative thing from Leica in many years... Edited June 30, 2015 by a911s 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanJW Posted June 30, 2015 Share #155 Posted June 30, 2015 My gosh! What a thread. Got the Q, love my M's too. About 8 pages ago, someone questioned where the "shouldn't we have an AF M" comes from and I surmise it comes from those not close the the Leica M philosophy. Perhaps a shareholder has posed the question and the Q is for them. Funny thing is, it's also for me. Me too. Not giving up the M at all but the Q is a fun camera to use. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpwhite Posted June 30, 2015 Share #156 Posted June 30, 2015 Me too. Not giving up the M at all but the Q is a fun camera to use. Absolutely on the same boat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted July 1, 2015 Share #157 Posted July 1, 2015 I'm also very impressed with the Q, but will stick with the X. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted July 1, 2015 Share #158 Posted July 1, 2015 wow...so many words to say nothing. I read that Puts does not think the Q is a smart initiative, that is not nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted July 1, 2015 Share #159 Posted July 1, 2015 I wonder why this WiFi app in the Q could not have built in in the M, that would have raised the amount of sold M's I'm sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted July 1, 2015 Share #160 Posted July 1, 2015 The Q is the latest shiny tool from Leica. Let's all rave and boast "got mine" The images are no less than one would expect from a Leica with matched lens, processor and tweaks by the masters" .. The same phrases could and possibly were used about the M range (M8 onwards) Let's agree, it's bloody expensive, sexy and in the right hands produces the goods.. Gordon Bennet anyone would think it could call Über" go to a shoot and get itself home! Like the T it's yet another super duper P&S Leica for the well healed incorporating the Posers Inc. brigade... Oops!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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