dancook Posted February 27, 2019 Share #381 Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 minutes ago, wda said: Believe that if you will. 😉 it's only about condensing my personal camera setup. I'm interested to try it out for live music with crop modes for portrait shots. Going to go back to comic con and use it for portraits again, they came out great before - so now I could try with a bit more distance and crop. I will have to go macro some butterflies again and enjoy the glorious detail and just taking it abroad to capture the different kind of shots I typically carry two cameras for. I even want to use it as the sole camera to capture a wedding might have to be family/friend/cheap experimental Edited February 27, 2019 by dancook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dirk Mandeville Posted February 27, 2019 Share #382 Posted February 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, dancook said: I have a slight worry moving from Q to Q2 might be like moving from M9 to M10. Sure you get technological advancement, but I love the contrasty character of the Q Worry? No, one can only hope it’s that much better than the prior version. Ever since I bought the M10, my M9 has mostly sat on the shelf. The M10 is leagues ahead in my opinion. Much better camera in so many ways. It’s easy enough to manipulate files of the M10 to match the look of the M9 if that’s your thing. But there is no way to replicate the user experience of the M10 with the M9 hardware. In my personal opinion, the M8, M9, and M240 were prototypes; the M10 is the full realization of a true digital Leica M camera. Just my opinion, of course. I’ll be selling my M9 soon to help finance purchase of a Q2. Really looking forward to this camera. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nariza7 Posted February 27, 2019 Share #383 Posted February 27, 2019 Im really curious. have they ever confirmed what sensor the leica Q used? I've read articles that suggested Samsung sensor, but no one has confirmed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 27, 2019 Share #384 Posted February 27, 2019 2 hours ago, nariza7 said: Im really curious. have they ever confirmed what sensor the leica Q used? I've read articles that suggested Samsung sensor, but no one has confirmed I do not remember the name of the sensor designer, but I believe it comes from Israel. I do not know if its also fabricated there. Help someone with better recall! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Q Posted February 27, 2019 Share #385 Posted February 27, 2019 TowerJazz, a subsidiary of Panasonic. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share #386 Posted February 27, 2019 What I'm wondering about is the micro-processor. Will it be a "Maestro III"? will the colors remain the same? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaemono Posted February 27, 2019 Share #387 Posted February 27, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) You have to ask Jono if you want to know before March 6. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted February 27, 2019 Share #388 Posted February 27, 2019 6 hours ago, Mr.Q said: TowerJazz, a subsidiary of Panasonic. There are a lot of confusion about TowerJazz. It is an independent Israeli semiconductor company. Which has several factories in Israël and in the USA. They have also bought a 49% stake as a joint venture with Panasonic to use former Panasonic semiconductor factories in Japan. Panasonic still control 51% of this joint venture TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor company. Therefore TowerJazz is not a Panasonic subsidiary at all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 27, 2019 Share #389 Posted February 27, 2019 8 hours ago, bags27 said: What I'm wondering about is the micro-processor. Will it be a "Maestro III"? will the colors remain the same? One reason I’m not immediately jumping to a Q2 is wondering about the new sensor’s performance and ultimately the color rendition of images. The Q is superb for color and IQ. My guess is this new sensor will also be excellent or Leica would not have selected it. Time will tell. I’m thinking a Q2 will fit nicely in my bag this summer or fall or be under the Christmas tree. It appears it’ll need to include new batteries, a charger and maybe a new Arte de Mano case if that’s required. Please, don’t tell my wife all my plans. She can see the Visa bill in January ‘20. 😁 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted February 28, 2019 Share #390 Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Infiniumguy said: One reason I’m not immediately jumping to a Q2 is wondering about the new sensor’s performance and ultimately the color rendition of images. The Q is superb for color and IQ. My guess is this new sensor will also be excellent or Leica would not have selected it. Time will tell. I’m thinking a Q2 will fit nicely in my bag this summer or fall or be under the Christmas tree. It appears it’ll need to include new batteries, a charger and maybe a new Arte de Mano case if that’s required. Please, don’t tell my wife all my plans. She can see the Visa bill in January ‘20. 😁 What has me concerned is the report of the weight increasing due to more robust construction and larger battery. The current Q is the perfect weight. They should have left the same size battery and simply left off video altogether (especially since we only get OIS and not true IBIS). If I want 4K video, I have my iPhone. Edited February 28, 2019 by hdmesa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexx Posted February 28, 2019 Share #391 Posted February 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, hdmesa said: What has me concerned is the report of the weight increasing due to more robust construction and larger battery. The current Q is the perfect weight. They should have left the same size battery and simply left off video altogether (especially since we only get OIS and not true IBIS). If I want 4K video, I have my iPhone. And how much do you think video weighs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 28, 2019 Share #392 Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, hdmesa said: What has me concerned is the report of the weight increasing due to more robust construction and larger battery. The current Q is the perfect weight. They should have left the same size battery and simply left off video altogether (especially since we only get OIS and not true IBIS). If I want 4K video, I have my iPhone. Yes. I agree. The weight increasing does not excite me. If it’s a lot, that will be a big negative. I disliked the M-10 the first time I handled one. Absolutely high quality, but the weight was a negative if one carried it around all day like I can easily do with my Q. I guess we’ll find out in just 7 days. Fun to dream and wonder. The Panasonic S1R has “Internal Shake Reduction” which they say works in conjunction with stabilized lenses. Will that be in the Q2? Edited February 28, 2019 by Infiniumguy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 28, 2019 Share #393 Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, hexx said: And how much do you think video weighs? I cannot believe video adds any weight. I’m not aware of technology specifically for video. I suppose there could be some dedicated video processing IC’s, but I’d guess the additional weight of all this would be negligible. It sounds to me that they may have designed a more robust (heavier) chassis that includes a larger battery compartment and moving the SD card to the other side of the bottom. It’s all pretty speculative from what little I’ve read about this. We’ll know in 7 more days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgdinamo Posted February 28, 2019 Share #394 Posted February 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, Infiniumguy said: I cannot believe video adds any weight. Most likely additional weight is because of need for heavier battery to support 4K video which requires more processing power (so video does add weight in that sense). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted February 28, 2019 Share #395 Posted February 28, 2019 1 hour ago, tgdinamo said: Most likely additional weight is because of need for heavier battery to support 4K video which requires more processing power (so video does add weight in that sense). You may be right. I can believe that a 47MP sensor requires faster write to the SD card as well as image processing. That could easily require more power. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share #396 Posted February 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, Infiniumguy said: You may be right. I can believe that a 47MP sensor requires faster write to the SD card as well as image processing. That could easily require more power. plus the new EVF. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted February 28, 2019 Share #397 Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, hdmesa said: What has me concerned is the report of the weight increasing due to more robust construction and larger battery. The current Q is the perfect weight. They should have left the same size battery and simply left off video altogether (especially since we only get OIS and not true IBIS). If I want 4K video, I have my iPhone. What's the practical/performance difference between OIS and IBIS in a fixed lens camera? Edited February 28, 2019 by LocalHero1953 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted February 28, 2019 Share #398 Posted February 28, 2019 New battery is maybe necessary for the power hungry 47MP sensor. People reports that Lumix S1R even with really huge battery, has good to average battery life only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillavoider Posted February 28, 2019 Share #399 Posted February 28, 2019 Leica Sydney Australia says no Q2 and 47 MP - ya dreaming ? Q2 is later this year apparently???? Wtf, this is an island a long way from everywhere so maybe 🤪 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted February 28, 2019 Share #400 Posted February 28, 2019 They are lying to you. Leica has already demoed the Q2 to their stores employees. This time no pre-launched list, to avoid any advantages to rumors following customers versus non following one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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