dancook Posted March 8, 2019 Share #601 Posted March 8, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just now, iQ2 (formerly Infiniumguy) said: Dan. I’d be very interested in your take / impressions on IQ of the Q2 versus the Q. You're an experienced Q user. I expect you’d pretty immediately notice any differences good or bad. I’m not asking for an exhaustive test, but instead your experienced perspective. Thanks. I wonder that it renders yellows differently, i see it in bright greens too - they seem more vibrant. I notice that the WB difference between the cameras is odd, I set them both to daylight and took a photo indoors and the image did not match and I had to use the WB picker to get closer. In one test, at high ISO using the same settings the Q2 image seemed a little darker than the Q But my tests feel a little limited, and conclusions I make from one image aren't so apparent in other images. For the most part I think when viewing at the same size at 28mm they look pretty much the same, more MP will give you more room for sharpening though and obviously lots of detail left when you crop. ^^ as you can see my mind is pretty all over the place, I took some random images on a walk but what I need is real world testing ! Like live music.. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! L1000035 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! L1000035 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/293968-q2-47-mps-dirt-drip-proof-new-evf-fwiw/?do=findComment&comment=3698260'>More sharing options...
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Leica Guy Posted March 8, 2019 Share #602 Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, dancook said: I wonder that it renders yellows differently, i see it in bright greens too - they seem more vibrant. I notice that the WB difference between the cameras is odd, I set them both to daylight and took a photo indoors and the image did not match and I had to use the WB picker to get closer. In one test, at high ISO using the same settings the Q2 image seemed a little darker than the Q But my tests feel a little limited, and conclusions I make from one image aren't so apparent in other images. For the most part I think when viewing at the same size at 28mm they look pretty much the same, more MP will give you more room for sharpening though and obviously lots of detail left when you crop. ^^ as you can see my mind is pretty all over the place, I took some random images on a walk but what I need is real world testing ! Like live music.. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! L1000035 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr Thanks Dan. Exactly what I was wanting. I look forward to your pics in the future and of course any new learnings as you gain experience with the Q2. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted March 8, 2019 Share #603 Posted March 8, 2019 Has any of the Q2 owners tested if the Q Thumbs Up will work on the Q2? Understanding that the Zoom button will be partially covered and less accessible. I very much like the new Thumb grip for the Q2, but it’s not yet available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted March 8, 2019 Share #604 Posted March 8, 2019 Curious. What size are the Q2 DNG files? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted March 9, 2019 Share #605 Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Approx 80MB. DNG samples available here: http://en.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-Q/Leica-Q2/Proofs-of-Performance Edited March 9, 2019 by ravinj 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCJ Posted March 9, 2019 Share #606 Posted March 9, 2019 38 minutes ago, ravinj said: Approx 80MB. DNG samples available here: http://en.leica-camera.com/Photography/Leica-Q/Leica-Q2/Proofs-of-Performance Wowsers. So that isn’t really something I had thought a lot about. At that size, it will completely fill up my new 3 TB NAS storage in about 38k images. It will certainly take me a while to accumulate that many images but that will certainly devour storage space quickly!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted March 9, 2019 Share #607 Posted March 9, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) That is certainly a big change. It is the same with my Sony A7RII - large RAW files ~ 82MB. I now cull images more aggressively, so this large file size is forcing some sort of a discipline! For backup, I use Google Drive synched to my local disk. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedro Posted March 9, 2019 Share #608 Posted March 9, 2019 absolutely! this is actually a blessing in disguise. I have also been culling more and more aggressively (and going back through my archives too - I had so many duplicate pictures, bad pictures, stuff that I kept just in case for years, but never did use etc I started doing this once I got the X1D (files are 100 mb) and the Q2 will only make me more disciplined Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 9, 2019 Share #609 Posted March 9, 2019 On 3/8/2019 at 12:56 PM, dancook said: Nothing much exciting, just putting battery onto charge, last one was taken in 50mm crop mode. I have done nothing with the colours, export from lightroom RAW. links included for full size jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7873/47265125762_7da468f444_o.jpg Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 28mm Leica Q2 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7920/47317529271_86ffbc90da_o.jpg 28mm Leica Q2 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7826/47265125362_385cd41aed_o.jpg 50mm Leica Q2 by Daniel Cook, on Flickr The difference it makes when you update your software, I mean i loved the yellow before - but I was slowly getting concerned about pinkish reds - all fixed now. The difference by Daniel Cook, on Flickr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 9, 2019 Share #610 Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) 75mm then 50mm ISO 50 portraits, very quick portraits during a dog walk Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited March 9, 2019 by dancook 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/293968-q2-47-mps-dirt-drip-proof-new-evf-fwiw/?do=findComment&comment=3698940'>More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 9, 2019 Share #611 Posted March 9, 2019 16 hours ago, MCJ said: Wowsers. So that isn’t really something I had thought a lot about. At that size, it will completely fill up my new 3 TB NAS storage in about 38k images. It will certainly take me a while to accumulate that many images but that will certainly devour storage space quickly!!! You can (losslessly) compress Leica Q/Q2 (and Sony) files by running your images through the free Adobe DNG Converter. After compression, the file size is about 50Mb (instead of 80Mb). 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted March 10, 2019 Share #612 Posted March 10, 2019 6 hours ago, SrMi said: You can (losslessly) compress Leica Q/Q2 (and Sony) files by running your images through the free Adobe DNG Converter. After compression, the file size is about 50Mb (instead of 80Mb). Is that the converter that’s used when importing into LR as a DNG? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 10, 2019 Share #613 Posted March 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, iQ2 (formerly Infiniumguy) said: Is that the converter that’s used when importing into LR as a DNG? No. Adobe DNG Converter is a standalone program that can be downloaded here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/adobe-dng-converter.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted March 10, 2019 Share #614 Posted March 10, 2019 Lightroom will let you compress DNG images without the need of an external program. If you select images then select “Metadata -> Update DNG Previews & Metadata” the DNG files will be compressed. I was not aware that you can do the same upon import. If so I might start using that. It will help on the Q (40ish MB to 24ish MB) as well as the Q2. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted March 10, 2019 Share #615 Posted March 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, marchyman said: Lightroom will let you compress DNG images without the need of an external program. If you select images then select “Metadata -> Update DNG Previews & Metadata” the DNG files will be compressed. I was not aware that you can do the same upon import. If so I might start using that. It will help on the Q (40ish MB to 24ish MB) as well as the Q2. SrMi and Marchyman, You guys are great. Good build on my LR knowledge. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted March 10, 2019 Share #616 Posted March 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, marchyman said: Lightroom will let you compress DNG images without the need of an external program. If you select images then select “Metadata -> Update DNG Previews & Metadata” the DNG files will be compressed. I was not aware that you can do the same upon import. If so I might start using that. It will help on the Q (40ish MB to 24ish MB) as well as the Q2. Thank you for that information. Unfortunately, you cannot compress DNG files on import to Lightroom. Only non-DNG files (e.g. Sony's ARW) can be compressed if conversion to DNG is specified at import. For Leica DNG files, you need to run "Adobe DNG Converter" application before importing DNG-s, or use your method ('Update DNG Previews & .."). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted March 10, 2019 Share #617 Posted March 10, 2019 21 hours ago, Fedro said: absolutely! this is actually a blessing in disguise. I have also been culling more and more aggressively (and going back through my archives too - I had so many duplicate pictures, bad pictures, stuff that I kept just in case for years, but never did use etc I started doing this once I got the X1D (files are 100 mb) and the Q2 will only make me more disciplined Yeah, kind of like film with 36 exposure limit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted March 10, 2019 Share #618 Posted March 10, 2019 11 hours ago, dancook said: 75mm then 50mm ISO 50 portraits, very quick portraits during a dog walk Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Thanks for reminding why cameras exist - to take pictures. With all the talk of 24 vs 47mp, ISO 3200 vs ISO 25,000 it seemed like we were discussing spaceships. Good snaps. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightscene Posted March 10, 2019 Share #619 Posted March 10, 2019 Thanks @dancook for all the updates and photos. Appreciate it 😀 Regards, Craig 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 10, 2019 Share #620 Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, ravinj said: Thanks for reminding why cameras exist - to take pictures. With all the talk of 24 vs 47mp, ISO 3200 vs ISO 25,000 it seemed like we were discussing spaceships. Good snaps. Haha still only sharing the technical ability of the camera using crop modes I’m yet to have chance to photograph something real like street or live music Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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