dancook Posted March 15, 2019 Share #21 Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 12 minutes ago, nicci78 said: Nice you are already well equipped. Do you have a big 4K or 5K display too ? I have a 3440x1440 34inch dell curved ultra-wide. Edited March 15, 2019 by dancook 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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viramati Posted March 15, 2019 Share #22 Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Having sold my Q a few weeks ago and in the end deciding to pass on the Q2 (my dealer already had one for me) I might in time consider buying a Q again and one of the reasons not mentioned is that I prefer having the the single shot continuous lever on the on/off switch as in street shooting I could switch quickly from one to the other. Without a doubt the Q2 is a more capable camera but if (like me) you have another main camera system I think the Q is still an amazing option Edited March 15, 2019 by viramati 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted March 15, 2019 Share #23 Posted March 15, 2019 49 minutes ago, dancook said: No haven’t upgrade my system for over a year but i have an overclocked watercooled i7 6700k, Titan x pascal graphics card, 32gb ram and over 28tb of storage. i do have 3 more bays in the NAS box which will eventually hold each 12tb hard drives, but it won’t be fault of the Q. I also have 128gb 300mb/s cards that I use with my Sony a9, so all in all it hasn’t bothered me. Wow that's quite a set up I'm still working with a 15" mid 2012 MacBook Pro (1tb SSD drive) and A 24" £24 LaCie Monitor!!! though I will soon be upgrading to a new laptop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 15, 2019 Share #24 Posted March 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, viramati said: Wow that's quite a set up I'm still working with a 15" mid 2012 MacBook Pro (1tb SSD drive) and A 24" £24 LaCie Monitor!!! though I will soon be upgrading to a new laptop https://cookhousestory.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/a-tidier-lounge/ quite a setup I'm happy with Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #25 Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, dancook said: I have a 3440x1440 34inch dell curved ultra-wide. Ok so no 4K or 5K screen for you yet. Do you plan to upgrade in foreseeable future, for Q2 high res ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willteeyang Posted March 15, 2019 Share #26 Posted March 15, 2019 I guess if you: 1) don’t plan on using 50mm or 75mm crop mode, 2) don’t shoot video, 3) don’t shoot in the rain, the Q1 is for you. with 2nd hand market going around 3000-3200USD for a Q1, it’s a pretty good deal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 15, 2019 Share #27 Posted March 15, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 minutes ago, nicci78 said: Ok so no 4K or 5K screen for you yet. Do you plan to upgrade in foreseeable future, for Q2 high res ? No, I don't see why it would be necessary either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #28 Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Another reason. Q battery in Sigma BP-51 version (exactly from the same Panasonic Energy factory) costs only 25€. But Q2/SL battery costs 135€ in France. No cheap high quality alternative at all. For 125€ I can get 5 Sigma batteries. Providing me 1500 extra CIPA shots, against only 370 more into the Q2 route. Trust me you will never need 5 batteries, but they are so cheap. And sharable with CL and other Lumix and Sigma cameras. In the US it is even worst. A total rip off : 250$ a pop. Instead of 40$ for the Sigma BP-51 why lithium batteries are so expensive over there ? PS : in France, price include VAT and in the US prices are before taxes. Edited March 15, 2019 by nicci78 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 15, 2019 Share #29 Posted March 15, 2019 Hmm... Last October i was down to my fifth battery - the solar recharging system of the camp I was in had broken down... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 15, 2019 Share #30 Posted March 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, willteeyang said: I guess if you: 1) don’t plan on using 50mm or 75mm crop mode, 2) don’t shoot video, 3) don’t shoot in the rain, the Q1 is for you. with 2nd hand market going around 3000-3200USD for a Q1, it’s a pretty good deal! I would be careful with rain on the Q2 as well, especially in stormy conditions. It is only protected from spray falling straight down. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 15, 2019 Share #31 Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) I bought 4 (3+1 with camera) SL/Q2 batteries, hoping they will be enough to last me for a dawn to dusk all day street shoot in London. It will also give me an indication if they would last me 12 hours for a wedding - personally, I would not gamble it. Edited March 15, 2019 by dancook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted March 15, 2019 Share #32 Posted March 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Siriusone59 said: Very true, however, if you trade cameras quite often then the woman may start shopping for a trade.😳 A lot depends on the 👩. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #33 Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, dancook said: I bought 4 (3+1 with camera) SL/Q2 batteries, hoping they will be enough to last me for a dawn to dusk all day street shoot in London. It will also give me an indication if they would last me 12 hours for a wedding - personally, I would not gamble it. I've done a 12 hour wedding with the SL and needed just 2 batteries. I had 2 more just in case..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted March 15, 2019 Share #34 Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, dancook said: I bought 4 (3+1 with camera) SL/Q2 batteries, hoping they will be enough to last me for a dawn to dusk all day street shoot in London. It will also give me an indication if they would last me 12 hours for a wedding - personally, I would not gamble it. Please report back your experience. I have a big trip coming up and am wondering how many batteries are enough. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexS Posted March 15, 2019 Share #35 Posted March 15, 2019 14 hours ago, dancook said: 1GB! In the next upgrade (Q3) there should at least be a DNG compression. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #36 Posted March 15, 2019 Original Q should already have lossless compressed DNG. Q2 even more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted March 15, 2019 Share #37 Posted March 15, 2019 26 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: I've done a 12 hour wedding with the SL and needed just 2 batteries. I had 2 more just in case..... I don't think I could last 12 hours with an SL on 2 batteries, last 12 hour wedding I went through at least 4 Sony A9 batteries and they are rated for 650 shots per battery, versus the SL rated at 400 shots per battery. So for a relative comparison you are taking 800 shots to my 2600 So I need 3 times the number of SL batteries as you to match my A9 usage Of course numbers are not going to be right - but in relative terms it can't be far off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicci78 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #38 Posted March 15, 2019 24MP : M 240 and M10 have compressed lossless DNG at around 25MB per DNG. But for a weird reason Q, CL and TL2 DNG are uncompressed at around 45MB. Why ?? It makes the cost of ownership of these cameras higher than 24MP Ms Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted March 15, 2019 Share #39 Posted March 15, 2019 46 minutes ago, dancook said: I don't think I could last 12 hours with an SL on 2 batteries, last 12 hour wedding I went through at least 4 Sony A9 batteries and they are rated for 650 shots per battery, versus the SL rated at 400 shots per battery. So for a relative comparison you are taking 800 shots to my 2600 So I need 3 times the number of SL batteries as you to match my A9 usage Of course numbers are not going to be right - but in relative terms it can't be far off. I can't remember exactly - I took over 1000, both of the wedding/reception and in my pop-up photobooth, and I might have slipped into a third battery. Not up to your 2600, but I find battery consumption is not directly related to numbers of shots. It seems to be also related to use of the LCD and any other activity that keeps the camera alive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marchyman Posted March 15, 2019 Share #40 Posted March 15, 2019 I like my Q. Don't need any other reasons to stick with it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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