Tommyyy Posted June 21, 2019 Share #1 Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) Dear Community, I would like to hear from you if there is anything which annoys you about your Leica Q(2). For me there are two things that annoy me a lot: 1) It has no tiltable Screen. With a 28mm lens you can do great close-ground shots which sometimes give a significantly more interesting perspective as taken from the height of the eye. It is said that taking photos with the Q is a very unique experience. I agree with that. Usually in a very positive meaning of uniqueness. But I always feel like an idiot crawling at the ground with a 5000 EUR camera whereas almost every other photographer can comfortably use their tilting screen. 2) It is 2019! It has no HDMI or USB input. This also makes it impossible to connect with an external Display (except for Wifi) and other things. Yes, it is a Leica. Yes, it is puristic in some points. However, being a Leica is not an "excuse" or "explanation" for everything. Other brands would face lots of critics ans jokes about that. Do I love the Q anyway? Yes Of course! Tommy Edited June 21, 2019 by Tommyyy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hdmesa Posted June 21, 2019 Share #2 Posted June 21, 2019 No tilt screen helps keep the size of the body down. What makes shooting like you described more difficult than it has to be is the focus point being white. It's impossible to see, particularly when viewing the screen at such a dramatic angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted June 21, 2019 Share #3 Posted June 21, 2019 Just received my Q2 wednesday and it is my first Leica so its the most perfect thing I have held (sorry kids). 😃 However, being objective and taking my blinders off, I have been annoyed at a few software aspects. Mainly setting up my custom profiles. It was a bit absurd that I needed to customize the date and time format and save it for each profile. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted June 21, 2019 Share #4 Posted June 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, Beau said: Just received my Q2 wednesday and it is my first Leica so its the most perfect thing I have held (sorry kids). 😃 However, being objective and taking my blinders off, I have been annoyed at a few software aspects. Mainly setting up my custom profiles. It was a bit absurd that I needed to customize the date and time format and save it for each profile. Are you sure? With the Q and other digital cameras setting the date and time/format and actual is a one-off basic part of setting up the camera. Once set and there are no power problems, the set-up remains. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DexL Posted June 22, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 22, 2019 1. Roaming focus point, likely issue with touching screen when positioning cam to use EVF so need a way to turn this off. 2. Removal of the dedicated video button leading to the poor swipe implementation . 3. USB charging would have been a plus but not a big problem for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharyngula Posted June 22, 2019 Share #6 Posted June 22, 2019 I’m annoyed that I’m still waiting for my Q2..... 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overpowered by Funk Posted June 22, 2019 Share #7 Posted June 22, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 29 minutes ago, pharyngula said: I’m annoyed that I’m still waiting for my Q2..... I decided to buy a Q-P and wait out the hype. Got the Q-P this week from B+H and could not be happier!!! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancook Posted June 22, 2019 Share #8 Posted June 22, 2019 I'm annoyed by the file size just for speed of filing up my already expensive 300mb/s cards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted June 22, 2019 Share #9 Posted June 22, 2019 23 minutes ago, dancook said: I'm annoyed by the file size just for speed of filing up my already expensive 300mb/s cards Not so annoying with the Q original. 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masklin Posted June 22, 2019 Share #10 Posted June 22, 2019 The only really annoying thing for me is that the camera is way better than I am 😁 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedro Posted June 22, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 22, 2019 paint chips off quite easily (at least on mine) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted June 23, 2019 Share #12 Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 3:31 PM, wda said: Are you sure? With the Q and other digital cameras setting the date and time/format and actual is a one-off basic part of setting up the camera. Once set and there are no power problems, the set-up remains. Yes, had to set them up for each of my six profiles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LexS Posted June 23, 2019 Share #13 Posted June 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Beau said: Yes, had to set them up for each of my six profiles. Six different languages also?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted June 23, 2019 Share #14 Posted June 23, 2019 No, language setting wasn't needed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted June 24, 2019 Share #15 Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Haven't got a Q or Q2 (yet, and still a maybe) but the way I deal with this with the SL and CL is: set the camera to defaults do all the basic, general settings (date format, etc) and save that as User 1 modify that setup for whatever needs to be different, save that as User2 set to User1 or User2 and then modify, save that as User3 repeat until all slots are used, etc I would assume the same technique works with the Q/Q2...? The logic of the settings customization controls seems the same from the user manual. The lack of a tiltable screen doesn't mean much to me. When I use the CL in awkward positions that I can't get my eye behind the viewfinder or LCD properly, I set it up on a stand or whatever and do the framing and control with the Leica FOTOs app on my iPhone. If I had any AF lenses I could do the focusing with the touch screen, but I only use manual focus lenses from R and M cameras so I set those up before I position the camera. Edited June 24, 2019 by ramarren 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibesaam Posted June 25, 2019 Share #16 Posted June 25, 2019 The Leica FOTOS app. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leica Guy Posted June 27, 2019 Share #17 Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 9:23 PM, ibesaam said: The Leica FOTOS app. +1. The FOTOS App is a big disappointment. Quirky and buggy. I wish for a simple cable connection to the shutter button or an electronic release to the non-existent USB plug. More significantly, I wish one could move the focus point and then have manual focus magnify that area when zoomed. It would be dramatically more useful especially for macro photography. No more center camera on subject, focus, then move the camera for best composition. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazesus Posted June 29, 2019 Share #18 Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) Classic Q owner here. The only thing that i don't like and wish they fixed is the camera photo apps. besides that is perfect camera at this time of my life. would i buy another Q or Q2? even tho i mentioned that is the perfect camera, No i wouldn't, i would wanna try something else since time has changed and so would my life 😁. Edited June 29, 2019 by Hazesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldenc Posted June 29, 2019 Share #19 Posted June 29, 2019 Had mine for a few weeks. Mostly it is excellent but niggles are - No way to use a shutter cable It is too easy to move the focus point without intending to I find the shutter release buttonn a little too stiff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHPdoc Posted July 1, 2019 Share #20 Posted July 1, 2019 My biggest gripe with the Q2 is that the shutter speed dial is too easily jostled out of the "A" position. After a day's worth of shooting in what I thought was aperture priority, upon import to LR I discover that the dial moved to 1/2000... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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