CL vs. Q2 which one to purchase?

[Stealth3kpl]

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If you're happy with 28 to 35 go for Q, otherwise CL. I've used a Q and an M-Pwith 50mm, and it worked very well as a combo, but if you just want one camera and versatility get the CL. Don't over think it.

Pete

[LocalHero1953]

1 hour ago, cirke said:

TTL mode with exposure compensation is very practical to use , actually Godox flashes are not working on Leica s camera as they should

 

no !

'Actually' Godox flashes are working on my SL as they should. I don't know about the S, but your original post referred to the SL.

I should have added 'IMO' to the statement  'It's like using P mode for autoexposure'.

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[eev776]

Finally I purchased my first Leica today. I got CL with APRO-Vario-Elmar-TL 55m-135 lens, planning to get 23 or 28 mm lens for wider angles.

Camera feels amazing looking forward to do some first test tomorrow!

[Viv]

9 minutes ago, eev776 said:

Finally I purchased my first Leica today. I got CL with APRO-Vario-Elmar-TL 55m-135 lens, planning to get 23 or 28 mm lens for wider angles.

Camera feels amazing looking forward to do some first test tomorrow!

You made a good decision. The CL is excellent, as is the 23mm.

[eev776]

5 minutes ago, Viv said:

You made a good decision. The CL is excellent, as is the 23mm.

Thank you!

[EUSe]

vor 41 Minuten schrieb eev776:

Finally I purchased my first Leica today. I got CL with APRO-Vario-Elmar-TL 55m-135 lens, planning to get 23 or 28 mm lens for wider angles.

Camera feels amazing looking forward to do some first test tomorrow!

 Good choice. The Apo-Vario 55-135 is amazing, the 60 mm TL is at least as good. I don’t  like the 23 mm Summicron TL that much (although it is a good lens) and  ordered the 11-13 mm TL.

Edited October 22, 2019 by EUSe

[Viv]

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11-13mm is too wide for me, for most purposes.

 

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[eev776]

10 hours ago, Viv said:

11-13mm is too wide for me, for most purposes.

 

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I'm thinking maybe getting 11-13 mm TL lens, but it's a bit too large for me to carry around. I want to have small size M lens on my camera and my huge 55-135 in my camera bag when I need it.

I do lots of telephoto photography, it just depth of telephoto is beautiful to me, when I soot downtown LA architecture or Hollywood hills with old neon signs. I tried yesterday at the camera store Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH. that lens is insane, but it's just too expensive for me now.

[EUSe]

I should correct myself - of course it is the 11-23 mm lens I was speaking of . Yes, it is heavier than the Summicron TL. The latter is lightweight and small (except that the lens shade is huge), if you like  a 35 mm equivalent lens, it is pretty fast and quite good with an Elpro macro lens. It depends on your purposes.  I have used the 18-56 Vario TL for my last holiday exclusively and often found that 18 mm were not quite wide enough. On the other hand I do like Apo-Vario 55-135 for its smooth and colorful images and its creamy bokeh.

[eev776]

does any

1 minute ago, EUSe said:

I should correct myself - of course it is the 11-23 mm lens I was speaking of . Yes, it is heavier than the Summicron TL. The latter is lightweight and small (except that the lens shade is huge), if you like  a 35 mm equivalent lens, it is pretty fast and quite good with an Elpro macro lens. It depends on your purposes.  I have used the 18-56 Vario TL for my last holiday exclusively and often found that 18 mm were not quite wide enough. On the other hand I do like Apo-Vario 55-135 for its smooth and colorful images and its creamy bokeh.

I'm so agree about beautiful color of images and creamy bokeh!

[eev776]

Does anybody knows how to set location of photo taken in Leica CL settings, I could not find it there?

[wda]

1 hour ago, eev776 said:

Does anybody knows how to set location of photo taken in Leica CL settings, I could not find it there?

I am not sure you can without a sat nav input.

[eev776]

Some of my photos I took yesterday with my new Leica CL and APO-VARIO-ELMAR-TL 1:3.5-4.5/55-135 ASPH.

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmHTxdnr

[jcocci]

On 10/22/2019 at 1:17 AM, eev776 said:

Finally I purchased my first Leica today. I got CL with APRO-Vario-Elmar-TL 55m-135 lens, planning to get 23 or 28 mm lens for wider angles.

Camera feels amazing looking forward to do some first test tomorrow!

Great choice. I love my CL. I also own a Q and love that as well. I have the 18, 11-23 and 18-56 for my CL and love all 3 off them. I think all the lenses for the CL are great, just a matter of works for you. 

[eev776]

11 hours ago, jcocci said:

Great choice. I love my CL. I also own a Q and love that as well. I have the 18, 11-23 and 18-56 for my CL and love all 3 off them. I think all the lenses for the CL are great, just a matter of works for you. 

Thank you!

[jaapv]

On 10/24/2019 at 12:26 AM, jcocci said:

Great choice. I love my CL. I also own a Q and love that as well. I have the 18, 11-23 and 18-56 for my CL and love all 3 off them. I think all the lenses for the CL are great, just a matter of works for you. 

I would advise to get the18-56 with it. The problem is that it is seen as a kit lens by some reviewers. Bollocks! It is  a true Leica quality zoom. With the 55-135 you have a fantastic travel camera. 

[stephengv]

A little bit offtopic, do you think the 35mm 1.4 Summilux TL can match the Q’s 28mm Summilux Lens? 

[wda]

9 minutes ago, stephengv said:

A little bit offtopic, do you think the 35mm 1.4 Summilux TL can match the Q’s 28mm Summilux Lens? 

In what respect?  They are different focal-lengths. 

[bags27]

15 minutes ago, stephengv said:

A little bit offtopic, do you think the 35mm 1.4 Summilux TL can match the Q’s 28mm Summilux Lens? 

I think they're a bit different in IQ. The TL 35 I think has a slightly "more natural" rendering. But please don't ask me what I mean or to prove it! 🙂 It's all in the gut. The Q's rendering for me is "wow", but I tend to actually be drawn more to photos taken with the TL 35. 

I have the original Q and a CL with TL 11-23 and 55-135 (I sold my 18-56 to acquire the 11-23). I prefer the renderings from the 2 TL zooms I have to the renderings from the Q, and I believe the zooms, while excellent, don't match the TL 35 or TL 60, both of which are extraordinary and pretty much compete with the L primes (which may be the best glass in all of photography today).

 

Edited October 28, 2019 by bags27

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[jcocci]

18 hours ago, jaapv said:

I would advise to get the18-56 with it. The problem is that it is seen as a kit lens by some reviewers. Bollocks! It is  a true Leica quality zoom. With the 55-135 you have a fantastic travel camera. 

I love my 18-56. Only negative for me is that I wish it had closer focusing.