phib Posted January 18, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I was looking for something like this when researching if the Q2 is for me and didn't find much. Its not scientific or anything. I just took a picture with the Q2 50mm crop mode an then the same with a 50mm Summicron (Type 5) adapted on a Nikon Z6. Only slight exposure adjustments in LR. Full res album with more pictures: https://imgur.com/a/HdADgmY Top is Summicron, bottom Q2. 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 January 18, 2020 by phib 2 3 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/305456-q2-50mm-crop-vs-summicron-50mm-a-test/?do=findComment&comment=3893929'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 Hi phib, Take a look here Q2 50mm crop vs Summicron 50mm. A test. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
piblondin Posted January 18, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 18, 2020 What’s your assessment? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phib Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted January 18, 2020 vor 31 Minuten schrieb piblondin: What’s your assessment? I only could tell a quality difference when pixel peeping at 100%. Than you can see that the "real" 50 mm has a bit more resolution. In all other aspects I'm very satisfied with the result. What do others think? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted January 19, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) I just made this same observation at Q2 when shooting crowds and demos">Leica M10 user considering also carrying a Q2 when shooting crowds and demos thread and then came across your pics! Edited January 19, 2020 by microview 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bags27 Posted January 19, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Thanks for this. I agree that both are impressive. DoF is naturally going to be different: that's a given, and it's therefore unfair to prefer one to the other on that score. But personally, I prefer the color rendition of the Nikon. Just to note some asymmetries in this comparison: 1. I believe your M is a lens designed by Mandler in 1979, and therefore explicitly to resolve film compared to the Q's modern, more highly resolving lens designed for a digitized sensor. 2. Nikon Z, while maybe the best non-Leica camera for using M glass, nevertheless with its thicker cover over the sensor and lacking the microsensors of the SL2, still is behind the M body and even the SL2 in rendering M glass. (Admittedly a 50mm M lens will present fewer problems for the Z than will a wider focal length M lens, but still....) 3. Q/Q2 has in-camera software correction for its lens that the Z does not for that lens All of which shows, I guess, how terrific both are. Edited January 19, 2020 by bags27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted February 1, 2020 Share #6 Posted February 1, 2020 Looks fine for me. Thank you for this test. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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