Leica Q and wide angle converter / GW-4

[Peters]

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So a few years back a few photographers found that you can screw on the Ricoh GW-3 wide angle lens converter (originally made for the Ricoh GR) onto the Leica Q to obtain a 21mm field of view. When shot at a relatively small aperture of F8-F11, the results are reasonable.

A thread on the GW-3 to Leica Q experiment can be found in the German forum here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiDn8mh1uTpAhUKfd4KHWqTBgsQFjAAegQIARAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.l-camera-forum.com%2Ftopic%2F269202-leica-q-21-mm-rico-gw3%2F&usg=AOvVaw3d6A_4pPHiIEPkEjTZgi46

Now that Ricoh has released the GW-4, which appears to be a very significant improvement over its predecessor, I was wondering if anyone has tried this out? Would be very interested in regards to sharpness at wider apertures, and ability to handle flare. 

Regards 

Edited June 3, 2020 by Peters

[Sandokan]

+1 - following this topic and giving it a bump. 

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[Leica28]

Bump?

Anyway, I haven't used that particular one.  I do have the Century .55 W/A adapter left over from my 16mm  & 35mm motion picture days.   It's a 58mm thread so I step down to 49mm.  Works pretty good (math works out to a 15.4mm) -  but I never use it, preferring instead the 28mm focal length.  I tried it once for giggles and it's just too wide for me.   If I was wanting a wider angle of view than 28mm I would opt for 17mm.  To each his own though.

[Peters]

2 hours ago, Leica28 said:

Bump?

Anyway, I haven't used that particular one.  I do have the Century .55 W/A adapter left over from my 16mm  & 35mm motion picture days.   It's a 58mm thread so I step down to 49mm.  Works pretty good (math works out to a 15.4mm) -  but I never use it, preferring instead the 28mm focal length.  I tried it once for giggles and it's just too wide for me.   If I was wanting a wider angle of view than 28mm I would opt for 17mm.  To each his own though.

Sounds interesting. Could you share with us photos? Would be good to check out the level of sharpness particularly at 1.7. 

[nariza7]

Any recent findings on a working wide angle converter for the Leica Q3?

[LOWapproach]

I picked up a Ricoh GRIII and did not really care for it much, however I also picked the   Ricoh GW-4 Wide Angle Converter , all worked great, perfect glass on my Q, great sharpness and colors, let me know if you like to see samples!