humerc Posted December 18, 2022 Share #61 Posted December 18, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 5 Stunden schrieb Kamera Klutter: That’s encouraging. Seems like they’ve been paying attention. How long did it take for the service to take place? If I did anything I’d wait until after early February. There’s the backlog from the holidays to consider. It took around 4 weeks (also had my Summilux-M 28 sent in for another reason), including shipping from Austria to Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 18, 2022 Posted December 18, 2022 Hi humerc, Take a look here Q2 Reporter Workmanship. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Kamera Klutter Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share #62 Posted December 18, 2022 Four weeks is a pretty quick turnaround for them, especially considering it was shipped abroad. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel C.1975 Posted December 28, 2022 Share #63 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) Austria is not Australia but this little country in between Germany and Italy. So we are just talking about a few hundred kilometres to Wetzler which is quite in the Center of Germany near to Frankfurt a. M. *smart ass mode off* Edited December 28, 2022 by Daniel C.1975 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen.s1 Posted December 28, 2022 Share #64 Posted December 28, 2022 On 9/25/2022 at 2:04 PM, Al Brown said: You are laughing now, but wait until "under the influence of UV light, the armour will gradually develop the same colour as the camera's top and base plate" - for it will be then that the frayed, scruffy, faded kevlar-clad Reporter will reach unimaginable astronomical prices second hand... 😁 One can only hope. Just bought one yesterday. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen.s1 Posted December 31, 2022 Share #65 Posted December 31, 2022 I really like the woven kevlar sheathing. This is by far the best looking Leica I now own or have owned. It seems lighter than my old-don't-know-why-I-sold Q2. I've always enjoyed a fixed-lens camera. A real KISS device. Anyway my dos centavos re this new camera. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted December 31, 2022 Share #66 Posted December 31, 2022 New notice right on top of my new SL2-S Reporter paperwork that didn’t come with the Q2 or M10P Reporters. 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! 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/337236-q2-reporter-workmanship/?do=findComment&comment=4623233'>More sharing options...
Kamera Klutter Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share #67 Posted December 31, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) If you have to use a form of the word “lint” in any sentence, you know it’s trouble. Is this Leica’s way of saying we won’t re-cover the camera for free? Change of color was expected.But not fraying. Disappointed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwimac Posted January 1, 2023 Share #68 Posted January 1, 2023 None of this will matter when the Q2 Black Paint Edition comes out with brass colour anodised aluminium under the paint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted January 1, 2023 Share #69 Posted January 1, 2023 16 hours ago, Kamera Klutter said: If you have to use a form of the word “lint” in any sentence, you know it’s trouble. Is this Leica’s way of saying we won’t re-cover the camera for free? Change of color was expected.But not fraying. Disappointed. It reminds me of the disclaimers for natural leathers. My question would be if and how long will they offer to replace the current aramid fiber cladding with the same. I'm actually glad for the Reporter cladding on the SL2-S since the regular SL2/SL2-S cladding is not very durable for some of us – When that cladding wears though, it looks like torn upholstery, which is a much worse look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwimac Posted January 1, 2023 Share #70 Posted January 1, 2023 Why don’t they just use decent leather? It’s not as if they’d need vast acreage of it and it’s a much nicer product. Personally I much prefer real leather over any synthetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted January 1, 2023 Share #71 Posted January 1, 2023 Just now, Kiwimac said: Why don’t they just use decent leather? It’s not as if they’d need vast acreage of it and it’s a much nicer product. Personally I much prefer real leather over any synthetic. It doesn’t support the reportage theme. Leather/synthetic or otherwise would be more geared toward the Safari editions. But that brings up an interesting question as to whether Leica will discontinue the Safari line (perhaps too “colonizer-oriented” for today’s environment) and replace it with the Reporter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwimac Posted January 1, 2023 Share #72 Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) So in the days of yore, what were the Leica film cameras covered with that were used by reporters in places like Vietnam? Leather…. If you’re going synthetic, high Denier Cordura would wear better than naked Kevlar and is very textured. It was invented to cover bulletproof vests iirc. Edited January 1, 2023 by Kiwimac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted January 1, 2023 Share #73 Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) On 12/18/2022 at 10:35 AM, Al Brown said: Pssst, we must not call it "kevlar" anymore or DuPont will get mad - Leica stopped calling it Kevlar everywhere and is now calling it Aramid in all press releases of the Q2 and SL2. We must begin calling it AraLeicaMid orWooHooCloth lest we be laid siege to by platoons of rabid attorneys. Edited January 1, 2023 by Herr Barnack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinshoryuken Posted January 1, 2023 Share #74 Posted January 1, 2023 The cowhide leather on the ghost edition seem to be holding up well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamera Klutter Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share #75 Posted January 1, 2023 What it boils down to is living a fantasy through the appearance of your camera. A great marketing device. Leica encourages folks to buy dressed-up gear according to whatever persona they may choose. I’m not aware of any other photographic manufacturer doing this. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted January 2, 2023 Share #76 Posted January 2, 2023 23 hours ago, Kamera Klutter said: What it boils down to is living a fantasy through the appearance of your camera. A great marketing device. Leica encourages folks to buy dressed-up gear according to whatever persona they may choose. I’m not aware of any other photographic manufacturer doing this. You're taking this too far, IMO. Leica seems to be saying the cladding is designed to provide superior grip, resistance to chemicals, etc., and it's not for show. That's literally the opposite of what Leica usually does and gets criticized for, which are special editions with little to no apparent purpose or function. All the Reporters I've seen photos of with heavily worn cladding also show the body has taken a serious beating. I'm not worried about the cladding on my Reporter, even though I was the first one to bring up the fraying issue on this forum with my M10-P Reporter, which I returned. Since then, I've changed my mind – that and the Q2 and SL2-S don't expose the fibers like the removable bottom plate does on the M. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genoweffa Posted January 2, 2023 Share #77 Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, hdmesa said: You're taking this too far, IMO. Leica seems to be saying the cladding is designed to provide superior grip, resistance to chemicals, etc., and it's not for show. That's literally the opposite of what Leica usually does and gets criticized for, which are special editions with little to no apparent purpose or function. All the Reporters I've seen photos of with heavily worn cladding also show the body has taken a serious beating. I'm not worried about the cladding on my Reporter, even though I was the first one to bring up the fraying issue on this forum with my M10-P Reporter, which I returned. Since then, I've changed my mind – that and the Q2 and SL2-S don't expose the fibers like the removable bottom plate does on the M. Looks like to got this wrong... It is for the show - not for the grip, resistance etc....that's why it's called 'special edition'. If their weak justification held water ---> go ahead and do it as main finish across SL2/2-s, Q's...and the current cowhide main finish issue in limited numbers and call it 'special edition'.. Sorry that I have that nasty habit of using basic logic... Edited January 2, 2023 by Genoweffa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtodrick Posted January 2, 2023 Share #78 Posted January 2, 2023 Gotta admit, Leica owners are the only people know that expect to give a camera ten years of hard use…and feel it should look the same as the day they unpacked it 😂 The reporter (IMO) was never meant to be a fancy special edition, but a camera that was meant for hard use. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted January 2, 2023 Share #79 Posted January 2, 2023 Another one here with a well used Q2 Reporter. It’s not worn, it’s not discoloured, and I like the extra grip it gives me. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdmesa Posted January 2, 2023 Share #80 Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Genoweffa said: Looks like to got this wrong... It is for the show - not for the grip, resistance etc....that's why it's called 'special edition'. If their weak justification held water ---> go ahead and do it as main finish across SL2/2-s, Q's...and the current cowhide main finish issue in limited numbers and call it 'special edition'.. Sorry that I have that nasty habit of using basic logic... Do you own one to know what the grip of the aramid fibers feels like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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