F-train Posted August 21 Share #181 Posted August 21 Advertisement (gone after registration) There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Q right now, on the contrary! Therefore we must be carefull with what we wish for, we might get it…. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daan Posted August 21 Share #182 Posted August 21 I find the Q3 more than good enough. More MP really isn’t necessary. Update options: dual card slot, SL joystick, AF update? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luetz Posted August 21 Share #183 Posted August 21 I'll keep trying.. a "Q" model that"s optimised for still photography only....no video option. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve edmunds Posted August 22 Share #184 Posted August 22 I would like the Q4 to do really long exposures, for example 30 minutes and a newly designed 28mm f1.4 summilux lens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckern Posted August 22 Share #185 Posted August 22 On 8/21/2025 at 12:08 PM, luetz said: I'll keep trying.. a "Q" model that"s optimised for still photography only....no video option. I don't see why there would be any need for a new model to eliminate the video option. Just add a user-configurable parameter to disable video—and either gray-out or blank the video entries in the menu until the video capability was subsequently re-enabled. This probably could be accomplished with an update to the Q3 firmware. While I'm not privy to the current firmware code, I suspect such an on-off switch would be possible to implement without comprehensive rewriting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted August 23 Share #186 Posted August 23 On 8/21/2025 at 11:08 AM, luetz said: I'll keep trying.. a "Q" model that"s optimised for still photography only....no video option. Why not just not use video? I never use it and don’t see what the problem is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty242 Posted August 23 Share #187 Posted August 23 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor 6 Stunden schrieb Le Chef: Why not just not use video? I never use it and don’t see what the problem is. I agree. But having switched to video accidentally (only) once, I would be happy if i could turn off (and on) all video-stuff in the settings in disable the swipe-to-video option this way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted August 23 Share #188 Posted August 23 (edited) On 8/21/2025 at 5:08 PM, luetz said: I'll keep trying.. a "Q" model that"s optimised for still photography only....no video option. A Q4 model that is equally optimised for video and stills - a do-everything camera, which is what it was designed for. At the moment it cannot do runs longer than 30 mins (not sure if that is the old legal limit for cameras, or just overheating). I doubt that will happen - probably too difficult to engineer the Q for heat dissipation without changing it too much. I have specialised stills cameras (analogue M, and formerly digital M) and specialised video (Blackmagic), but the Q is a small versatile camera that does everything (with limits on both stills and video) with a high quality output. Edited August 23 by LocalHero1953 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckern Posted August 23 Share #189 Posted August 23 13 hours ago, Le Chef said: Why not just not use video? I never use it and don’t see what the problem is. The problem is the possibility of an errant "swipe" across the LCD switching the camera into video mode—a change that may not be immediately apparent when using the camera in bright sunlight. This is a design bug in an otherwise rather clean menu configuration. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-train Posted August 23 Share #190 Posted August 23 The only serious addition I would like is a configuration menu. A part of the menu you set and forget, with items like video yes/no, how many frame lines, etc. In short, you select the options you want to have available as an option. It would keep the camera free of buttons, the visible menu small, and still have the choices you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40mm f/2 Posted August 23 Share #191 Posted August 23 (edited) 43mm is for me close to perfect focal length for fixed lens camera but that lens design is not very compact (likely because OIS). So IBIS would allow to design lenses which don't have to be designed for OIS so less elements and less motors. Same would apply for 28mm. Sony and Panasonic show that IBIS can be implemented in a compact FF camera. I thought the point of the Q is a compact and light camera but it is not so much compared to the M series. So It should be ideally below 600g including battery! One thing severely missing in any Leica but also would be useful for the Q is focus bracketing (not necessarily focus stacking because up to now the results with dedicated soft ware is vastly superior to what any brands camera can do). Edited August 23 by 40mm f/2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNK100 Posted August 23 Share #192 Posted August 23 (edited) . Edited August 23 by JNK100 Error Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNK100 Posted August 23 Share #193 Posted August 23 25 minutes ago, 40mm f/2 said: 43mm is for me close to perfect focal length for fixed lens camera but that lens design is not very compact (likely because OIS). So IBIS would allow to design lenses which don't have to be designed for OIS so less elements and less motors. Same would apply for 28mm. Sony and Panasonic show that IBIS can be implemented in a compact FF camera. I thought the point of the Q is a compact and light camera but it is not so much compared to the M series. So It should be ideally below 600g including battery! One thing severely missing in any Leica but also would be useful for the Q is focus bracketing (not necessarily focus stacking because up to now the results with dedicated soft ware is vastly superior to what any brands camera can do). Only a specialist photo-optical team of engineers could possibly know this (fewer elements and motors etc.). The exit pupil is, I understand, very close to the sensor which may preclude the use of IBIS in any case. Which Sony and Panasonic cameras are you referring to ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted August 23 Share #194 Posted August 23 I had the Q43. Thought it was the perfect camera, yet I sold it to fund another system. If I ever go on a long trip by foot, I might buy another one, but as I am traveling by car, I always take at least two cameras. What I missed on the Q, and any other Leica, is to make long exposures in a convenient way. So, this I would like to see on a Q4. Together with a tiltable screen in portrait mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckern Posted August 23 Share #195 Posted August 23 52 minutes ago, 40mm f/2 said: One thing severely missing in any Leica but also would be useful for the Q is focus bracketing (not necessarily focus stacking because up to now the results with dedicated soft ware is vastly superior to what any brands camera can do). It might be possible to add focus-bracketing to the current Q3 models by modifying their firmware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted August 23 Share #196 Posted August 23 1 hour ago, ckern said: The problem is the possibility of an errant "swipe" across the LCD switching the camera into video mode—a change that may not be immediately apparent when using the camera in bright sunlight. This is a design bug in an otherwise rather clean menu configuration. Agreed, that is a problem. It is a always a risk when the LCD is active, such as when shooting with the screen flipped out. There should be a way to fully disable the accidental swipe to video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40mm f/2 Posted August 23 Share #197 Posted August 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, JNK100 said: Only a specialist photo-optical team of engineers could possibly know this (fewer elements and motors etc.). The exit pupil is, I understand, very close to the sensor which may preclude the use of IBIS in any case. Which Sony and Panasonic cameras are you referring to ? Sony A7CR and Lumix S9. Where the exit pupil is depends on lens design, not having OIS reduces the design restrictions caused by having compensating lens elements (lateral shift). Not a big issue to have that space in a long tele lens (and the extra motors) but for a compact wide to normal lens OIS definitely increases volume, weight and lens complexity. Edited August 23 by 40mm f/2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNK100 Posted August 23 Share #198 Posted August 23 28 minutes ago, 40mm f/2 said: Sony A7CR and Lumix S9. Where the exit pupil is depends on lens design, not having OIS reduces the design restrictions caused by having compensating lens elements (lateral shift). Not a big issue to have that space in a long tele lens (and the extra motors) but for a compact wide to normal lens OIS definitely increases volume, weight and lens complexity. Yes of course OIS will add some weight and volume. The Sony with a comparable lens and EVF would not be any smaller and lighter I don't think . The S9 doesn't have an EVF so is in no way comparable. One cannot compare apples to pears. A comparable lens to the Q3 28mm would not be small and light either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtodrick Posted August 23 Share #199 Posted August 23 2 hours ago, JNK100 said: Yes of course OIS will add some weight and volume. The Sony with a comparable lens and EVF would not be any smaller and lighter I don't think . The S9 doesn't have an EVF so is in no way comparable. One cannot compare apples to pears. A comparable lens to the Q3 28mm would not be small and light either. You are IMO correct about size. The closest Sony lens would likely be https://www.mcbaincamera.com/productdetail.php?mcbain_id=0231630 On an A7CR it would be about the same size as a Q. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luetz Posted August 23 Share #200 Posted August 23 21 hours ago, Le Chef said: Why not just not use video? I never use it and don’t see what the problem is. Simplified Menu for items that do not pertain to Still Photography.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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