Tell me about the tilting screen!

[Olaf_ZG]

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Many people put out the request for a tilting screen. Finally it is here. Please tell me: how is it? Is it useful in daylight? Build quality?

Thanks.

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[hedleyw]

So far I’m impressed. Good in daylight, stays put when I use the camera on a neck strap for street photography “from the hip”, and sturdy construction as you would expect from Leica. I’ve been using an X-T5 in that manner and find that screen tends to fold back in and would probably suffer damage over time.

[acfieldscr]

Pretty nice screen. Ergonomically it’s not brilliant. Coming from Fuji I’m not impressed with it but the rest of the camera is a dream 

[Miltz]

I don’t have my Q3 yet, but I can’t say I’m not a little disappointed that my Nikon Z6 that I paid $1,700 in 2019 has a higher resolution screen that tilts better than the $6K Leica. I will report back when I have them side by side. 

[Bibowj]

I have the Q3 and for me I find the screen incredibly useful. Sure its not perfect in how its installed but in practice its brilliant. Shooting from above, shooting from below etc. Im a tall guy, so all my Q2 shots have a look to them because of the angle. This helps a lot. I LOVE it.

[Qwertynm]

it is so sturdy that you can prop up your camera on a table to shoot "astro pictures" if you don't have a tripod handy. it's really well made

[Pelu2010]

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I can say that it's good. 

Can it take a crash like my Q2? 

I don't know. But most of the time the screen is not in use. 

I have used it for some street shots and do a lot more low altitude shots. 

I will be testing the Q3 during the winter in Spain and it will be the only camera I take with me. 

So after this month I can really tell if the tilting screen is a curse or a blessing. 

I think people who work in remote locations will rely on the Q2. 

Cheers Peter

 

 

[Sohail]

I saw the Q3 for the first time earlier today. The tiltable screen looks terrible to my eyes. It ruins the elegant minimalist lines of what I'd expect of a Leica. It reminds me of a micro-four-thirds Panasonic camera like the Gx8 -- cheapening the look. If functionality has to trump form then like Panasonic they should have gone for a flippable screen. 

[Pelu2010]

9 minutes ago, Sohail said:

I saw the Q3 for the first time earlier today. The tiltable screen looks terrible to my eyes. It ruins the elegant minimalist lines of what I'd expect of a Leica. It reminds me of a micro-four-thirds Panasonic camera like the Gx8 -- cheapening the look. If functionality has to trump form then like Panasonic they should have gone for a flippable screen. 

I worked with the screen for 2 month. And I agree that it does not look slick. 

But to be honest. It does the job for me. And I don't care that much about the look of the camera or the lens if it delivers. 

There was a demand and people wanted to have a tillable screen. I am guessing that this is the compromise Leica came up with. 

So maybe wait until the Q4 comes and delivers a new design .... 

[Sohail]

Agreed. I'm sure it has its uses. 

[Olaf_ZG]

1 hour ago, Pelu2010 said:

I worked with the screen for 2 month. And I agree that it does not look slick. 

But to be honest. It does the job for me. And I don't care that much about the look of the camera or the lens if it delivers. 

There was a demand and people wanted to have a tillable screen. I am guessing that this is the compromise Leica came up with. 

So maybe wait until the Q4 comes and delivers a new design .... 

Leica’s design is great, but sometimes function is important as well. Today I went out with the Q2, saw a nice seen if taken from low perspective. Being in the blasting sun and being 50+, I was not in the mood to lie on the ground. Took the image, but it didn’t work as I was not able to compose.

At that moment, design was total useless.

 

[kirkmc]

 Like it. I’ve had Fujifilm cameras with a tilting display, and they’re practical if you want to shoot low. It’s not flush with the back of the camera like on the Q2, but it’s fine. 

[Pelu2010]

7 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said:

Leica’s design is great, but sometimes function is important as well. Today I went out with the Q2, saw a nice seen if taken from low perspective. Being in the blasting sun and being 50+, I was not in the mood to lie on the ground. Took the image, but it didn’t work as I was not able to compose.

At that moment, design was total useless.

 

I agree. 
And with the tilting screen it sometimes is also necessary to lay down to get the perspective. 
if I could snap with my finger to get tilting screen or not I would love just that. 

[criogenics]

I found it hard to actually pop the screen out. You kind of have to dig in your fingers at the bottom of the camera, which is actually pretty hard to do. It would've been much nicer to have a tab that you can grab on without having to dig with your fingernails.

[kirkmc]

25 minutes ago, criogenics said:

I found it hard to actually pop the screen out. You kind of have to dig in your fingers at the bottom of the camera, which is actually pretty hard to do. It would've been much nicer to have a tab that you can grab on without having to dig with your fingernails.

No, you pull it out from the top, then set the angle. It's easy that way.

[hedleyw]

On 6/23/2023 at 7:33 PM, Sohail said:

I saw the Q3 for the first time earlier today. The tiltable screen looks terrible to my eyes. It ruins the elegant minimalist lines of what I'd expect of a Leica. It reminds me of a micro-four-thirds Panasonic camera like the Gx8 -- cheapening the look. If functionality has to trump form then like Panasonic they should have gone for a flippable screen. 

Flippable does not work for street from the hip. No thank you.

[Sohail]

1 hour ago, hedleyw said:

Flippable does not work for street from the hip. No thank you.

I'm not calling for one on the Q. But seriously? It doesn't take much to imagine that a fully articulating screen can open up all sorts of opportunities on the streets:

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Tiltable screens work on only one axis. 

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1 hour ago, Sohail said:

I'm not calling for one on the Q. But seriously? It doesn't take much to imagine that a fully articulating screen can open up all sorts of opportunities on the streets:

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Tiltable screens work on only one axis. 

I don't think that the fully articulating screen is good for street photography, it's more aimed at video, e.g. selfies. That's why the latest Fuji X-T5 has dumped the fully articulating screen and gone back to the traditional flip screen, albeit that it will also flip in the vertical position.

If you want to do street photography with a fully articulating screen at, e.g. 45 degrees, you end up with a big lump of plastic stuck out of the side of your camera and your head no longer aligned with the camera. Not exactly unobtrusive.

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[Sohail]

3 hours ago, Corius said:

I don't think that the fully articulating screen is good for street photography, it's more aimed at video, e.g. selfies. That's why the latest Fuji X-T5 has dumped the fully articulating screen and gone back to the traditional flip screen, albeit that it will also flip in the vertical position.

If you want to do street photography with a fully articulating screen at, e.g. 45 degrees, you end up with a big lump of plastic stuck out of the side of your camera and your head no longer aligned with the camera. Not exactly unobtrusive.

The idea of a flippable screen is you flip it out when you need to. It's not meant to be a permanent feature for flagging a taxi.  

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1 hour ago, Sohail said:

The idea of a flippable screen is you flip it out when you need to. It's not meant to be a permanent feature for flagging a taxi.  

Yes, but when you do need to flip it you'll find taxis stopping when you DON'T want them

Anyway, it's very much a personal preference, no right answer.