Why Leica Looks?

[mrkennethtong]

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Manager of Leica kept praising Leica Looks, but surely you can simply make it look the same in Lightroom?! 

[espelt]

Clear. If you can do it and enjoy spending hours in front of the computer - it's definitely possible. The AI takes care of the rest. In fact, you no longer need a camera at all. But where's the fun?

[David Wien]

BUt the question is really "Why are Leica Looks desirable/worth using? What do you miss without them?

David

[pcgarner]

In Japan one can buy a Leitz phone camera. Japan only. It touts the "Leica Look." Three lens. I couldn't find the price. :-)

[mrkennethtong]

So I presume everyone here is shooting with Leica Look Presets? Q3. 

[mrkennethtong]

In case I wasn’t clear I meant the setting on the Camera. 

[mrkennethtong]

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This is the Leica Look I am referring to. 

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[T25UFO]

8 minutes ago, mrkennethtong said:

So I presume everyone here is shooting with Leica Look Presets? Q3. 

Er, no. This is one Q3 user that hasn't downloaded these presets and definitely won't be doing so.  It isn't compulsory 😂 

[earleygallery]

Like a Leica version of Instagram filters?

[mrkennethtong]

32 minutes ago, T25UFO said:

Er, no. This is one Q3 user that hasn't downloaded these presets and definitely won't be doing so.  It isn't compulsory 😂 

I still don’t get the draw plus you can only shoot in JPEG with them…

[mrkennethtong]

13 minutes ago, earleygallery said:

Like a Leica version of Instagram filters?

I am still at a loss as to the benefit but everyone who works at the Leica I went to uses it privately. 

[Le Chef]

If you are happy processing your images in CR1 or Lightroom you probably have no need of Leica Looks - you’re simply already doing this in those programs using RAW as your start point. If you only shoot jpg then they likely have some value in saving you time by doing the work for you.

Any store employee is likely to have been “encouraged” to use Looks whether they want to or not.

[Anbaric]

'LEICA CNT'?

That seems a bit harsh.

[adrianh]

Fuji has the Film Simulations and those are pretty popular. Leica has tried to implement something similar, at a very small scale for the moment, but they could extend the looks any time. Right now, being only a Q3 feature, they are neither very wide spread nor very popular with the typical Leica user. So what? Use it or leave the setting untouched. 

[jaapv]

6 hours ago, mrkennethtong said:

This is the Leica Look I am referring to. 

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Good marketing…

[frame-it]

7 hours ago, pcgarner said:

In Japan one can buy a Leitz phone camera. Japan only. It touts the "Leica Look." Three lens. I couldn't find the price. 🙂

"one big advancement is the addition of “Leitz Looks,” or camera sensor modes, which simulate three high-end Leica lenses: Noctilux 50mm, Summilux 35mm and Summilux 28mm."

 

http://photo.yodobashi.com/live/sp/leitzphone2/

Edited December 16, 2023 by frame-it

[Patrick NL]

I tried them shooting DNG plus JPG so I could compare them to the normal image. They are not for me. I do not see the appeal. Not pleasing to my eyes,

I also shoot Fujifilm X. There is does work. With my Q3 only the black and white is worth considering to me.

[mrkennethtong]

Thank you all for the clarification. My fourth day owning the Q3. Thing literally is mind-blowing for Street Photography at night. 

[ChrisQ3]

I love the Leica Looks; the idea of being able to use the images straight out of camera, without any editing, especially when travelling is superb. They are not (yet) as comprehensive as the Fujifilm recipes, but Leica have said the Looks will be enhanced in the next update…  Getting pictures which have a film like look, with zero editing it a lovely feature - if users don’t like them, just don’t use them!! 

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Hallo,

Look here: Leica Q

[jaapv]

Umm. yes. On film. However, nowadays it is easy to get the same result in Photoshop. Maybe Leica should change the name in Adobe Looks.