why Q~Q3 are 28mm, not 35 or 24?

[Simone_DF]

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2 hours ago, thegobi said:

I think Ricoh honed what a GR was to the point that the only thing left to change was a different lens. To do that with a Q sounds like a big deal considering how integrated the lens, body and software are.

on the GR the lens is even more integrated, because it retracts inside the camera body, so they can’t redesign the lens barrel by making it longer or fatter. And yet we have a 28 and a 40mm lens. 

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[Knorp]

Just imagine a Q with a Summicron 40mm ... That would be something. Great for street and snapshots ...

One can only dream, but I'd say: make it happen, Leica !

[Einst_Stein]

On 12/21/2023 at 9:42 AM, prk60091 said:

No I did not-- Unless it was someone from Leica Wetzler- saying it came from a 'rep'  is meaningless.  "Rep's" make stuff up all the time.

 

 

In English, it is called rumor!

[Einst_Stein]

Here's a rumor I just made, and I confirmed it to myself!

I suspoect Leica chose 28mm because they planned another focal length for later, may be 50mm, 60mm, or 75mm.  It would be too close if 35mm or 40mm. 

[LocalHero1953]

46 minutes ago, Einst_Stein said:

Here's a rumor I just made, and I confirmed it to myself!

I suspoect Leica chose 28mm because they planned another focal length for later, may be 50mm, 60mm, or 75mm.  It would be too close if 35mm or 40mm. 

You need to leak that rumour to the Leica Rumours site. It can then be quoted back here as the truth.

[Olaf_ZG]

I am totally chilled out, just hoping for a Q3 40/50mm, and somehow convinced it will come.

Reactions of those not wanting or not seeing it is utterly fun.

[Einst_Stein]

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20 minutes ago, Olaf_ZG said:

I am totally chilled out, just hoping for a Q3 40/50mm, and somehow convinced it will come.

Reactions of those not wanting or not seeing it is utterly fun.

I bet Q 40mm and 45mm will never come. 40mm and 45mm have never been  favorite focal length in true Leica. 

Dream 50mm or 75mm.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Einst_Stein

[Le Chef]

Yawn…I will wait for Leica to tell us what they re going to sell, not what wishful thinkers dream that Leica should introduce.

[Knorp]

16 hours ago, Knorp said:

Just imagine a Q with a Summicron 40mm ... That would be something. Great for street and snapshots ...

One can only dream, but I'd say: make it happen, Leica !

And what's more: with a 40mm lens they perhaps can even introduce a 135mm frame like a true M !

What about that, hey ?!

😎

[SrMi]

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2022/06/whats-really-new-about-m11-and-why.html

June 4, 2022

Fotointern: How about the Leica Q then? There are also rumors about a version with one longer focal length. 

Stefan Daniel: 

The situation is similar with the Q2. We are constantly working on all of our product lines. However, the Q2 is still great popularity with its 28mm focal length and the demands for a longer focal length Q no more than individual voices. 

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So, if you want a longer focal length, let Leica know. 

[ynp]

13 hours ago, Einst_Stein said:

I bet Q 40mm and 45mm will never come. 40mm and 45mm have never been  favorite focal length in true Leica. 

Dream 50mm or 75mm.

True Leica or not, there was a time when Leica had an affordable camera in the lineup. I have three Leica M and Minolta  40mm lenses. And one of them is my body cap and it’s almost permanently attached to one of my Ms. 

[ynp]

I am aware that I am in the minority. 40mm is my favorite focal length. On the M10r,  I use my 40mm both like a 35 and 50, I did not adapt/file my 40mm to the 35 mm frame lines, I just know my Leica and Minolta lenses well enough. With the 40 mpx I can crop easily up  to 75mm.  I am sure that 60 mpx will allow the 40mm to be cropped even more. The difference between the 26mm and 40mm is the way how they compress the facial features of human subjects. The 40mm is long enough for a more natural portrait look. And wide enough for an environmental portrait. 
I am an S3 shooter and my main lens for work outside is the 55mm Distagon. Not perfect optically, but it can be my only lens for people with the S3 and its 60 mpx. Unfortunately, it lacks the central shutter.  The leaf shutter of the Q also will let me use regular and cheap  flash outside.

I understand that my use of my gear is not a mainstream Leica way of doing things. 
p.s. sorry for the rant. 
 

yevgeny

Edited December 25, 2023 by ynp

[Simone_DF]

2 hours ago, SrMi said:

https://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2022/06/whats-really-new-about-m11-and-why.html

June 4, 2022

Fotointern: How about the Leica Q then? There are also rumors about a version with one longer focal length. 

Stefan Daniel: 

The situation is similar with the Q2. We are constantly working on all of our product lines. However, the Q2 is still great popularity with its 28mm focal length and the demands for a longer focal length Q no more than individual voices. 

--

So, if you want a longer focal length, let Leica know. 

What do you expect him to say? To tell you about an unannounced product? 

Have you ever heard Tim Cook talk about the new Apple glasses before release? He kept denying it until it was announced. That’s what companies do. 

[Simone_DF]

7 hours ago, Le Chef said:

Yawn…I will wait for Leica to tell us what they re going to sell, not what wishful thinkers dream that Leica should introduce.

Here’s a Christmas present for you. A direct link to subscribe to the Leica newsletter. Only official news, directly into your email inbox. No need to yawn and get bored anymore!

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[SrMi]

34 minutes ago, Simone_DF said:

What do you expect him to say? To tell you about an unannounced product? 

Have you ever heard Tim Cook talk about the new Apple glasses before release? He kept denying it until it was announced. That’s what companies do. 

He said that they do not see any interest in Q with different focal length. He would not claim that if they had it in development.

[Patrick NL]

17 hours ago, Einst_Stein said:

I bet Q 40mm and 45mm will never come. 40mm and 45mm have never been  favorite focal length in true Leica. 

Dream 50mm or 75mm.

What would be the point of a 75mm Q? To bring to the zoo and safaris? And portraits without context?

The Q is entrance into the Leica world; is is the most "affordable" camera and you get a "free" lens. In a way a Leica Q3-28 and a Q3-50 would cover 90% of all my needs. A Q3-75 would be too long for most of what I do, but would be a good compliment to a Q28... Good that Leica only has a Q28, so I do not have to think about these first-world problems! 😁

Any combo would be less money than an M11 with two comparable lenses... which tells you the Q is a gem in the Leica landscape!

[Einst_Stein]

5 hours ago, ynp said:

True Leica or not, there was a time when Leica had an affordable camera in the lineup. I have three Leica M and Minolta  40mm lenses. And one of them is my body cap and it’s almost permanently attached to one of my Ms. 

Leica let Minolta have 40mm was exactly to make it not main stream. It is Leica’s strategy to keep true Leica true Leica.

[ynp]

7 minutes ago, Einst_Stein said:

Leica let Minolta have 40mm was exactly to make it not main stream. It is Leica’s strategy to keep true Leica true Leica.

As far as I remember Minolta was Leica’s partner with some mainstream R stuff. 

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[ianforber]

Before buying my Q2 I checked what my most frequent focal length was on previous photos taken with a 24-80mm zoom. I almost always used it at or around the two extremes of the zoom. I didn’t care whether it was 24, 26 or 28mm, the Q2 gave me what I needed at the wide end and the resolution gave me what I needed at the 80mm-ish end by cropping. That’s how it’s worked out and I’m very happy. 

[Einst_Stein]

1 hour ago, ynp said:

As far as I remember Minolta was Leica’s partner with some mainstream R stuff. 

true, but not M. I assume  you know the positiion of M in Leica.