Mr_Ross_Duncan Posted June 9, 2024 Share #1 Posted June 9, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm sure this has been discussed many times, but I can't find any reference to it. What does the Q actually stand for> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 9, 2024 Posted June 9, 2024 Hi Mr_Ross_Duncan, Take a look here The letter Q. Quiet, Quixotry, Quick, Quantify? What does it stand for.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted June 9, 2024 Share #2 Posted June 9, 2024 Probably not quadratic equations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted June 9, 2024 Share #3 Posted June 9, 2024 Quandary. It’s not an M. It’s not an SL. It’s not an R. So what is it? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted June 9, 2024 Share #4 Posted June 9, 2024 If that's a serious question, then: nothing. No more than M, R, S, T, U, V-lux, X and (out of sequence) CL and D-lux. One could add Sinar's F and P to the list. They are keeping N, O, P and W available for new models. Ancient lore has it that M stands for 'Meßsucher' and perhaps R for 'reflex'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted June 10, 2024 Share #5 Posted June 10, 2024 Quagmire. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indeepthought Posted June 10, 2024 Share #6 Posted June 10, 2024 Quite Amazing 😎 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted June 10, 2024 Share #7 Posted June 10, 2024 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 21 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: If that's a serious question, then: nothing. No more than M, R, S, T, U, V-lux, X and (out of sequence) CL and D-lux. One could add Sinar's F and P to the list. They are keeping N, O, P and W available for new models. Ancient lore has it that M stands for 'Meßsucher' and perhaps R for 'reflex'. Highly unlikely that it’s just random. The R for Reflex isn’t perhaps either. The C was for compact btw. I’d say that the Q stands for a high quality point and shoot camera for the masses who bypassed the wish to understand the basics of photography. Or, following AUDI, Quite expensive for what it is compared to peers. Edited June 10, 2024 by otto.f Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted June 10, 2024 Share #8 Posted June 10, 2024 1 hour ago, otto.f said: Highly unlikely that it’s just random. The R for Reflex isn’t perhaps either. The C was for compact btw. I’d say that the Q stands for a high quality point and shoot camera for the masses who bypassed the wish to understand the basics of photography. Or, following AUDI, Quite expensive for what it is compared to peers. If M is for Meßsucher, surely it should be K for 'Kompakt'? Otherwise the M should have been R for Rangefinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted June 11, 2024 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2024 22 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said: If M is for Meßsucher, surely it should be K for 'Kompakt'? Otherwise the M should have been R for Rangefinder. 🧐 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertynm Posted June 11, 2024 Share #10 Posted June 11, 2024 Am 10.6.2024 um 07:29 schrieb otto.f: I’d say that the Q stands for a high quality point and shoot camera for the masses who bypassed the wish to understand the basics of photography. Or, following AUDI, Quite expensive for what it is compared to peers. what an unnecessary comment. Is there humor in there somewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 11, 2024 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2024 It stands for question mark… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 11, 2024 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2024 1 hour ago, Qwertynm said: what an unnecessary comment. Is there humor in there somewhere? Well it is formulated a bit negatively but yes, Q is indeed meant to be the highest quality image taking compact camera when the technical aspects of photography are not a priority. So, on holiday one may choose to leave the full SL kit at home as it is vast overkill but take the Q and get similar level holiday snaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwertynm Posted June 11, 2024 Share #13 Posted June 11, 2024 vor 6 Minuten schrieb jaapv: Well it is formulated a bit negatively but yes, Q is indeed meant to be the highest quality image taking compact camera when the technical aspects of photography are not a priority. These snide remarks are imho just unnecessary and don't contribute anything of substance to a forum with rules. I'm sure Leica and many Q users wouldn't agree with @otto.f. There are many examples in the gallery of people who deliberately go out with their Q and shoot pictures with technical aspects and tHe bAsIcS oF pHoToGrApHy in mind. Don't know what kind of difference the camera makes?! It's all about the person behind the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 11, 2024 Share #14 Posted June 11, 2024 Provided that the camera is suited to their needs at the moment. Sometimes I use my phone and need to know nothing about photography. As I said, formulated harshly ( or maybe provocatively) but not aimed at any forum member or even specific person in general. I’m sure that Leica intently made the camera as simple to use as possible whilst retaining many options for more advanced photographers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozonoh Posted June 11, 2024 Share #15 Posted June 11, 2024 7 hours ago, jaapv said: Provided that the camera is suited to their needs at the moment. Sometimes I use my phone and need to know nothing about photography. As I said, formulated harshly ( or maybe provocatively) but not aimed at any forum member or even specific person in general. I’m sure that Leica intently made the camera as simple to use as possible whilst retaining many options for more advanced photographers The question is what you mean by « knowing nothing about photography ». As Nadar said: there are people who can see and those who are not even able to look at anything ( it is better in French: il y a ceux qui savent voir et d’autres qui ne savent même pas regarder). The tool itself doesn’t matter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.f Posted June 11, 2024 Share #16 Posted June 11, 2024 9 hours ago, Qwertynm said: I'm sure Leica and many Q users wouldn't agree with @otto.f. What’s wrong with that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siriusone59 Posted June 11, 2024 Share #17 Posted June 11, 2024 And after owning one for years, I thought it meant Quirky.😊 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianforber Posted June 17, 2024 Share #18 Posted June 17, 2024 Maybe because it’s the first button on a QWERTY keyboard and easy to type? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBNvRBN photo Posted June 30, 2024 Share #19 Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) No I think Q just named the Q after himself. You know it does shoot with high precision. But somehow James still prefers his Walther PPK. Edited June 30, 2024 by RBNvRBN photo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted July 1, 2024 Share #20 Posted July 1, 2024 Quintessential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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