Long Exposure landscape images and techniques on Q3

[luetz]

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I invite members to provide set-up and sample images using a "Q" series camera.  I am trying to avoid the use of "ND" filters or staged lighting.  Only available "ambient and Tripods.

[Miltz]

There is no set-up to share. The Q is like any other high end digital camera. They all work the same. Watch some YouTube videos on landscape photography and apply them to the Q.

[JTLeica]

12 hours ago, luetz said:

I invite members to provide set-up and sample images using a "Q" series camera.  I am trying to avoid the use of "ND" filters or staged lighting.  Only available "ambient and Tripods.

Have either a custom profile or set up a favourites menus so you have easy access to the following:

Self timer to 2 seconds

Turn off OIS

Fix ISO to 100 (not auto)

Thats it for the Q. But, if you don’t want to use ND filters in daylight you won’t be taking any long exposures images. Only in dim light or night you will be able to. Only other option is averaging tonnes (10+) images in photoshop and creating a long exposure effect. This is laborious though and introduces alignment issues.

Why don’t you want to use an ND filter?

 

edit - I’ll add one thing to this, I find using a magmatic finger system for the Q a joy, I use Urth, can’t see any difference in IQ. It allows me to use the urth lens cap too which is far quicker and more convenient than the large Leica one and I can then swap out CPL and nd filters within 5 seconds.

 

Edited October 19, 2024 by JTLeica

[luetz]

8 hours ago, JTLeica said:

Have either a custom profile or set up a favourites menus so you have easy access to the following:

Self timer to 2 seconds

Turn off OIS

Fix ISO to 100 (not auto)

Thats it for the Q. But, if you don’t want to use ND filters in daylight you won’t be taking any long exposures images. Only in dim light or night you will be able to. Only other option is averaging tonnes (10+) images in photoshop and creating a long exposure effect. This is laborious though and introduces alignment issues.

Why don’t you want to use an ND filter?

 

 

edit - I’ll add one thing to this, I find using a magmatic finger system for the Q a joy, I use Urth, can’t see any difference in IQ. It allows me to use the urth lens cap too which is far quicker and more convenient than the large Leica one and I can then swap out CPL and nd filters within 5 seconds.

 

I just prefer "low light/dusk" naturally...tks for your reply..

[JTLeica]

3 hours ago, luetz said:

I just prefer "low light/dusk" naturally...tks for your reply..

Yep fair enough, generally nicer light. F11 is all I’d want to go to but ideally f8 b for best resolution. Can average out a few f8 images for a longer exposure effect if needed

[luetz]

57 minutes ago, JTLeica said:

Yep fair enough, generally nicer light. F11 is all I’d want to go to but ideally f8 b for best resolution. Can average out a few f8 images for a longer exposure effect if needed

Tks again......

[LocalHero1953]

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13 hours ago, JTLeica said:

I find using a magmatic finger system for the Q a joy

I really, really hope you mean a magnetic filter system. Although, the geologist in me would quite like to see what you wrote!

[JTLeica]

10 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

I really, really hope you mean a magnetic filter system. Although, the geologist in me would quite like to see what you wrote!

You not seen these new filters made from molten lava? Catch up man 😉

[ianforber]

On 10/19/2024 at 10:25 AM, JTLeica said:

Have either a custom profile or set up a favourites menus so you have easy access to the following:

Self timer to 2 seconds

Turn off OIS

Fix ISO to 100 (not auto)

Thats it for the Q. But, if you don’t want to use ND filters in daylight you won’t be taking any long exposures images. Only in dim light or night you will be able to. Only other option is averaging tonnes (10+) images in photoshop and creating a long exposure effect. This is laborious though and introduces alignment issues.

Why don’t you want to use an ND filter?

 

edit - I’ll add one thing to this, I find using a magmatic finger system for the Q a joy, I use Urth, can’t see any difference in IQ. It allows me to use the urth lens cap too which is far quicker and more convenient than the large Leica one and I can then swap out CPL and nd filters within 5 seconds.

 

+1 for Urth. 

I too have a custom profile for tripod use but I don’t always want to fix my ISO at 100 as it depends how much movement I want to be visible in clouds, trees etc. It’s a niche use I know but when I’m taking infrared pictures I will usually set the ISO to about 800-1600. The Q2 is not as good as the M11 at handling the noise at that sort of ISO (ISO 5,000 on a M11 feels about the same as 1,600 on a Q2 for me) but it’s usually good enough and, if not, a light noise reduction process sorts it out.