Buying Leica Q

[jacopastorius]

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Hi all. I have a M10 with voigtlander 35 and Leica 50 Summicron and a SL with adapter to use the M lenses and some other old lenses like Nikon and Pentax. Now I was thinking about buying some autofocus gear and given my budget around 2.5k euros I have to choose if buying a second hand Leica Q or a zoom 28-70 for my SL.

i k ow they are completely different worlds but considering I mainly shoot street photography, maybe the Q is the way to go for.

the question is if it is good enough in these days but most of all I was thinking about the image output given the fact I love the files my M10 and Leica Summicron produce

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[erl]

Ask yourself, 'what will the Q do for me that I can't do with my M10?'

Then ask yourself, 'what does the M10 do for me that a Q won't?'

Your answer lies in these two riddles. 😇

[jaapv]

1 hour ago, jacopastorius said:

Hi all. I have a M10 with voigtlander 35 and Leica 50 Summicron and a SL with adapter to use the M lenses and some other old lenses like Nikon and Pentax. Now I was thinking about buying some autofocus gear and given my budget around 2.5k euros I have to choose if buying a second hand Leica Q or a zoom 28-70 for my SL.

i k ow they are completely different worlds but considering I mainly shoot street photography, maybe the Q is the way to go for.

the question is if it is good enough in these days but most of all I was thinking about the image output given the fact I love the files my M10 and Leica Summicron produce

You can stretch your budget by buying the optically identical Sigma 28-70. Or the superior Panasonic 35/1.8 and 85/1.8 and leave plenty of money to spare. 

[jacopastorius]

4 hours ago, erl said:

Ask yourself, 'what will the Q do for me that I can't do with my M10?'

Then ask yourself, 'what does the M10 do for me that a Q won't?'

Your answer lies in these two riddles. 😇

 I think it’s a mere question of autofocus 

[jacopastorius]

3 hours ago, jaapv said:

You can stretch your budget by buying the optically identical Sigma 28-70. Or the superior Panasonic 35/1.8 and 85/1.8 and leave plenty of money to spare. 

Interesting..honestly didn’t think about the Panasonic primes

[erl]

43 minutes ago, jacopastorius said:

 I think it’s a mere question of autofocus 

If you want autofocus, then the M10 is out.

Apart from that, I would prefer the M10, but you are free to differ.

[jacopastorius]

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1 hour ago, erl said:

If you want autofocus, then the M10 is out.

Apart from that, I would prefer the M10, but you are free to differ.

I already have an M10 and love it. I need autofocus for some situations or days when I feel lazy heheh

Edited September 26 by jacopastorius