Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow Brian I have my trusty M9 with a Noctilux. I love the unique look of my images. But. Your note makes me wonder if I should try a Q2 out. My Leica sits on the counter waiting for a memorable moment - but my phone is with me all the time. Thank you. Jasse On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 10:10 AM Brian Reid <reid at mejac.carlsbad.ca.us> wrote: > I bought a Q2 in August 2019. I haven't used any other camera since > then, except occasionally my iPhone. It is beyond fabulous in almost > every way. > > I use it for portraits, travel pictures, random family snapshots, and > ... well, I use it for everything. > > I have two very minor issues with it. The WiFi scheme for getting > pictures out of it is really awful, but it does work. And I often > accidentally move the focus point around by hitting the > up/down/left/right buttons unintentionally. So I always check the > location of the focus point before I take a picture. > > > > On 2021-06-12 08:57, Howard L Ritter Jr via LUG wrote: > > Looking for LUGgers? opinions/experience with the Q2. And with Topaz > > Labs? Gigapixel AI and Sharpen AI software. > > > > After decades of flogging a 35mm, then FF DSLR or mirrorless, on > > various outings and expeditions, I have finally come to the > > realization that the opportunity to use a lens longer than 50mm for a > > few percent of my shots, most of them not particularly memorable, > > isn?t worth the bulk and weight of a 24-70 or -85 zoom. I?ve gotten > > progressively unhappy with the lack of decent compact primes for my > > Sony mirrorless FF a7Rii, and the resultant need to tote the 24-70. My > > everyday-carry lens on an M body is 35mm and I?m much more apt to wish > > I had something shorter mounted than longer. I?m not above going out > > with the M240 or MM sporting the lovely 21-35 Vario-Elmarit R on an M > > adapter and EVF. > > > > So I?m going to Iceland (again) next week with my son for a > > circumnavigation of the island by the Ring Road, with side trips to > > the volcano and the Snaefjellsness Peninsula. This prospect really > > stimulated some analytical thinking, and I went ahead and ordered a Q2 > > from B&H. It arrived yesterday and I?m familiarizing myself with it. > > It?s a real gem, well advanced from my M240 in terms of being a > > thoroughly modern FF digital camera, and it really feels right to/for > > me. It?s going to replace my Sony a7Rii, Sony RX1-R, and a few lenses. > > > > My reasoning is that with a 28mm prime lens and a 47 MPx sensor, I can > > crop and enlarge to the equivalent of 90mm and have a 4.5 Mpx image > > file. I?ve found that Gigapixel and Sharpen can produce an image file > > 4x as large as the original (2x the pixel dimensions) that looks at > > least as good as a native image file made with a lens of 2x the FL. So > > the 4.5 Mpx crop can be up-res?d and sharpened to look like an 18 Mpx > > file taken with a 90 mm lens. And the 24 Mpx images from my late, > > lamented NEX-7 that I see as background on my 25? iMac?s 250-dpi, > > 15-Mpx screen every day remind me of how stunningly detailed 15 Mpx > > can look 2? across the desk even at 13 x 21?. > > > > Any helpful advice or reports from Q users? > > > > Images to follow. > > > > ?howard > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jasse Chan jassechan at gmail.com