k-hawinkler
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Doug, very funny!So Leica now has Q, S and T products. Do they realize a letter is missing from this sequence?
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Doug, very funny!So Leica now has Q, S and T products. Do they realize a letter is missing from this sequence?
Yea a U. squatSo Leica now has Q, S and T products. Do they realize a letter is missing from this sequence?
But is Sony Disease any cheaper to treat?Sonys announcement just cured my Leica disease. LOL
The whole camera weighs about what that Zeiss E 35/1.4 does. Gives you what looks to be best in the world 28 image quality, excepting Vivek's Lux, and maybe my Cron.I see the attraction to these types of cameras but for me its not smart money spent. I need interchangeable lenses.
The price in Australia has just been announced ... $6000. Not sure about your pockets but mine aren't big enough to hold that much change. Either way, I would much rather buy the A7RII with 3 year newer technology and a couple of Zeiss lenses for the same money.The whole camera weighs about what that Zeiss E 35/1.4 does. Gives you what looks to be best in the world 28 image quality, excepting Vivek's Lux, and maybe my Cron.
It's a no-brainer if you have the change lying around.
better reviews hereThe hopes and aspirations expressed in Huff's review (one has to read his reviews carefully- he is quite sophisticated!) of the Q is correct.
I am waiting for the RX2. I am hoping it will truly be a pocketable compact.
Thanks but too pricey for me for what it can do. I'll pass. Hope Leica does well. I would like them to be around.
Yes the RX100IV looks great but for the time being I will hang onto my MkIII as my pocket camera as it is still a little marvelThanks but too pricey for me for what it can do. I'll pass. Hope Leica does well. I would like them to be around.
I am just so taken with the new RX100 iv (yeah, I know only 1 inch sensor and a zoom). Totally new tech with awesome capabilities and pocketable.
That gets my money.
When the RX2 shows up, I will likely grab one of those as well.
All probably true but for me there is nothing quite like this camera even considering it's price. I know the Gr is fantastic but I need FF to be able to get subject separation at wider aperturesIt looks like a great camera and may tick some people's boxes perfectly, but my view is that:
1. It is too expensive to be a huge success in the context of digital camera renewal cycles and the limitations of a fixed lens camera. I'd love one, but not at that price. For a 28mm walkaround I have a GR which is tiny by comparison. If it won't fit in a pocket, the A7 series will do nicely (for me). The GR has a slower, but even higher performing lens (according to Reid). Of course they are very different cameras in other ways.
2. The 28 f1.7 lux is very good, but its too early to claim it matches the Summilux-M 28 lux. Reid showed that edge performance is noticeably behind the RX1.
3. It will soon have competition in the form of an updated RX1 it seems. This could hurt Leica Q sales considerably, for those who would consider 35mm instead of 28.
I feel the Q is Leica's future, but with interchangeable lenses. I think it would kill the M and should indeed be developed hard so that it does so. Looking at many comments, I think this is the unsaid verdict quite a few people have: 'the Q hits the sweet spot, but most of us need to change lenses'. The T was too 'revolutionary' and missed the mark, but the Q... well, it hits very close to bullseye and interchangeable lenses would give people the camera many hoped the Sony FE system was going to be and the natural successor to the Leica M. I love my Monochrom, but the platform needs renewal IMHO and as EVFs improve, the optical finder and RF mechanism - what made the M stand out - will ultimately have to go. I feel the Q shows us that this is not only tolerable, but perhaps even for diehards... desirable.
The other feeling I have from looking at recent launches is that the following are in big trouble:
Canon - No real innovation and ancient sensor technology.
Nikon - No real innovation but at least they have cracking sensors.
M43 - Brilliant FF and APS-C are not much bigger now. Great cameras, but the FE system will be dragging away a lot of interest from high end OMD E-M1 type bodies (I suspect).
I am sure it is. But the Mk4 has something else. Ultrafast video (and 4K as well). This is totally insane. If this goes up another order, every kid out there will be making discoveries in science.Yes the RX100IV looks great but for the time being I will hang onto my MkIII as my pocket camera as it is still a little marvel
All probably true but for me there is nothing quite like this camera even considering it's price. I know the Gr is fantastic but I need FF to be able to get subject separation at wider apertures
For me a camera having interchangeable lenses isn't a feature but rather a requirement once we are talking prices north of $1500. This is pretty much the same reason I passed up on the RX1 (besides it not having a built in EVF.) the RX1 could've solves my desire for a great 35 a long time ago except I'm not willing to part with that kind of money for a limiting camera.I think Leica deserves some credit for getting this thing out, and it's got quite a buzz going.
4200 with the great glass....the R2 will be body only for 3200, and we know which is going to hold value better.
I know, "interchangeable", is a nice feature, but I think for those who like 28 this thing is pretty sweet
But, I'm not rich, so I will make due with M9 and 28 cron.
How do you know which will hold it's value better??I think Leica deserves some credit for getting this thing out, and it's got quite a buzz going.
4200 with the great glass....the R2 will be body only for 3200, and we know which is going to hold value better.
I know, "interchangeable", is a nice feature, but I think for those who like 28 this thing is pretty sweet
But, I'm not rich, so I will make due with M9 and 28 cron.