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  • Writer's pictureKaisern Chen

The Q2 Factor

Updated: Apr 24

Leica is a German company - they are well organized and committed to their crafts and quality products, and also somewhat predictable. It is also a rather small company as far as the photographic industry is concerned. So the logic goes that in the adaptation of a new sensor - goes with the model that is more affordable to carry volume and more electronic-integration for optimization for such high-resolution sensor - as Q2 is presented.


Leica Q2 and Leica M10-D + APO-Summicron-M 50/2 ASPH

Q2 will help build the fundamental volume of the new sensor which will be adopted by the SL system next and ultimately the "Messucher" M System.


Q and Q2 closely resemble the look and size of the M camera, so the camera carries the brand look of the classic - the flagship system of Leica and also makes it easy as a second camera to shoot side by side with M camera, as I do.


Q2 weights 734g is roughly equal to the combined weight of a Leica Summilux-M 28/1.4 ASPH (440g) and a Leica Summilux-M 35/1.4 ASPH (320g) - an excellent combination to complement the M camera with added 4K video as a bonus and costs much less. The 35mm crop would reduce the JPEG resolution but not effect DNG and will still produce equivalence of 30MP (6704X4472 pixels) file - still 25% more than the full resolution of the existing M10 cameras.


Q also serves as an entry model to full-frame Leica and probably, at the moment, the best high-end travel and photojournalism camera.


The Q2 is of course not the replacement of the classic M. The M system architecture allows the use of modern EVF to accept lenses with technical movements, for example, the Schneider - Kreuznach PC-Super-Angulon 2.8/28 on M10 through R-Adapter M and the Macro-Elmar-M 90/4 with Macro-Adapter-M on Leica M10-D, among many possibilities. The classic all mechanical M mount is an engineering beauty but cannot defy its age. The ability of backward compatible to a sea of legacy lenses and accepts the state-of-the-art lenses of modern time is the strength of contemporary full-electronic-mount with a short flange distance which is probably something the engineers at Leica have to work out to liberate the M system to the higher potential of coming future.


Leica M10 with Schneider-Kreuznach PC-SUPER-ANGULON 2.8/28 + R-Adapter M and Leica Q2 and Leica M10-D with Macro-Elmar-M 90/4 + Macro-Adapter-M

The Leica SL is a proven example that Leica understands what meant to professional photographers and the direction of digital photography moves toward to. The L-Mount Alliance will likely better prepare Leica for the unavoidable revolution the M system desperately needed.


Leica Q2 and Leica M10 with Summilux-M 28/1.4 ASPH

The benefit of an electronic system is the ability to miniaturize, accuracy, speed, efficiency and wireless communication - while depends on a power supply, so is the civilization. The Q2 resembles the look and size of an M camera is a result of a design decision than of engineering limitation. The human factor is one and to host a comfortable size of rear screen another. The Q2 is roughly the size of a Leica M10 mounted with Summilux-M 28/1.4 ASPH. The Summilux 28/1.7 ASPH on Q2 is slightly bulkier and a tab shorter physically than the faster and pure mechanical Summilux-M 28/1.4 ASPH on M10 which hints that Leica is technically capable of producing a series of F/1.7 autofocus lenses to fit the size of a modern M in the same chassis with M mount with electronic contacts while still accepts legacy mechanical M lenses. The in-camera image stabilizer is also becoming indispensable with sensor resolution north of 30MP, subjective of course, for cameras primarily shoot hand-held.


Leica Q2 next to Leica 10-D mounted with Summilux-M 28/1.4 ASPH

Change is inevitable and resists to evolve is not a good policy. Image sensor development is on the run itself to cover all needs and applications, and it will only go higher and faster because that is what brilliant designers and engineers in the laboratories do and manufacturers are likely to profit from what's next than what's past. Eventually, limitations hit, and that is time for future technology.



Extra Note :


The Q2 is, of course, a fantastic camera and a worthy upgrade if one is already using Leica Q, I would, and I did. The new battery BP-SCL4 with a capacity of 1,860mAh has a CIPA rating of 370 exposures, but my own test suggests that it is probably good for 1,500 exposures - base on I shot 1,255 captures (107.74GB) on my SONY G SDHC 128G UHS-II card on Q2 in 28-30 degree C ambient temperature with 1/4 capacity remaining on single charge battery. A spare battery is always a better option although I assumed most users would find one cell plentily enough.



The new interface is simple and easy to navigate especially for users with digital backs experiences and of course, the existing Q user. The initial set up requires just a couple of minutes and switching modes or adjustments during shooting are easy and fast.


Edit January 2020 - On the Leica M10 Monochrom and M10-R - I was wrong! or may I say Leica is wrong? As it turned out, Leica chose a 40 MB sensor for the Monochrom version, and later on, the R Version; I owned the M10 Monochrom and M10-R, and it is an improvement over the original M10 and my beloved M10-D, and very pleasing color renderings. I do not think the 40MB sensor is better than the 47MB sensor on the Q2 and the SL2. I do not know the reason behind such move, a move that causes more management efforts and inventory costs than adapting the one proven with Q2. It is Leica!


Leica Q2 is the result of a well-balanced design and engineering executions and a very competitive photography tool. The simplicity and elegance of Leica Q2 are what I preferred a camera to be as an industrial designer, and intuitive layout of essential controls allows me to shoot as naturally as I am a photographer want a camera to be, understand that there is no perfect camera.


Leica Q2 is not a bespoke camera, so it is no surprise that some may prefer one feature over another. My image blog is not so much about camera review but more of a personal image journal, although I cannot help to get into gear discussion as an industrial designer, I care about what the camera can deliver than what I dislike about it.


The half camera jacket featured in the image is the one I sometimes use when I find an integrated handgrip and Arca-Swiss type dovetail bottom plate for the situation requires agility or quick engagement and release with accessories using Arca-Swiss type clamp. I must admit the design of the half jacket is not appealing and poorly finish, but it is useful and affordable.





Q2 with RRS TFA-01 pocket tripod & BPC-16 Panning Micro Ball

I don't usually endorse accessory but this is a recommended combination - the original Really Right Stuff TFA-01 solid Aluminum pocket tripod with BPC-16 Panning Micron Ball, now I don't go on a trip without it. The LIM's case for Q2 is only useful when I need the Q2 on tripod. As I designer I think the LIM's case looks clumsy, like a design that is half-finished, and poorly finished using poor quality material - but it servies its purpose for Q2 to stay on a tripod, and it is not expesnive. The Q2 inside the LIM's half-case looks like a Korean camera. Not that I don't like Korean camera, but I prefer the look and feel of a German camera.


The fast sequential shooting capability of Q2, up to 10 fps, also makes it an ideal tool for quality HDR landscape (5 exposures on graduations of +/- 3EV), a very appealing tool for fine art landscape photography in a travel-friendly package.


The exceptionally bright Summilux lens on Q2 accepts 49mm accessories which makes it a rather compact and versatile travel landscape camera coupled with Lee Seven5 filter system which I use, as on the picture below. The compact and powerful travel clamp system from Really Right Stuff is one of my travel necessity for photography.


Leica Q2 mounted with Lee Seven5 Filter System & RRS Travel Clamp


My Q2 Image journal:



2023


April 2023


Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen, Bangkok, Thailand April 23, 2023 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s ISO 640 Aperture Priority

February 2023


Trainee at SO/ Bangkok, Thailand February 14, 2023 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/160s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


January 2023


Teochew Opera performer and her daughter, Lhong 1919 Bangkok, Thailand January 18, 2023 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1.50s ISO 250 Aperture Priority


2022


December 2022


Happy New Year from the street of Bangkok, Thailand December 31, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

Closed door, Bangkok, Thailand December 28, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority

I lost count of how many times I walked pass this door on the street I walked numerous time every week since 2013, only to take a shot of it 8 years later.





November 2022


Pare, Mattika Chalermpan, Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, Thailand October 5, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.0 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority


Saturday night activity, Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, Thailand October 5, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s ISO 1,000 Aperture Priority


Coconut vendor, Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, Thailand October 6, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.5 1/60s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


"Park Time" Kanjana Chaiwatanachai, Benchakitti Park, Bangkok, Thailand November 7, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.8 1/50s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


The Loy Krathong prayer, Lumpini Park Bangkok, Thailand November 8, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.0 1/100s ISO 100 Aperture Priority



October 2022


Kanjana Chaiwatanachai at Chavalit Optic Bangkok, Thailand October 10, 2022 Leica Q2 f/1.7 1/60s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Bell's midnight vibe - Ximending 西門町, Taipei, Taiwan October 24, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 1,600 Aperture Priority

Michelle Chu, Ximending 西門町, Taipei, Taiwan October 24, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority


March 2022


Early spring landscape, Golovinskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 14, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/7.1 1/250s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

The Kolomytsevs, Tutayev, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 15, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s ISO 4,000 Aperture Priority

Faces of Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast March 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/125s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Alexie, Myshkin, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 19, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/6.3 1/800s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Vera, Myshkin, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 19, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/6.3 1/1.250s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Farmer, Myshkin, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 19, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/800s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

The arrival of spring, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia March 20, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/8 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority

February 19 Bangkok, Thailand

Kanjana Chaiwatanachai, Bangkok, Thailand February 19, 2022 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/320s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


2021


January 2021 Chiang Mai, Thailand


Spiderman also feels hungry! Thapae, Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/100s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Social engagement, Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

Lae, the local Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.5 1/50s ISO 320 Aperture Priority

The new and the old, Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/5 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

Telephone Booth - I came to Thailand in the early 90's when the household phone is not popular outside of the center of the city and time consuming to wait for one, and costly to skip cues. It was a time when the public phone is necessary yet challenging to find one, and when found, usually not working.

In 2021, the need for a public phone booth may be debatable, but easy to find one. However, I lost interest to discover if it works yet otherwise find it an interesting photography subject.


Phone Booth - Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/8 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

Lamp and shades, Chiang Mai, Thailand January 2, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/7.1 1/125s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


Using my Q2 for the alternative visual presentation for my "Cycle of Life" project!



Cycle of Life #21-3346 Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/11 1/50s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Cycle of Life #21-3640 Bangkok, Thailand January 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/9 1/50s ISO 640 Aperture Priority

February 2021


Have fun with Leica Q2 Monochrom


Painter at work, Warehouse 30 Bangkok, Thailand February 28, 2021 Leica Q2 Monochrom 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

Twin brothers, Prem & Pleum Sriadulphan, Warehouse 30 Bangkok, Thailand February 28, 2021 Leica Q2 Monochrom 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

Footsteps, River City Bangkok, Thailand February 28, 2021 Leica Q2 Monochrom 35mm Crop f/4.5 1/50s ISO 400 Aperture Priority


March 2021


Stephania, a Italian-Thai former model, who told me she no longer pose for camera.... Open House - Central Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 f/1.7 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

Anna Dyatchina, Open House - Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 f/3.5 1/50s ISO 2,500 Aperture Priority

Katarina Gartell, Open House - Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 250 Aperture Priority

Katya Anokhina, Open House - Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

Katarina Gartell, Katya Anokhina, Anna Dyatchina and Leyla Sandshiko at the Open House Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 1,000 Aperture Priority

Anna Dyatchina, Open House - Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 250 Aperture Priority

Mariia Pashinskaia, Open House - Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand March 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 1,000 Aperture Priority

Leica Q2 is almost a fault-free camera that deals with almost all situations with accuracy in focusing, exposure, and high quality. The only issue to pick is probably it has a relatively small buffer for such a high resolution that can shoot fast. I have never use the Continuous-H mode, mainly with the Continuous-L, and almost every time I hit the buffer limit. The use of sequential shoot is not for bracketing purposes but to capture a slight variation of shots in action, either on-street or portraits. However, Q2 is still a fantastic camera that, IMHO, has no better replacement than March 2021.




March 31 Bangkok Art and Culture Center


Get to take a couple of snapshots of Bangkok Art and Culture Center while awaiting the admission of the event "Videos of the East, Videos of the West" held by Ambasciata d'Italia

Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Thailand March 31, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s ISO 125 Aperture Priority

Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Thailand March 31, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority


April 2021


Olga Novoselova, Bang Rak, Bangkok, Thailand April 30, 2021 Leica Q2 f/3.2 1/60s. ISO 160 Aperture Priority

May 2021


Shalika Chitkosolsuk, the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand May 18, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/5 1/15s ISO 800 Aperture Priority

Shalika Chitkosolsuk, the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand May 18, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.2 1/50s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


June 2021

Sara Maricevic with Leica Q2, June 3, 2021 Leica M10-D + Summicron-M 50/2 ASPH


July 2021

Victoria Pacheco, the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand July 18, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.8 1/50s ISO 400


August 2021

Young kid in front of her home, Makkasan Community Bangkok, Thailand August 21, 2021 Leica Q 28mm f/5 1/125s ISO 100 Aperture Priority


Cooking by the rail tracks, Makkasan Community Bangkok, Thailand August 21, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/5 1/250s ISO 100 Aperture Priority



September 2021


The delay movie and the delayed launch...

The Q2 "007" Limited Edition of 250

James Bond decided enough is enough, and the move "No Time To Die" delay due to the Wuhan Pandemic should end and to release in October 2021! The decision also gives the official release of the 250 "007" limited edition Q2 to meet their long waited customers - I am not one of them.


It is no different from my Q2 that I am using since March 2019 except it costs more for its limited edition status and the British racing green leather, looks nice, I must admit.


Included in the limited edition set is a 007 style Globe Trotter suitcase that looks nicer than really useful, not for me, anyway. For those who may like it, act fast!




October 2021


October 19 Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand October 19, 2021 Leica Q2 Monochrom 28mm

October 25 The Bangkok railway Station, Thailand

The Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand October 26, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/4.5 1/50s ISO 640 Aperture Priority


November 2021


November 3, 2021 Icon Siam

Kanjana Chaiwatanachai at the Icon Siam Bangkok, Thailand November 3, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/7.1 1/13s ISO 200 Aperture Priority


November 4, 2021 Teochew Opera performance at Long 1919 Bangkok

Teochew Opera performer, Lhong 1919 Bangkok, Thailand November 4, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/5 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

November 22 Anastasiia Burdak at the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand

Anastasiia Burdak, the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/30s ISO 800 Manual Exposure


December 2021


December 1 Tutayev, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Early winter, Levoberezhnoye, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Leica Q2 28mm f/8 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority

The boy on the bicycle, Tutayev, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 160 Aperture Priority


December 13 Bangkok, Thailand

Apple Store at Central World Bangkok, Thailand December 13, 2021 Leica Q2 f/4.5 1/4s ISO 125 Manual Exposure

The Christmas Tree at the Central World Bangkok, Thailand December 13, 2021 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority


2020


January 3-5 Bangkok - Nakhon Si Thammarat - Songkhla - Phatthalung


the local elderly, Ban Talay Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 4, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 320 Aperture Priority

the local elderly, Ban Talay Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 4, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

the local elderly, Ban Talay Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 4, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 200 Aperture Priority

Movement of colors, Talay Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 5, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/11 1/2s ISO 50. Manual Exposure

Movement of colors, Talay Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 5, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/6.3 1/1000s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Thale Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 5, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/1250s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Te buffalo shephard, Thale Noi, Phatthalung, Thailand January 5, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/6.3 1/800 ISO 100 Aperture Priority


January 8, 2020 around Bangkok


Wat Tri Thotsathep - restoration in progress, mural painters at work, January 8, 2020 Bangkok, Thailand Leica Q2 28mm f/2.5 1/50s ISO 100 Manual

Cat, China Town Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/60s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

girl napping in the fresh market, China Town Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/50s. ISO 1,000 Aperture Priority

The comfort zone, China Town Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/50s ISO 1,600 Aperture Priority

The delivery man, China Town, Bangkok, Thailand January 8, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/50s ISO 250 Aperture Priority

January 28, 2020 The Bangkok Railway Station


The comfort zone, the Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand January 28, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/2 1/50s ISO 125 Aperture Priority

January 30, 2020



the greens at The Babylon Bangkok, Thailand January 30, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/7.1 1/50s ISO 2,500 Aperture Priority

on the street, the talented and kindly M.I. Pawinee Sukhaswasdi Santisiri, Bangkok, Thailand January 30, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.8 1/125s ISO 5,000 Manual Exposure

February 2020



The wedding couple, Bangkok, Thailand February 9, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/3.2 1/200s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Steve McCurry, Hossein Farmani and the Iranian twin, Open House, Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand February 16, 2020 Leica Q2

Hassan & Hosssein, the twin brothers from Kashan, Iran at The Open House, Central Embassy Bangkok, Thailand February 16, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.8 1/50s ISO 800 Aperture Priority


At the end of February of a leap year, on February 29, 20202 with Victoria Pacheco at The Bangkok Railway Station


Victoria Pacheco, The Bangkok Railway Station, Thailand February 29, 2020 Leica Q2 f/3.5 1/50s ISO 500 Aperture Priority


May 2020


Kanjana Chaiwatanachai wears facial shield, Bangkok, Thailand May 20, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/2.5 1/500s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

July 2020


Kanjana Chaiwatanachai at te Oriental Bangkok, Thailand July 16, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/2.2 1/100s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand


Our tour guide, Suda, stood in front of the Wat Somdej, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 25, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/4.5 1/50s ISO 125 Aperture Priority

cleaning lady at work, Wat Somdej, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 25, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/4.5 1/50s ISO 800 Aperture Priority

Comet NEOWISE

Comet NEOWISE captured by my wife Kanjana Chaiwatanachai, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 25, 2020 Leica Q2 at 28mm f/2 8.0s ISO 1600 Manual

Mon girl on the Mon Bridge, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 27, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/4.5. 1/50s ISO 320 Aperture Priority

Mon girl on the Mon Wooden Bridge, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand Leica Q2 28mm f/4.5 1/50s ISO 125 Aperture Priority

hair-cut, Mon Village, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 26, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/6.3 1/50s ISO 400 Aperture Priority

Kanjana Chaiwatanachai with Leica Q2 at the Mon village, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand July 26, 2020


August 2020



Pattaraporn Pratumfang "Screened", Fotoclub BKK, Thailand August 2, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.2 1/60s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Pattaraporn Pratumfang, Fotoclub BKK, Thailand August 2, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 125 Aperture Priority

Pattaraporn Pratumfang, Fotoclub BKK, Thailand August 2, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/5.6 1/50s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

LOVE needs maintenance, Central Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand August 8, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/2.5 1/125s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

November 2020



Not much shooting with Leica Q2 during the CCP pandemic time. I should!


Anyway, as rumor accurately indicated, Leica has released the Monochrom version of Leica Q2 on November 10, 2020.





I wish a different Q2 for the Monochrom version, maybe a 35mm or a 40mm fixed lens, or even a zoom, but it is still a wonderful camera with the original Summilux 28/1.17 ASPH.


Leica delivers another good strike.





December 2020


Project : Cycle of life


"Death is the start of a beginning, life is the start of the end, and the cycle continues forever."

~ Tim I. Gurung, Afterlife


Cycle of Life #20-205, Bangkok, Thailand December 17, 2020 Leica Q2 Macro Mode f/5.6 1/50s ISO 320 Aperture Priority


December 24 Craftsman at the Wat Wiwekaram, Sangkhlaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand


Mon craftsman works in the Wat Wiwekaram, Kanchanaburi, Thailand December 24, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/3.5 1/125s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Mon craftsman works in the Wat Wiwekaram, Kanchanaburi, Thailand December 24, 2020 Leica Q2 28mm f/4 1/200s ISO 100 Aperture Priority

The Leica Q2 is a fantastic camera with very capable lens that is one of the best camera Leica has ever made and offered. Unlike all the other cameras Leica currently sells, the Q2 is the only one that has no close competitor, in its class, with its potential image quality. It is a pity during this CCP virus pandemic year that my Q2 has not been use more often.




2019


March 2019


Sara Maricevic, March 16, 2019. Leica Q2 28mm 1/80s, f/1.7, ISO 100 Aperture Priority

Sara Maricevic, March 16, 2019. Leica Q2 28mm 1/30s, f/2.0, ISO 125 Aperture Priority

Sara Maricevic, March 16, 2019. Leica Q2 28mm 1/30s, f/2.5, ISO 160 Aperture Priority