john clark

I’m still wavering! Currently wishing there was a Q2-P since I prefer the stealth look of the Q-P but am not convinced by the olive colour of the Q2 Reporter. Actually, what I want is a Q2 Monochrom that’s actually got a colour sensor ;)

I had a G2 set for about 12 or so years. I loved that system, it had its quirks but the images were stunning and I became very good at working around it's occasional eccentricities. I sold it for around half what I paid (new) back in around 2013 or 2014, and still (occasionally) miss it. I'm now thinking of a Leica Q2, which - apart from not having removable lenses - strikes me as the modern (digital) successor to the G2. Has anyone owned both the G2 and a Q2, and comment on any similarities or differences in the shooting experience? I've come to terms with the idea of a 'single lens' system (and working within those limitations) so - in my head - I'm wondering whether it will give me the same general experience that I got from G2+28/2.8 back in the day.....

Hi folks, I'm a long time member (can't believe I've been here (or on the old site) since 1999!) but been away from the site for a good few years. Now that I'm rekindling an interest in photography I'm exploring what I really need and how to keep things simple. I'm drawn to the idea of the Leica Q2, as much because it will remove some of the choice from photography (i.e. which lens to take) and let me get away from the multi-buttoned confusion that is my current camera (Fuji XT2). One lens, simple controls, high quality, something that will get out of the way of the image creation process. Q2 is that camera. I just wanted to hear from other Q2 users about their daily experiences with the camera - good bits, bad bits, whether you'd buy it again, that kind of thing. Specifically from the angle of a tool that gets out of the way. My favourite compositional form is the square, and the high res full-frame sensor gives me lots of cropping options for high quality square-format photos. I'd be especially pleased to hear from Q2 users that prefer to crop to the square. Do you find it works well for this (by my calculations the 28mm becomes roughly a 50mm effective focal length when cropped to the square). I enjoy my XT2 but the mistake I made was adding loads of lenses, and I always seem to end up taking a single lens with me when I head out. And its many buttons still occasionally land me in hot water (even after having the camera for around six years). I'll keep it, but sell some of the lenses, to help fund the Q2. One of my all-time favourite cameras I owned was the Contax G2 - I loved that camera, and in a way I see the Q2 as sort of the digital successor to the G2, strange though that sounds. I hope that the Q2 can 'get out of the way' in the way I always found the G2 could back in the film days.... Thanks! PS. Not sure if this is the best place for the question, given that the Q2 is a Leica but is not a rangefinder...