How could any camera geek resist Leica Q?

[Hsg]

I assume that resisting Leica Q is going to be the most difficult task facing Leica and camera geeks in general who have enough cash or credit to buy one.

 

[FrankS]

Yes it is. A manly man wouldn't buy one. It's like the new vw beetle.

(sarcastic post responding to the original post which has now been edited.)

 

[Huss]

Agreed. Manly men would only shoot plate film cameras. Or at the bare minimum a Fuji GW690.

 

[Colin Corneau]

I've seen some weird posts, made by people who really need to go outside, before but this one really takes the cake.

 

[Hsg]

I removed the comment about its potential target market.



Anyway, so what are your reasons for not buying a Leica Q when its available?

In my case its lack of funds.

 

[Pablito]

Anyway, so what are your reasons for not buying a Leica Q when its available?

Sensor seems dramatically sub-par if you look at testing done by dpreview.

Price.

28mm lens.

a 35 or 40mm lens would have been more tempting.

So, in the end, not tempted at all.

 

[Brian Atherton]

I have the funds. I looked... and never gave it a second thought. I have no need of a digital with a fixed 28mm lens. Leica or otherwise.

 

[Emile de Leon]

It'a a girly cam...hahaha!
If it were a manly cam...it would have been .95...

 

[Huss]

I think it's a cool camera and would like to check it out. But then again, I think pretty much any camera is cool.
I don't think I'd get one though because I already have an M240 with a 28mm lens, as well as other lenses for it so that bit is covered. But more because with all that, I still shoot more film than digital.
$4500 is too much for what would be something I would rarely use.

 

[raid]

Geeks who do not want to spend thousands of Dollars on a fixed lens camera.

 

[Pablito]

Sigh.... just goes to show that any thread can turn sexist...

 

[Dektol Dan]

Sexy Sexist Q Quip

Sexy Sexist Q Quip

I love the Q, but it's only about the lens.

I've never been moved by the 240 sensor, it seems like it has flatness to it. On this blog there are already M9 and 240 color comparisons. The 240 looks more lifeless. The 240 makes Japanese style black and white.

Sure the sensor doesn't have the rust issue, but that doesn't mean I have to marry a girl who only gives missionary style love for safety's sake.

Give me some adventure Ms. Leica!

 

[MiniMoke]

A reason to resist the Q? PRICE!

Unfortunately.... cause this could be just right for me

 

[taemo]

have no interest on the Q at all, mainly because it's 28mm.
if this was 35 croppable to 50 i would be

 

[uhoh7]

I Love 28 and could use a smaller camera for backcountry. But Q AF and heavy corrections rule this machine out for me. I prefer 28cron/M9 for now.

 

[Emile de Leon]

Actually..I really like some of the pics I've seen with this cam...
I must be a girly mon'..ya mon'

 

[Godfrey]

I assume that resisting Leica Q is going to be the most difficult task facing Leica and camera geeks in general who have enough cash or credit to buy one.

You're not making a good assumption. I don't need to resist buying a new camera because I'm satisfied with the cameras I already have. I'm intrigued with the Q because it has some of Leica's latest technology and is an interesting design, but I feel no urge to buy one.

The most difficult task with regard to the Q is ignoring all the incredibly dumb things that are being bandied about as fact about it. In that effort I will persevere.

G

 

[Addy101]

Sensor seems dramatically sub-par if you look at testing done by dpreview.

No, it isn't. I guess you refer to this page of their hands-on review where they compare it to the sensor inside the Nikon D750 - the D750 clearly is better. However, if you change the comparison to the Canon 5Ds or 6D, the Leica looks better. In the end, the sensor falls in between the class leading Sony sensor and the Canon sensor.

Whatever you don't like 'bout the Leica Q, the sensor shouldn't be a reason to shun it.

 

[Vobluda]

Quite easily as it has 28mm lens.

I assume that resisting Leica Q is going to be the most difficult task facing Leica and camera geeks in general who have enough cash or credit to buy one.

 

[willie_901]

The high ISO banding artifacts have attenuated my initial excitement. This is one reason why low-light photographers might not be as excited as others.