Looks like all of the Q buzz is gone

f16sunshine said:
Canon seems to fix about anything.
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Missing from the Canon Repair Request page are:

1) ALL film EOS cameras
2) EOS aps cameras earlier than the 40D
3) EOS 5D
4) EOS 1Ds earlier than the Mark III
5) EOS 1D earlier than the Mark III

Service is also not available for some discontinued EF lenses, such as the 28-80 L.

As such, I think it is safe to conclude that Canon does NOT support discontinued products indefinitely.
 
gustavoAvila said:
Missing from the Canon Repair Request page are: 1) ALL film EOS cameras 2) EOS aps cameras earlier than the 40D 3) EOS 5D 4) EOS 1Ds earlier than the Mark III 5) EOS 1D earlier than the Mark III Service is also not available for some discontinued EF lenses, such as the 28-80 L. As such, I think it is safe to conclude that Canon does NOT support discontinued products indefinitely.
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Yes of course.
 
The Q is already a settled product, class leading, even though no one can get one, we know all about it. What's to buzz about? LOL

A7r2 took over buzz and now SL is latest lure :)
 
You guys have to give this camera a chance to get in stock before you decide the buzz is gone. Additionally, used doesn't mean crap when they are selling used for more than new prices.
 
At the Photo Plus show, I noticed longer lines to check out the Q than the SL...just sayin'. The SL has people just scratching their heads.
 
I traded my film M's in today towards a Q.
Haven't shot a single roll in like 5 years.
#15 on the waiting list...
 
Waiting list, interesting! A healthy demand it appears. I wonder how long the lists will get and how long it will be for production to catch up with the demand. Good luck with your purchase, Klaus!

Recall the M (240) waiting lists... Leica sold a large number of these rigs. I was on the waiting list at PopFlash for 11 months before taking delivery in 9/2013.
 
The waiting lists get shorter as some drop out, found it elsewhere or have pre-purchase remorse, wallet screams, wife screams.
...whenever I'm not in a hurry. Hopefully I turned beautiful shelf queens into something that will be used. Never seriously used autofocus before though...
 
serrada36 said:
At the Photo Plus show, I noticed longer lines to check out the Q than the SL...just sayin'. The SL has people just scratching their heads.
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I didn't see this at all. The Q was in the general area and the SL had its own section. That's more telling to me.
 
Q & SL = different strokes, different folks.. no need to compare their popularity or use cases.

I think it's good the Q buzz has settled down a bit, as there's less of an emotional twist in the discussions and people (namely owners & potential buyers) can actually discuss it rationally. Trolls and haters have moved over to newer cameras already, with SL getting a lion share of it.

Though Q got a warm reception from the public, I reckon it's still receiving the X Vario faith by being much more capable than people give it credit for. Proof will be in the pudding when more people get it in their hands.

//Juha
 
Years ago I started a photo project of environmental portraits of people I encountered in running my business... having workmen in, going out around town paying bills in person, etc. My idea was moving close-in for an intimate feel but also using wide-angle for context.

If I were doing this project now, the Leica Q 28mm would be just right. But my current preference has "drifted" to focal lengths in the 60-80mm range. So while I admire it, the Q doesn't tempt me at this time.
 
Doug said:
Years ago I started a photo project of environmental portraits of people I encountered in running my business... having workmen in, going out around town paying bills in person, etc. My idea was moving close-in for an intimate feel but also using wide-angle for context.

If I were doing this project now, the Leica Q 28mm would be just right. But my current preference has "drifted" to focal lengths in the 60-80mm range. So while I admire it, the Q doesn't tempt me at this time.
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Yeah, I feel the same. Many days 35mm equivelent is too wide for me. I'm looking more for details and to fill the frame.
I love this concept and design though. I hope it inspires more in longer focal lengths (and maybe a Monocrom version with a fast 50mm:D)
 
I like it, the lens is great, the operation is well-thought out, handling is excellent although the grip sucks as it has to be removed to reach the battery and SD card. dammit, back to the same baseplate problem...again...

28 isn't my favorite but I can learn, and it comes with a 35/2 too.
 
If you use the crop frame for 35mm, you still have 18MP left over and see around the frame lines pretty much like an M. I will find out if this suits me. Years back I had a 28 Elmarit and for whatever reason we didn't get along too well at the time, so I sold it. Being in the NYC area now, I guess I can use a 28mm lens quite often for street and architecture. I use a 25 Biogon occasionally on my MM.
 
the camera needs a grip, it's nice to look at but slippery, and the hand is cramped without one. the Leica grip with finger loop allows confident one handed operation without cramping, but not having battery access through the grip is a serious oversight
 
Jan Pedersen said:
I would not call it BS for Leica to have a waiting list and I disagree with Vincenzo stating that a waiting list is if a product have defects or other issues.

For a small company like Leica or for many other companies not necessarily in the camera business it is very expensive to manufacture to stock.
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My tech buying advice to others (and myself) is to never buy any product that is not in stock, and never buy before the product has passed at least one software/firmware upgrade cycle.

Ditto for software, don't be a tester, you are likely to regret your being so impetuous.

Of course someone has to be an early adopter, just not me. :)
 
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