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| sent on 01 Gennaio 2021
Pros: aesthetics, materials and top construction, dynamic range, shadow recovery, high ISO, stabilization, AF, tropicalization
Cons: ergonomics, uncomfortable right "wheel", total lack of microphone sockets, headphones and USB even for downloading images, ease of burning high lights like all monochromes
Opinion: Bought a couple of weeks after her announcement I got to try it "on the road" in different outings and various situations. It is a full-fledted Leica Q2 but without "veils", in the sense that the absence of the Bayer filter allows the newborn to reach levels of sharpness, image cleanliness and incredible dynamic gamma values, I can assure you. As far as high ISOs are concerned, we are at very high levels of reduction, but since we are not being led to push these performance too high, I reserve the right to check this aspect calmly over time. What instead represents "the danger" always lurking is the ease with which you can burn the high lights, but I was already aware of this because it is a feature common to other monochromes that over the years I have been able to try. So, watch out! With the Q2M the high lights are not recovered. If they went, they went. With shadows, however, it is not a problem, quite the contrary. The recovery is formidable. I can confirm, however, that the B/N it returns is magical, full of detail and never unnatural. Just by trying it you understand what I'm saying. It is certainly not a common machine or for all occasions. With the Q2M, a precise choice is obviously made, as on the other hand by choosing the 28mm despite the frames at 35, 50 and 75 (but only for jpegs). The aesthetics and materials used, as expected, are at the highest levels, nothing comparable to the cameras I have had over time. Beware of the smallest details, essentials and functionality. Everything that made me decide for the final choice. Among the things that I find between the cons (but which I understand within the minimal Leica logic) is the lack of any USB socket, microphone attachment or headset. The right wheel is a bit uncomfortable and hard and you struggle to "feel" it quickly when you are taken from the scene with your eye in the crosshairs, but then you get used to it. Stabilization is exceptional and allows shots at unthinkable times. And then tropicalization, macro mode, upgraded battery and spectacular viewfinder. Finally, I obviously do not talk about the price, the various forums opened on this topic are many and varied and often full of clichés and banalities of all kinds. Those who approach Leica know from the beginning what brand it is and know a minimum its history. Rating: 9.5 |
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