LEICA Q Impressions and Photobooks 

I received my "new" used Q 4 days ago, and my x100f has been in the drawer since then. The lens is insanely clean and sharp, it was love at first shot. I'm still adapting to the wider lens, using the 35mm frame lines is nice to have a good idea of the framing I was used to. My main reason to get one of this is because of the autofocus + mecanical manual focus, AF is very snappy and works fairy well in low light. Too bad we're under locked down again, but I've managed to get some street shots when buying groceries.

Really love the POV stuff, I've rewatched them a lot. Especially when it's both of you with how well each of your styles play off each other

I just bought the Q2 a couple of weeks ago and it’s remarkable. Stunning lens, sensor and image quality in both RAW and JPEG. I tend to be a camera junkie, flipping my Canons or Sonys whenever they come out with a new camera, but my Q2 is a keeper. I seriously doubt that I'll ever sell it.

POV and Lightroom editing from start to finish would be helpful. Thank you all for the awesome content.

Hey Shane, great video! I think most of us would just like to see more content!! Keep up the great work :) Personally though I would be interested in seeing how you and josh edit your photos as well.

Nice video Shane, however to use the words Leica and bargain in a sentence is prohibited. 😂

Great video Shane, i’d love to see more POV videos, especially in film! ❤️

I love my Leica Q. I've been tempted to sell it and get an x100V but I just can't let go of the full frame image quality and amazing glass. Your video just confirmed that I need to keep it. Thanks!

Definitely going to have to check out that Tom Woods book. I really enjoy the point of view videos. I appreciate its been difficult recently but going forward that would be great!

Great video! Got your book in the mail few days ago! :)Yes more point of view go pro of shoots in the streets would be awesome!

Big fan of the book reviews. The POV stuff is great but as you say, it’s going to be limited for a while. Certainly like to see more film/analog camera related content. Perhaps some discussion on the lens choices/ preferences of some of the ‘greats’?

Fair play to you Shane. I’m extremely happy with my X-Pro2 and X70 combo in my bag. They take beautiful images. I prefer the filmic look so actually I turn the sharpness down on my cams. Thanks for the great content and congrats on your publication. ;)

Thank you for explaining what the tab is all about .. from someone who always uses autofocus :-) some great pics from a variety of sources

Superb pics - a real treat!

I LOVE love my Q2... BUT there are two things they could change on the Q3 and I will be the first one to buy. The manual focus far focus goes past infinity. Why couldn't they just make it stop at infinity? the focus range lines between 1.5 and 5 meters could be expanded better to estimate more accurately. what do you think?

Lovely work. If only the Q had an OVF! So I'll probably still be forever lusting over the M10 with the 28mm lens separately. For around £2k used though, it looks like it's worth investing in. Looking forward to renting one out in London for a couple of days. I just got the X100V a few weeks ago, and whilst I love it, I completely agree with your reasonings on how it can be better. I just wish Fujifilm would release it with a full frame sensor, even if it's just the X100 range. It's perfect in every other way.

The shot with the birds and woman leaning is so so nice! I had a Q but the buffer was the only let down for me but now you’ve made me want another

I had a Q2, but decided to go to Sony. I bought a body and a number of Voigtlander lenses from the sale of the Q2. The Voigtlander 28mm Ultron is a very nice lens and kind of gives me a Q.

Great job, Shane! I've been seriously considering grabbing the Q but I'm afraid of being held to the 28mm. In 'Fine Airs & Fine Graces', my favorite shots are the closeups of people without their face showing, taken from afar. Do you miss the longer lens when shooting with the Q? Thanks!

Which leica m lens has the same image rendering as the leica q,the 28 summicron or elmarit?

in 2018 I traded a slightly used Fuji X-100F for a Leica Q. I never looked back. Fully understand your journey.

Great images in your book! Do you mind my asking which camera(s) you used for the images seen in your book?

I moved to a Q from a X100F ( which I still own but used by my son ), it is a absolutely different level from the fantastic Fuji in terms of IQ, I am so glad I made the jump. I managed to get a good deal as people were trading up to the Q2 and their were plenty of Q’s about. Not the same a year on. Fantastic camera.

People like you are the reason Fujifilm needs to make a full frame camera. I have the GFX 50R and it's not nearly as fast or convenient as the Leica Q or the X100V. The Ricoh GR series is nice but like other crop sensors they don't stack up in low light especially when they cripple it with a 2.8 lens. If Fuji only made the X100 series with a full frame sensor from Sony they wouldn't have to worry about a whole lens lineup, and it would sell really well, especially when the Q2 is going for above $6k right now.

Good job on the video very informative! Thank you and yes I would love to see some GoPro like real life street photography work maybe with a little voiceover and maybe talk to people about a composition that seems to be what people struggle with a lot is composition once they understand the focal triangle it’s really all about composition

Hi. I just got mine last week used but in mint condition. Very nice images in London under the sun. I'm a bit curious about what settings you prefer for the AF. When it's in point focus you can't touch the screen to move the point of focus and when it's in touch screen mode you can't use the multi direction buttons... What do you use ?

I really like the point of view videos, hearing more about photography as a lifestyle, how you accomodate it, why, what happens when you don't etc. Gear review are less interesting unless it fits 'Framelines', like Josh's huge pic-o-graph machine, what was that?! haha It would be cool to hear more about printing, i would like to get into this more. how do you make sure the colors are the same in the book vs on the screen? do you have to send the pictures in at the specific size you want. did you get a proof? etc. stay safe!

Leica automation is where photography is at its best, with the onset of the digital photography platform, transformation from manual to automatic features in a Leica format makes the Leica Q the best introduction to Leica....look at the Vario-X as well....both with automatic features with the Leica qualities....

Thank you for your thoughts on the Q - I wonder if you'll be happy with the fixed lens long term. I have the Q2 and missed the 50mm-look (despite being able to crop in a lot with all those megapixels), so recently I also got the X-Pro3 with the 35F2 and the 23F2 ... and I actually use it more than the Q2 at the moment (maybe because it's still new, but also because at times I think the pictures of the Q2 are "too good", i.e. too clinical, too sharp, lacking "personality"). Time will tell ...

The other thing is you can shoot F1.7 at 1/8 shutter hand held because of OIS which keeps the ISO down. The X100 needs IBIS. I'm sure they'll incorporate into the next gen as Fujifilm continues go make their IBIS smaller.

Who print the book and do the logistic to receivepayment and ship?

Leica Q is a best. Period. Sold all my gears (Nikon D4s and prime lens for it) no regrets.

I am curious how you went about making the photobook. Anywhere from preparing the photos, choosing a publisher, etc. I've had some requests on my Instagram account to make a book and I have no idea where to start. Did you self publish? The books seem very high quality and great pictures as well - Purchased!

Enjoyed the book segment as always. Not a fan of naming types of photography as 'street' or 'portrait' or more granular like 'environmental portrait' or anything else that may get thrown into the equation. They are photos, period - they either illicit a connection with the viewer or they don't. I think it has become a youtube thing and maybe a way of youtubers marketing themselves in simple buckets. Can you imagine Robert Capa's work being critiqued because a book or collection mixed 'street' with 'war' photos? Anyway, I especially liked Tom Woods' work. Thanks.

So happy to see a new video poppin' up in my notifications! Those Leica Q shots look great and I'm looking forward to receiving your book soon, should be at my door tomorrow if my postal service doesn't f... up. Do you miss the tilting screen on the X100V or is shooting blind from the hip easier with the 28mm on the Q? What do you think about the colors of the Q? I looked at some sample images and sometimes I thought they look similar to Fuji's Classic Chrome film simulation. I like the POV street videos but I'm also okay with more conversation type videos, where one of you or both talk about a topic. To be honest as soon as a Framelines video pops up I'm gonna watch in anyways 😀

Nice one, Shane! I have both the Q (original) and X100V and like them both for different reasons (IQ for the Q, and great wide open. Flip screen and weather resistant for the X100V)

Any thoughts on where to have a photo book printed besides the usual (blurb, adorama, etc) Appreciate it.

Loved the video! Greetings from Portland, OR.

Amazing images you have there 👍🏼👍🏼 are they out of the camera or do you have to do lots of editing in post?

I'm usually week, a Nikon Z shooter, then I by accident, bought a Leica D-Lux 7 last week and now I'm screwed, I have to have the Q, ANd for some reason, I'm less interested in the Q2 and more the Q, 47megapixels seems way too much and it will stock up my devices too quick

Your shots are great!

Great video! Loved those shots at the beginning, specifically the ice cream stand one! Bit of a random question, but what's your rode NTG setup like? I have the NTG and have been searching for the best way to connect it to a mic stand but it's tough with the mount that rode supplies you with. Just curious what you have connected to the mic there.

Love it! Nice job!

Ohh I know your work at ig so I m very happy to find here!!! 😄😄😄

Hello Shane! I myself am an owner of the Q2 and was wondering which thumb support/grip you have installed! Thanks in advance!

Hi Shane. I’m also recently new to the Q and love it. Would you be willing to answer a couple of questions regarding your book? I’m looking into making one myself and would love some advice on the process.

Great photos!!!!

Great book Congrats! 👍 I have a question which publisher did you used to print it? thanks.

What lens did you mostly shoot with for the pictures in your book? Love your pictures and will definitely get a copy of your book soon.

Nice video and shots ! Will order your book for sure ... maybe you could share your main settings

Do you think the Q is still a good choice in 2024 or the Q2 is the obvious value for money?

Ill buy your book if I can ship it over to the US👍

Hey congrats to the new camera...ok sooner or later everyone seems to switch to leica 😅. I am also fascinated from the brand but at the same time I was relieved to see that high-quality photos could be created without the red dot. But apparently that only works up to a certain level. Have fun & stay healthy

Nice video! I have the qp, where did you get the dumb grip?

What an excellent camera. However, I wish it had a 35 instead.

There's not one London based photographer who didn't shoot the book market bellow the bridge, not one! (Vicious enough?)

Your boom mic is in the shot

I sold my Q to get a Fujifilm x100v and honestly I didn’t even look at it as a downgrade more of an upgrade , small more compact image quality you honestly can’t tell the difference in my opinion unless you are a pixel peeper but yeah I don’t miss the Q at all

Just bought your book :)

Assuming everyone is familiar with Ken Rockwell? Good, he did a comparison with this and an iPhone 11s. Guess which was better? The good news is with the money you save you could buy a Leica Q2!!!

Nice video, enjoyable photos, but Leica and bargain are very, very relative! Not interested in either camera except if Fuji put in ibis.

more books perhaps?

hi nice job

Realistically, if all could afford the Leica, most if not all would choose that over the Fuji.

I like your photos and those from the books you highlight, but do you know how many "kind ofs" you use throughout. It's a kind of verbal hiccup.

So, here we are..........

A $5k bargain. Right. Great camera, but bargain?

The biggest part you are talking about books and not the camera. You should change the title in to Books and a little bit of Leica.

Random vicious comment

Hi Shane , nice videos . But I can see that you are taking pics on the street rather than doing streetphotography . I hope you get it ! I like one or two images .