Leica Q Typ 116: Photographers' First Impressions 2024 

Thanks! It's an absolute blessing to work with, to be honest I can't see myself changing it any time soon!

Super kind words brother! Greatly appreciate the support!

Very kind words thanks for watching! Did you go for the original SL, the 601? After my experience with the Q I'm thinking of jumping on an original SL so would appreciate your opinions, especially as you have done the same journey!

@@FeralGinger Hi, yep, I got the 601. I'd have both if funds allowed but no regrets and absolutely love the SL. For me there's 3 main reasons for why I enjoy it So much...1) the sleek minimal design (once getting used to the non labelled buttons) is superb...2) The electronic viewfinder is big and bright and 3) the ability to use m and other manual lenses is a joy...with manual focusing aids making it So easy !! The black and white images are great as too are the colour and my favourite lens on there at the moment is the Voigtlander Nokton 40 f1.2 ...There's a few Leica lenses I'd love to get but they will have to wait for now !! For the price used these days they are great value....

@mrgrandad1961 the design is VERY clean I must say and I do like the unlabeled buttons ideology. I love the viewfinder on my XT4 but the one on the SL smokes it! I absolutely LOVE voigtlander glass but would have to consider some AF options first for the amount of work I do. You're right about the price, they are not as bad as I expected to be honest - thanks for your valuable opinions!

Thank you so much for dropping by, It's interesting that you prefer the Q over the M, I've not really heard that opinion before (and would save my bank balance haha) Agreed on the black and whites too, it produces stunning monochrome images, some of the best I've worked with! Thanks again!

@@FeralGinger the Q1 that I have has an EVF that ‘sees’ what I’ve set the profile to, in my case high contrast black & white, and I like that heaps. Cos of my eyesight issues the M focussing patch is not suitable at all. Plus the AF is rocket fast and the 28mm 1.7 Summicron lens is hard to pass as you know!

@@markielinhart having an evf in black and white is the best way I find for actually working with light, I've been doing this on my Fuji cameras for a long time as I still get very distracted by colour. That lens is absolutely INCREDIBLE! I have a question for you though, if you are predominantly black and white, have you considered the monochrome edition of the Leica Q2?

@@FeralGinger exactly!

I VERY nearly went for a titanium model but I got SUCH a good deal on the original I couldn't turn it down - Any tips for a newbie to the Q? Tbh, I've been Fuji for 9 years but the quality from the Q absolutely destroys it, how do you find the 1 vs the 2?

@@FeralGinger not really, just enjoy that amazing lens and the simple design that allows you to focus on your work.

@@darinwatkins747 I absolutely will! Thanks for dropping by 🙏

@@FeralGinger #1 tip: start saving for an M camera 😂

@craig_cunha I've heard a few refer to this as the gateway Leica 😂😂

Sadly I'm selling it, doesn't make sense to have both and the Leica is better in every way other than a minor boost in size! Still phenomenal cameras though! Thanks for dropping by!

Absolutely astonishing right? I'm overjoyed with this as a step up from the RX1R!