Tariq Gibran wrote: rico wrote:
The resolution and responsiveness of EVF and back LCD kill the A7ii which I just bought.
It\'s really an impressive feat that Leica has trumped every other camera manufacturer - including Sony with their unreleased A7rII - with this higher resolution EVF. I\'m very curious to see where this EVF shows up next (Panasonic, Olympus or...). I do think the use of this EVF is strong evidence that Leica plan to use it in an ILC version.
I agree. It\'s getting pretty clear now that this is not an AF 28 cron in a light body, but overall the finish is well done and images very nice. But what\'s becoming more and more clear is that the Q is made from the Panasonic menu, with Leica ordering and organizing the fare. Fair enough.
@Derek TY for chiming in about the build of the RX1, good to know
nicoimages wrote:
I think that the issue of software distortion correction degrading resolution is real but grossly exaggerated. It is disappointing that Leica did not manage to design a lens that does not need such drastic correction but let\'s keep things in perspective - corner sharpness is still impressive at f5.6 when I looked at Reid\'s test images and who would shoot a landscape wide open?
I am looking forward to receiving my pre-ordered Leica Q from Red Dot Cameras (3rd in queue) hopefully very shortly and will be comparing it against the Leica M240 and Elmarit 2.8 ASPH (it does need to be stopped down to f5.6 / f8 to be perfect). However I do expect the Ricoh GR to do a bit better than the Leica Q as the lens is just perfect on this little camera.
Edges are not off the chart in that sample, though most of the frame is pretty sharp. Again as somebody once said: I knew the 28 cron. The 28 Cron has been a friend of mine. You sir, Mr Q, are no 28 cron
Let alone a 28 Lux, which might finally satisfy Ron at that FL on the 240 (The M9\'s kinder rendering with the Cron, for me, deflates M240 GAS)
In fact, their use of the term \"summilux\" for a F/1.7 was my first clue there is some panasonic in there somewhere.
Tariq Gibran wrote: rico wrote:
The resolution and responsiveness of EVF and back LCD kill the A7ii which I just bought.
It\'s really an impressive feat that Leica has trumped every other camera manufacturer - including Sony with their unreleased A7rII - with this higher resolution EVF. I\'m very curious to see where this EVF shows up next (Panasonic, Olympus or...). I do think the use of this EVF is strong evidence that Leica plan to use it in an ILC version.
I agree. It\'s getting pretty clear now that this is not an AF 28 cron in a light body, but overall the finish is well done and images very nice.
@Derek TY for chiming in about the build of the RX1, good to know
nicoimages wrote:
I think that the issue of software distortion correction degrading resolution is real but grossly exaggerated. It is disappointing that Leica did not manage to design a lens that does not need such drastic correction but let\'s keep things in perspective - corner sharpness is still impressive at f5.6 when I looked at Reid\'s test images and who would shoot a landscape wide open?
I am looking forward to receiving my pre-ordered Leica Q from Red Dot Cameras (3rd in queue) hopefully very shortly and will be comparing it against the Leica M240 and Elmarit 2.8 ASPH (it does need to be stopped down to f5.6 / f8 to be perfect). However I do expect the Ricoh GR to do a bit better than the Leica Q as the lens is just perfect on this little camera.
Edges are not off the chart in that sample, though most of the frame is pretty sharp. Again as somebody once said: I knew the 28 cron. The 28 Cron has been a friend of mine. You sir, Mr Q, are no 28 cron
Let alone a 28 Lux, which might finally satisfy Ron at that FL on the 240 (The M9\'s kinder rendering with the Cron, for me, deflates M240 GAS)
In fact, their use of the term \"summilux\" for a F/1.7 was my first clue there is some panasonic in there somewhere.
Jun 14, 2015 at 10:57 AM
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