Re: Leica Q vs Sony RX1rII - My in depth impressions
I hate this thread! It's recent revival got me thinking about how I almost never use my RX1 anymore, because of its weak autofocus, awful manual focus and generally slow operation. Yet I really loved it for its compactness and fabulous IQ. It is just so damned easy to carry that camera around on my wrist for an entire day. If I want to have a more useable camera like that again, my choices amongst the FF offerings are two--an RX1Rii and a Leica Q. The former has improved AF over the RX1, but still nothing to boast about. Also, its 42MP of resolution are more than I need. The latter has both great AF and MF, a superior EVF, and it hits what is for me the resolution sweet spot of 24MP. However, it has a 28mm lens vs the RX1Rii's 35mm lens. I'm pretty sure that I can be happy with 28mm as a regular walk-around focal length, although I prefer 35mm.
So what to do? After after a deep dive into the internet and the reading the many rapturous user, as well as some professional, reviews of the Q, I pulled the trigger and bought a used one off the B&S board for a reasonable price. Ming Thein's review in particular is the one that convinced me to go for the Q. If I love it, I will be putting my RX1 (still in excellent condition) up for sale. If not, it will be the Q that will return to the B&S board. I've got my fingers crossed.
Rob
Apr 18, 2017 at 09:29 PM
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