Leica Q2 Monochrom: A Dose of Black and White Makes Everything wonderful

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The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a really fun camera to use, especially if you enjoy taking photos in black and white without using a simulation option like with other cameras.
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[@Powerreserve]

I gave it a lot of thought as I already own the SL2 and am super happy with that system and the delivered quality. But after testing the Q2M for a day I’ve decided to buy: its unique and the small size combined with the amazing picture quality give it that extra fun-factor. Also the stealth factor appeals to me: people don’t notice the camera that quick and if they do, its not recognized as an expensive camera: I like that a lot.

[@Mauroplcr]

Great review Bobby, as usual :-), I love black and white especially when it's super sharp. If I had known before I would not have bought my color Q2 :-( . Cheers from Switzerland !

[@jacobh5817]

Great review and very much my thoughts too. I bought the Q2M last winter after trying it in Wetzlar for a day. Initially thought it would be a bit better than my X-Pro with Acros, but it turns out to be a different league altogether. The tonalty and beautiful contrast together with the razor sharp lens is gorgeous. Even when cropped to 35mm it is great. True it is an expensive camera, but here in Europe it’s ‘only’ 500 euros more than the Q2, so not too bad I’d say. I use it next to my Z7II that I use for professional work and the combo is great also for personal stuff.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks for watching. Yep that’s the hard part to explain is the tonality, sharpness and contrast. It’s a beautiful combo

[@dfj555]

Did you use any color filters for your sample shots?

[@Testprinz]

Hi Bobby, another nice video. For me, the art of photography has long been in monochrome. Since I do a lot of poretraits, the Leica comes in very handy. You are so charming, it's really fun !!

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks Hanni much appreciated

[@chrishewson40]

I recently swapped my q2 for the q2 Monochrom, i couldnt resist, there's something very unique and special about it over the q2 color, i have a Nikon d5300 if i need to do color shots.

[@randolphcroft4212]

I have an SL2 and a CL, and a bucket-load of Sony alphas. Love 'em all. But my Q2 Mono is the Queen. Most of the time, she's just sitting on my desktop, even if I'm not working on photos.

[@TECH360TV]

Under how you feel. It’s a special camera

[@shauwnKnight]

Great black and white pics, Bobby. Nice t-shirt !

[@PeterHartland]

More I see your images the more I'm convinced the Q2M will be joining my camera set up very soon.

[@TECH360TV]

Thank you and congrats

[@PeterHartland]

@@TECH360TV bought it a week later 👍

[@hotlippsmartin]

very helpful review - thank you!

[@JLStreetDoc]

I’m glad it’s 28mm. I like the wide look and I can always crop for the 35mm. Sometimes with the 35mm you don’t have the space to step back. This gives you little extra you may need.

[@stray2277]

I only want a monochrome camera. And I'm probably going to get one of these -- and a D-Lux 7 for a secondary camera.

[@whitearmouruncover2983]

I love that camera, im going to buy that camera when I have saved enough money. Cheers for your review on this camera friend.👍

[@btonelli]

Thanks for watching

[@crispin8888]

Nicely put and presented. A fantastic camera. The original Q is still excellent too.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks! Yes agree the original Q is fantastic

[@Janardandas108]

Original Q has same sensor as M240, but with Q2 they used SL2 sensor and they made new sensor for M10R and M10M... Interesting, they could use same sensor in all cameras, but they didn't.

[@ManricoA]

closed a deal and sold some of my lenses so I'm now ready to buy one. Thanks for your video's

[@TECH360TV]

Congrats and enjoy your new Q2 Monochrom

[@NetvoTV]

Welldone again and like that Leica 0.95 shirt always!

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks!

[@keibro13]

I have a Sony system (A1 and A9) which I love, but I have just bought a Q2M as a fun camera. I did have a colour Q2 that I also loved, but had to sell it. I just think that these cameras can push your creativity, simply by having severe limitations. The Sony’s can do everything very well, which makes them less challenging. Also, I think I am bored being in lockdown!

[@missionpossible2334]

interested in the t-shirt. where can I get?

[@sundeepsembi6091]

I like the point you make about the price differential. It shouldn’t be more than the Q2

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

It took work to alter the original q2. Plus these are going to be sold way less, which also naturally raises the price. I don't want to defend Leicas prices (although I think they aren't overpriced) but the difference is totally normal.

[@mk1photography62]

I have to say those motorbike shots the tonality was out of this world

[@allan4800]

I did invest in a B&W only camera - the M10 Monochrom. I have the color Q2 but the Q2 Mono is still tempting me...

[@TECH360TV]

I definitely understand the draw to it 😊

[@ignaciocruzatcorrea3595]

I will wait for a used Q2M. It’s an awesome camera. Used could be a good alternative for a hobbyist.

[@Nearest_Neighbor]

They are going for 4.5k € at the moment. Really tempting!

[@calvinchann1996]

It’s a niche within a niche, and yes I have both Q2 and the Q2M.

[@TECH360TV]

Gotta love Niche 😊

[@andrepoon]

Are the monochrome files really that much better than the colour q2 set to black and white?

[@genesparks1589]

@@andrepoon By a long shot at anything more than 1250 ISO

[@rafaelkamaltdinov]

Hello Bobby from Russia. Great video thanks

[@TECH360TV]

Hi Rafael! Thanks

[@Iamtongue]

Q2 monochrome or fujfilm Acros?😮😮😮😮 Which one would you choose?

[@TECH360TV]

Depends on budget. IQ wise the monochrom sensor.

[@jimmason8502]

I like my Fujis with Acros for B&W. I don't see a $6,000 B&W Leica bringing anything better to my shooting. I mean if you have a great subject, composition yadda yadda then you can nail the shot with any camera

[@TECH360TV]

This is true. Different cameras for different wants and needs

[@ericn471]

@@jimmason8502 I agree, Acros is really nice on my Fuji.

[@allenchiu9664]

Nice touch on referring back to the M10M.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks

[@ArminHirmer]

I wish I could watch its, but the back ground music is a bit loud and for an old guy like me its hard then to listen :) other than that, great review

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks will work on the audio :)

[@jrbloggins]

Fast enough for street, speed is not it's strength though... could you expand on this? Would you not use it for sports at all? If 10 frames/sec burst is fast enough for my sports work on Sony a6000 with an F2.0 lens, would it be fast enough on Leica Q2Mono? Day/good light shooting only

[@btonelli]

AF isn’t as responsive as Sony. It’s contrast based and AFC isn’t that accurate. Frames/sec is one thing but making sure the subject is in focus is another.

[@JenHamon]

I don’t know anyone shooting sports at 28mm

[@mcdull9663]

In China, Q2 & Q2M has the same price. So would the decision be easier or more difficult ?😀

[@btonelli]

Hahaha depends on shooting style. Glad it’s the same price in China. Very lucky there

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

Which one is the best the Leica CCD monochrome or the CMOS ?

[@TECH360TV]

I think the CMOS especially for low light performance

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

Thanks for your reply I suppose there also is a video/filming option with the new cmos version. I still use CCD Nikons and they are great for black and white, the grain and transitions look very filmic. So I wondered if the Leica CCD monochrome produced more « filmic/organic » pictures than the cmos ones.

[@martinrumfeld8593]

@@fthprodphoto-video5357 Hello, I do have the Original M9M with the CCD Sensor and yes it produces more filmic images, also because the Base ISO is 320. You can shoot at until 3200 or 6400 iso without any problem, which is kind of nice for the time it was developed. The CMOS Sensors are far better in Low Light of course and goes up to 100.000 Iso. Once I wrote privately with a famous dutch war photographer who only shoots black and white and who appeared in a Leica Marketing show for the Leica M10M. His only comment about the M10M was "Well, sometimes its fun to shoot at 100.000 iso", he prefers the M9M by far though for its image rendering. Regards

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

@@martinrumfeld8593 ahah must be a Dutch thing, I am also Dutch/Swiss ! I really like the output of CCD and Foveon sensors they output amazing color separation, the CCD sensors almost look like slide film and both are amazing for b&w conversions. I wondered if the first Leica M monochrom equipped with a ccd sensor had a more filmic image look than the cmos Leica monochrom. If someone could make a comparison it would be great 😊

[@Mohamed_Elshekh]

Question : is there a way to change these photographs to color if you wanted to ? i know the camera only shoots in black and white but maybe apps like Lightroom ?!

[@ductritran8637]

I’ve the first leica M Monochrom and love it , then the M10 monochrom come out I hesitate to change to new M10 , mind you I’ve the M10 and love the M system . I do have the Q1 and to me it is the best fix lens camera in the world and the Monochrom mode on the Q is very good far better than any camera. Like Sony , fujifilm ..... . Here my question is the Monochrom q2 and the Monochrom M10 which one better or they are identical . As a enthusiastic hobby shooter I say we need both colour and Monochrom just to satisfy ours hobby to the best . You can convert colour to B&W but it is not the same .

[@TECH360TV]

the M10 Monochom might be slightly better but you then need to invest in lenses and no AF. For convenience the Q2 Monochrom is easier.

[@michaelvincent121]

I still shoot a lot of BW film because of the look and I have very rarely seen BW from a colour sensor that grabs me. To me, shooting with a colour sensor is no different that printing BW from colour negs, YUCK. But I am always weighing which camera, light and small 35 or 645 for street, or RB and 4x5 for a little more hardcore approach. I really feel this would be able to replace most of my film cameras so my plan is to get one for christmas.

[@btonelli]

Congrats!! You will love the B&W files coming from it

[@Coldgecko]

I love how you pass through all the BS crap. You get it. I bought one for sh--ts and giggles. I am a Sony full frame fan boy. Ive taken mine all around the world on my off-road motorcycle adventures... Sony and Tamron kill it. Ok, so I wanted to learn a new trick and I tend to use Lightroom to convert images to B_W when high contrast images happen or night shots. So now, after the virus on my trip from South Florida to South Africa on my bike -- I will use the Q2 Mono to F-Around. I dont care about the cost... not the point. I am a tactile person -- who loves the feel of the camera -- and the images and high ISO are prefect to play with... Dont look any deeper.

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks for watching! Love this comment 😂

[@walthornik]

Just got the Q2M and i am absolutely in love with it! There is one thing only though, and i can see it in your photos too - on ISO 800 or higher, there are hot pixels :( Capture One can easily clean them automatically but LR doesn't do it. I've heard Leica is working on firmware update that will address this but right now my soul is crushed because I love the camera but these hot pixels drive me nuts

[@TECH360TV]

Yeah there are some. I’m sure the fix will come soon enough

[@CoucouNinja]

‌ Do you have an idea when Q3 will be available ? ‌

[@arhturkim]

Q2 monochrome… my go to camera… image quality is really good…

[@IDaumI]

I want that shirt.

[@TECH360TV]

Leica sells them

[@Magnetar83]

That price almost made me fall off my chair.

[@TECH360TV]

We thought we lost a kidney for a moment as well.

[@lrb05131963]

If you do enough photography work it’s not too much

[@MrMeddlinG]

Are you related to Lee Morris from Fstoppers? You look so much like him, even the gestures and other stuff are similar.

[@TECH360TV]

No I’m not. Thanks for watching though :)

[@yi10001li]

期待907的测评

[@obscurelines]

I like the idea of a monchrome only camera but imagine it's your second body for a job and the client asks for colour versions of the the photos? You'ld have to be a super ballsy photographer to only do monochrome. Which renders this a hobbyist camera I think.

[@alwinbenjamin]

🌟

[@mistergonzom]

now that is a nice shirt :D

[@TECH360TV]

thanks!

[@peterrlee100]

All I can say is thank goodness for film cameras .

[@TECH360TV]

Yes 😊

[@dengels1957]

I am dying for a x100v monocrome, I would run to the shop in front of the line and buy it, but sadly it is not on the horizon. I don´t have enough money to go Leica, but boy if I did........

[@powderedtoastman3093]

How many hot pixels did yours have - 10,20,30 €5k worth of a failed sensor

[@user-ms8qg2rz5s]

Maybe Leica can make a q2-p in this body and shape

[@TECH360TV]

It’s the same shape and body as the QP

[@Janardandas108]

I am happy with my 24MPix M246, I had sony high Mpix,but I sold it, who needs high MPix. 😃

[@omoriconhonor]

The only think on bying a Leica Q2, is the pleasure to have it. Otherwise the"better" results versus a color sensor camera, is nonseless...

[@HJ-nh1wl]

Excellent video .... however, you do not need the ‘background music’ - very distracting from your otherwise excellent presentation! 😡😱

[@TECH360TV]

Thanks for the feedback. I agree the music is too loud so going forward we will adjust the volume so if it’s there it won’t impede on the viewing experience

[@gb52]

why the irritating music when you're talking about the images !!! not needed. I enjoy your reviews btw

[@TECH360TV]

Yes understand. This won’t be there in the future

[@android_dreaming_of_sheep]

woaaah, slow down there buckeroo, I care a lot about the quality

[@grandrapids57]

When did photographs become "images" and now do we call the hobby, "imagery?"

[@1217Yangli]

I am not seeing any difference from a regular full color Q2 then convert to B&W

[@larrymccormick3226]

I would invest in a monochrome only camera if Fuji would get off their ass and make one ! $6000 is friggin crazy ! LarryMac

[@edwassermann8368]

lose the music. please

[@mediascapes2011]

The background music is very disturbing and distracting.

[@TECH360TV]

At some parts it was too loud I agree. That has been rectified in our more current reviews

[@WRNPR]

No only the damn thing lacks the red logo, it also cost more with the black and white sensor!!! This is pure Madness!!!

[@Seanonyoutube]

Great camera for retired dentists who want to feel artsy.