MY DREAM CAMERA 1 YEAR LATER (LEICA Q2 REVIEW)

A year ago I bought what I thought was my perfect camera (Leica Q2) How is it still after using it for one year?
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Time-codes:
0:00 sample photos
01:18 intro
02:33 design
04:13 weather sealing
04:34 battery
06:31 EVF
07:33 IBIS + low light
08:47 Cons
12:24 Lens + Crop mode
14:54 Why the Leica Q2
16:49 accessories
18:29 outro + post credit scene
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[@luischavezphoto]

Time-codes: 0:00 sample photos 01:18 intro 02:33 design 04:13 weather sealing 04:34 battery 06:31 EVF 07:33 IBIS + low light 08:47 Cons 12:24 Lens + Crop mode 14:54 Why the Leica Q2 16:49 accessories 18:29 outro + post credit scene

[@stuhunter]

Great review and so wonderful to have you back! Congrats on the exciting 2021 your family had and all the best for 2022.

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for the kind words Stu! I hope you and your family have a great holiday season. We

[@TokyoGritandGrain]

I think your take on this rig hits the mark for me, and after watching many, you've sold me on the Q2. There are a few videos out there complaining about a few things, but for me it's the whole package and the cons/pitfalls mean so little, especially if one knows their camera really really well. Cheers and thank you.

[@imdrrich]

Luis, I bought a Q2 yesterday and watched both of your videos. They were extremely helpful - thank you! Congratulations to you and your wife on the birth of your son, Elliott!

[@alexrodriguez40]

Congrats on the growing family!

[@JamieBloomquist]

I'm saving up for the Q2 and it appears to be worth every penny. Thank you for all of the information and congratulations on becoming a dad. Your images are beautiful!

[@Nawscope]

thank you for this video. I've always wanted one and this may have been the deal breaker and finally get one! Btw great job on this vid, it was sweet and congrats on starting a fam! Best of wishes for your 2022!

[@jamie_the_hubby]

The intro is just 👌🏻 perfect! Nice work.

[@r.j.b.4089]

Brilliant, thorough, knowledgeable review. Thank you so much!!!

[@salmonefotografia77]

Thanks for showing us, mate. Nice photos!!!

[@TaehaTypes]

Loved the pictures in the intro

[@TL-xt6em]

Congratulations on your son, Elliott. I completely resonate with your comments. Welcome back!

[@luischavezphoto]

Thank you!

[@murraylaidlaw]

Thank you, very interesting to hear your thoughts - pros & cons. I’m seriously considering buying one as a take everywhere camera.

[@johannesdistler5869]

Nice to have your videos back

[@luischavezphoto]

Glad you like them!

[@user-op8tm7pn5h]

I really liked the beginning with music and the pictures, you did a great job of your experiences using the camera under different conditions, and the functionality of the Q2. Pros and cons.

[@andrewalexandrovich]

Great review. Great sound quality. Comfortable to watch!

[@JeevesTCW]

Some really lovely shots showing off the lens on this camera

[@pepp0channel]

love the end ;)

[@Stoshvisual]

Great video, definitely have had my sights on this camera for a while now and expecting our first child in December and want a Q2 to document his life. Also glad you mentioned the refurb site I’ll keep my eyes out for sure.

[@Reno_T]

Beautiful pictures. Thks for sharing Luis 🙏🏻

[@Dentlesstouch]

Great review!!! thank you for taking the time to share

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonypulido8127]

Congratulations and great vid as always!

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks Tony!

[@carlosnunes5717]

My all times favourite camera

[@CinkSVideo]

I recently got the Q2 Monochrome and already love it and I’m still learning the camera. The images are very much like the TriX film. I would swear your color images are film too. That look along with the direct usability of the Q2 makes these wonderful cameras. My M10 makes the Q2 feel light. The quality is apparent the moment you pick it up and it creates a more thoughtful shooting mindset…like when shooting film.

[@joseayala6178]

Amazing video always wondered about Leica and you explained it greatly

[@devanteross2838]

Bro before I even watch, you have been missed! Hope you and your growing family are doing well!

[@luischavezphoto]

Thank you so much man! It feels nice to be back. Hopefully it won’t be another 4 months for the next video. Haha

[@jimgolden3145]

Thank you, coming from the Leica Lux V TYP 114 the Q2 will be a wonderful step up.

[@ThePigeon752]

Great video, as always. Thanks 🙏🏾

[@kendrasananikone]

happy holidays to you and your family, Luis!

[@luischavezphoto]

Happy holidays!

[@StuntMcCartney]

Starting the video with incredible images. The way to do it.

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@mhpt74]

Thank you for the nice video and congratulations to you and your wife to the birth of your son!

[@rjcardoso]

for sure it would be my perfect camera too! Loved that finale :D

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonyadamis4171]

Nice video. Your sincerity shows through. Good, practical perspective. Thank you.

[@luischavezphoto]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@OctavianCarare]

My favourite as well ! :) Love it ! Great review Luis !

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for watching Octavian!

[@raspy00135]

Great pictures thanks for sharing. It seems it fits to your life!

[@christystevens4781]

This is great!! Thank you!

[@williamgoss4691]

A really lovely, friendly and very informative video. I really like being told how a camera feels and works for its owner, it’s a much better than ‘you Should buy this camera !’ Thkz very much. // And Congrats to u & yr wife on the birth of your (1st) child.. //

[@SlavaVeres]

“Many sleepless nights” - I hear you, bro! Watching this video at 2AM exactly while having one of those sleepless nights 😂 with my baby in my arms. Btw CONGRATS to you and your wife!

[@OpenDGuitar]

The Q2 reignited my love of photography. Minimalist and stellar quality. I do still stick to Canons for fast work, but this camera slows me down to be intentional.

[@williamgoss4691]

You take charming and mean photos mate, Cool ! As a viewer I really got the love you have for the Q2, but you have also gone into its poss negative for other users, which is really useful. For a future video subject I’d be interested in following an image, (raw & standard), straight out of camera through whatever post adjustments you do. Thks, have a great Xmas with your partner & new-born.

[@James-mk8jp]

Your images look amazing. This is what people want to see in their viewfinder when they get a leica.

[@krappy_]

Great review thanks. Makes me want to pull the trigger on one! I had a Leica M for a while and miss the simplicity of the shooting process. While I love my x-pro3 the menus & buttons more often than not get in the way.

[@luischavezphoto]

I’ve been curious about the xpro3 but never actually used it. Hopefully they simplified it like they did with the X100v. That’s a great camera.

[@smodjo]

Great talking about the q2, enjoyed it much. I also have sentimental feelings about this camera. I took so many family photo with it, perfect for this subject. What do you use next to your q2? Maybe for portrait work, longer lenses?

[@randolphcroft4212]

LIM's makes a great half-case/grip - I bought one for my Q2Mono and never take it off. It also has an ARCA-Swiss base built in.

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for the info! I’ll take a look at it.

[@hedydd2]

Firmware 4.0 has highlight biassed exposure which ensures that it exposes for the brightest light in the image. This can result in shadows being really dark but they can easily be raised in post. I suggest that everyone should upgrade their firmware to version 4.0

[@Anatol19066]

Love my Q2 on pair with Sl2-s, the only one thing I really miss especially on sunny bright days is an eyecap.

[@luischavezphoto]

Yes! It’s such a great companion camera for the SL2-S.

[@MichaelBath]

Great overview. Cheers

[@ABarrera]

Great Review!

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks Alex! I can’t wait to watch your next video!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

bought my Q2 yesterday, while the shop was charging the battery I went for a walk, came upon a street protest so dug out the X-pro 2 I swear this camera is gorgeous made some decent frames a the protest vid is on my chan if interested, anyway I picked up the Q2 it feels great looks the part I shot a few street pix without much thought first impressions at iso 3200 the noise is shocking. I'll be hammering the Q2 plenty imho it's got big X-pro2 and X100f boots to fill. Liked and subbed mate cheers

[@mcdull9663]

Thanks to a good and informative video on real life usage of Q2. Yeah, sad that Leica raised the price of Q2 😮‍💨😞 My eye is still on a Q2 Monochrome. Hopefully able to find a used one (there’s always hope). 🤭 Finally, Congratulations to the new baby. Glad to see the whole family is doing well. Keep up the good work.

[@luischavezphoto]

Thank you so much! I still want to try the Q2 monochrome. Hopefully I can get my hands on one next year.

[@toliverma]

Thanks for the detail introductions. The colour of your photos look really nice , wondering how much edit is need , or normally the colour is nice , especially under good sunlights thanks

[@JayRegular]

Great review Luis! On my wishlist for 2022! Still scraping... 🤣

[@luischavezphoto]

I hope you get to shoot with one soon!

[@braaji]

5g 4 Q2, I am happy with the amazing x100v

[@carlosriveros3039]

excelente canañ, podrias hacer mas con la q2, probablemente algunos retratos

[@peterjoseph3839]

Great video Luis! 👌👍🔝 I have heard that the auto focus sucks on the Q2. What is your POV? Keep up your channel!

[@davidvandewater1402]

Great presentation with beautiful pictures. I am looking for a camera, Such as the Sigma Fp/Fpl or Sony Alpha A7iv/Alpha A7c. But this Leica have nice colors too.

[@devanteross2838]

Would love to see your wedding day bag kit for Sony!

[@luischavezphoto]

Thats a great idea! I am moving some gear around so ill definitely make a video.

[@Henry30065]

Luis, I enjoyed your video - informative, interesting and well worth watching. I’ve been thinking of possibly buying a Leica camera. However, I am slightly concerned that I would find a ‘fixed lens’ restrictive. Do you find it so, or do you have multiple camera bodies?

[@Ellyidol]

Welcome back! Loving my Q2 that I got this year too. I really like the look of your photos. Do you sell presets? Or have any recommendations?

[@luischavezphoto]

Not yet! I use the Archetype Process Lightroom profiles as a base on some of my photos.

[@danielkaplan6582]

Great review and beautiful images. The colors are amazing. Do you have to post process a lot to get the look and colors that we see in these images or are they minimally edited?

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks Daniel! I use profiles from the archetype process for some of my images but some are with my own presets. :)

[@giritharjeevasuba5206]

❤️

[@velvetvoltage]

Great video! Do you remember where you got the thumb rest from?

[@mrtony3729]

Nice update and congratulations on your new baby! You inspired me to get the Q2 earlier this year to photo our granddaughter and the video quality is also excellent but slow AF in the video as she moves around alot. Have you also used your Q2 for video and if so, what settings do you recommend?

[@luischavezphoto]

Thanks for watching! Video is beautiful but the autofocus is lacking when it comes to video on fast moving subjects.

[@kobedemuelenaere4378]

I have a Q myself (Still dont think its worth the upgrade as i’ll never need more than 24MP). Video is nice but its completely automatic, in the sun it will make the aperture smaller and in low light it will make it completely open. Rather good lowlight performance, or better than canon 80D, which is my older camera. Autofocus isnt the best but does the job most of the time. Most of the time I use manual focus when filming, with the focus peaking you get really good results, the manual focus is insanely good to use!

[@naisanza]

Can you put side by side the 50mm crop and a 50mm prime on compression ?

[@Himlovesrunning]

I had a Leica QP which I thoroughly enjoyed. Having sold it recently I have surely missed it. How is Q2 different from QP …apart from resolution etc.? I am an enthusiast and don’t earn from same so will Q2 still qualify as a big upgrade over a used QP? Thanks

[@gibsguitars]

Thanks for the video!! What is the music at the intro? It’s beautiful. Thanks man, hope you guys are doing well!! 🙏🏻👌

[@luischavezphoto]

Hi! Its called Stillness by the invention of flight. Thanks for watching!

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

I’ve had so much more trouble exposing my Q than my xpro2. The Fuji has so many useful features that help me nail my shots and I find myself wishing the Leica had them. That being said… I’m keeping it😂

[@luischavezphoto]

Haha there’s definitely a learning curve.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@luischavezphoto bought my Q2 yesterday, while the shop was charging the battery I went for a walk, came upon a street protest so dug out the X-pro 2 I swear this camera is gorgeous made some decent frames a the protest vid is on my chan if interested, anyway I picked up the Q2 it feels great looks the part I shot a few street pix without much thought first impressions at iso 3200 the noise is shocking. I'll be hammering the Q2 plenty imho it's got big X-pro2 and X100f boots to fill.

[@lloydstool4708]

Thanks for the great video, Luis. I'm gonna have to sell a few of my guitars to seal the deal, but as I get older, I find I'm more transported by beautiful photos than by my own tones. Speaking of which: what is the gorgeous music I'm hearing toward the beginning of the vid? Is that you? Also, I have a simple (and I hope not offensive) suggestion about the photos: I'm pretty light sensitive, and I felt that the bright white "matting" detracted somewhat from the work. I'm not suggesting black, either; I love a nice, soft green as a background, almost a washed-out chartreuse. No offense, eh? Thanks again.

[@chrisvassiliou889]

to switch modes e.g. P to S you need to touch the screen then use one of the wheels to change mode. Is it a way to avoid touching the rear screen and assign a a custom button that by pressing that button the camera go into mode -MODE

[@mosesp6200]

Nice video. The "real" price in EUR never changed for the Q2. I think the changing price in USD has more to do with the worth of the currency compared to EUR.

[@luischavezphoto]

That's so interesting!

[@PreFontaineRC76]

I see the M virus has infected you. I’ve experienced that variant following closely being the Q variant as well. Can’t wait to see your thoughts on it. Problem is now, I have 2 cameras I never want to sell and I can rarely decide which one to take out…

[@luischavezphoto]

Haha well see about that. Im trying it out so ill try to make a video with my thoughts!

[@agcouper]

The image at 0:18, what place is it? Looks like Santander, Spain, but I’m not really sure…

[@vpr5562]

Can you please comment on the WB issue? Samuel L streets mentioned it.

[@masattokubota]

Appreciated your comment on dynamic range compared to Sony. What about AF? Has its contrast AF ever bothered you?

[@luischavezphoto]

Great question! I totally forgot to talk about the autofocus when filming but to me, the autofocus while not as great as Sonys or canons, it’s pretty good and the only time I notice it being worse is when it’s fast moving subjects while shooting at like 1.7 when it’s harder to mail focus.

[@masattokubota]

Thank you for your reply! I really liked your photos which i felt you are with your camera recording invaluable moments of your life. Thank you for sharing them.

[@inbloom9083]

great review subbed to your channel! Can i ask what sort of presets you use as this is the most film like digital shots iv seen with the Q2. The shot of the rollercoaster at 15.08 looks so much like portra. Any help would be much appreciated

[@simonnolte5372]

What’s the name of the song used in the samples? Great video!

[@origanal1000]

What's the song at the start?

[@DimesManos]

Leica Q2 Vs Bmpcc6k Pro with Leica R Lens For Filmmaking?👀

[@f__e__e__l__e__e__p]

How would you compare image quality to Ricoh?

[@luischavezphoto]

This camera has a full frame 42 megapixel sensor so if you are zooming in or cropping a lot, you’ll see a big difference.

[@1kovcheg]

дякую! хочу купити Q3

[@omission6919]

Do you use filters and a lens hood, would you mind recommending some for outdoor? I am buying a Q2 for a mountaineering trip to Alaska

[@luischavezphoto]

Hi, I only use a pro mist filter on occasion but other than that its just the included hood. I hope you enjoy your Q2!

[@omission6919]

@@luischavezphoto Thanks for the reply

[@ivanheredia1002]

Sweet ass shots!

[@markmcconnochie4539]

Really tempted to pull the trigger on a Q2 but keep hearing rumours of a q3, and worry about spending so much cash then the new one coming along right away. Frustrating Leica aren’t clearer with release dates…

[@matthewfarag]

Hey, did you end up getting the Q2? Or are you still waiting… curious what decision you made as I am in the same boat regarding the SL2 and SL3.

[@burneshollyman2621]

I had one but found my Fuji X-3 Pro is as good a camera if not better, much more well designed and costs 1/3 less than the Leica.

[@eddie_g]

Eye spy the letter M in the background! lmao!

[@luischavezphoto]

Stick around for the post credit scene. 😂

[@eddie_g]

Lol I did and damn that was worth it! 😂

[@franciscosalas6779]

I saw that too! Silver m on the background ⚡️

[@triaxtrooper]

dunder mifflin cap! haha

[@hdm-nm]

Q2 has OIS (lens stabilization) not IBIS (sensor stabilization)

[@luischavezphoto]

I misspoke! Thanks for the info. 😊

[@hdm-nm]

@@luischavezphoto Too many acronyms to keep up with these days :)

[@georgestiros4392]

Luis why this camera produces terrible jpegs? the DNG files are beautiful but jpegs suck

[@markusbrownfilm]

You say you're not trying to sell us on the camera but the intro already did

[@ToldoMexes]

You sound spanish. Do you like Messi- I don't

[@bngr_bngr]

I thought Covid got you.

[@leafsfan71]

Great video. X100V is shit. I bought it with so much hope and it's an absolute disappointment. Main thing being the autofocus. For a $1500 camera, it's absolute shite. I don't understand why Sony is the only manufacturer that gets it right.

[@Splittttttttttttt]

Your camera is missing a really good lens - Jupiter-3! An expensive and inconvenient tool - that's the whole review. But if you want to draw attention to yourself, do something extra-extraordinary. Put Jupiter-3 on the camera, and you will get more views on the channel!

[@richball3260]

Luis - I have one complaint about the Q2 that is not often mentioned. The RAW DNGs out of the camera are uncompressed and are approximately 80Mb! This means you can blow though a smaller memory card very quickly. In addition, if one keeps every shot it can use up a significant amount of memory. I don't know why Leica did this but their M10 shots compressed RAW and file sizes are on the order of 24Mb. Although the "MACRO" setting on the lens is nice it is not a true Macro lens in that it does not go to 1:1. Overall I really like the Q2 as a walking around camera. Finally, I ran into a gentleman at a guided tour of a historic sight here in Seattle that had two of them - the monochrome version and the regular version.

[@luischavezphoto]

Great points Rich! I used the Sony A7Rii early in my career and those files were massive so I’ve always had tons of storage out of habit but you’re right those files are huge.

[@jescreatr]

hi,so what would be the best option for this,just a big memory card ? I thought you can chose for just jpg (obviously being aware of the differences you get from DNG) and they'd be smaller files,also I heard someone saying you'd need a fast computer while transferring all those huge files.