What did I trade in my Leica Q2 for? No guesses, no hints!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- After about a year and a half I traded in my Leica Q2.
The Q system quickly caught my attention and I was excited about how I could use it for wedding photography. For months it was always in my bag and I would experiment and try new ways to incorporate it into my wedding coverage. I always found the camera to have a terrifically sharp image and it couldn’t have been easier to use. Over time, I became less enamoured by the look of the photos and felt myself wanting to use it less and less. I pulled it out for just one wedding this year and made the decision, almost then and there, that it was time to go.
On to something I’ve wanted to have in my bag for years. The prestige, the wonder. Something I will have in my bag probably until the end, which is a crazy realisation to have. What could it be ...
The MP is my dream camera. Mechanical Perfection indeed.
I’ve only had it two weeks, completely lives up to the hype!!
Teri, I’ve only started watching your videos recently, but I’m hooked on your presentation style. It’s smooth. Like you’re having a conversation instead of giving a lecture. By way of introduction, I’m a Theologian (USN) and a diehard Leician enthusiast. While searching for a review on one thing or another, one of your videos popped up and I decided to watch. The fact that you don’t appear to be peddling the gear, but actually use it professionally gave you instant credibility with me. Today I watched this video. I watched it primarily because of the title instantly caught my attention. Ironically, I am waiting for my brand new Leica MP Black Paint to arrive. I ordered it in November. I was really trying to justify having an M11, SL2-S, the Q2 (Dawn) and an MP. I had already decided that the Q2 was going to have to go but I wasn’t getting much interest for stores that I have a relationship with for consignment because they felt the interest in it wouldn’t warrant a good price. But I never gave any thought to its trade in value until I watched your video. Ask the camera store manager (he’s a friend) shortly after watching your video. Now thanks to you, my MP will not only be free - but I’ll be getting some cash back. Turns out I was talking to the wrong camera stores. The Q2 is a hot buy in Japan where I’m stationed. Thank you very much. I just became your newest subscriber. Continued happiness and success to you and yours. Be Blessed, Doc Chaps
Hi Doc! Wow thanks so much for your kind words and for taking the time to write this! I do the videos as a small side project and like documenting my work where I can along the way. Because I am talking about how I actually use them there is no script, I try to keep it very conversational. This is so encouraging! I also love so much that you got a great trade in for your q2!! That’s super exciting that this video helped with that. I never knew I could trade in either, mine wasn’t a full trade, I had to pay a little more. I didn’t mine at all :) have a wonderful week over in Japan!
Welcome to the family!
Yes yes yes! Thanks so much. I feel extra cool 😂
That was a surprise and a great one!! Well done on your change, enjoy this beautiful camera!!! ❤
So happy you to time to check it out!! I’m already sooo excited about this camera, it’s amazing to use :)
CONGRATS! That's a great looking setup and should likely be a great workhorse for your weddings as well as give you ultimate shooting joy for life.
Thanks so much Matt! I’m really excited about the future with it. Thanks for taking the time to watch :)
The Q2 and MP seem to be about as different as two Leica cameras could be. You already know which one suits you better. You'll get lots of clients asking for the MP add-on. When they ask about it, they'll just see your face light up and they'll want in on the fun!
Totally different beasts! It’s really up to the preference of the shooter. The MP really brightens up my face too!
Congratulations on your new baby…
Thank you Liz! :)
I could feel your joy in this Teri. I agree with you on the Q2. It's amazing for very specific things but for me it was not pulling its weight for work or pleasure so I did that same. I've moved on to the SL2-S.
hope your SL2-S journey is still going well! Yeah, even with the q3 buzz I think I'm still great with the M's - my happy place for sure
Happy for you, good choice!
Thrilled with it so far! Thank you!!
I think you made the right decision… frankly I don’t think of the Q as a professional camera. Not that it’s bad, but it limits what you can do. Frankly the M is flat out a better choice for what you do… but then, you already figured that out.
💯 agree. You said it best here. The q2 is a fun pocket camera but shooting higher end weddings it’s just not enough. Appreciate you watching bill!
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I agree with you on that. The focal length is fixed and you need a 24-70 f2.8 or a choice of primes including 24 but also perhaps a 50 and 85mm f1.8 for weddings. A great one lens compromise is a full frame 35mm or equivalent to complement the 24mm field of view given by the 28mm nominal Q2 using one’s feet to frame as desired.
I had two of the silver ones when they came out, 2004 if I’m not mistaken. Had them both with the Leicavit which not only looks cool but makes it easier to keep your eyes on your subject when transporting your film as well.
It’s feel like it’s about that old so maybe mine was in that batch. Good to know on the Leicavit, I’ve never played with one before.
Looks great Teri, I have a black MP and I have used it to document my two kids growing up from a young age. Be careful with the soft release as it's so easy to make exposures when sliding it in and out of a bag.
Thank Ben! You are so right, I’ve definitely hit the button on accident already 😅 sounds like a special camera to have documented your kids growing up!
Heck yeah! Great camera- I have an m3 that love- really would love an mp at some point:..
The m3 is solid!! I love watching how they change and evolve over the years. This MP caught my eye immediately
Not sure if you're from SF, but please be very careful with your engagement/wedding stuff when shooting in the city. Wedding photographers have been heavily targeted for the last couple years now. I feel the same about the Q2M as well. It definitely is impressive, but it's quirky and just doesn't have the same flow and feeling as my typ246 did. I thought I'd use it for some video snippets and the macro function, but I just haven't. I'll be trading it for the M11M. I miss using a rangefinder.
Thanks Andrew for taking the time and the warning! I’ve luckily never had issues but know they exist in the city. That video that went viral was scary. You’ll love the m11 when you get it, it’s the best and I’ve just loved my almost one year with it! Appreciate you commenting!
OMG. A very nice upgrade.
It’s a fun one! Thanks for watching!! :)
That’s a early batch MP serial numbers starting with 2 are from the initial batches I had a original silver MP ended up selling it for a brand new black paint MP and the newer serial numbers start with 5 now, another sign is the old leatherette they switched it out for a different leather around 2020
This is soooo good to know! Mine starts with 2! Helps me place what year and batch it’s from
Everyone overhypes the M6 but the best Leica is the MP.
I was back and forth for a hot minute but ultimately the MP was the clear winner, agreed!
Accidentally stumbled upon this video. Read the comments. Sheeesh.. 🤦🏻♂️
Look if it was all about your feel of how using MP vs Q, then I get it. But to say that Q never worked for me in a wedding..?🤷🏻♂️ These are on opposite spectrum of how they operate in the first place plus MP being a film camera. There just can’t be a comparison. I believe one can do superb shots with a Q in a weddding when applied properly and in certain candid+intimate moments is irreplaceable. Wile MP can be a still an add on service, nothing wrong with that. Just check out what Greg Williams does with his Q and his stunning images.
My point is it’s sad to see when people don’t know what they’re talking about (on screen/comments), while a camera like Q/MP is just a tool and extremely capable one. If in proper hands, both can deliver amazing results.
Hey there, thanks so much for taking the time to check this video out and share some of your thoughts. I really do understand your point of view and perhaps I’m to blame for embellishing my thoughts on the Q by saying ‘it never worked for me in a wedding’. It did work, many times. I did a lengthy blog and other video about using it. I was actually inspired by the Greg Williams campaign for the q2 and likened his pre-event celebrity shots to my couples getting ready. The camera does very well in a large variety of settings. You’re also right that the MP is on the opposite spectrum. For me, it’s about the artistry in the work I do. I never felt like an artist using the q2. An experience I am entitled to feel and have. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! ✨
You also caught me right as I was finishing comment responses so sorry if I jumped on this quick/ it was interesting to me! :)
@@teribphotography totally understandable. I just felt that the video made an impression of the Q as an iPhone camera alternative. I don’t believe it is. Some people though maybe inclined to dismiss it as a camera choice because they trust you and value your work. I think it could’ve been clarified better and specified that MP inspires you to do more, which is more on a personal/subjective level rather than shortcomings of the Q. And also the M system is obviously more versatile.
Otherwise, great channel and kudos for sharing your work - also watched your MP developed shots afterwards, good job 👍🏻
Hello. I always enjoy watching your videos from Kyoto. The black Summilux on the silver MP is wonderful! I use Leica SL series and QP. Your video has piqued my interest in the M-type.✨
Hello there! Thanks so much for watching along and this comment. I must say, I’m pretty curious about the SL- it’s always felt so bulky but know it’s a great camera. Have you tried an m before? It really is something 🥰
@@teribphotography Good evening! It's ten o'clock in the evening in Kyoto now. I tried the M11 at the Leica Kyoto store. I often shoot videos and work scenes of craftsmen, so now I use SL2s. I'm happy with my SL and Q right now, so I plan to use them until they break. I think I will get M in the future. I don't have an M lens, so I might get a lady's 50mm. I look forward to your videos again.
I love it! I have the black paint MP and the Q2M. Congrats!
The black paint MP is a beauty, that’s what I have for my m11- they are a good duo- sounds like you have a good duo too!
I have the same one! Good choice!;-)
We’re twins!! :)
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Good choice, but what film stock do you like to use?
I tend to prefer portra 160 and 400, ektar100 is fun sometimes too. Do you have a go to?
28mm is too wide for Q series as around the world camera and some say it's actually 26mm. 35-42mm would've done the trick for me. Also, no way to keep it in crop 1:1 or 3:2 aspect ratio. Q menu User 1-4 will drop settings. Software just isn't there. I have the Q and may sell for some Summicrons on the M.
I hear ya! I’ve been so happy with my trade, mad respect for the q series but I never miss the one I had 🙃 just as some encouragement (:
Oh I wish I had an MP… oh I wish
it's so wonderful! I love the silver so much
Nice addition! Have you had a chance to go to the Leica store in the city? If so, how's the parking situation around there? Every time I want to go, I start thinking about the possible colossal hassle of trying to find a parking space (a SAFE one). Could always take the motorcycle but I'm curious overall what your thoughts are on the parking situation
Thanks so much for the comment! The leica store in LA is one of the best, it’s a flagship store and has all of the latest and greatest in stock before other stores. They have a safe parking lot and actually free valet :) so cool you ride a motorcycle!
Omg what am I doing here? I’ve dropped all the weight from FF NIKON AND fast 1.4 all around. Sold all for a q2 and added a Fujifilm x100vi. Now looking at a m11…just can’t take the plunge yet to manual focus.
hii!! I'm so glad you found this! and .. sorry!?! The Fujifilm x100vi is gorgeous. I liked the Q2 enough, it just didn't serve me very well for weddings. The M11 has been so good to me, it's a deep dive when/if you get there!! thank you for checking this out
Congratulations on your MP! They are the pinnacle of analog M bodies. This is quite the Leica morning, with the release of the M11M (which would also be fantastic for your use case). Best wishes for your journey with the MP as well as with growing your channel.
Thanks so much Ben! It’s definitely been an exciting couple of weeks using it. Its neat using my summilux lens too, makes it all feel familiar. Didn’t mean to time it so nicely with the monochrome m11 release today 😂
Drunk, running through fire. Love it! What's going to happen to the Canon AE-1 since you have the MP now?
Probably won’t be using it that much anymore, sadly! I think I’ll sell my contax 139 quartz 🙃 I don’t want to be too much of a hoarder 😂
when you say you enjoy the files from your M body much more, is that maybe because you have more compression using a 50/75 on your M body compared to the 28 on the Q2? I took the Q for a trip once to Cabo......I definently wished I had a 50 or 75 as well
Could be! Personally, I enjoy the experience of using the m better than the q. I like manually focusing and the shutter just feels nicer, without going into nerdy detail too much! Maybe the q3 will wow us all. Thanks for watching!
@@teribphotography well said, by the way just traded in my Q torward an MP. Just picked it up 😊
getting an MP later this year! My dream camera
look at you! that's awesome, I've really loved it so so sooooo much
@@teribphotography for personal work i use only b&w film. I second shoot weddings with digital of course. But have had a few opportunities to shoot film if the conditions are right
Hmmmm I am debating about renting the q2 but idk anymore
I rented the q2 before I bought it! I would recommend that for sure 👍🏻
Congratulations! I love the Q2, but I’m not shooting weddings either. Curious if you ever shoot medium format film? I know a lot of wedding photographers swear by the Contax 645. Anyway, have fun with new gear.
Thanks a lot David! I know the q2 does wonderful things for some users, just was time to move on for me. I had a mamiya c33 for a spell, it always was breaking though. I know the contax 645 is the crown jewel for wedding folks, I plan to make the mp mine for now!!
My M3 is now 56 years in my use, from new! I love shooting film, but wouldn't add that to a wedding any more! I develop my own BW film.. I no longer print! I'm old and digital is faster, quicker and Better! You use Canon EOS, so film a hobby! Keep it that way. Every hour at wedding translates to 4 hours on computer, picking up lab prints,filing, albums..
Thanks again for your insight here Jason - Sorry these comments got lost in the shuffle - I use the film for weddings still but as a mix in here and there, could never go fully into weddings. Film work is that of great passion ! You are inspiring !!!
I felt the Q2 images were like very good phone images. Beautiful M!
Sheesh! You said it not me 😂😅
mine were that is ))
Wow.. people that comment like that just tells me how little they actually understand in photography. It’s sad
@@maxxpert A different opinion to yours, it happens.
@Phillip Banes The files are robust for sure but they lacked character to me, super digital like a good high end phone camera..I come from the M8 and M9 which has been my camera for years with the 50mm Summilux asph, the Q2 didn't do anything for me at all.
X100v? With the multiple exposures? 🤣
Nahhhh maybe one day!
Strange how these acquisitions always result in a confession... 🤣
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FILM FILM FILM :)
Always and forever !!!
Why would you waste a Leica camera on weddings???? Please I don’t want to sound horrible here and you seem like a nice person and all but it’s like going fishing with an anti-aircraft gun.
Haha! I hear ya, it’s just my thing. I can’t replicate the look using any other gear. I also use canon bodies, especially for dance floor and evening shots with flash. I get where you’re coming from though!!!
I’ve done multiple weddings with just M digital bodies. It was challenging but nothing impossible if you know what you’re doing
Nice! Congrats on the MP! That's one of the cameras on my wishlist.
Thanks Craig! It’s such a beaut of a camera, it’ll be a great day when you get yours ✨
Congratulations for your MP! It’s a wonderful feeling to work with this little magic camera. I went also to the MP because the magic of film, advancing the shutter, hold it and so on. It’s so healthy that it isn’t digital and without a screen. The MP has soul. Enjoy 😊 Mimmo Brandoni from Berlin
I love that you mentioned it’s so healthy it isn’t digital, I really like that and completely agree. Excited to get images back from it!
You are so romantic Teri !! You should trying the Leica M10-D but unfortunately it’s impossible to find it ..
I’ve never heard of this version, usually the best ones are !
You traded the Q2 in for a film camera! I would never have done that but might well have bought a film camera for occasional leisure use. Certainly not for work and an efficient workflow and low cost of use and reliability of capturing the image. You just never know with a film camera until the film is developed and there is no second chance. One of the gripes often heard from professional photographers these days is that a second memory card is desirable if not essential, along with a second body for security and assurance. Well you throw that concept completely out of the window if you rely on one film camera for paid work. Good luck though but I reckon you will soon be looking at a digital camera to be your main workhorse while perhaps continuing to enjoy your current purchase. Work isn’t really about what you ‘like’. It is about the end result. The consistently good saleable images done efficiently.
Thanks for all your thoughts and feedback. I have lots of other digital cameras but wanted to step back from my q2 and do something different. Many of my clients ask for film and so this made sense for me. I shoot with digital too for client work, just in case. There are many photogs that shoot only with film. Everyone has their own preference, how wonderful!
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Phew! At least you have those digitals as well. I thought you only had the one camera. The Q2 sale was probably the right decision then because it certainly sells for good money and it does only have the one lens.
Sweet! The MP is the only Leica I own and have been shooting with it for over 15 years. I thought about getting an M11 as a companion to my MP, which is how I found your channel. I’m on the fence with the M11. I kind of see digital cameras as throw away cameras which is why I havent yet pulled the trigger on the M11. Oh well…first world problems.
Haha! I’ve never heard the m11 described as a throw away camera but after having my mp for a couple of weeks I almost get it 😅 I have tons of ways I’ll always be able to use both, it’ll be fun to figure out how to juggle them. I do find I reach for the mp more for personal work at the moment … they are a perfect duo imo :)
@@teribphotography LOL all digitals are “disposable” cameras eventually. The M11 is just a really expensive one! I’ve already seen several TH-cam channels reporting that their M11’s have broke in just a few months of shooting. I’d love to see you do an M11 update in 6 moths or a year. Oh by the way, i had to finally send in my M11 in for service just last week. I mainly shoot a 35mm lens and the framelines on the camera froze and so it wont switcht framelines when shooting with a 50 or 28. Also my film counter stopped counting. I hear thats a fairly common failure as one of the main parts of the counter is plastic…but its only broke after 15 years of constant use.
WOW! Congratulations! You've got a jewel!!!
Thank you Ruben! I’m so happy about it !!!!
Howdy, sad to see the Q2 go! But… that’s an awesome upgrade!
Congrats, can’t wait to see images you capture…
Yes! It was a good decision for me :)
Im happy for you!
Thanks Patrik! So exciting :)
Congrat.😊
It’s the best! Thank you :)
M11 monochrome!
Hehe! Was good timing today with the release !!
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Lol
What about showing some of your work for a change instead of all the gear you rent to show off?😂
Cool comment. If you actually watched my videos you would see I do show work and also own most everything I talk about on my channel.
Add me to the "Pretty Jazzed About It" club. Amazing addition to the arsenal!
Haha 😂 what if I’m secretly just trying to get you to join the 🔴 club with each video?!? This camera is the best 35mm I’ve ever used
@@teribphotography You're twisting my rubber arm! I'm going to upgrade/replace my aging 7Dmk2 this year, and then a Leica is next in my targeting sensors.
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