Leica 28mm Summilux ASPH

woodleywillie said:

I have heard in two places now that you can buy the Leica Q2 for the lens, and get the camera for free (noting the cost of the Leica Summilux 28mm 1.4 as some sort of equivalency). I believe this statement might be misleading, to be charitable.

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Sjak said:

woodleywillie said:

I have heard in two places now that you can buy the Leica Q2 for the lens, and get the camera for free (noting the cost of the Leica Summilux 28mm 1.4 as some sort of equivalency). I believe this statement might be misleading, to be charitable.

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The lens on the Q/Q2, as good as it is, will live only as long as the camera keeps working, and once that fails, the Q is basically a nice paperweight. Also, the Q's lens will only work on that single camera, whereas an M-28mm can be used on more camera's (or even systems)

I don't mean this as any criticism on the Q/Q2, these are amazing camera's. But stating one gets the lens "for free" is indeed highly inaccurate.

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travelinbri_74 said:

I think the statement was made in jest, with the purpose of seeking a comparison to the famous Summilux 28/1.4...

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travelinbri_74 said:

I am also very curious about this. How does the 28 compare to other 28s, particularly with new 28s and 24s coming out regularly. Obviously comparing the system is key, but I would be curious how the lens resolves compared to the Sony RX1R 35/2, the Sigma 28/1.4, the Nikon 18/1.4E, the Sony 24/1.4 GM, etc. I get that you cannot judge the Q2 simply by the lens performance alone - and that the Nikon and Sigma 28s are perhaps larger than the entire Q Camera - but it is still one meaningful indicator by which to determine the performance of the system (even if not the only one).

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deepiReview said:

Agree that these comparisons are misleading. As to head-to-head comparison, Q2 should be compared as a system, i.e., how does the camera perform as a whole, compared to say M10 with 28 Summilux or 28 Summicron. With that comparison, I doubt if there are any faults with either. My Q2 is pending arrival, but in the meantime I haven't found flaws in the Q I have in comparison to M240 + 28 Summicron which is a very fine lens, btw.

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northernlightsphotos said:

travelinbri_74 said:

I am also very curious about this. How does the 28 compare to other 28s, particularly with new 28s and 24s coming out regularly. Obviously comparing the system is key, but I would be curious how the lens resolves compared to the Sony RX1R 35/2, the Sigma 28/1.4, the Nikon 18/1.4E, the Sony 24/1.4 GM, etc. I get that you cannot judge the Q2 simply by the lens performance alone - and that the Nikon and Sigma 28s are perhaps larger than the entire Q Camera - but it is still one meaningful indicator by which to determine the performance of the system (even if not the only one).

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You have some very good WA landscape shots! Like the bridge shots and some symmetry shots!

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