Sony A8?

[Citysnaps]

Okay, just spoke with a nice lady at the store who says she regularly in touch with Fred and they've been trying to get him back for another signing, it's just a matter of scheduling and his health (at 93 that's to be expected) but they took my information and will let me know. @citypix I'll be sure to share if/when that happens. They don't have any signed copies so I'll just buy from Amazon and then take it to be signed (along with my other books ).

Sounds good. I ordered from Amazon as well.

 

[mollyc]

It’s on my list. Waiting to feel camera in hand to decide. Spare battery is what will really commit me. Those things cost $285 here!

So did you order/get one? I was going through some old photography threads at MR and saw that you were asking about the original Q in 2018!

 

[Cmaier]

So did you order/get one? I was going through some old photography threads at MR and saw that you were asking about the original Q in 2018!

I did? I don’t even remember that!

I have one on order. Who knows when it will become available. If too much longer I will cancel and wait for the Q3.

 

[Cmaier]

So did you order/get one? I was going through some old photography threads at MR and saw that you were asking about the original Q in 2018!

looks like Q3 isn’t until next year, at least.

Confirmed: new Leica Q3 is coming but not soon (not this year 2022) - Leica Rumors

In a recent interview, Stefan Daniel confirmed previous rumors that a new Leica Q3 camera is indeed coming, but not anytime soon (not this year – 2022) – watch the video at the 4:50 mark: Another recent interview in German with Stefan Daniel can be found here. Four new Leica cameras to be...

leicarumors.com

 

[mollyc]

looks like Q3 isn’t until next year, at least.

Confirmed: new Leica Q3 is coming but not soon (not this year 2022) - Leica Rumors

In a recent interview, Stefan Daniel confirmed previous rumors that a new Leica Q3 camera is indeed coming, but not anytime soon (not this year – 2022) – watch the video at the 4:50 mark: Another recent interview in German with Stefan Daniel can be found here. Four new Leica cameras to be...

leicarumors.com

this has been known for awhile, but people keep hoping for a surprise.

 

[Cmaier]

this has been known for awhile, but people keep hoping for a surprise.

Agreed.

 

[Cmaier]

this has been known for awhile, but people keep hoping for a surprise.

Taking this into account, I’m going to spend the next day or two to decide whether maybe I just go for the regular Q2 so I can get it faster, and “incognito it” using black gaffers tape over the red dot (which is what I did to my A1, lest friends and family members demand I buy them A1’s too

 

[Eric]

I just read the book's description on the Taschen website. Looks like images are from a large and very impressive group of photographers:

"Master photographers include, among others: Stephen Shore, Imogen Cunningham, Fred Lyon, Steve Schapiro, Minor White, Dorothea Lange, Albert Watson, Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, William Claxton, Fred Herzog, Ansel Adams, Jim Marshall, and many local shooters."

Should be great! Thinking about buying one. Thanks for posting this, Eric!

Just wanted to follow up that the good people from the Leica store in San Francisco just called and they now have signed copies by Fred Lyon in, even though I already have it I'm going in to get this one anyway because it means a lot to me to have his signature.

 

[kenoh]

Taking this into account, I’m going to spend the next day or two to decide whether maybe I just go for the regular Q2 so I can get it faster, and “incognito it” using black gaffers tape over the red dot (which is what I did to my A1, lest friends and family members demand I buy them A1’s too

At the risk of being badged as an enabler again .... Go for it. There seems to be an uptick in people getting Q2s all of a sudden. Hell MR Canon himself Peter McKinnon got one and loves it - albeit the reporter edition.

There is another Wetzlar price hike looming in July remember so if you are going to get one, best before the uplift.

 

[Cmaier]

At the risk of being badged as an enabler again .... Go for it. There seems to be an uptick in people getting Q2s all of a sudden. Hell MR Canon himself Peter McKinnon got one and loves it - albeit the reporter edition.

There is another Wetzlar price hike looming in July remember so if you are going to get one, best before the uplift.

Ok ok. I just placed an order for a regular Q2. Amazon is selling them itself (not through 6th ave or another dealer), and at a discount price, so I figured it was a sign. Should arrive friday. Now if only my daughter gets through the half-decade long phase where she won’t let me photograph her

 

[Citysnaps]

Congrats! On another thread here Molly and I were discussing Vivian Maier. Another sign of some sort (even though she used a Rollei)?

 

[Eric]

Ok ok. I just placed an order for a regular Q2. Amazon is selling them itself (not through 6th ave or another dealer), and at a discount price, so I figured it was a sign. Should arrive friday. Now if only my daughter gets through the half-decade long phase where she won’t let me photograph her

Congrats, looks like a wonderful camera. Have you had a chance to go into the Leica store in San Francisco? Really cool place, different than any other camera store I've ever been into, more like a gallery.

 

[Cmaier]

Congrats, looks like a wonderful camera. Have you had a chance to go into the Leica store in San Francisco? Really cool place, different than any other camera store I've ever been into, more like a gallery.

I’ve been in there once. Very fun place.

 

[Cmaier]

Arrived! Charging the battery, which arrived almost dead.

 

[Eric]

Arrived! Charging the battery, which arrived almost dead.

Wow, beautiful! A second battery is usually my first purchase afterwards.

 

[Cmaier]

Wow, beautiful! A second battery is usually my first purchase afterwards.

That’s arriving today too. Screen protector and transparent filter already installed. Not sure I like the strap I bought - it’s a tiny bit short maybe.

Waiting for the battery to charge so I can do a firmware update and then take my first photo .

I did set up the main settings though.

 

[Cmaier]

Build quality is great. Heavier than i expected. The Fotos app on iphone is pretty good - the camera connects easily and it all seems smoother than my Sony A1 with the sony app. Definitely needs a thumb grip, though - if I want to use 1 hand (which is possible with this camera, unlike my Sonys), it puts strain on my wrist because of the location of the thumb indent - I need it to be to the left more if it’s an indent.

First couple of pics attached - these are jpegs unretouched, taken in “vivid” mode. F1.7, auto shutter, and I selected the targets just to get a feel for colors and light, and not composition or anything. Haven’t peeked into the dng files yet. I have a third, more colorful photo, but it is apparently too large for the forum for some reason and shrinking it would defeat the point.

 

[Eric]

Build quality is great. Heavier than i expected. The Fotos app on iphone is pretty good - the camera connects easily and it all seems smoother than my Sony A1 with the sony app. Definitely needs a thumb grip, though - if I want to use 1 hand (which is possible with this camera, unlike my Sonys), it puts strain on my wrist because of the location of the thumb indent - I need it to be to the left more if it’s an indent.

First couple of pics attached - these are jpegs unretouched, taken in “vivid” mode. F1.7, auto shutter, and I selected the targets just to get a feel for colors and light, and not composition or anything. Haven’t peeked into the dng files yet. I have a third, more colorful photo, but it is apparently too large for the forum for some reason and shrinking it would defeat the point.

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Looks good! Yeah we have to have those limits in place or it really eats at the disk space on the host but you can always link it if you upload at full size on the cloud somewhere.

 

[Cmaier]

Looks good! Yeah we have to have those limits in place or it really eats at the disk space on the host but you can always link it if you upload at full size on the cloud somewhere.

Not a problem - it’s interesting to me that the photos straddled the size limit. JPG compression is neat.

 

[Cmaier]

And my first macro photo. (again at f1.7, just to get a feel for depth-of-field)