Leica Q2 FullFrame Mirrorless Camera Review by Thorsten von Overgaard: 'Not a smartphone camera”

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Thorsten von Overgaard is a Danish writer and photographer, specializing in portrait photography and documentary photography, known for writings about photography and as an educator. You are always welcome to send an e-mail to Thorsten for questions, suggestions and ideas.

Thorsten Overgaard is an independent writer and photographer who write, teach workshops and publish user reports about the equipment he uses. There is no affiliation with Leica Camera AG or any camera dealers, no free gifts, no sponsorship, no kickback and no paid content. All you see is real and based on the life of an eccentric and hard-working photographer who makes his own money, buys his own equipment and form his own independent opinions - and shares with you. Enjoy the ride.

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[ekchuahstudios]

Hi Thorsten. This is Rick. I attended your three-day workshop in San Francisco in April 2019. I was the one wearing the black leather Harley Davidson hat every day. I shot with a Nikon D810 and a 24-70mm lens. You said 98% of your attendees shoot with Leica and the other 2% soon will. Well, I’m in that 2% as I now own a Leica Q2 and love it. I’ve gone back to San Francisco several times and shot street photography only with the Leica Q2. It’s an amazing camera. I used to shoot with Nikon zoom lenses but now with the Leica Q2 28mm lens I still feel like I have a zoom lens since I can shoot at 28, 35, 50, and 75mm. The images are great even at 75mm. I like the button on the back that makes it fast to zoom in. There are many more great features in the Leica Q2 that you didn’t cover and other people on YouTube don’t cover. You can only discover those by reading almost every page of the user guide. I shot two hours of video with the Leica Q2 with one battery. Like other cameras it will only shoot for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes the Q2 gets very hot and will not shoot video again until it cools down, which takes about 15 minutes, then it’s good for another 30 minutes. I enjoyed your workshop very much and you got me excited about shooting street photography with a Leica Q2. Leica Q2 is a must have camera.

[sidneyl]

Very informative review. I do however find the occasional plug in the video a bit too much. I don't mind if you'd like to plug your own book, but put it either in the beginning, middle or end, rather than spamming it every 2 minutes :)

[mmview]

Great review of the Q2. I enjoy listening to your thoughts on new Leica cameras and gear.

[lifewithaustin]

Love your videos, I been saving for a few years to get a used Q2, will be here this week. I learned a lot watching your video. I love the green lens hood I wish I could afford it looks way better then the factory one.

[nameischarles]

I can’t wait for this, one of the best Leica reviewer on YouTube.

[boris.dupont]

I tested out the Q2 and I was impressed. Not enough to switch to Leica but enough to really like it. Thanks for the review and I love your camera strap!

[BSDos]

The Q2 looks incredible. It’s interesting that Leica have developed a fixed lens system capable of covering such a wide variety of focal lengths. I would imagine lens sales represent a significant portion of Leica corporate revenue, so to develop a system which could (ultimately) result in decreased lens sales is interesting.

This video was well worth the wait. Best Leica dedicated channel on YT by some distance. Keep them coming.

[zvonimirtosic]

A very fine camera. And even better video presentation; first class indeed. Thank you Thorsten.

[AlexanderKlose]

Thanks Thorsten for the great review.
Since I´m a filmmaker and DP with passion for photography I love to have a photo camera with me on set. I used to bring my a7riii with my beloved 24-35mm Sigma Art.
I love the resolution of the Sony sensor and the fact that you can crop in with no issues.

The sony is great and very versatile. I also use it for documentary type video projects on events and conventions and its great for that.

The only thing I don´t like is the fact that is very big and heavy to carry alongside with a bigger film camera.
So I was searching for a camera setup to replace it.

With the Q2 I found it. The only thing I miss would be a mic input for a little better audio quality. But the internal mic is ok for atmo and a bit of statements when shooting video.

First I was not willing to pay that much more for a camera with a fixed lens and no inputs at all. But after I tested it out, shot with it and saw the results I ordered one. Due to the smaller size with the lens, the button layout, placing of the viewfinder and that ultra quick shutter mechanism, its a totally different shooting experience.

What I also noticed is that the shutter of the Q2 and I guess also the Q1, feels so much faster than on everything I shot on before.
I´m not talking about the shutter speed but the time the camera takes to trigger the shutter. With my sony I miss shots regularly because it takes a fragment of a nano second to long to snap a picture. With the leica you just press it and nail it every time.

 I don´t know what else to say, but there is something special that sets these lenses and cameras with that red dot apart from other brands. Altough Leica is expensive its worth it for me, my work and my clients.

[ductritran]

Love the new Q2 but hard to get rid my leica Q which give me joy for the last 4 years .

[brianmiller]

I think you forgot to mention that the Q2 has a longer life battery and is weather sealed.

[yakattac]

Whoa!! 2 videos within a week or so of each other!! Your spoiling us haha. Love it.. i waited 6 months for your previous video 🤣 keep em coming!

[stevebrassington]

You speak the truth, photography should not be complicated at all. There are too many options with most cameras 👍

[isdre]

Thorsten, thanks for another excellent review. I'd love to see a video on your top 5 or 10 M lenses. Thanks!

[admiralkhalifaalqubaisi]

I got an M 10 with 2 lenses the 35m and the 50m both summilux F1.4 can’t be more happier I have a red shutter button and a visioflex EVF that is very handy, I love the manual and the only way to take pictures, once you got how to get pictures, it’s a joy

[borisharold]

Rally hopping for some honest opinion on IQ and color rendering .. I ve heard some people complaining about the Q2 not as pleasing as Q1 in term of straight out of the box rendering, needing more post processing work ..new sensor ?? Thanks

[Lapatinib]

I am a fan and have purchased from your site several items, but the promotional interruptions are jarring and occur while you are talking and we cant see anything else. Very distracting and takes away too much from your content and lessens it. Nobody else in this field is doing it this way and for good reason. You should reconsider your approach in my humble opinion. Nice to see you posting again

[joshneill]

A Fantastic camera.. I was very tempted by the Q as it was available 2nd hand from my local camera shop, but opted for the m6 + summarit instead as I shoot a lot of film. Maybe i'll pick up the Q2 in a few years when my computer can handle those files and my bank balance has recovered from my latest 'must have another Leica' episode!
Great review Thorsten.. Thank you 😊👍

[daniel.valdivia]

I really like the aesthetics of your videos Thorsten but those flashing cards are just annoying, you probably should have used annotations instead or overlaying notes with transparency that looked more like the rest of the video

[MarkusPaulPhoto]

Hi Thorsten...Your eye-glasses just blew me away, what brand is it?