Leica Q2 Sample Images Raw Download
Belen Varenhorst
To reflect the manner in which the M10-R is likely to be shot by most owners, the majority of the images in this gallery are converted from Raw, with some out-of-camera JPEGs included for spice. Really mild spice.
There are some very nice photographs here, well done Barney. I'm in disbelief at some of the comments really. The image quality is truly outstanding. Take, for instance, the image of the old white car in profile. It's *incredibly good* and nicely displays the capabilities of the 35mm Summilux ASPH. Also, the photo of the Poppies, shot almost wide open on the very old 50mm Summicron, a 1960's design, is incredibly good (and again a very nice photo Barney). These are exceptional and wanting for nothing more and in the real world of imagery more than you will ever, ever, need. I downloaded the RAW files and was blown away by these images and how well they scale and adjust. I have been shooting Phase One Medium Format digital for over a decade and this truly is a revelation and in such a diminutive package is really uncomprehendingly good.
As a Leica user, I am somewhat disappointed by these images. Either they are not representative of what the camera is truly capable of, or the camera and/or lens combination is simply no longer able to compete with other camera brands that have advanced their camera/lens tech to keep up with sensor tech demands.
The M10P would outperform the X100V if you get the focus right. I dunno if these were focussed using LV, the RF, or the Visoflex?? Off center frame focussing as we all know is veery difficult with the RF. You have to pan, guess the movement of the object, etc...You have to know your Leica well. Then, there's the parallax. This leaves you with little choice if you do not have your Visoflex with you, you have to do it like a P&S camera using the LV. And that steals the Leica moment. Leica isn't about IQ, the IQ is there but it's all about that RF. Having said all of the above, those samples are... let's put it - painful to watch, and I'm being moderate.
Where did you get uncorrupted raws shot with Leica's best M lenses? They're not available here. The raws in this DPR sample set may not longer be corrupted, BUT these are far from Leica's best lenses and IQ comes from lenses not bodies.
The emperor wears no clothes: give me $1500 budget (half that for APS-C) and I can pair a modern mirrorless camera with a Sigma summilux-class lens, and produce the same and better images. But then I wouldnt be in the red-dot club. Oh well, I'll cry about that continuously on the vacation(s) I take my camera on with the saved money.
All while relying on my aging eyes and an OVF for nailing 40mp sharpness on a co-focused lens... god help me I would jump from a bridge after spending $15K on this body and a summilux lens and getting soft images.
Nothing that makes these images look different from those taken with another camera. This shows camerabrand is not the differentiator, but the photographer certainly is. It is all sentiment these days.
It's digital. Shooting in raw equalizes a lot of cameras to the point where only large sensors and very nice lenses can make a meaningful difference in quality. What's left is the user experience. If someone values what Leica has to offer in that respect, they don't care if these samples look any better than your Android phone that had 100mp and interchangeable lenses back in 1874.
Most of the current-generation lenses are superb, assuming you get a good sample. The 35mm F1.4 that I used for most of the images in this gallery appears to have some issues, but that's not uncommon with loan-stock that gets passed around. That being said, 40MP is pretty unforgiving, even compared to 24MP.
Furthermore, since you commented while the DNGs were still corrupted, you're making a judgement based on, and ultimately about, the incamera jpeg engine of this M10, not a judgement about these images.
LMAO. The reason I rarely participate or come to this site anymore, except for new announcements is because there is rarely any substance other than wise guy comments by people who have never owned what they criticize. They spew garbage rather than results, whereas the Leica Forum is filled with images that are amazing and little if any petulance from the peanut gallery.
So you are incorrect to ascribe IQ, good or bad, to the camera. IQ, setting aside higher ISOs, comes next to entirely from the lens used. No other camera maker, or lens maker, matches or surpasses Leica's best M lenses for optical quality. The lenses used for these samples, however, are far from Leica's best M lenses.
You made a typical sharp mistake there. Good lenses are sharp, excellent lenses are sharp and have very good colour. The 50mm used for these samples achieves those goals, as would a good Canon L lens. Not all Canon Ls are especially good, though the Rs are generally better than the SLR lenses.
Slight back-focus was definitely an issue with this particular camera-lens combination (always a risk with loan-stock that gets passed around) and 40MP is very unforgiving. However, the fact that we dial back ACR sharpening to +25 is more likely to be the reason that some images look a little soft. The Raws are available for download if you want to play around with them.
This morning, DivePhotoGuide (DPG) announced the winning images in the 2023 edition of its underwater photography competition. From a juvenile imperial blackfish catching a ride on a jellyfish to a hunting frogfish, see which photos floated to the top of this competition.
One of the first tests I did was put it head to head with the Sony A7II, using the same Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux lens, since one of the benefits of the SL is the ability to shoot M mount lenses with a Leica made adapter that can read the 6-bit code. Since a lot of photographers shoot Leica glass on the Sony, it was a good head to head test to see how the two 24MP sensors compared when shooting the same glass at the same settings. One thing that I have written about in the past was that I had noticed a flatness to the images when I shot my Leica glass on the Sony A7II. Testing the SL and Sony A7II head to head, I only proved my point more. The biggest point to make here is that for photographers that currently shoot the M system, the SL gives you impressive imagery with your current lenses while you wait for the new SL lenses wtih AF to be released.
I didn't want to go too much into the lens, as it's exactly what I would expect from Leica glass. Its AF is zippy fast, has impressive image stabilization, and the only downside I found was the size and weight. It's big and heavy. I included a few sample shots at the bottom, and for a zoom lens, it was excellent. It will cost you $4950, exactly what I would expect it to be. Obviously, you will only be able to take advantage of the Leica SL's auto focus with an L-Mount lens, this being the first. The next in line will be a 90-280 f/2.8-4, then the one that I am most excited about, the Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH.
We should have the full review of this lens up in a couple of weeks but in the meantime, we invite you to look at our first set of sample images to get a sense of how the 12mm performs. All the images were taken at three of our local attractions, the Talyllyn Railway, Dolgoch Falls and Tywyn Beach. Click on any of them to see a full resolution version!
The book is very comprehensive. It talks about the M designs, how to use the M effectively in many situations, the "cure" to using polarizer (just to name one), superb sample images that are much more superior than the ones in Brian Bower's old book. It talks about many different topics, not just lenses and bodies.
One of the best features about the sample images is that almost all of them have the details about lenses, body, exposure, filters used for the images printed next to them. Lots and lots of use cases for the M with many different types of accessories and all.
To answer important scientific questions, they enable you to obtain a clear view of details, even deep within an intact sample, in real time without out-of-focus blur. Sharp imaging of 3D specimens is now as easy as working with your favorite camera-based fluorescence microscope.
THUNDER is an opto-digital technology that uses the Computational Clearing method to generate high resolution and high contrast images. Computational Clearing removes the typical haze inherent to all widefield images of thick samples. It produces brilliant results for large image stacks, as well as single images taken deep in your sample.
With THUNDER Live, it is possible to evaluate the dynamics of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in deeper region of a 3D cell culture sample in real time. Without THUNDER Live, a user using conventional widefield microscopy, would struggle to see intrinsic details in depth due to out of focus blur. Now with THUNDER Live, the user can unlock details that were otherwise masked by the out of focus blur in depth and determine suitability of regions of interest for imaging or creating 3D volumes with live preview.
Depending on the type of application, the base method can be combined with deconvolution using the Leica decision mask technique. It is fully automated and works independently without manual user input. The technique delivers high quality images at very fast speed.
THUNDER Imagers remove the out-of-focus blur that occurs with widefield observation through the Leica method called Computational Clearing. With THUNDER Imagers you can have both high-quality 3D images of thick samples and, at the same time, benefit from the speed and sensitivity like with a widefield system.
Leica M3. These words conjure up images of street photography, svelte image making and expense. When I first got my M3 I imagined myself wandering the streets, finding fascinating people left and right, all doing something interesting at that exact moment. The camera was going to align all the stars and the gravitational pull would cause decisive moments in abundance.
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