Leica Q2 Digital Camera

The Leica Q2 Monochrom is a speciality version of the Q2, made just for black-and-white imaging. It's not quite as versatile as the color edition, but it will make monochrome specialists happy—for a price.

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  Gorgeous wide-angle lens, 47MP full-frame sensor, Built for black-and-white images, 4K DCI video, IP52 durability rating

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  Expensive, Omits in-camera charging, Traditional glass filters recommended for color balance

There’s something nice about a well-made compact camera and they don’t come much better-made than the Leica Q2, a full-frame camera with a beauty of a lens. The Leica Q2 Monochrome takes that charm a step further with the promise of first-rate black-and-white images.

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  Designed to produce the best monochrome images possible, Compact size for a full-frame camera, Built-in viewfinder

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  Only produces monochrome images, Fixed rather than tilting screen

The Leica Q2 Monochrom is an outstanding camera, as is her sister model the original Leica Q2. The combination of a fast, wideangle, superlative 28mm f/1.7 lens and a high-res 47.3-megapixel sensor—all optimized for monochrome photography—creates an incredible product that any photographer would...

The Leica Q2 Monochrom offers a number of surprises. One is the sheer visual quality of its monochromatic images, due in part to the dedicated mono sensor but also the edge to edge sharpness of that Leica lens. Another is its performance at high ISO settings.

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  Black and white image quality, Build and materials, Interface design, Superb Summilux f/1.7 lens

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  Fixed rear screen, Quite prone to lens flare, Focus breathing in video

First introduced in March 2019 , Leica Q2 is a 47.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization, weather sealed body and 28 mm F1.7 lens. Q2 is also sold as Type No. 4889 in some countries.

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  Built-in Wireless (Wi-fi), Bluetooth Connectivity, Image Stabilization, External Flash Shoe, 4K (UHD) Video, Touch Screen, Electronic Built-in Viewfinder, RAW Shooting, Face Detection Focusing, 47.0MP - High Resolution Sensor, 50.000 Max ISO, 49 Focus Points, 1.040k dots LCD Resolution, 1/40000s...

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  No Articulating Screen, Heavy Body: 718

The Leica Q2 , released in April of 2019, is a fixed-lens, full-frame camera sporting a new (at the time) 47.3MP sensor and an impressive, stabilized 28mm F1.7 Summilux lens. Even though it’s technically just a “point & shoot” camera, it’s designed to look like the traditional Leica M rangefinder...

At the end of the day the Q2 is a lovely every day carry kind of camera. It has a fixed lens at 28mm with a fast aperture of f/1.7. It would be perfect for vacation, street shooting, or landscape. It’s light yet tough, and even weather sealed so have no fear in taking it out into the elements.

Leica's pricey Q2 camera marries a superb lens to a high-resolution image sensor and puts it all in a travel-friendly, weather-sealed package.

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  High-resolution full-frame image sensor., Quick, accurate autofocus., Bright, sharp lens., Optical stabilization., IP52 weather protection., Big, sharp EVF., Up to 20fps capture., 4K video., Wi-Fi.

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  Expensive., Doesn't track subjects at top burst rate., No flash.

First introduced in March 2019 , Leica Q2 Monochrom is a 47.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a Full frame (36 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization, weather sealed body and 28 mm F1.7 lens.

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  Built-in Wireless (Wi-fi), Bluetooth Connectivity, Image Stabilization, External Flash Shoe, 4K (DCI) Video, Touch Screen, Electronic Built-in Viewfinder, RAW Shooting, Face Detection Focusing, 47.0MP - High Resolution Sensor, 100.000 Max ISO, 49 Focus Points, 1.040k dots LCD Resolution, 1/40000s...

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  No Articulating Screen, Heavy Body: 734

Although they look about the same from the outside (except for a couple notable and useful ergonomic improvements) the Leica Q and Leica Q2 are very different animals, different from the CMOS sensor inside to the wireless connectivity signals they emanate.

Absolutely LOVE this camera!! I have a Canon 5d Mark 4 and it’s my go-to but this Leica has opened up a whole new way of taking pics for me. It is fun and easy to take around and the 48 megapixels are incredible!

I haven't used this camera extensively yet but took it to the beach and got some great shots.I love monochrome landscapes and industrial objects etc.and general out and about street photography and this camera is perfect .The images are so sharp and full of detail.Also they have a quality that can't...

What a quality beast! the perfect item for street photography: fast, strong, sealed, poweful, high quality files (also jpg on camera), not intrusive, quiet…

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  Easy to use and fantastic results.

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  It's a Leica! I have loved them for over 50 years. I don't want to change lenses on a 'rangefinder' type of camera so the Q2 is rather better value than the M range.

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  Ease of use and fantastic image quality

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  The craftmanship is absolutely outstanding in comparison to any other camera I have used.

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  I wouldn't say this is a negative as I fully knew what I was purchasing, if it was a negative from the point of view of others is the cost.

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  It’s Just well made and thought out. The images are sharp and loads of detail and the Q2 is weather sealed.

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  Portability, Image Quality,Build Quality

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  Bit pricey but you get what you pay for

I am currently a Fuji X-T4 owner with a bunch of lenses. I love the Fuji size, design, quality, and value. I've had 3 different X100's and 2 different X-T's. For some reason during this recent "stay-at-home" situation I started watching YouTubes on Leica and kept learning about the Q2.