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Leica Q (Typ 116)

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Leica Q (Typ 116) Specifications

Camera
Camera type compact
Lens
Focal length (35 mm equivalent) 28 mm
Diaphragm F1.7
The number of optical elements 11
The number of groups of optical elements 9
Features aspherical lenses
Matrix
Total number of pixels 26.3 million
Effective Pixels 24.2 million
The size Full frame (36 x 24 mm)
Crop factor 1
Maximum resolution 6000 x 4000
Matrix type CMOS
Color depth 42 bits
Sensitivity 100 - 3200 ISO, Auto ISO
Extended ISO ISO100, ISO6400, ISO12800, ISO25600
Functionality
White balance automatic, manual installation, from the list
Flash built-in, red-eye reduction, shoe
Image Stabilizer (still photography) optic
Shooting modes
Macro photography there is
Shooting speed 10 frames / sec
Timer there is
Timer time 2, 12 c
Time-lapse mode there is
Aspect ratio (still photography) 3:2
Viewfinder and LCD screen
Viewfinder electronic
Using the screen as a viewfinder there is
Viewfinder Field of View 100%
The number of viewfinder pixels 3680000
LCD screen 1040000 points, 3 inches
LCD screen type sensory
Exposition
Exposure 30 - 1/16000 s
Manual setting of shutter speed and aperture there is
Automatic exposure processing shutter priority, aperture priority
Exposure Correction +/- 3 EV in 1/3 steps
Exposure metering multizone, center-weighted, point
Exposure bracketing there is
Focusing
Autofocus type contrast
Autofocus backlight there is
Manual focus there is
Face focusing there is
Shooting distance 0.17 m
Memory and Interfaces
Type of memory cards SD, SDHC, SDXC
Image Formats JPEG, RAW
Recording mode RAW + JPEG there is
Interfaces USB 2.0, HDMI, Wi-Fi
Nutrition
Battery format your own
Number of batteries 1
Video and audio recording
Video recording there is
Video recording format Mp4
Video codecs MPEG4
Maximum movie resolution 1920x1080
Maximum video frame rate 60 frames / s
Maximum frame rate when shooting HD video 25/30 frames / s with a resolution of 1280x720, 50/60 frames / s with a resolution of 1920x1080
Sound recording there is
Other functions and features
Body material metal
Additional features tripod mount, remote control, orientation sensor, computer control
Equipment camera strap, lens cap, hot shoe connector cap, rechargeable battery, battery charger, AC power cord, USB cable
Additional Information maximum ISO sensitivity 50000
Dimensions and weight
The size 130x93x80 mm
Weight 590 g, without batteries; 640 g, with batteries

Reviews of Leica Q (Typ 116)

Evaluation 5
Advantages: Superb picture quality!
Ergonomics and menu convenience.
Full frame with a great lens.
The quality of materials and performance.
Very fast autofocus.
Ergonomics
Compactness and weight
Touchscreen
Price, in comparison with the M series
Disadvantages: A weak battery, but decided to buy 2-3 Panasonic Lumix batteries (the same battery under different brands and at different prices). There is a lack of more flexible configuration of the function buttons. Perhaps not enough focus area adjustment.
Comment: Great camera for street photography, travel, landscape. If desired, get very good portraits. In the hands is not bad, with an additional handle and emphasis almost perfectly. Excellent balance, weight and size. Corporate "Leykovsky" color allows you to shoot in jpeg plus amazing detail. The latest firmware has fixed problems with the display and WiFi pairing errors. In general, the best camera in its class.
Yephoshvili Shaliko March 08, 2016
Evaluation 5
Advantages: Weight, size, ergonomics, color, sharpness, drawing, ISO.Excellent everyday camera for any needs and travel.
Very quiet mechanical shutter and generally silent electronic. I tried to make a straight with my cell phone. The camera hangs on the neck, you look at the picture on the mobile phone, imperceptibly direct the camera to the plot, you shoot through the sensor of the mobile phone. Even in the library they will not suspect :)
Disadvantages: Batteries quickly die in the cold, but with a two spare from Panasonic, basking in your pocket. However, it is inconvenient to change the batteries if you use the DOF: you must first unscrew the handle, pull out the battery, insert a new one, fasten the DOF. So the pen has to be used only in the warm season.
Autofocus compared to the SLR is still not perfect, the benefit is realized by an excellent manual focus. On sports subjects, tracking in general almost fails. But in the portrait it takes a long time to get used to the use of modes. It seems to put a point on the eye, took a picture, but all the same, only the ear is sharp.
Comment: I will add other commentators with my experience.
Strangely enough, but from DNG it is not so easy to get a result from the color that the camera gives to JPG, you must be able to seriously color. In a lightroom, the color that was red in the cut may turn out to be maroon-purple. Began to shoot only in zhpege, but there is a snag: there is no option to emulate the exposure on the screen or viewfinder. At first glance, the camera darkens the image, if you direct it to the lamp, it lightens, if you translate it into shadow, but in fact you should only carefully monitor the scale of the exposure meter and it is better to use spot metering.
In difficult conditions, the autoBB may not behave very well, but threw a gray card into the bag with the camera. The ability to save two gray card profiles in the settings is just fine. Not once used this option.
Suddenly, the first purchased camera turned out to be defective: the viewfinder was too contrast, the scale on the lens was not working properly (you cannot adjust the hyperfocal). The camera was replaced (the benefit of bought the official), with no new problems.
sPirtovicH Andrey January 27, 2016
Evaluation 5
Advantages: 1. Excellent picture quality!
2. Great lens
3. Workmanship
4. Excellent stabilizer
5. Compactness, inconspicuousness and weight
6. Availability and operation of autofocus
7. Price, in comparison with M
8. Ergonomics and menu convenience
Disadvantages: 1. There are errors when pairing via Wi-Fi
2. The price tag in Russia is significantly higher than in Europe, and even more so, the United States.
3. One more custom button is missing for quick access to parameters.
Comment: Awesome image quality. Color and detail at the height. Compared with its Canon 5D MkIII + 35 1.4L. Canon then sold out quickly.

The camera delivers a previously unknown pleasure, both from the process of shooting and from the result.

Not replaceable lens consider a plus. Although it would have been more familiar to get 35 mm in its quality.

If Leica had released the same camera with another 50 mm lens, it would have sold its Nikon D810.
Eichenzweig vadim November 11, 2015
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