Buying a Leica camera is like buying a very expensive watch – it’s a luxury item. Hung around the necks of people who have no idea of photography, it is a status symbol. Yet, if you care even a little for image quality, you can’t deny the uniqueness of a Leica camera. The images it produces can be nothing short of breathtaking – if it’s used right. The German company’s new Q camerawants to attract both amateurs and experts alike. Costing about half the flagship M camera system, the fixed-lens camera promises superb image quality and usability. And it’s a luxury item, for sure. Unlike its previous “mass market” cameras that had been seen, at best, as re-badged Japanese cameras, the Leica Q is hand-made in Germany with the same attention to detail as the M. The camera body quickly makes you feel that you are holding the more expensive M camera. It’s smaller and lighter at 640g, but feels solid thanks to the use of magnesium and aluminium. The shutter and aperture settings are controlled in the same way as the M and the much-liked Fujifilm X100. Both are based on how rangefinders cameras are designed and used……

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Leica Q

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Goondu Leica Q reviews Wilson Wong