LEICA Q typ116
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LEICA Q typ116 is a Leica lens-integrated compact digital camera equipped with a 35mm full-frame sensor.
I think this is a compact digital camera with a bright 28mm F1.7 lens, a 35mm full-frame sensor, and a fine EVF, making it a well-thought-out product. I liked the specs and style, so I bought it a little after its release, when the product supply stabilized.
Its simple appearance makes it easy to dress up, and you can customize it to your desired look with a leather case, grip, thumb rest, and optional hood. Although the battery model number has changed from LEICA Q, Q2, and Q3, the external dimensions remain the same, and it is also good to be able to reuse optional items.
The shooting results appear to be from the same sensor as the Leica M typ240, but by matching the dedicated lens and image processing, it is possible to obtain more optimized images. If you want the M to compete with the Q, you’ll need to use a fairly high-end lens.
It also has a wide range of shooting functions, and like the Leica M, the shutter dial is independent, and it has one multi-function dial. The button layout on the back is also neat, so you won’t have any trouble using it.
Switching between autofocus (AF) and manual focus (MF) and macro mode can be done using the ring or notch on the lens barrel.
The AF focusing speed is reasonably fast and accurate except in the macro range, but if I let my guard down a little, the focus would be on a different area than I was aiming for, and I was disappointed when I enlarged it on my PC. When I look back at past data, I often see photos with poor focus positions.
This is partly due to the shooting style, and since the shooting preview time was set to 0 at the time of shooting, it may also be due to neglecting to check after shooting. However, sometimes when I press the play button to confirm, when I look at the viewfinder and the zoomed-out display on the rear LCD screen, it appears that what I intended is in focus. Also, if you display the image on a large screen on a PC monitor, the focus may not be accurate, and on a small LCD screen, you won’t be able to determine the exact focus unless you zoom in carefully, so I think previewing the image after shooting is also a relief.
The camera is equipped with image stabilization, so I rarely had to worry about camera shake even with slow shutter speeds or night scenes.
It has a crop mechanism of 35mm and 50mm compared to the original focal length of 28mm, but the resulting JPEG image will be cropped to the specified size and saved, but the RAW image will be saved at the original 28mm. It becomes. It would be nice if you could select to save RAW images at a specified crop size from the menu, but there was no such function.
It was useful when I was on a business trip or traveling because I could carry it around with the same image quality as the LRICA SL TYP601. The specs of the built-in lens are excellent, with a focal length of 28mm and an F1.7 lens. I can only praise the fact that it has achieved this size, and I think it would be difficult to achieve this price with these specs for an interchangeable single focal length lens.
The Summicron 28mm F2 for the mirrorless camera Leica SL is about three times the size of this lens, and the price is about the same as this camera.
Although the focal length is different from 35mm, the Sony RX1 series cameras have a similar concept, and the final model, the RX1/RX1R before MKII, costs about 100,000 yen, so you can purchase it quite cheaply. The reason why LEICA Q remains stable at over 300,000 yen is probably due to the difference in specifications and brand power. When I owned it, I was using it with M typ240 and SL, so I had limited opportunities to take it out, so I ended up selling it to buy something else. I thought I could buy it again for around 200,000 yen, but that hasn’t happened since the price hasn’t come down.
Since it was a well-selling camera, there are plenty of used cameras available, and the web is full of examples. As with any camera, it’s important whether it suits your style or not, and I felt that especially when using this camera.
Q-P was released just before the release of Q2, but there is no functional difference other than the lack of a red badge.
Specification and succsseor models
| Items | LEICA Q | LEICA Q2 | LEICA Q3 |
| Focal length | 28 | ← | ← |
| maximum aperture F value | 1.7 | ← | ← |
| minimum aperture F value | 16 | ← | ← |
| pseudo focal length | 35/50 | 35/50/75 | 35/50/75/90 |
| Image pixels（MP） | 24 | 47.3 | 60 |
| Image sensor size | 35mm full size | ← | ← |
| View Finder | 3.68 million dots LCD | 3.68 million dots organic electroluminescence | 5.76 million dots organic electroluminescence |
| Back LCD | 3.0(fixed) | ← | 3.0(Vari angle) |
| Battery | BP-DC12 | BP-SCL4 | BP-SCL6 |
| Recorded media | SDXC | ← | ← |
| Weight（with battery）g | 640 | 718 | 743 |
| Release date | 2015.6.20 | 2019.4.16 | 2023.5.26 |
| Color | Black,Silver,Titan etc | Black,etc | Black |
Options
- Grip
- Lather case
- Thumbrest
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- 2024.04.09
- 2023.07.17
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