Leica Q2

Leica Q2 Monochrom initial review

Leica Q2 review review

full-frame sensor; Fantastic handling; 4K video; very expensive; Very niche; Limited battery life;

Leica Q2 review

There’s every likelihood that if you were actually in the market for a Leica camera, you wouldn’t really care what a reviewer thinks. I expect many of those reading this probably won’t actually buy one - they just like reading about Leica, in the same way you might like to read about Ferraris and Rolexes. That said, if you do happen to find yourself with the best part of £4,500 burning a hole in your pocket, you could do far worse than to spend it on the Leica Q2. It produces fantastic images and is a joy to use. There will always be just “something” about using a Leica that is hard to quantify but becomes immediately apparent as soon as you start using one. The Leica Q2 also has the benefit of autofocus, something which its rangefinder series of M cameras doesn’t have - think Leica quality without the unnecessary faff. There’s a few things to tempt you to upgrade if you already shelled out for an original Leica - the huge bump in resolution being the main source of temptation. 4K video recording is very nice and all, but I can’t see many buying this for vlogging. All in all, the Leica Q2 is a very expensive camera (of course it is), but it’s also a very nice one. There’s loads to drool over and if money were no object we’d definitely be buying one - for those of us that live in the real world, it’s probably not something we’ll actually be buying… nice to dream though.