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Lightroom sharpening of Leica Q2 Monochrom files

July 23, 2022 JimK 1 Comment

I received a request to look at how Lightroom sharpens the Leica Q2 Monochrom (Q2M) files. Before I get into the graphs and numbers, I need to point out that there are three kinds of sharpening: Input, or capture sharpening Artistic sharpening Output sharpening The first has as its objective to get the file sharpness… [Read More]

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What’s the focal length of the Leica Q2 lens?

June 18, 2022 JimK 3 Comments

This is the 18th post in a series about the Leica Q2 Monochrom. You can see all the other posts in the series by looking in the Category List drop-down menu on the right side of the page. I was asked to calculate the focal length of the lens in the Q2. I don’t have… [Read More]

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Can you do IR with an unmodified Leica Q2 Monochrom?

June 7, 2022 JimK 2 Comments

This is the 19th post in a series about the Leica Q2 Monochrom. You can see all the other posts in the series by looking in the Category List drop-down menu on the right side of the page. With the Q2 Monochrom, Leica doesn’t have to worry about bad color. So I thought maybe they’d… [Read More]

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Leica Q2 Q&A

June 4, 2022 JimK 5 Comments

This is the 18th post in a series about the Leica Q2 Monochrom. You can see all the other posts in the series by looking in the Category List drop-down menu on the right side of the page. I received a comment to an earlier Leica Q2 Monochrom (Q2M)  post from Greg Johnson. It contained… [Read More]

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Q2 Monochrom vs GFX 100S

June 1, 2022 JimK 2 Comments

This is the 17th post in a series about the Leica Q2 Monochrom. You can see all the other posts in the series by looking in the Category List drop-down menu on the right side of the page. Earlier, I compared the Q2 Monochrome (Q2M) to a GFX 50S, which has similar pixel count. Several… [Read More]

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