It is not a perfect camera, it is slow compared to others but so am I, and it suits my style.I am so happy I bought it rather than taking notice of comments on the internet but what do I know?, after all I think my Sigma DP3 is the best designed digital camera out there and see how much support I would get for that view! All the best to you all, especially you Mr. The lens is my favourite of all my screw and old m mount lenses.
I think this camera is the best value in the Leica range. I love the build, the controls, the way you move it to macro, the fit of the lens cap(seriously),but above all the quality of the images and especially the colour. A second hand VF2 completed the package and transformed the usability. This visual feast was not enhanced by buying a bargain Country half case which improved handling but looked as if it was knitted by the Womens, Institute. It was in short supply and the only one left at Clifton Cameras, my choice for new gear, was in brown, no doubt very pretty but a bit of a shock. Then I looked at the X113 ,a third of the price of a Q, a 35 lens, much more me, a really fast new lens for very little money. The Q came out and I was sorely tempted but it was still a heck of a lot of money and a fixed 28 is a bit wide for me. The Leica I could afford was an M8 but I would have to use an old lens on it, something new took the outfit out of my price range.
I can do some strutting with film Leicas but had an urge to try a digital mainly to see what modern lenses could do. We can pull down a whole lot of this isn,t a real Leica, you only want the red dot, you cannot afford the genuine article, type of comments. Sssh, really quietly, let us talk about the non-classic Leicas.