This blog is going to be short and sweet. You can read this first blog about owning the Leica Q Here
I’ve now had the Leica Q for nearly three weeks and I’ve been spending a lot of time shooting with the camera, and I still haven’t bonded with it. I’ve been trying to think why, and it’s coming back to a very simple thing: I’ve always been a one-camera, one-lens shooter, and I just don’t like having two cameras or a second lens. I don’t know how to switch between the different cameras and the different focal lengths without causing myself stress.
I find that I’m second-guessing my street shooting. When I go out with the one camera and one lens, I just shoot. I don’t need to think; I just concentrate on the scene unfolding in front of me, and I capture the moment without too much thought.
I went back to Spain this past week and I spent the first day shooting with just the Leica Q and while I got some good captures I just kept thinking I wish I had my 85mm focal length, using the Q didn’t feel right and it felt like I was missing something.
I’ve never felt the need for a second camera. Even if I leave my SL at home and just take the Leica Q out, I second-guess myself. This is why I like the simplest options not just in my photography but also in my life. I don’t like to complicate things; I just can’t deal with distractions or making decisions. I know this sounds crazy, but it’s the way I’ve always been, my mind can’t cope with anything complicated, having a second camera is starting to cause stress, I get anxious at the very thought of going out on the streets to do the thing that relaxes me, so I believe I need to return the Leica Q and just keep to one camera, one lens, nice and simple, the way it should be.
Here are some of the photos I captured with the Leica Q on my second trip to Sitges, I know that I would’ve got better if I’d had my SL3-S and 85mm focal length.
