Leica Q camera officially announced!

The Leica Q has been officially announced by Leica: Leica-camera.com. I will keep updating this page with links to preorders and reviews:

Preorders:
BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here).

Previews, reviews and hands-on:
Review by Ming Thein. Review at ThePhoBlographer. French test at Lesnumeriques. German review at SystemKameraForum. Review at LaVidaLeica. Hands-on at ePhotozine. First impressions review at Dpreview. Hands-on at Dpreview. Image samples at Photographyblog.

Press:
Official German Leica Q page. English press at ePhotozine. German text at SystemKameraforum. English press a LaVidaLeica.

Extra:
Q&A with Alex Habermehl at Leica Blog. Q Accessories at Leica. Q Tech equipment at Leica.

Interview:
Video interview at Luminous Landscape.

Discussions:
Leica Forum,

Apps:
Q app at iTunes and GooglePlay

Leica already launched the Leica Q camera APP!

At 14:00 London time Leica will announce the new Q camera. But you can already get the special Leica Q app on iTunes (Click here) and Google Play (Click here). The description says:

The following functions are available:
– Camera live view
– Control capture settings
– Triggering the camera
– Start / Stop video recording
– View, download and share images directly from the camera
– Delete images

Compatibility:
The Leica Q app supports the Leica Q (Typ 116) camera.

Thanks Peter!

We saw this coming: “Mirrorless” is the official name for mirrorless system cameras.

Until now there was no “standard” to define mirrorless system cameras. We had plenty of different definitions like:

– Digital Interchangeable Lens System Cameras (DILSC),
– Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens (EVIL).
– Mirrorless System Cameras (MSC),
– Compact System Cameras (CSC),
– Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM).

But at last the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) decision recognized “Mirrorless” as the official term for interchangeable lens cameras that do not include a mirror mechanism!

Amazing it took seven years to sort this out :)

Source: http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/TechnologyGlossary.aspx