I cannot say enough good things about the Leica Q - this is a very tight crop (about 50%) of an ISO 800 exposure and the dedicated lens and sensor combination deliver a very rich and noise free image.
I have never been in the rooms on the upper floors but I can imagine it is amazing to actually look down to the plaza below from the room ...thanks for taking a look and commenting
Space is always at a premium in Japan - so politeness is also always necessary to get along. A few "excuse me" said usually does the trick - if not its time to order another beer and wait! hehe
I have found each Leica lens has it own distinct "personality" - and the Summilux is a joy to shoot with in low light settings. Thanks Mitresg for commenting
Thanks tclair - normally I would have shot this with a slow shutter speed on a tripod but I couldn't set it up because of the high water so it was hand held at a higher shutter speed (I think around 1/800th) thus the stop action of the water. With photography it is always something!!
The only problem with shooting up there at night is the parking area is a bit sketchy with cars pulling in to meet another car then rapidly pulling out again (appeared to be drug dealing) - I just minded by own business but it's probably best to take a wing-man along to watch your backside when you are shooting with a tripod and not necessarily paying attention to the potential problems around you. Happy New Year to you Jorge!
There was a Leica M3 film shooter about two meters away at the same time - didn't have time to talk to him but as you observed, some institutions (like Leica and the Star Ferry) work just as good now as they did 50 years ago !
