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9 Must-Have Leica Q2 Accessories

  • March 15, 2022
  • AGriffin

The Leica Q2 is probably one of the best compact full-frame cameras you can buy and while being mostly a complete package out of the box, it still lends itself to some cool customization with accessories.

Here is an organized list of some of the best accessories available for the Leica Q2.

Table Of Contents

  • 1. Screen Protectors
  • 2. Batteries
  • 3. Memory Cards
  • 4. Grips For Leica Q2
    • Leica Q2 Thumb Grips
    • Leica Q2 Handgrips
  • 5. Lens Hoods
  • 6. UV Filter For Leica Q2
  • 7. Leica Q2 Cases
  • 8. Straps For Leica Q2
    • Leather Straps
    • Non-Leather Straps
  • 9. Cleaning Accessories
    • Air Blasters
    • Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths
  • Leica Q2 Accessories Conclucion

Leica Q2 – Amazon / Adorama / B&H

 

1. Screen Protectors

Expert Shield Screen Protector Glass

Screen Protector For Leica Q2

Available At: Amazon

The Expert Shield glass screen protector is a 9H hardness screen protector for the Leica Q2. Expert Shield screen protectors come with a lifetime warranty and do not interfere with the touch screen interface.

 

2. Batteries

Official Batteries Leica BP-SCL4

Best Battery Leica Q2Available At: Amazon / B&H

The Official Leica battery is a bit expensive and unfortunately, there are no good third-party options.

Leica BP-SCL4 capacity of 1860mAh with an output voltage of 8.4V.

 

 

3. Memory Cards

Leica Q2 Memory Cards

Best Memory Card Leica Q2The Leica Q2 will take a single UHS-II SD memory card.

I’ve also built a full guide to the best sd cards for the Leica Q2 if you want to see more suggestions not listed here.

Here are some good options. V60 cards will be fine for most people as well. Sandisk cards are also great, and the Sony E UHS-II card is probably a better budget card for photographers that are shooting a little more casually.

Sandisk Extreme Pro v90 128GB – B&H

Delkin Black V90 128GB – B&H

Sony G Tough V90 128GB – Amazon

Sony E UHS-II 128GB – B&H <- more affordable option, plenty fast for most people.

 

4. Grips For Leica Q2

There are a few different grip enhancements you can use with the Leica Q2. Thumb grips, or thumb rests, and handgrips.

Leica Q2 Thumb Grips

Leica Q2 Thumb Support

Best Leica Q2 Thumb GripAvailable At: Amazon / B&H

Leica makes a really nice thumb grip for most of their rangefinder-style cameras.

One really nice thing about this thumb grip for the Leica Q2 is that it allows you to still use the rear button on the back of the camera and the thumb rest fits the body almost seamlessly.

Haoge Thumb Grip

Third-party thumb rest Leica Q2Available At: Amazon

Haoge makes what looks like an anodized black aluminum thumb grip. I say looks like anodized black aluminum because it has a very slight purple color cast to it in some lighting conditions with a slightly lighter black color compared to the body. This is a cheaper alternative to the Leica thumb rest and they’ve positioned it to sit just above the rear button, which could be difficult to press if you have meaty thumbs.

 

Leica Q2 Handgrips

Official Leica Grip

Leica Q2 HandGripAvailable At: B&H

The official Leica Q2 handgrip, like all of Leica’s official accessories, fits the body seamlessly with matching colors and materials. If you miss the legacy base plate design of the Leica, this also works as a solid baseplate since it doesn’t allow you to access the battery when installed.

Note: If you have a Leica Q2 Monochrome, the material has a different pattern and you’ll need to get the Monochrome grip if you want matching materials.

JJC Leica Q2 Handgrip

Cheap Leica Q2 HandGripAvailable At: Amazon

If you just want a cheap third-party handgrip to use sometimes or try out to see how you even like using a handgrip, the JJC Handgrip will function just fine. The JJC grip does some cool things the Leica grip does not – it includes a built-in arca-swiss compatible design and allows battery and memory card access through the bottom.

 

5. Lens Hoods

Good lens hoods are a little difficult to find that are easy to order for the Leica Q2, but here are the best.

Leica Square Lens Hood

Leica Q2 Square Lens HoodAvailable At: B&H

The Leica Q2 comes with a square lens hood, but in case you damage yours and want a replacement, this is it.

They have a few color variants and are fairly reasonably priced.

What actually makes this Leica hood nice is a lot of third-party hood companies like to print their logo on the hood, which sort of ruins the aesthetic for me. It’s nice to have the official Leica logo that doesn’t have some random white logo in bold letters from some Chinese companies nobody has ever heard of on it. Leica keeps their logo very discreet on these hoods which is a huge plus.

Thorsten Von Overgaard

Leica Q2 Vented Lens HoodAvailable At: ThorstenVonOvergaard.com

Your favorite Leica Danish photographer makes some high-quality accessories for Leica. These are his vented lens hoods for the Q2 lens. Lots of options including black paint brass versions.

Vented hoods sometimes are much better at absorbing the shock when dropped. If you’re lucky enough to have the camera land on the hood the hoods will sometimes buckle which works as a shock absorber. Unfortunately, I know this from experience.

Lim’s makes a square hood for the Leica Q2 but I can’t find it available in any western areas. 

They call it the LIMS LH-R49Q1. Do a search to see if you can find it in your area.

 

6. UV Filter For Leica Q2

Do you need a UV filter for the Leica Q2? That’s up to you. But the theory goes digital cameras sensors with their lenses should be adequate at reducing UV light. However, cameras like Leica that use fairly thin sensor stacks can get a little bit more UV contamination compared to some of the other brands, so occasionally it’s possible you will notice the positive effects of a UV filter in harsh lighting conditions on Leica cameras.

I personally don’t like using UV filters if the camera lens has a nice pattern to the way it flares, since UV filters often ruin that. But they do come in handy to protect to lens from the environment. I always have a UV filter but don’t use them all the time.

The only brand I’ve been able to consistently get good quality UV filters from is B+W. Get the Nano filters whenever you can, I find they stay clean a little better than the standard Multi-Coated versions. B+W Actually stopped branding their filters as UV filters, here is their best protective filter for the Leica Q2.

B+W MRC Master 49mm With Nano Coatings

Leica Q2 UV filterAvailable At: Amazon / B&H

The B+W filters use brass instead of aluminum, and I’ve found they are less likely to get stuck to your lens because of this. I’ve had UV filters get stuck to my lens before and it’s never fun, but I’ve never had it happen with a B+W filter.

The Leica Lens Hood and Cap will still work with this filter.

 

7. Leica Q2 Cases

Leica Q2 Protector Case

Leica Q2 CaseAvailable At: Amazon / B&H

The official Leica Q2 protector case is made of a textured black leather material that comes in various colors that also match their straps.

A minimalistic design that maintains access to all the camera controls.

Leica Camera AG 19577 Camera Case

Leica Q2 Carrying CaseAvailable At: Amazon / B&H

The Leica Q2 Holster is a rather interesting camera strap. It’s very functional and well built.

It’s fully adjustable so you can position it to sit right above the leather case clipped to your belt that’s holding your phone.

Lim’s Leather Case

Lim's Leather Case Leica Q2Available At: Amazon

Lim’s cases are great. I use their cases for a lot of my cameras and I love the build and the material. They use really nice Italian leather and this case has a nice hand grip added to it for extra support.

If you use a tripod a lot, the base plate of the Lim’s cases is made from aluminum and is fully compatible with the arca-swiss tripod clips, so you don’t need to ever add an extra tripod baseplate to the body.

Luigi’s Cases

LuigiCase Leica Q2Available At: Luigiscases.com

Luigi makes some really nice premium leather cases for Leica cameras. My only complaint is I don’t love the strip of leather that goes over the LCD screen. However, this does have an interesting function, the case comes with this detachable cover for the LCD screen, so you can cover your screen completely forcing yourself to only use the EVF. Some photographers like this as it prevents them from constantly looking at their LCD screens allowing them to stay more in the moment.

 

8. Straps For Leica Q2

Leather Straps

Official Leica Carrying Strap

Leica Leather StrapAvailable At: Amazon (tan) / Amazon (red) / Amazon (black) / B&H

The official Leica Q2 strap is a pretty decent leather strap and it’s pretty reasonably priced. What’s nice about these is they come in multiple colors that will also match the official Q2 cases that Leica makes.

I personally would go all red, but that’s just me – I know, it’s not “stealth.”

Luigi’s Straps

Luigi's Leather Deluxe StrapAvailable At: Luigiscases.com

I’m currently using the Leica Deluxe Strap on my M6. In my opinion, it’s the best leather strap you can buy – period.

Made in Italy, all Italian leather with a softer pig leather for the shoulder portion. There are also leather protectors over all the metal sections on the strap and over the metal lugs so you’re strap is less likely to scratch or wear the body of your camera.

Visiting their website is an adventure, so make sure you have a comfortable pair of socks and maybe a warm cup of calming tea before embarking on that journey. Don’t let the website fool you, their products are absolute premium – Like how the best Mexican food is only found in the most grungy-looking buildings.

Tap&Dye

Tap & Dye Leather StrapsAvailable At: Tap&Dye

Tap&Dye also makes absolutely premium straps. You have several cool options here from Veg Tan leather that will patina and soften over time, to the already softer legendary Horween CXL leather straps. I highly recommend looking at their straps as they are probably the most classy-looking straps out there.

 

Non-Leather Straps

Vi Vante Rope Straps

Vi Vante Rope StrapAvailable At: Amazon

For a different type of strap, Vi Vante makes a nice rope strap that goes well with Leica cameras. Also check out there other straps, because they have some really nice Italian leather braided straps as well.

 

9. Cleaning Accessories

Air Blasters

Air blasters are incredibly useful. I use these for cleaning my camera, cleaning my sensor, cleaning my film before scanning, sometimes cleaning out my keyboard. If you don’t have one, here are my favorite air blasters.

Rocket Air Blaster

Rocket Air BlowerRocket Air Small: Amazon

Rocket Air Medium:  Amazon

I mostly use the Medium size, but if you need a small one to carry in your bag the small version is good too.

 

Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths

The best way to clean your lens or UV filter or lens is with a totally new microfiber cloth.

Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloths 6-Pack

Available At: Amazon

I’ve bought this 6-pack a few times. They are small and made with a thinner light material so you can throw them in some pocket of your bag without them taking up much space. It’s always nice to have a few as backups somewhere for when you need them.

 

 

Leica Q2 Accessories Conclucion

While Leica is great about supplying its users with some fantastic accessories, there are still some really nice third-party options to consider. The brands I’ve listed only come from the accessories I’ve personally tried and have liked.

I’ll continue to add to this list as I find more great products that work for the Q2.

**This website contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you click them to make a purchase.
AGriffin

Professional editor, blogger and photographer from Los Angeles California.

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