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250swb
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No. The price you pay for it, and more importantly what the average (majority) of users can gain from it is bloated in both dimensions. I'm sure Leica knows that people will buy it because they are su

Kiwimac
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I’d prefer a version that had no video capability at all. 

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Sorry, but you need to get your priorities in order.  Leica cameras always come first.  You just need to stand up to your spouse.  As for me, I'm getting the camera and not telling the wife. <smile

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From page 72 of the downloadable instruction manual:

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You have a choice of aspect ratios to select in addition to the basic 3:2 (e.g. 1:1). The relevant cropped section will be displayed. Images made in JPG format are saved with the relevant aspect ratio. DNG images will always have the natural sensor format (3:2), the set aspect ratio is only in aid of the image composition. In review mode, DNG images will be displayed with horizontal or vertical auxiliary lines showing the cropped section seen when shooting.

Factory setting: 3:2

▸ Select Photo Aspect Ratio ▸ Select the desired setting ( 3:2 , 4:3 , 1:1 , 16:9 )

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21 hours ago, Stephen_C said:

From page 72 of the downloadable instruction manual:

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Thanks Stephan for adding the exact page ... I'll go take a look. Hadn't given the Q3 much thought as I'm tied into a M10M ... but this is interesting to be able to shoot square ... as I use to shoot Hasse (film).

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vor 9 Stunden schrieb Aram Langhans:

Does anyone know if you can export your user profiles from the Q2 and import them into a Q3 instead of remaking them all?

Not yet. But I saved my Q2 profiles before selling the camera. I'm waiting for the Q3 and will try it out, once I get it.

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To Q2M owners who has not yet got possibility to try out Q3, I can tell that your camera is still giving superior B&W images compared to Q3. When taking B&W pictures with same parameters (iso., aperture, speed), it is noticable how 47MB Q2M rules when you zoom in and compare the accuracy of the details in shadows.

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4 hours ago, Le Chef said:

If that’s the case then it’s very poor planning. If Apple did that they would have failed long ago.

There is a special methodology for transferring profiles from one camera to a different camera. It does require some tools. A pad of paper and a pencil. You write down the parameters of each profile from the donor camera and then enter those into the new camera - hey presto........and BTW Apple deprecates older devices and makes non-backward compatible software all the time (Mac user for the last 25 years). My 2011 Mac Mini has been demoted to being a streamer in my bedroom as it will not run a whole range of up-to-date operating systems and software and been replaced for general use by an M1 Mac Mini even though the older device still works perfectly and has been upgraded with a 2TB SSD (not possible with modern Mac MInis). I have a gen 6 iPod touch which is only a few years old and yet it still cannot run the latest version of iOS or receive security updates. 

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You’ll be telling me next you know how to make flint tools!

One of the reasons why Apple, Samsung etc use “family” processors is that it makes it easier to move from one generation of the product to the next. If not you end up reinventing the wheel every time you change processor. Do Fuji do that I wonder with the X100 model line?

The Maestro IV is the latest generation of a family of processors. That family should have an underlying firmware architecture that runs the chip. The OS built on top of that to run the camera’s processes should use a “family” language, which means simple configurations of preferences/profiles would be written in the same language from Maestro III to Maestro IV. If Leica is not taking advantage of that set of commonalities what are their software people doing all day?

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3 hours ago, Le Chef said:

You’ll be telling me next you know how to make flint tools!

Well yes I do know how to knapp flints to make suitable flints for flint lock pistols and rifles. They don't last very long as they get chipped when they strike the steel frizzen, to make the sparks to ignite the finely mealed powder in the flashpan. Before the advent of percussion fired rifles, in a well organised army, such as Wellington's infantry, the sergeants were trained to carry pocketfuls of well knapped flints, to hand out to soldiers during a long battle, as the flints in the locks of their muskets would become chipped, risking a misfire or a hangfire. I target shoot antique flintlock pistols and percussion handguns, both single shot and revolver. 

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On 6/14/2023 at 4:14 AM, pnwpotter said:

Thanks ... nice to know that shooting square is an option. 

You're not actually shooting square, you are cropping square ;) 

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21 hours ago, wlaidlaw said:

Well yes I do know how to knapp flints to make suitable flints for flint lock pistols and rifles. They don't last very long as they get chipped when they strike the steel frizzen, to make the sparks to ignite the finely mealed powder in the flashpan. Before the advent of percussion fired rifles, in a well organised army, such as Wellington's infantry, the sergeants were trained to carry pocketfuls of well knapped flints, to hand out to soldiers during a long battle, as the flints in the locks of their muskets would become chipped, risking a misfire or a hangfire. I target shoot antique flintlock pistols and percussion handguns, both single shot and revolver. 

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Love it when someone has the perfect comeback 😂

Thinking of getting into percussion myself.  The closest I have is my 1874 Sharps Cavalry Carbine (Pedersoli) which is by far my favourite firearm.

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On 6/7/2023 at 7:47 AM, Qwertynm said:

Another observation I can share is that the Q3s USB-C port is a slower connection to download files than the wireless connection. The Q3 also comes with a braided USB-C to Apple Lightning cable, which is another bummer as this port will (hopefully) become obsolete this autumn with the iPhone 15. Lightning is USB 2.0 and thus much slower than what USB-C 3.1 would allow. People using Android phones have been on USB-C for years so the provided cable by Leica is obsolete anyway (Are they assuming everyone is using an iPhone?!).

Seems like the port on the Q3, altough USB-C, only supports slower speeds, which is unfortunate as I would have prefered to leave a grip on permanently and charge the camera trough the USB-C port and download files trough it as well.  I guess I need to figure out how to download files wirelessly onto my PC without diverting trough a mobile device. Weird choice by Leica there but I guess the future is wireless?

The specs in the manual say USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C up to 10 Gbps. The port is not slower, but the lightning cable will slow it down. 

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On 6/16/2023 at 8:36 PM, Ferd said:

To Q2M owners who has not yet got possibility to try out Q3, I can tell that your camera is still giving superior B&W images compared to Q3. When taking B&W pictures with same parameters (iso., aperture, speed), it is noticable how 47MB Q2M rules when you zoom in and compare the accuracy of the details in shadows.

But how superior? Other than in low light, I would think that 60 Mp, even with the loss you get from the Bayer filter, must have a lot of detail. I'm thinking of selling my Q2M to buy a Q3 for that reason. (Also because I've decided to get rid of all my Fujifilm gear and have just one camera, to simplify.)

To be fair, pixel peepers can always find differences, but in real-world usage, how much of a difference will it make? 

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On 6/18/2023 at 12:26 PM, jaapv said:

You're not actually shooting square, you are cropping square ;) 

No, you're composing square. 

I am surprised that the Q2M doesn't have a square option; square is ideal for BW photos.

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