Q3 for wild life/street photography and travel?

[alexandres01]

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Hi!

I have a Leica M-P typ 240, 35mm and 50mm lenses.

I was wondering if it would be good for me to buy the new Q3 for street photography and using when I hike or go to wildilife places.

Do you think is a good idea? Or maybe another bout lenses would be fine?

Thanks a lot!

Alexandre

[idusidusi]

For wildlife places forget it, unless you talk of standing in a field not too far from sheep. lambs, horses, cows etc. For street and hiking, a Q of any sort is a  wonderfully capable camera to have.

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[alexandres01]

1 hour ago, idusidusi said:

For wildlife places forget it, unless you talk of standing in a field not too far from sheep. lambs, horses, cows etc. For street and hiking, a Q of any sort is a  wonderfully capable camera to have.

Do you think is better than a M-P type 240 with 35mm/50mm lens? I have not tried a Q before. 

[LarsOtium]

Far from ideal for wildlife. You would be relying 110% on the capability of the 60 million megapixel sensor to crop. Occasionally… okay. Dedicated… not for me anyway.

[alexandres01]

33 minutes ago, LarsOtium said:

Far from ideal for wildlife. You would be relying 110% on the capability of the 60 million megapixel sensor to crop. Occasionally… okay. Dedicated… not for me anyway.

And for hike/street photography? Better than an M?

[idusidusi]

51 minutes ago, alexandres01 said:

Do you think is better than a M-P type 240 with 35mm/50mm lens? I have not tried a Q before. 

Only you can say that. It is a very personal thing. For me I think I will be happy with the Q3, up to 90mm. After that I have the VLUX-5 and I am happy with that combination.

[Driften]

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Leica really doesn't make a wildlife camera. But for landscapes and street they would work great. If you're happy with your M, why change? I love my Q2 and for me it's better than a M, but my eyes could use the autofocus. You already have an M and if you enjoy it, unless you need the weather sealing of a Q2/Q3 I'm not sure you gain much.

[jaapv]

Well the SL does not do too badly for wildlife. The Q? Forget. 

[LarsOtium]

6 hours ago, alexandres01 said:

And for hike/street photography? Better than an M?

The biggest advantages of a Q3 over any M when it comes to street photography is a) autofocus and b) flip screen (makes for more discreet shooting from hip).

 

As to hiking/scenery the principle advantage Q3 has over your set up is significantly higher resolution.

[alexandres01]

13 hours ago, jaapv said:

Well the SL does not do too badly for wildlife. The Q? Forget. 

Why?

[idusidusi]

12 minutes ago, alexandres01 said:

Why?

Simply put a 28mm even cropped to 75mm or 90mm will not keep you far enough away from the jaws of a perhaps hungry lion.

[Corius]

14 minutes ago, idusidusi said:

Simply put a 28mm even cropped to 75mm or 90mm will not keep you far enough away from the jaws of a perhaps hungry lion.

You don't have to run faster than the Lion. You just need to run faster than the guy next to you struggling with the heavy SL2 and Lenses!

Another big advantage of the Q3!

[alexandres01]

24 minutes ago, idusidusi said:

Simply put a 28mm even cropped to 75mm or 90mm will not keep you far enough away from the jaws of a perhaps hungry lion.

Yep! Sorry. I was thinking about street photography/hiking. I’m in doubt about

1. Buying a q3 

2. Change the body camera for a new one

3. just buy a new lens

[LarsOtium]

43 minutes ago, Corius said:

You don't have to run faster than the Lion. You just need to run faster than the guy next to you struggling with the heavy SL2 and Lenses!

Another big advantage of the Q3!

Now that was funny!

 

[jaapv]

1 hour ago, alexandres01 said:

Why?

Because I prefer my wildlife to be recognizable instead of unrecognizable dots in the distance. 

[Qwertynm]

vor 23 Stunden schrieb alexandres01:

Yep! Sorry. I was thinking about street photography/hiking. I’m in doubt about

1. Buying a q3 

2. Change the body camera for a new one

3. just buy a new lens

well, do you want a rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses or a fixed lens camera with an EVF? Simple as that.

[LarsOtium]

1 hour ago, Qwertynm said:

well, do you want a rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses or a fixed lens camera with an EVF? Simple as that.

And yet such a simple question leads to endless debate. I know it did with me, but Q3 ultimately won for my particular uses.

[Dr. G]

I used to do a lot of wildlife photography with my Sony A9ii and a1 using lenses like the 100-400 or 200-600 with a 1.4x or 2x teleconverter.  Q3 doesn't really do that under any circumstances.  I have been able to get close to a few deer while hiking, but that's about as wild as it's gotten with the Q3.

Edited November 1, 2023 by Dr. G

[Trankster]

For hiking and wildlife photography, I would bring a second camera with a zoom lens (100-400mm).  The Q3 would otherwise be my camera of choice for street, travel, landscape and family photos.  I traveled for 3 weeks in Italy in 2019 with my Q2 and had no regrets.

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[idusidusi]

9 minutes ago, Trankster said:

For hiking and wildlife photography, I would bring a second camera with a zoom lens (100-400mm).  The Q3 would otherwise be my camera of choice for street, travel, landscape and family photos.  I traveled for 3 weeks in Italy in 2019 with my Q2 and had no regrets.

Just what I am doing Q on loan until Q3 arrives + VLUX-5