Q3 with 43mm APO f2

[costa43]

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This is a particularly interesting rumour. 

https://leicarumors.com/2024/08/24/rumors-leica-to-announce-a-new-q3-camera-with-a-fixed-43mm-f-2-apo-lens.aspx/

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[robb]

Sounds fantastic.  Sign me up.

Robb

[Sandokan]

I will buy it. 

[CptSlevin]

Odd choice.
Not wide as 35, too far from 50.

With Q3 sensor size, we now get really versatile crop camera with capabilities of wide 28, widish 35 and 20mp of sensor for 50mm users.

40mm is not versatile at all

[robb]

It’s a great combo with 28 for those of us that don’t wish to crop.

Robb

[Viv]

Not for me. I am perfectly happy with the 28mm on my Q2.

I crop when I need to.

[costa43]

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It’s the APO designation that I find most exciting. This lens will be killer quality if Leica are confident in branding it an APO. Together with the 60mp, it’s an exciting release if the rumour is accurate.

[frankchn]

~40mm is not without precedent either. The Ricoh GR III and GR IIIx have 28mm and 40mm equivalent lenses with APS-C sensors. I can imagine a “Q3x” variant having a similar focal length.

Edited August 25, 2024 by frankchn

[Markey]

I keep hearing that the Q3 is their best selling camera so makes sense that they would build on that.

Edited August 25, 2024 by Markey

[Ad Dieleman]

Not very interested. I wouldn't want to give up the 28mm angle of view and cropping to the 40 angle of view leaves me enough pixels to work with. And I'm not prepared to haul around 2 Q cameras.

[JNK100]

Pure fantasy and conjecture in my view and highly unlikely.

[Alexander-HH]

vor 3 Stunden schrieb robb:

Sounds fantastic.  Sign me up.

Robb

Same here. Very interested 😍

[hoolyproductions]

They could ship my SL3 before they start a new camera line! 😃

[costa43]

2 hours ago, CptSlevin said:

Odd choice.
Not wide as 35, too far from 50.

With Q3 sensor size, we now get really versatile crop camera with capabilities of wide 28, widish 35 and 20mp of sensor for 50mm users.

40mm is not versatile at all

43mm is supposedly our eye focal length. I think as an everyday carry, it’s the perfect focal length but as always, subjective. 

[darylgo]

On the fence about this one when a Sony a7cr and the Sony 40/2.5 are same size, less money and interchangeable lenses, great autofocus.  Arguably, Leica's interface is superior but once learned the Sony is not rocket science. 

Good on Leica for finally getting it, their Minilux with a 40mm lens was the best point and shot made. 

Edited August 25, 2024 by darylgo

[Carrot]

Brings back memories of the Pentax 43mm f1.8 Limited Edition, exactly matching the human eye angle of view. 

[jaapv]

4 hours ago, robb said:

It’s a great combo with 28 for those of us that don’t wish to crop.

Robb

If you don't wish to crop, why would you buy a camera that is designed for cropping use?? And why wouldn't  you wish to crop on a 60 MP camera??

[student]

The question is whether the launch of such a camera makes any commercial sense in a situation when a waitlist exists for the Q3, and a whole multitude is waiting for Q3M

I mean Leica is a business and would like to exhaust the stream of profits that now seems to be in full flow, before turning to experimenting with other ideas.

This is how I would judge the likelihood of this rumour having some basis in fact

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[colint544]

I never understood the 40mm focal length until about four years ago, when I started shooting - quite a bit - with a Makina 67. Now I think it might just be the best focal length of all. There's something, to my eye, just right about it - the Goldilocks focal length.

Perhaps Leica have noticed how well-received the Ricoh GR3X has been. If this rumour is true, I'm sure it'll be the Q camera a lot of people have been waiting for. 

[humerc]

Would be an instant buy.