phojomatic Posted September 19, 2024 Share #321 Posted September 19, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm not sure where this 47MP rumor started, but if true, the 43mm variant would also have contrast detect AF since the 60MP sensor is built around Phase Detect. And I can't see the point of using up old chips but then needing to reengineer the AF system. Now if it used the 47MP mono sensor which can't be adapted for Phase....well maybe then that would be an interesting rumor that hasn't been circulated yet 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 19, 2024 Posted September 19, 2024 Hi phojomatic, Take a look here Q3 with 43mm APO f2. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
robb Posted September 19, 2024 Share #322 Posted September 19, 2024 These are good points on phase detect vs contrast. I’m quite happy with the sensors in my sl2 and al2-s. I just know when to best use each. I don’t see Leica with a new product using older tech sensors that have since been updated… And the apo lens would be able to push the latest sensor’s imaging capabilities and I think that would only benefit Leica with higher sales. It gives compatibility / slotting in with SL3 sensor and SL apo lenses. And it gives M users something to grab when they want lightweight with top optics but AF stabilizers, etc…. It’s an “added” combo rather than a replacing combo…. that all being said, I’m cool with the older sensor. Just give me the longer apo in front of it on the Q2… I don’t even need the tilt screen. Lol Robb 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathant123 Posted September 19, 2024 Share #323 Posted September 19, 2024 Only reason I mentioned the Q2 sensor earlier is because I read about it being mentioned on imaging resource. It honestly made no sense to me either. I got my Q2 because of how compact it is and I predominantly use it while travelling. I would not hesitate to grab a 43mm variant as I love taking street portraits and that can be challenging at 28mm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhasman Posted September 19, 2024 Share #324 Posted September 19, 2024 I would consider old 47mgp monochrome sensor in Q3 body with new lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phojomatic Posted September 19, 2024 Share #325 Posted September 19, 2024 One thing I hope is that if the new 43mm arrives with the 60mp sensor in the Q3 chassis, it keeps the same menu system and doesn’t use the new SL3 one with the new icons. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted September 19, 2024 Share #326 Posted September 19, 2024 6 hours ago, Le Chef said: What comedy! Bad reporting through social media keeps repeating itself. The next thing will be that the Q3 43 will have no rear screen and a Q2 sensor… At least you stopped denying the possible existence of a Q43… 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted September 19, 2024 Share #327 Posted September 19, 2024 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 4 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: At least you stopped denying the possible existence of a Q43… What phase of the 7 Stages of Grief is this again? Edited September 19, 2024 by Simone_DF Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenmick Posted September 19, 2024 Share #328 Posted September 19, 2024 25 minutes ago, Simone_DF said: What phase of the 7 Stages of Grief is this again? I'd say we're in more of a Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs situation, and we're all at the "aesthetic" level. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lik Posted September 19, 2024 Share #329 Posted September 19, 2024 Life without Leica is possible. But useless. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouge_homme Posted September 19, 2024 Share #330 Posted September 19, 2024 Confirmed by Leica store in Hong Kong today that the camera will be launched next week (if anyone was still in doubt). They said the price should be around $55K HKD (6300 EUR). They took my details but couldn’t guarantee availability at the time of launch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted September 19, 2024 Share #331 Posted September 19, 2024 8 hours ago, Olaf_ZG said: At least you stopped denying the possible existence of a Q43… I never denied it. I simply said I didn’t see why Leica would make it. I still don’t see it’s relevance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted September 19, 2024 Share #332 Posted September 19, 2024 vor 24 Minuten schrieb Le Chef: I never denied it. ... C'mon be a man and stand by your word. 😉 Zitat The reality is this guy has simply imagined a Q3/4 he would like. There’s no factual information. No clues from Leica. No new reference numbers or names registered on international registries. No sightings. It’s simply pure imagination at work by a graphic designer with time on his hands. Zitat And in between punters smoking recreational chemicals and offering their views on what they would like, Leica still has to launch an SL3-S, an M11-D, a Q3M. With that in mind you would argue Mr. Burmeister’s fantasies (read his full flowing regurgitation of what he idealizes) are a very long way towards the bottom of Leica’s money-making priority list. Zitat If 4504 was the Q3, then what is 4505? Q3M? Which presumably would come before any Q3 & 3 Quarters. According to Burpmeister that will lose its aperture ring but will gain another body thumb or finger control for that function. Are Leica keeping up with demand on the Q3? If so then presumably they have capacity to trickle in a Q3M for another year or so until they contemplate a Q4… Exciting times for dreamers! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. G Posted September 19, 2024 Share #333 Posted September 19, 2024 If anyone is interested, Hugh Brownstone just posted an image on his instagram account that is very likely taken with this new Q. The high contrast black and white rendering is very much in line with what I see when processing the images from my APO Summicron-SL lenses. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted September 19, 2024 Share #334 Posted September 19, 2024 (edited) vor 43 Minuten schrieb Dr. G: If anyone is interested, Hugh Brownstone just posted an image on his instagram account that is very likely taken with this new Q. The high contrast black and white rendering is very much in line with what I see when processing the images from my APO Summicron-SL lenses. If I may? Here are those images. Promising I would say. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited September 19, 2024 by Mr.Kite 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/403065-q3-with-43mm-apo-f2/?do=findComment&comment=5618435'>More sharing options...
Dok67 Posted September 19, 2024 Share #335 Posted September 19, 2024 Interestingly, these pictures are uncut. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted September 19, 2024 Share #336 Posted September 19, 2024 2 hours ago, Mr.Kite said: C'mon be a man and stand by your word. I am. None of what I said is untrue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olaf_ZG Posted September 19, 2024 Share #337 Posted September 19, 2024 Yet still, IF the camera comes out next week, Leica did/does a great job against internet leaks as no single picture of the camera has been shared yet. In contrary f.e. with the m11d. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Kite Posted September 19, 2024 Share #338 Posted September 19, 2024 vor 40 Minuten schrieb Le Chef: I am. None of what I said is untrue. Well, you said you never denied the existence of a Q43. But in fact you did: Zitat The reality is this guy has simply imagined a Q3/4 he would like. There’s no factual information. No clues from Leica. No new reference numbers or names registered on international registries. No sightings. It’s simply pure imagination at work by a graphic designer with time on his hands. This is denying by all means. Same time you said there are "no factual information, no clues, no sightings" there were already guys like Hugh Brownstone running around in the open with the Q43 in their hands taking pictures. But anyway, time to move on, don't you think? Let us be happy you were wrong. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
humerc Posted September 19, 2024 Share #339 Posted September 19, 2024 It begins to feel a lot like in the german part of this forum… Let’s get back to topic and speculate about the upcoming Q3 43! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. G Posted September 19, 2024 Share #340 Posted September 19, 2024 11 minutes ago, humerc said: It begins to feel a lot like in the german part of this forum… Let’s get back to topic and speculate about the upcoming Q3 43! Not so much a speculation, but an observance based on the images above. One of the benefits of an APO lens that's not talked about enough is that it excels at rendering high contrast black and white images. Properly aligning the color channels on the sensor make black and white conversions appear to be higher resolution and have more detail/microcontrast. This should prove to be a very interesting camera. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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