Long awaited: Leica Q3 43 with APO-Summicron 43mm f/2 ASPH.

[microview]

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Looking for a bit of guidance here: new to USB charging. One unboxing video says as delivered the Q3 43 battery has no charge. So, camera switched off, do I just connect  the USB C input to, say, a Macbook Pro (itself powered from its mains charger). The user manual talks about finding charging in the menu but that's presumably for when things are up and running?

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[FlashGordonPhotography]

15 minutes ago, microview said:

Looking for a bit of guidance here: new to USB charging. One unboxing video says as delivered the Q3 43 battery has no charge. So, camera switched off, do I just connect  the USB C input to, say, a Macbook Pro (itself powered from its mains charger). The user manual talks about finding charging in the menu but that's presumably for when things are up and running?

Yep. That'll start charging your camera, as will almost any USBC power brick you already have. Like the one from you phone.

Gordon

[FlashGordonPhotography]

22 hours ago, Dr. G said:

Still camera lenses have T stops, too.  I don’t remember where, but there was a website where you used to be able to look it up for various mainstream lenses.  F stop is more accurate for determining depth of field and T stop for light transmission.  Two lenses wide open at f/1.4 May have different T stops and will, therefore, need different ISO values for the same exposure.  Alex Barrera did a video a while back comparing the 50mm Summicron-SL, 50mm APO Summicron-SL and 50mm Summilux-SL and found that there were light transmission difference between those lenses that were noticeable when reviewing images.

All lenses have a transmission value but not a published T-stop from the manufacturer. Just because some random third party tests them doesn't mean they're usable T-Stops for the purposes of video work. Still lenses don't regard smallish transmission differences as significant whereas Cine lenses do. The APO SL Summicrons have a matched set for F-Stop and the Leica Cine lenses are a matched set for T-Stop. 

This is the way.

Gordon

[S Maclean]

9 hours ago, Miltz said:

Odd behavior for sure… I compared the Q3 with the Q3 43 both at f2, and the q3 had lower iso. I suspect the t stop value of the 43mm lens is higher than F2. Not good news for low light shooters like me. I will do more scientific tests next week. 

Did you try with spot metering?  as someone stated before the wider field of view would bring different light parameters into multi-field or even center field metering. 

[Miltz]

30 minutes ago, S Maclean said:

Did you try with spot metering?  as someone stated before the wider field of view would bring different light parameters into multi-field or even center field metering. 

Nah I matched the frames exactly, so it’s not that. 

[ramarren]

1 hour ago, Miltz said:

Nah I matched the frames exactly, so it’s not that. 

Did you make a couple of exposures with the two different settings and then compare them in an image editor (Lightroom Classic, for instance) and see how/if they differed? 

Honestly, given ISO 2000 - 3000 as the basis, I doubt it really matters much at all if the two cameras have a .3EV difference in how their meters respond. 

G

[Jeff S]

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1 hour ago, Miltz said:

Nah I matched the frames exactly, so it’s not that. 

No way to know without actually trying spot metering. 
 

Jeff

[mekener]

On 9/28/2024 at 5:41 PM, LocalHero1953 said:

Has anyone seen any trade-in offers from official Leica stores? (Trade your Q2, Q3 for a Q3 43)

I was in the London Leica on Friday. I asked how much would they offer for my q2 which was not with me. I was told the price would be between 1600-2300 GBP.

[LocalHero1953]

6 minutes ago, mekener said:

I was in the London Leica on Friday. I asked how much would they offer for my q2 which was not with me. I was told the price would be between 1600-2300 GBP.

Thanks - not a bargain, but around market prices.

[PitiWong]

Hello everyone, 

I got my Q3/28 about 3months now, still love the scenery shot from it, but quite struggle with portrait.

One thing I didn't see anyone mention about is Does this Q3/43 has OIS?

also, I am torn between adding a new M10R with 35% discount or trade my Q3/28, certainly 2 fix lens camera is not a good choice.

 

[Sparkassenkunde]

As often stated here or in other threads, it depends on your personal preferences, @PitiWong. The Q3 is great for portraying people within there surroundings, but also capable of closeup pictures if you are willing to crop quite a bit. You may find a lot of examples here in this forum. It is important to have a bigger distance to the portrayed person and keep the camera parallel to the scene to avoid distortions that come often with wider lenses. From my first impressions with the Q3 43 it is comparably easier to get nice portraits from closeups (without the need to crop) to environmental setups with a decent amount of isolation and a smooth transition. Lazy as I am I would go for AF based cameras in the digital world all day. If I want a rangefinder experience, I use my M‘s or screwmount Leica with film. I am not quite sure if I keep the Q3, but as I made some wonderful pictures and kind of photographic progress since using the Q3 I will probably shoot with both models, depending on what kind of photography I want to do.

And yes, the Q3 43 uses OIS.

Edited September 30, 2024 by Sparkassenkunde

[SteveQ3]

I'd like to import same user profiles from the Q3 to my Q3 43, but when I try to import from the Q3, it repeatedly says import failed.  

Any ideas why this won't work? (Is it because card formatted for each camera and is not compatible)?

[LocalHero1953]

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Edited September 30, 2024 by LocalHero1953

[Le Chef]

1 hour ago, SteveQ3 said:

Any ideas why this won't work? (Is it because card formatted for each camera and is not compatible)?

What version of the firmware is it running? It may be for the moment that Q328 and Q343 are running different versions of the firmware until Q328 catches up.

[SteveQ3]

Thanks @Le Chef.  Appreciate it .I know the 43 is 2.05, but I'll check to make sure the 28 has 2.05 as well.

[Miltz]

I wanted to confirm that after my testing exposure is identical between the 28mm and 43mm lenses. The T stop values at F2 are the same. Great News. I do wish is 43mm was a F1.8 since I shoot a lot in low light… the good news is the 43mm wide open is exceptional. 

[farnz]

1 hour ago, Miltz said:

I do wish is 43mm was a F1.8 since I shoot a lot in low light…

Do you really think that a (tiny) half-stop would make a significant difference?  I would have thought that the small difference in ISO needed to bridge the gap (should it be required) wouldn't introduce appreciable noise bearing in mind the Q3's excellent high-ISO performance and the OIS should suitably reduce camera shake.

I shoot a lot in low light with a my 50/1 Noctilux but I see very little difference in terms of light-gathering when I've swapped lenses with a friend's 50/1.2 Canon LTM lens.  (The pictures the two lenses produce are significantly different in rendering of course.)

Pete.

[MikeD70]

I guess I was surprised there was no internal memory added.  It is on the M11, 256m I believe, with the addition of the new lens, I would have thought there would be a spot for that little chip in there.  Maybe next time?

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[SrMi]

12 minutes ago, MikeD70 said:

I guess I was surprised there was no internal memory added.  It is on the M11, 256m I believe, with the addition of the new lens, I would have thought there would be a spot for that little chip in there.  Maybe next time?

Q3 43 technically has the same camera body as Q3; hence, there is no internal memory as there is no internal memory in Q3.

[MikeD70]

2 hours ago, SrMi said:

Q3 43 technically has the same camera body as Q3; hence, there is no internal memory as there is no internal memory in Q3.

True, I was merely pointing out, what I perceived, as a missed opportunity, for an added feature.  Can't help but think this feature will be added in the future.