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

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Am 2.10.2024 um 16:20 schrieb SrMi:

Anyway, I think it is safer to go through the menu of Q3 and change the entries of Q3 43 accordingly. There are not that many menu entries.

Hello again,

A Youtuber shows what I described here: 

 

[FlashGordonPhotography]

On 10/13/2024 at 7:15 PM, Quarterpounder said:

Let's not even thing about the launch of the next Q - with a 71mm lens.

90mm please.

Gordon

[Jeff S]

83… halfway between 75 and 90, two popular FLs.

Jeff

[LocalHero1953]

43/28 =1.536 

43*1.536 =66.048 

😲My calculations happened automatically. I didn't know the forum had an equation editor (maybe it's my MacBook)

[AnakChan]

Has anyone tried 8K video on the Q3-43? If so how’s your battery after say a 20-30 sec clip? Do you experience a complete battery drain?

I’m on a demo/loaner unit & it’s running f/w 2.0.5.

[M6Cron]

Any idea when the Q3 43 will be readily available here in the US?

[Cogito]

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17 hours ago, M6Cron said:

Any idea when the Q3 43 will be readily available here in the US?

The Q3 with 28mm lens, released 17 months ago, is still backordered.

[Ivan M]

What is the average wait time now for this 43mm? Is it a YEAR OR MORE like when the Q3 28 came out? LOLOLOL,  Thanks in advance. 

[M6Cron]

Just scored the 43 at Samy's Camera about a minute ago over the phone. Will drive (I'm in LA) and pick it up tomorrow morning. BTW they had one of left at 11:54 AM pacific time.

[Mo(w)gli]

My thoughts on the Leica Q343 after 3 weeks.

 

So there it was, the Leica Q343. When I read the first rumors about this camera in September, I thought I must have it. I actually totally missed the release, just had too much stress in my professional and private life at that time. Despite all this, I was allowed to receive one on 01.10. and I must say that it was all very, very sober. Now it is so that I have had a Q2 for years and recently for almost a year also a Q3. So I knew these cameras and visually nothing has really changed. I regard the color as incidental, the slightly changed lens hood is hardly noticeable and the lens feels the same as the summilux. I've always liked the Q, but it was never quite what's behind the philosophy of the camera. It was a camera for me for special applications and travel photography. For me, the pictures have their own look, which sometimes tears you off the stool and other times just doesn't fit. Especially because I document a lot of our everyday life as a family with the camera, it was not always the right camera for me. On the M I use 90% of a 50mm and if I really wanted to be stand alone on the road, the X100 often came along and not the Q. With 35mm I can just photograph everything in terms of feeling and at 28 or 50mm I see restrictions in my photography. So now the big brooding started and the question of where I should classify the 43mm now. Something in me says that a 35mm would have been my world immediately and a 50mm never came into question on a Q. But what do I do with these 43mm now? Does that still fit if you want to photograph a bit of architecture or a landscape again. Of course I had my experience with the 50mm, of which I could clearly say that they can quickly be too tight. In this respect, I was not 100% sure about the 43mm, even if it sounds like the optimal reportage focal length. How is that, you actually have too little time, then just snap around a bit and in the first few days this feeling of having made a good investment did not really set in. But gradually I understood the focal length and quickly learned to be able to "see" it. It also makes it easy, because it forgives a lot and is relatively easy to handle. But is it easy to equate with boring? Absolutely not for me, I like standard focal lengths and I love the pictures you can produce with them. Everyone knows the look of an ultra wide angle, you can give yourself that three times a year and then (at least it's like that with me), you have it over it. So now it started to be more fun from day to day and I have to be honest, I have always loved what this sensor can do. The APO delivers extremely, you can look for image defects in any difficult situation, it will hardly be possible to find any. The sharpness is outstanding and who says it is too sharp, I don't think so. Because the sharpness is so punctual and the sharpness gradient is just a dream. If you look at the transition from sharpness to the blurred area in various situations, you will not be able to get out of the amazement. But isn't perfect then also boring again? Aren't we all currently looking for lenses with "character", this special look again? All nonsense, because in the end you decide for yourself about the look of your pictures and this lens offers you an almost infinite possibility to realize yourself. Even at home, when photographing the children, I never had the feeling that it would be too tight. Currently we spend a few days in the Allgäu and now she had to come for landscape photography and to my amazement, I have not missed anything so far. Because I can now estimate the focal length very well and see the picture before I take the camera to the eye, there is no disappointment because the mountain tip is not on it, or it is not enough to combine stream and mountain. The approach to a photo is always connected with thinking about what I can currently realize. As a person who almost never uses a zoom, I am used to setting myself to a focal length when shooting and that is exactly what works with 43mm. So far I have the feeling that I can photograph everything with it and I am surprised every day what comes out of this camera. Of course, like most people, I would like a slightly better autofocus, it can sometimes be described as unreliable, but you can learn to understand it and thus reduce your scrap to an absolute minimum. Of course, every Sony, Canon and Nikon can do it better, but that's not the point of the time. If you like to walk around with an R5 and an L-lens at the front, you are welcome to do so. You will be able to produce outstanding images with it, but it is the feeling and the compactness that makes you go out the door with a Q. The joy of photographing is not only defined in a good picture, but it is the gimmick, the haptics of a camera, that feeling that it triggers in you when you take it in your hand. I look forward to taking it in my hand every morning, taking the first picture and having it hanging around my shoulder as a daily companion. For me, the Q343 is currently the best of all worlds and it is the first camera in my life where I don't always have the feeling of having to have another camera with me.

 

If you made it this far, then thank you for letting me annoy you.

 

I wish you always good light and above all joy in photographing far away from any technical aspects.

I post a lot of photos in the image thread (for those who want to see pictures behind the text). 

[JohnQ]

I have had the 43 for a week having purchased it from a dealer in Melbourne. My Fuji 100s, XHS and D Luxe 7 with a bunch of lenses yielded a very respectable trade in and significantly reduced the amount of gear I have.

Observations so far. The 43 is spectacularly producing sharp images which I prefer, good colour, easy to handle. I owned the Q2 and while that is still brilliant camera I find the 43 is for me a step up.

It’s not as much fun as M11 which is a joy to use.

It does not have the aesthetic appeal of the SL2s reporter body which still is capable of producing a “wow” when I pick it up.

To each his or her own or course but this is me.

We are leaving on a 4000 km road trip this coming Monday. (My European friends turn pale at the distance.) I am taking the 43 and the M11. The weight of the SL2s and lenses became the deciding factor.

Regards,

John

 

[Mahesh]

21 hours ago, Mo(w)gli said:

My thoughts on the Leica Q343 after 3 weeks.

 

So there it was, the Leica Q343. When I read the first rumors about this camera in September, I thought I must have it. I actually totally missed the release, just had too much stress in my professional and private life at that time. Despite all this, I was allowed to receive one on 01.10. and I must say that it was all very, very sober. Now it is so that I have had a Q2 for years and recently for almost a year also a Q3. So I knew these cameras and visually nothing has really changed. I regard the color as incidental, the slightly changed lens hood is hardly noticeable and the lens feels the same as the summilux. I've always liked the Q, but it was never quite what's behind the philosophy of the camera. It was a camera for me for special applications and travel photography. For me, the pictures have their own look, which sometimes tears you off the stool and other times just doesn't fit. Especially because I document a lot of our everyday life as a family with the camera, it was not always the right camera for me. On the M I use 90% of a 50mm and if I really wanted to be stand alone on the road, the X100 often came along and not the Q. With 35mm I can just photograph everything in terms of feeling and at 28 or 50mm I see restrictions in my photography. So now the big brooding started and the question of where I should classify the 43mm now. Something in me says that a 35mm would have been my world immediately and a 50mm never came into question on a Q. But what do I do with these 43mm now? Does that still fit if you want to photograph a bit of architecture or a landscape again. Of course I had my experience with the 50mm, of which I could clearly say that they can quickly be too tight. In this respect, I was not 100% sure about the 43mm, even if it sounds like the optimal reportage focal length. How is that, you actually have too little time, then just snap around a bit and in the first few days this feeling of having made a good investment did not really set in. But gradually I understood the focal length and quickly learned to be able to "see" it. It also makes it easy, because it forgives a lot and is relatively easy to handle. But is it easy to equate with boring? Absolutely not for me, I like standard focal lengths and I love the pictures you can produce with them. Everyone knows the look of an ultra wide angle, you can give yourself that three times a year and then (at least it's like that with me), you have it over it. So now it started to be more fun from day to day and I have to be honest, I have always loved what this sensor can do. The APO delivers extremely, you can look for image defects in any difficult situation, it will hardly be possible to find any. The sharpness is outstanding and who says it is too sharp, I don't think so. Because the sharpness is so punctual and the sharpness gradient is just a dream. If you look at the transition from sharpness to the blurred area in various situations, you will not be able to get out of the amazement. But isn't perfect then also boring again? Aren't we all currently looking for lenses with "character", this special look again? All nonsense, because in the end you decide for yourself about the look of your pictures and this lens offers you an almost infinite possibility to realize yourself. Even at home, when photographing the children, I never had the feeling that it would be too tight. Currently we spend a few days in the Allgäu and now she had to come for landscape photography and to my amazement, I have not missed anything so far. Because I can now estimate the focal length very well and see the picture before I take the camera to the eye, there is no disappointment because the mountain tip is not on it, or it is not enough to combine stream and mountain. The approach to a photo is always connected with thinking about what I can currently realize. As a person who almost never uses a zoom, I am used to setting myself to a focal length when shooting and that is exactly what works with 43mm. So far I have the feeling that I can photograph everything with it and I am surprised every day what comes out of this camera. Of course, like most people, I would like a slightly better autofocus, it can sometimes be described as unreliable, but you can learn to understand it and thus reduce your scrap to an absolute minimum. Of course, every Sony, Canon and Nikon can do it better, but that's not the point of the time. If you like to walk around with an R5 and an L-lens at the front, you are welcome to do so. You will be able to produce outstanding images with it, but it is the feeling and the compactness that makes you go out the door with a Q. The joy of photographing is not only defined in a good picture, but it is the gimmick, the haptics of a camera, that feeling that it triggers in you when you take it in your hand. I look forward to taking it in my hand every morning, taking the first picture and having it hanging around my shoulder as a daily companion. For me, the Q343 is currently the best of all worlds and it is the first camera in my life where I don't always have the feeling of having to have another camera with me.

 

If you made it this far, then thank you for letting me annoy you.

 

I wish you always good light and above all joy in photographing far away from any technical aspects.

I post a lot of photos in the image thread (for those who want to see pictures behind the text). 

I love all your family pictures, of the kids and b&w as well, the way you have processed them. 

I'm in that dilemma to Q3 43 or M11-d and time is going by. Q3 43 feels a bit too sharp to me after trying it out myself and worried that it will not offer me variation in terms of looks by changing lenses.  The transition, bokeh, clarity of Q3 43 is top notch of course. And yes I could reduce sharpness, contrast, add grain and all that. 

Ideally I would love to buy both but that is too much money and if this was the last time I was going to purchase camera/s in my life, that would have been fine. I'm sure I'll be tempted by gas again so will have to think a bit harder! 🤔

[CharlieC]

Smallrig grip

I have finally had a chance to try the Smallrig grip on my Q3 43.

For me it works well, it is comfortable in use and is well built. A member has asked me to comment on whether the grip restricts access to the camera thumb wheel, I don’t find it an issue but I could see it causing a problem for others, depending on the size of your hand and the way that you grip the camera.

As a result I would advise anyone that is considering buying this grip to try before you buy, if possible, and if not purchase it from a supplier that accepts returns.

[paul chiu]

Got the email.

Only waited 40 days to get the Q3 43.

Had to wait 171 days to get the Q3 in 2023

Got it both times from B&H

(thanks @CharlieC for the SmallRig grip idea.  ordered one for the 43.  The Arca-Swiss is almost a necessity for my work)

 

 

 

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[scroy]

I got mine on Wednesday, November 6. I'm using the JJC HG-Q3, which I previously used with my Q3.

[fahadalb88]

To those who have tried both the Leica Q3 with the 28mm and the 43mm lens, does the rendering of the 43mm match the unique character of the 28mm? I've heard some concerns, including one YouTuber mentioning that the Q3's 43mm lens has Panasonic-like qualities and lacks the distinct Leica Summicron 'magic sauce.' What's your take on this? Does the 43mm deliver that signature Leica feel in terms of rendering and image quality?"

[SrMi]

16 minutes ago, fahadalb88 said:

To those who have tried both the Leica Q3 with the 28mm and the 43mm lens, does the rendering of the 43mm match the unique character of the 28mm? I've heard some concerns, including one YouTuber mentioning that the Q3's 43mm lens has Panasonic-like qualities and lacks the distinct Leica Summicron 'magic sauce.' What's your take on this? Does the 43mm deliver that signature Leica feel in terms of rendering and image quality?"

Feel free to share the link to that YouTuber so we can mock him :).

The 43mm is excellent.

[LocalHero1953]

27 minutes ago, fahadalb88 said:

To those who have tried both the Leica Q3 with the 28mm and the 43mm lens, does the rendering of the 43mm match the unique character of the 28mm? I've heard some concerns, including one YouTuber mentioning that the Q3's 43mm lens has Panasonic-like qualities and lacks the distinct Leica Summicron 'magic sauce.' What's your take on this? Does the 43mm deliver that signature Leica feel in terms of rendering and image quality?"

Please explain first what the unique character of the 28mm lens is. Then explain what Panasonic-like qualities are. Next decsribe the effect of not just a Leica magic sauce, but the Summicron magic sauce (and which Summicron). Finally, tell us what is a signature Leica feel.

When you've done that, then many of us can give you a definitive answer.

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Edited November 19, 2024 by LocalHero1953

[fahadalb88]

Slow on me guys its not me just quoting whatever been said in that video, since i dont have both I just wanna ask as i preordered q3 43. 

Here is the Link 

 

Edited November 19, 2024 by fahadalb88

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[LocalHero1953]

13 minutes ago, fahadalb88 said:

Slow on me guys its not me just quoting whatever been said in that video, since i dont have both I just wanna ask as i preordered q3 43. 

Here is the Link 

 

Sure, but I still don't understand the words you use. I have no interest in watching the video, so it is up to you to explain the question you are asking. 
FWIW I had the Q2 (with the same lens as the Q3) till recently, and now have the Q3 43.
I am willing to answer any question I can understand.