schmally1 Posted November 17, 2024 Share #1 Posted November 17, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently found and bought the Q3-my intended dream point/shoot! Well, being in a rural area and have limited family affairs, I have not found a use for this camera. I am a retired biologist who enjoys wildlife and nature photography. My wife and I do travel and enjoy rv camping-next scheduled trip in April,2025. Can anyone expand my possible use scenarios so that I may keep this jewel. Sorry for the obtuse question but this ol soon to be 80 yr old would like your suggestions. Thanks Patrick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted November 17, 2024 Share #2 Posted November 17, 2024 Well, apart from the fact that some due diligence before buying would have been helpful, I would start using the camera and exploring the possibilities within its limitations. For travel and general it is just about perfect and for landscape it is fine, Wildlife less so, but there is no objection to having a second camera, for instance the V-Lux, for the purpose. First tip: treat the cropping like a standard zoom lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty242 Posted November 17, 2024 Share #3 Posted November 17, 2024 Just look into the image threads of the Q, Q2 and Q3. That’s what you can do with your Q3. I did before buying and thought, ok, if this is what I can get or even is all I can get when selling my other camera, I am happy. Regarding wildlife, I opted for binoculars and just watch. So my idea for you is, take your Q3 on your trip in April and take pictures there and enjoy. At least don’t decide to sell it before… 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk1002 Posted November 17, 2024 Share #4 Posted November 17, 2024 I would recommend giving the 43 a try. I am going back and forth on it, but the 43 for taking travel snaps is just easier as you don't have to compose with the foreground in mind. I use the perspective control a lot and surprisingly this works OK even on the tighter 43. Also, the Macro mode comes in handy quite a bit. For wildlife, both not suitable though I guess. JK 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Chef Posted November 17, 2024 Share #5 Posted November 17, 2024 What did you shoot with before, what did you shoot, and what was your favorite lens? The best advice, as already stated, is to look at all the images posted, taken by the Q, Q2 and Q3. They all have the same lens so give or take a pixel or two, you are going to be able to get similar shots. I take my Q3 everywhere and shoot landscapes, streetscapes, macro etc. It is not a one trick pony. Experiment with it. As to the Q3 43, it’s currently listed as out of stock just about everywhere. You might as well keep using your Q3. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogito Posted November 18, 2024 Share #6 Posted November 18, 2024 because a Q is neither a huge SLR style camera nor a phone, I've been finding people surprisingly receptive to the question, do you mind if I take your picture? I also had a little buyers' remorse after getting my Q3 43 because it's not my preferred focal length, my best still photos have been taken with longer lenses (typically an 85) but because the resolution is so good I've been getting the close up as well as a wider angle, I'm seeing the charm of the lens. I figure I've already taken the depreciation on this camera so I'll keep exploring its qualities for a year or six months and see if I can grow as a photographer. If not, I'll sell and get the camera I professionally should have purchased, but which doesn't have as delightful a user experience. there's a photographer on these forums who takes outstanding photos of Dresden and Berlin, he's really thinking of light and composition, if I was your photography professor at university, I'd ask you to study these pictures (or others you admire) and see if you can show your rural setting in a similar way. and after that assignment was over I'd ask you to deviate and put your own spin on your pictures. this might not be your idea of a good time, but if you try, I'd love to see the results. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmally1 Posted November 18, 2024 Author Share #7 Posted November 18, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks to all of you for your considered responses. I will continue to explore and experience this beauty. Hopefully I will share an image someday. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 18, 2024 Share #8 Posted November 18, 2024 18 hours ago, Jk1002 said: I would recommend giving the 43 a try. I am going back and forth on it, but the 43 for taking travel snaps is just easier as you don't have to compose with the foreground in mind. I use the perspective control a lot and surprisingly this works OK even on the tighter 43. Also, the Macro mode comes in handy quite a bit. For wildlife, both not suitable though I guess. JK This negates the original concept of the Q(3) in which 28 mm is no more than the widest possible focal length. It is meant to be cropped down to the framing (“focal length”) demanded by the subject. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk1002 Posted November 18, 2024 Share #9 Posted November 18, 2024 6 hours ago, jaapv said: This negates the original concept of the Q(3) in which 28 mm is no more than the widest possible focal length. It is meant to be cropped down to the framing (“focal length”) demanded by the subject. On paper this is great but in practice you loose the compression that a longer lens provides and it can be hard to compose in the tiny frame in frame that pops up when you digitally zoom in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 18, 2024 Share #10 Posted November 18, 2024 13 hours ago, Jk1002 said: On paper this is great but in practice you loose the compression that a longer lens provides and it can be hard to compose in the tiny frame in frame that pops up when you digitally zoom in. Rebuttal # 27. No you don’t "lose compression" Perspective is not created by the focal length but by the relative position of camera and subject. Crop to the angle of view of a shorter focal length without changing position and the only difference is DOF. It is amazing how often this misconception pops up in the Q forum. As for the framing, well it is more flexible than the framing in an M because you can crop in the computer. An M is more restrictive… 28 mm shot 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! 70 mm shot 28 mm cropped to 70 mm angle of view Note to self: Must take a new set of images; people must be getting bored by the same ones over and over again… 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 70 mm shot 28 mm cropped to 70 mm angle of view Note to self: Must take a new set of images; people must be getting bored by the same ones over and over again… ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/416595-help-about-to-sell-q3-after-2-weeks/?do=findComment&comment=5703721'>More sharing options...
ellisson Posted November 20, 2024 Share #11 Posted November 20, 2024 On 11/18/2024 at 4:54 PM, Jk1002 said: On paper this is great but in practice you loose the compression that a longer lens provides and it can be hard to compose in the tiny frame in frame that pops up when you digitally zoom in. Not tiny frames at all for the most used crops, 35, and 50. Even the others are hardly tiny. Frame lines on analog Leica Ms are not bigger, and that is what I would compare the experience to when shooting with the Q. You see out of the frame lines for context, and you choose the best focal length for the shot you want. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about the Q camera, that its only good for shooting at 28 mm. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoCruiser Posted January 19 Share #12 Posted January 19 Am 18.11.2024 um 15:56 schrieb schmally1: Thanks to all of you for your considered responses. I will continue to explore and experience this beauty. Hopefully I will share an image someday. Just curious, did you get used to the Q3 and her excellent 28mm lens? As already suggested by others, have a look at the Q/Q2/Q3 images tread and you will see what is possible with this jewel. I use her 98% for landscape and street, the other two % are portrait and CFWA (close focus wide angle). The 28mm is obviously nothing for distant or small wildlife and macro with a adapter can work but as a macro photographer it's not enough for my expectations, but the Q was not designed for both. She was designed as everyday camera to carry always for shooting the many moments we encounter, but don't have the camera with us, but maybe the cellphone what is quality wise definitively far below the Q2/Q3. If you don't do it already, find a pouch, a small sling type backpack or any other bag you find comfortable and start to take your G3 with you, always, for a walk, for shopping groceries, for dinner out, for concerts, meetings, etc,ect and you will see where she shines. Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradS Posted January 19 Share #13 Posted January 19 (edited) I cannot make sense of the question. It is just a camera, with auto focus, and auto exposure. Turn it on, point it at something, press the button...repeat. Later, copy files from the storage media to a computer, enjoy your photos. Don't over think it. Edited January 19 by BradS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted January 19 Share #14 Posted January 19 (edited) Am 19.11.2024 um 00:14 schrieb jaapv: Note to self: Must take a new set of images; people must be getting bored by the same ones over and over again… No, please not. I just recently I was just looking for those 3 images and could not find. As you posted them many times they got a sort of a meaning, a set that is known in the meantime. Its just clear what they were made for. Edited January 19 by M11 for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtB Posted January 19 Share #15 Posted January 19 Sounds like you bought a Leica to own a Leica and now you are trying to find a use for it? Find a student in a local or regional photography class that is doing something good in photography who can't afford a good camera and give it to that person. You won't have to wonder what you should do with it, you'd have done something very kind, and the camera will get some good use, win-win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
discoman5 Posted January 19 Share #16 Posted January 19 On 11/17/2024 at 4:19 PM, Jk1002 said: I would recommend giving the 43 a try. I am going back and forth on it, but the 43 for taking travel snaps is just easier as you don't have to compose with the foreground in mind. I use the perspective control a lot and surprisingly this works OK even on the tighter 43. Also, the Macro mode comes in handy quite a bit. For wildlife, both not suitable though I guess. JK I second this - I had Canon 24-70 F2.8 IS - and noticed the pictures I was drawn to was in the focal length of 35-45 - so I ended up with 43.I have probably taken about 100 pictures - so far - some of the family around the house but mainly just silly stuff - have not had the chance to go out of the house - but so far I really like the images- very rarely did I miss the 28 mm (for example taking a picture of my house). I have not travelled but based on my last 2 trips to Hawaii - I think I would like a little wider lens but - then again I can easily whip up my iPhone (blasphemy ) for those rare pictures . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 19 Share #17 Posted January 19 Any time you want to pull out an iPhone or Android phone to take a picture, use the Q3 instead. Be blown away by the results later. Print the photos both big and small. Enjoy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansiMustermann Posted January 19 Share #18 Posted January 19 Unpopular opinion: Sell it, don‘t go further. If you really want to shoot something like „wildlife“, you'll never be happy with this Camera. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aram Langhans Posted January 19 Share #19 Posted January 19 As a mostly retired biology teacher, I can identify with you. I have the Q3-28 and had the Q2. It does a remarkable job of just about everything I want to shoot. I had been looking at the Q since the original to upgrade from my Sony RX100, but did not bite because 24MP was not enough to do much more than just 28 or 35mm. Then the Q2 came out, where 48MP was a lot of cushion for cropping to get those longer FL type shots. I bought it and it quickly became my most used camera. The Q3 for me added better low light performance and a tilt screen for my aging knees and back and I am surprised how much I use it. 60MP was not that big a deal from 48MP. Now, as a biologist, I will never give up my Nikon with a bit longer reach and with true Macro capabilities with the right lenses. I have the Leica R 100/2.8 APO for macro and 70-200 + 1.4x Nikon for longer work. Never got into really long lenses. But the Q3 is ready to go and easy to walk around with for hiking and every-day shots, so it sees a lot of use. Amazing lens and colors. RAW files are almost good right off the card unlike my Z7ii. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhasman Posted January 20 Share #20 Posted January 20 2 hours ago, HansiMustermann said: Unpopular opinion: Sell it, don‘t go further. If you really want to shoot something like „wildlife“, you'll never be happy with this Camera. Agree. Even iPhone with it's zoom option might provide better result for those particular needs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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