Leica Q3 43 :: You'll have to pry it from my tiny fists!!! SO GOOD
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Today Leica announced a new variation of the popular Q3 with a new lens - a 43mm APO-Summicron f/2. Every camera in the Q series to date has used the 28mm f/1.7 Summilux making this the first new lens on a Q in 9 years.
Just like the 28mm, the new 43mm features incredible image quality and the "macro" mode switchable on the lens ring. The new lens is outstanding with excellent corner to corner sharpness and of course it is an Apochromatic design which increases resolution and eliminates chromatic aberration. The body is identical to the original Q3 except for the crop modes adapting to the longer focal length. The lens features optical image stabilization and crop modes are now 43mm, 60mm, 75mm, 90mm, 120mm and 150mm.
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Ted Forbes
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This is the 8th or 9th video on this camera I have watched tonight and honestly it is the first that has given detailed useful information with a great set of sample images explored in detail. I won't name the others I think that would be unfair, but if you watch this you won't need them. Well done Ted and thanks for doing this. Regards Jake Everyman.
Buts that’s Ted for you.
43mm?
NOW I'm interested!
$7K?
Nevermind.
I’ll wait ten years when the price drops to about 3k on the secondhand market
@@aquilifergroup I'll wait for the Q4. The Q3 is an amazing camera, but it's hard to justify more than double the price of something like the Alpha 7CR, other than "because it's a Leica".
Maybe by the time the Q4 comes out I'll be willing to pay that much for a fun camera that can actually compete with the best options on the market, beyond the Leica brand, feel, and color.
You can always wait
Yeah instead buy a R5 mkII and a RF 50 and...
ok don't
@@costafilh0I’m sorry but at this price not having 3 way screen movable is idiotic. Paying so much for camera and having limited composition in portrait mode 🤦♂️
This is the one! I will cry once and live happily after.
Thanks for the breakdown on the 43mm focal length. That was gold, thank you!
This is by far the best review I’ve come across for the Leica Q3. Amazing photographs, and I appreciate how you explained the lens. If you haven’t done so already, it would be great if you could review/explain the different Leica lenses for the M and SL series in another video.
Thanks for clearly explaining this new model!
I learned photography on a 45mm-equivalent lens (Sigma 30mm f1.4 on a Sony A6300 body) and for years that's how I saw the world. Fast-forward to now and I always want wider. 28mm is probably my favorite focal length right now but I also think that the average viewer understands a photo better when it's closer to 50mm. So I guess the question that the Q3 variants raise is: Who are you shooting for?
Amazing video as always, Ted! Cheers!
Great that Leica made this camera, but I''d still take my Q3 28mm over 43mm for the greater versatility from wider angles of view, but the crop ability of the 60mp sensor. I find the Q3 28mm great for street photography.
Lovely images ….nice brief Presentation
The colours are wild
Fantastic review. Finally a proper look at the lens
The 43 makes me happy that I never got to the top of the wait list for the Q3. I'm now on the Q3 43 wait list!
Leica Q3 43 Monochrom, that would be a camera to have!
Weirdly enough, I simultaneously think this is total nonsense “just shoot a monochrome” profile while also really wanting one in monochrome 😂😂
Stunning camera but as a Q2 owner, I think the 28 mm is more versatile and you can always crop in
that's because you have never tried 43mm
Thank you Leica.
I have been waiting a long time for a standard lens
Finally! I actually canceled my m11d order when I heard this rumor. Yes please. I am one that shoots the q2 in crop. No more and to have a 60 crop for portraits is money. Loved my CL and 40 cron. It’s like going back to beginning for me.
Amazing camera and specs, lovely design. I just simply can't bring myself to buy something like that. I glanced at my assortment of a7s and lenses throughout the years, for a fraction of the cost. No doubt the Leica is great. Your reviews are always amazing. Keep up the great job.
A magnificent camera and a wonderful and informative review
Best video yet on the 43. Exceptionally well done. And it only cost me $7k. 😂
The SL3 and especially the Q3 43 actually made me want to buy a Leica for the first time. The camera isn't perfect and will take some iterations to perfect it with better autofocus, IBIS, internal storage, and faster readout speeds, but I would definitely consider getting the Q3 43 or eventually a Q4 43.
Holy smokes, I’m so jealous! Thanks for telling us your thoughts on it!
Ted, another solid video! You touched on the fact that APO f/2 is about as ”bocalicious” as an f/1.4, though with a slightly wider focus area (I.e. easier to not miss focus) and easier to achieve 3D pop, both things a lot of people don’t realize about APO lenses. The APO is also sharper. But the biggest game changer for me are the advantages of APO colours. I know your favourite lens on earth is the Summilux 50mm asph but the colours out of APO lenses are more vibrant, more film-like, more Kodak. I don’t know why this gets talked about so little! And then, there is the thing you love about Summilux lenses: sharp in the middle, soft on the perimeters. I concede you that. But I would rather have a lens where I can focus an object on the perimeter (like your wooden bridge photo) just as well. And not just the center. Just lock focus on your subject through the center and then recompose the frame contents. Of course, I could be wrong about THIS APO as I haven’t tried one. I’d love if you could confirm or deny any of my assumptions above. Love your output and energy, sir! Marko in Vancouver
Agree to all points. I’ve been using the 50 APO a lot recently. It’s amazing. I just know the lux better inside and out. I know exactly what it will do. Take that lens off the table though and APO lenses are the best. Zeiss Otus are amazing but Leica at one stop less make it in the size of a “new” potato.
I would have been very tempted by the Q3 43 last year when I bought my Q3, as my first camera had a 40 mm lens I’ve always more at home in the low 40s than either 35 mm or 50 mm. However, I don’t think I can justify owning both a Q3 (28) and a Q3 43. Maybe I need to try harder and the rationalisation will happen.
yes you can stop lying to yourself ....
Ok. I’ll start saving …
starving*
Same thing. ~\8^)
Great review - I always enjoy your content.
Uuhhhh… I like your Captain Willard. 🥰🥰🥰 Awesome watch!!!
I'm one of the people for whom the 28mm was too wide for a 'do everything' lens, so 43mm is great for me. I'm a little disappointed by the quote unquote 'macro' mode though. I wasn't exactly expecting 1:1 but this is barely 1:5 - calling it 'macro' is frankly a bit cheeky!
My all time favourite standard lens is the zuiko 50mm f2 macro (which goes to half life sized close focussing) and I thought this may be a modern successor, but not quite. This is ofc all academic cause I can't afford it lmao but nonetheless, glad to see Leica branching out and happy for those who will love this.
Hasselblad has been using 80 mm on 6*6 for years which is 42/43mm on 35mm equivalent , its great to see the other quality camera manufacturer embrace this focal length ... as a hassle/leica film shooter 80mm and 35mm lengths mostly , 42/43 is a very balance length and a great alternative to 35mm or 50mm you get the best of both ..
Love my Q3 28mm but sometimes am frustrated for portraits.
I could definitely try this one... lucky I have two shoulders to carry them both 😂
Nice review and perfect timing, now that everyone will be holding out for this camera I can finally get my hands on the 28mm Q3, delivery tomorrow. I shoot wide more than mid range and although I do periodically shoot 50mm and 90mm, I just can’t live without the 24-28mm and 35mm (cropped) focal length.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL MUST HAVE EVENTUALLY !! 🙃AU
so many flowers in this video, great review
If anyone is curious, the original Q3 28mm will give an equivalent depth of field of about f/2.6 when cropped to 43mm. Not that huge of a difference for subject isolation, but that APO lens seems worth it!
I’m definitely going to buy this camera, but I do think the AF is sluggish compared to competitors. On the other hand, Leica have a focus-by-wire that actually feels good.
Amazing review! So helpful and informative
I’m super excited for this even though I’m only a Leica window-shopper at this point. Interested to see how this performs on a wedding day as a one-and-done kit!
Great Review Ted
Hope you are well my man! Been tool long!
Excellent tutorial:)
The 28 mm is to wide for my photography and that’s why the Q was not for me. High on my wishlist is a monochrome camera and if they are going to make that version of the Q3 43, I will buy one.
I had a Q2 Monochrom and loved it. A Q3/43 Monochrom would be superb.
Terrific review. I wonder what you think of the Q3 43 vs the Hasselblad X2D 100c with a 55 mm XCD lens (also 43 mm equivalent FOV). I know the Hasselblad is bigger with an interchangeable lens, but a comparison of both as "walk-around" cameras is not out of the question.
Got mine coming to me. As one who often crops 28mm images this will work well. I will keep the Q3 and for a 2 lens kit, as such they will be terrific for a FF, AF light travel needs.
As this has to be the perfect lens for a camera like this imo, they missed the opportunity to go with the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything in terms of focal length... jokes aside, if I had the money I'd go for it asap
Just placed my preorder! I respectively disagree though- I think this will actually compete with their SL series a bit. However, I think these Q cameras better fit the Leica ethos and help them differentiate further from Panasonic. Glad to see they made this!
I think it makes sense for someone who wanted a 50mm, rather than a 35mm. As a 35mm fan boy, I ended up pulling the trigger on the Q3 last year and now appreciate the wider FOV. I guess people can now choose though! Btw… I am still not sure if I justify the Q3, over just putting my Sony 35mm F1.8 on a camera. Back Button focus, with a small, light package - that has very good focusing. Yeah… I have 2 loves…
this is my dream photo camera come true... almost ready to sell everything, get this and be happy
until Ted comes up with the next fix😅
Leica is basically doing what Ricoh did with the GRIII and GRIIix and it's a very good idea. If I had to live with a single focal length, which I obviously can't, it wouldn't be a 28mm, it's way too wide. I used to have a Leica X1 and the 35mm equivalent was ok, as long as I could walk close enough to the subject.
Thanks Leica now I can't decide which Q3 to save for...
thoroughly well explained
Georgeous!! Waitin for the Monochrome version!! Maybe thy will drop Q3 mono and Q3 43 mono at the same time? Maybe some thoughts on that?
The sensor on the M11 and Q3 /Q343 is so good that monotone conversions are excellent quality. I'd be gobsmacked in a monotone version of the Q3 could add significantly more - i suspect a far bigger differential for example between the prior generation colour and monotone sensors.
@@johndewhirst3089 great point! I use Q2 mono a lot and wanted to have a portrait option (different focal). We will see…
Oh boy i hope there will be a ken block special edition of this q3
I'm buying it. I placed my order within hours of Leica's announcement. The 43mm lens clinched the deal for me. It's a big splurge but it will certainly be the last camera I'll ever buy. I may as well make it a good one.
Christ! I thought I would get longer with my Q3, the dream camera, before they bought out something better... Can't believe they've done this to me
I bet your Q3 takes just as good photos as it did yesterday. Enjoy. You have a great camera.
An excellent and comprehensive review, thanks. I read on another review that the autofocus is a bit … uncertain ? Also the min focusing distance is not quite as close as I mite wish. You suggested one could zoom in, n the fern looked great, but are you still at 60mps in macro ?! Thks again for review, looks n sounds an excellent camera, but with a few damaging weak areas…
Very cool!..everything is nice as it should be based on the original Q3…but some missed opportunities for sure for a better “update” especially that bump on the price point…it could have at least implemented a built in memory like their other models…also No CAI ( Content Authenticity Initiative) support which could have been nice to have and also a bump on better AF performance..because we all know that the original Q3 isn't as efficient in the AF..lol just some little things to point out..but at the same time all these points could have made the camera even more of a worthy "upgrade" and that fact that some of these points are available, i.e built in memory, CAI..and Lecia chose not to implement them in this body is kind of dissappointing
Great information in this video. Thanks 4 Sharing
I felt that the whole point of the Q was to show the difference between a phone and high quality optics, and to limit the photographer somewhat. To provide an additional focal length option sort of ruins the Q line a bit, for me. Looks lovely, though.
Perfect complement to an M11 fitted with a wide angle lens
Enjoyed your video. The D-Lux line has a switch for selecting aspect ratio. I wonder if this, repurposed to select a Q3 crop, would be a +ve attrition
This is my dream Q as 50mm is my favorite focal length and I like shooting at 40mm too. I think the choice of 43mm is just great. The only quirk is, that they don't offer "frame lines" for 50mm. It is quite an omission to skip this classical focal length and go for the 60 instead. I still am rather going to update my M10 to a M12 instead (when it arrives), but this Q would be the one fixed lens camera I would love to live with. Fun fact: this is exactly the same FOV as the 55 on the digital Hasselblad cameras, which is also the sensor diagonal.
There are no frame lines for 50mm? Incredible.. wow.
This is a very cool idea although I do think the 28mm version makes more sense when coupled with the 60MP sensor. Honestly, they easily could have gotten away with the 40MP sensor in this camera to keep the price the same as the other model. I personally doubt the 100mm+ crop modes will be particularly useful to most photographers interested in a camera whose main selling point is a highly unique lens.
I'm holding out for a reporter version of this, and I know there are some AF issues, restrictions but if they made a Q43 Reporter Monochrome version - good god.
" 43 mm " It is technically more precise as per human eye and that is why most artists are eager to own it and work on it . Cheers to Leica Team .
Great efforts and video as always, but would have liked to see a lot more sample images from this brand new lens from Leica.. Cheers.
I luv this, my favorite lens is 40mm, so they have done this for me.....
Love this
The minimum focus distance seems odd! My Q in macro mode gets so close to the subject, your images are too far away, look like shot without the macro mode!
Yeah I think they faced design compromises with that beautiful APO lens.
@@zroeder 🤔
This is the first time that I have felt the urge to consider a Leica camera in this day and age...
I got if yesterday, actually one of the first few in my country. I already love it very much, complements the Q2 28 I also have. The lens is breathtakingly good! Only quirk: it doesn't connect to the Leica Foto App (yet). The App might not know the "43" yet, therefore it is not found via Bluetooth. But I'm expecting a patch for the App hopefully very soon. EDIT: The Foto App of Leica is updated now - it sees the 43! :-)
Same here. Pair with my old q2
@@watch_MrG the App is updated - it sees the 43 now! :-)
Looks fantastic, and 43mm is by far a focal length I’d prefer to 28mm, but nowhere near within my budget.
Fantastic images. This camera and really, the lens, looks incredible. I've been looking for a street photography camera that I could carry with me anywhere and anytime without it being a burden of its size. Not sure this is small enough and the price certainly puts it out of my reach. For now. I'd agree with the camp that 28mm is too wide and 43mm could work. For now, I'm almost certainly going to get Leica's D-Lux 8. Not nearly the same league as this camera. But it's superior to phone images and the pricing is fantastic. Also happy that when looking at the images, they reminded me greatly of my Lumix Leica f/1.7 lenses for my Panasonic G9 cameras....
I will eventually have this camera. No time soon. Just can afford it. But when I get it, it will probably be the only camera I have for the rest of my life. And I think that might be the point. When a Q4 comes out, I wouldn't get it. I'd ride with this. Maybe one day. Oh, it's clearly too expensive but I'd get it for sure.
Good review but the comment "43mm is the closest focal length to the human eye" grates me. If that were true, why have they never made a lens at 43mm before?
I've found no review of this 43mm focal length the acknowledges that Pentax released it's high-quality full-frame (of course) SMC FA 43mm Limited lens decades ago, and has updated it with HD coatings since. I'm not attempting to compare Pentax to Leica, or worried that the Pentax has no camera body attached. I'm merely pointing out that Pentax put out a 43mm hi-def/hi-quality lens a LONG time ago under precisely the same rational that Leica has used this focal length now. (I have a Q3 43, BTW, along with an original Q and several Pentax bodies and lenses.)
Good and new design len
In an ideal world I would buy both the 28 and 43. For a one lens only street camera, you would be far more restricted using the 43 vs 28, especially for cityscapes. Gorgeous lens though.
Ted, thanks for the review. Can we download the DNGs somewhere for pixel peeping on the Mac?
The 1/2000 is a little bit disappointing. 1/4000 should be possible and it’s also no stacked sensor.
Good Information. I would like to have your thoughts on its focusing capabilities.
name added to two pre-order lists for this beauty (already a Q3 user)!
Leica made a huge mistake with the 43mm. Before you had no choice but now you are start thinking of the limitations of having only one lens. And which mm is the best.
And one other question. If you could choose one camera and one lens, would this be it? If not, what would it be?
Nice preview!
I wanna see how it compares to the original Q3, because honestly, aside from the APO, cropping into the 28 would still give you a very high resolution file (even too much still) and roughly the same equivalent aperture. However, you cannot crop down, and I think this is why they chose 28 in the first place. But eh, I do landscape and everyday life, so I'm biased. It just seems that they added a very big constraint which make this camera less flexible in usage, and for that price, in my opinion, that's very hard to justify.
Think I need to trade in my Q2. Still like new though. Arghhhhh. Thnx for your thoughts. Helpful.
Hello! Thank you for this useful video. I have a question that some might find weird but... is there any decent wide-angle converter that one could use occasionally with the Q3 43? I mean, I definitely prefer the 43mm as a fix lens, but I would love to have the possibility to shoot a wide-angle for landscapes if needed. I doubt that this even exists, but who knows… Thank you!
Would love a side-by-side pixel-peeping comparison of the Q3 and Q3 43's pics.
Great review. Love the bokeh especially with your wonderful flower image. Wish Leica would would make a Tri elmar APO version 😊 Ted will you be buying one?
This is the perfect camera I have been asking for, I guess I will have to shut up and put money down on this.
Hey, I like your thoughts on photography. Only critique is that Boca is a place in Florida and bokeh (bo-ke) is how it’s pronounced. There’s confusion amongst a lot of people about this, coming from a well known photography channel it’s a good opportunity to get it right. Cheers.
So much confusion.
Panasonic q3 43 is a amazing camera
I have the q3. And the Q series could have been the best l-mount camera of all time. Mist change of Leica but commercially this is better for them.
Not rich enough... ;-I However, I love what Leica is doing, and, that it managed to keep going, no matter what! I always wondered why so few manufacturer went with the "true diagonal" based focal length! I would've thought, more had come up with campaign slogans like "the lens that sees the world like your eyes".
Leica really just needs to do what Panasonic is attempting with the S9. Just make a compact Q body, make it L mount, and release the 28mm and 43mm lenses in L mount too.
The Q could have an electronic shutter and I'm sure theres a way to update existing L mount cameras to use leaf shutter lenses.
I am an old school person, habituated with rangefinder focused M6 and presently M10. I am comfortable with the Elmarit and Sumicron, can’t think of Sumilux. The typical digital pin sharp focus lacks the mood of my B&W image. The 43mm lens sounds interesting and zoom mechanism. May be one day I will visit Leica Store in Delhi, India and experience the new model of Leica. Still I love to rotate the focusing barrel or gaze focused picture.
It looks like a really cool camera, BUT (big butt but) I've decided that new Leicas are essentially for eccentric rich folks who can afford to spend WAY more than they need to to get a camera that fulfills their needs. Leicas are wonderful in some ways (I guess), but so weird in other ways. They're almost like a Lamborghini LM002. What the hell is the point of that for 99.999% of us? It's fine. It's cool. No skin off my nose.
Except that 7k is not THAT crazy for the professional classes and amortises over the lifetime (probably longer than the owner?) of the camera and lens.
There is quite a large professional and yes semi pro or wealthy population who would comfortably consider paying that. It's way cheaper than a fully electric car or super car, limousine, yacht etc.
But, you're right, I certainly can't afford one but Leica certainly looks to be filling a gap in their range
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@@paulbuckingham4676 You're right that $7000 isn't crazy for a pro camera, but that's for a pro camera with broader capabilities that is part of a whole system that will allow you to do almost anything you can imagine, not a fixed lens street/travel camera. They must have their appeal, though, or they wouldn't build them. Just not my cup o' Joe.
thank you for the review Ted.
was wondering if the issue with the evf was fixed?
the q3 had a very minor shake of the screen in the viewfinder after you focused it. it was very minor but present in every press.
Is the lens a true 43mm or 40mm, on the q3 28mm the images are more like a 26mm is it the same case here with the 43mm or Leica has fixed that.
Another channel claims it’s 43.5.
I think so and as with q2 it wasn't 49 mp it was 53mp ( if you undo the in camera corrections and crop )
Exactly one of the reasons I didn't keep my Q2M.. it was wider than a true 28, unfortunately.
I want this camera. Guess I will have to sell another kidney.
You can transplant another kidney. Just sayin'.
🤣🤣🤣@@scotthanlon12
you can have mine
43mm lens was first introduced by Pentax, but I guess this focus length has never been widely and socially exposed to younger generations until leica made the new Q3😂 Ricoh and Pentax really like innovating thins like this, yet have never receives the monetary returns they seek
Love your review.. Simply the best... May I know is the video have stabilisation?
the digital zoom feature is useless to me. ... BUT this 60Mpx resolution BEGS for a xpan panoramic crop mode !!! please leica add it
Gotta have it 🎉
This is so good. Almighty give me the means!
In a few months there will be more of this model in the used and secondhand market then the original 28 mm model. People buying into a camera with a fixed 43 mm lens will soon realise how it restricted. The camera really is.