Great review. Contrary to many "reviews" by people who obviously never bothered to test the camera itself or - God beware - read the manual (RTFM) - this is well informed, short and to the point. I got mine last Thursday (Sept 26th) the day it was presented officially, I actually own one of the first few in my country. I already love it very much, complements the Q2 28 I also have. For sports, wildlife, etc. I use my Nikons (much, much faster AF), but for street the Q3 43 is unbeatable. The lens is breathtakingly good! The problem of the incompatibility of any filter with the lens hood when switching to Macro Mode has been addressed in another video by Introvert Amateur. Nobody else came forward with this up to now. Chapeau!
The biggest disappointment I discovered in unboxing the Q3 43 is that the new lens hood will not accommodate a filter, which seems quite an oversight. While you can screw the supplied hood over a filter, it renders the macro ring inoperable.
It's a shame that Leica even doesn't note it on the box or advertisement that you need a extra lens hood if you want to use a filter in all modes, including Macro mode. I had to find it in the small print of the manual.
Thanks for your first impressions. Stumbled just over a small glitch: Compression only comes from field of view, so it makes no difference whether you use a longer focal length or crop in. With dof you are right, it scales with the crop factor. 😊
@@IntrovertAmateur That's why it should be called "perspective compression" and not "lens compression". There's a very good fstoppers video explaining all that.
Thank you for watching! Upcoming videos will follow with my experience with this 43 version. I had a quick shoot today (will share the pics and first experience probably tomorrow) and have to say, it’s really the Q I always wanted - because of the focal length.
I might sound critical in my previous videos about the Q cameras, because I didn’t want to add to the glorification of some other videos. In the end I wasn’t able (lagging the skill) to make the 28mm on the previous Qa work for me in my daily life. This one feels completely different and I love it.
@@IntrovertAmateur that’s good to hear. This new lens combination is so attractive. On Hugh Brownstones show he also highlighted the MTF charts which indicate it’s closer to the SL summicron series (granted the charts are only a part of the evaluation) but it certainly seems compelling and in favor of the 43!
Thank you as always :) Yes, unfortunately Leica prices keep most people away from experience these products, but perhaps you'll have an opportunity in the future to at least shoot with one for a session or two. I know I would borrow my cameras to you :)
Nearly bought it but stayed with the Z8/ZF because I own too many good lenses for them (Plena, Voigtländer 40/75mm)-but hold that thought...one should try Leica at least once and I may trade the ZF for this.
If you have the chance at least try it out at a Leica store or if you are lucky borrow it from a friend. The shooting experience is on Leica definitely slower and that has to fit your taste. Otherwise you will always have the feeling to pay way more for less. But if you like it, you will be rewarded with high build quality and an unique shooting experience (at least for the M System). Thank you very much for watching!
Nice update. I think that minimum focus distance is a deal breaker for me, what’s the minimum distance in macro mode? I gotta step further back for food pics lol. On Adorama’s website, I a pic of the 43 with a Rode mic attached.
I would be interested to see the difference/similarities between the 43mm lens on the Leica Q3 43 and the 40mmF2 lens on the Nikon Zf. Not only to the field of view but also the sharpness, depth of field at F2, its transition, the rendering,...
I'm currently working on this topic and will do my best to showcase these points. Should be able to finish it next week. Thank you very much for your time watching!
Bought the q3 43 and was disappointed. Just like i was with the 28. The 43 is too tight in many indoor situations.. and i find the 28 too wide! Guess im a 35 guy. I now have two qs i dont want. Wife hates my guts.
@@lunaRPG I am going to sell both... In all honesty Sony are the best in my opinion. The A7iv I had outperformed both of these qs. But plastic looking and uninspiring to use. Maybe I'm just a moaner.
If you enjoy your Sony's more, then these cameras are right for you :) The only important thing is to go out and shoot - and not which camera is better or worse, since there is no such thing like a bad camera, even if it's 100 years old. At least that's my opinion :)
Great review. Contrary to many "reviews" by people who obviously never bothered to test the camera itself or - God beware - read the manual (RTFM) - this is well informed, short and to the point. I got mine last Thursday (Sept 26th) the day it was presented officially, I actually own one of the first few in my country. I already love it very much, complements the Q2 28 I also have. For sports, wildlife, etc. I use my Nikons (much, much faster AF), but for street the Q3 43 is unbeatable. The lens is breathtakingly good! The problem of the incompatibility of any filter with the lens hood when switching to Macro Mode has been addressed in another video by Introvert Amateur. Nobody else came forward with this up to now. Chapeau!
Again thank you very much for your very kind words! Glad you enjoyed my videos and thank you for your time watching them!
The biggest disappointment I discovered in unboxing the Q3 43 is that the new lens hood will not accommodate a filter, which seems quite an oversight. While you can screw the supplied hood over a filter, it renders the macro ring inoperable.
No way?
Word?
Thank you for this hint. I didn’t test the filters yet, but I’ll test it myself and share your tip / comment on my next video.
Thanks for watching.
It's a shame that Leica even doesn't note it on the box or advertisement that you need a extra lens hood if you want to use a filter in all modes, including Macro mode.
I had to find it in the small print of the manual.
@@IntrovertAmateur Many thanks for the followup! As I noted elsewhere, I'm using the same workaround, which is not ideal but there it is.
Thanks for your first impressions. Stumbled just over a small glitch: Compression only comes from field of view, so it makes no difference whether you use a longer focal length or crop in. With dof you are right, it scales with the crop factor. 😊
Thank you very much for watching and sharing, didn't know that :)
@@IntrovertAmateur That's why it should be called "perspective compression" and not "lens compression". There's a very good fstoppers video explaining all that.
Great video.. keep up the good work. I really like your real world use opinions and findings.
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks! Given your lukewarm overall experience with the q3, I’m interested to see how you get along with the 43
Beat me to this question. Would be interested in what motivated this purchase for Phil given that he didn’t seem to enjoy Q cameras too much.
Thank you for watching!
Upcoming videos will follow with my experience with this 43 version.
I had a quick shoot today (will share the pics and first experience probably tomorrow) and have to say, it’s really the Q I always wanted - because of the focal length.
I might sound critical in my previous videos about the Q cameras, because I didn’t want to add to the glorification of some other videos. In the end I wasn’t able (lagging the skill) to make the 28mm on the previous Qa work for me in my daily life. This one feels completely different and I love it.
@@IntrovertAmateur that’s good to hear. This new lens combination is so attractive. On Hugh Brownstones show he also highlighted the MTF charts which indicate it’s closer to the SL summicron series (granted the charts are only a part of the evaluation) but it certainly seems compelling and in favor of the 43!
Thanks for the update video. I don't think i'll ever own a Leica because of the cost. But it's interesting to vicariously share your adventure.
Thank you as always :)
Yes, unfortunately Leica prices keep most people away from experience these products, but perhaps you'll have an opportunity in the future to at least shoot with one for a session or two. I know I would borrow my cameras to you :)
I’ve been recording external audio all this time so it’s good I also heard the same thing the update is coming rhode wireless
I'm very curious how the final firmware for audio support will look like.
Thank you for your time watching!
Nearly bought it but stayed with the Z8/ZF because I own too many good lenses for them (Plena, Voigtländer 40/75mm)-but hold that thought...one should try Leica at least once and I may trade the ZF for this.
If you have the chance at least try it out at a Leica store or if you are lucky borrow it from a friend.
The shooting experience is on Leica definitely slower and that has to fit your taste. Otherwise you will always have the feeling to pay way more for less.
But if you like it, you will be rewarded with high build quality and an unique shooting experience (at least for the M System).
Thank you very much for watching!
@@IntrovertAmateur thanks! I may try it, but I think it is either order in the next days or wait a long time!
Nice update. I think that minimum focus distance is a deal breaker for me, what’s the minimum distance in macro mode? I gotta step further back for food pics lol. On Adorama’s website, I a pic of the 43 with a Rode mic attached.
Thanks mate :)
Haha yes, I can understand that. Some would say you have 60MP to crop enough in, but that’s not the same. In macro it’s .27m
@@IntrovertAmateur 0.27m 🤔 that might work 😂 I hate GAS
@@MadefromJava Don’t, you’ll end up loving the camera like I do right now after my first shoot 😅😀
@@IntrovertAmateur did you have the same feeling when you had the Q3?
I would be interested to see the difference/similarities between the 43mm lens on the Leica Q3 43 and the 40mmF2 lens on the Nikon Zf. Not only to the field of view but also the sharpness, depth of field at F2, its transition, the rendering,...
The Q3 is digital sharp. It simply doesn't have the charm of the M lenses! The 40/2 is less sharp and gives a nice classic rendering!
I'm currently working on this topic and will do my best to showcase these points. Should be able to finish it next week.
Thank you very much for your time watching!
Compare focal coverage with the Pentax FA LIMITED 43mm lens, which has been out for decades.
Would love to do that comparion, but I don't have access to it.
Thank you for watching!
Great info
Thanks man! :)
No 50mm crop mode is kind of a slap in the face.
Haha you don't need a charger! Just a camera to put in the cupboard😆
Hahahahahahahahahaha OMG you should do stand up!
Bought the q3 43 and was disappointed. Just like i was with the 28. The 43 is too tight in many indoor situations.. and i find the 28 too wide! Guess im a 35 guy. I now have two qs i dont want. Wife hates my guts.
If you don't want them you can just give them to me jk. I can't afford a Leica so I'm using the griiix, but build quality is a problem.
@@lunaRPG I am going to sell both... In all honesty Sony are the best in my opinion. The A7iv I had outperformed both of these qs. But plastic looking and uninspiring to use. Maybe I'm just a moaner.
If you enjoy your Sony's more, then these cameras are right for you :)
The only important thing is to go out and shoot - and not which camera is better or worse, since there is no such thing like a bad camera, even if it's 100 years old. At least that's my opinion :)
@@IntrovertAmateur agreed my friend. I look forward to seeing more of your content