Q3

The Q343 produces the sharpest images I’ve ever seen. The APO lens is just crazy good. To get that level of IQ, you’ll need to use APO 35 / 50mm M glass or any of the APO SL lenses. You get an extra stop on the Q3, but it wont be as razor sharp as the 43, but sharper than 95% of the cameras out ther

It is technically cheaper than the Q3, but for a bit more money you'd get a Leica. Say what you want about them, but they are definitely a luxury brand with luxury build quality, looks and a certain brand cachet. And Leica glass. And Leica color science.

Fast good 50's are cheap. Fast wide Leica lenses are not. Embrace cropmaxxing. Shoot em wide, I vote for the Q3 28.

I owned a Q2(it was my first Leica) and it’s a stunning camera. If i was in a position to keep it I would’ve, but I traded it for a M10-R and now a M11-P. For me I love the wider focal range and the 28 was on the fringe of that, I missed the 21mm. Now that i’m blessed to have a 35mm lux fle, Im shoo

I stopped using my Leica M system completely. Hasselblad XD2/XD2ii and 907X. I just take street/landscape/portrait and pets. For pets, with the animal recognition AF it is a godsend. To me, the XD2ii + 55V or 38V is not significantly larger than a M camera with lens and it comes with AF and great IB

Good choice. Frankly a good idea. No need to fuss with changing lenses, it has decent autofocus, auto everything when you need it. Gives at least as good performance if not better than an M11 and a 35 mm or 50 mm. If you need a 28 mm, just buy a Q3 instead. I shoot Leica because of the Q series. M’s

It is the APO design lens. I own the Q3 28mm version and when I tried out the Q3 43 at the Leica booth at the photography fair I was shocked how immensely sharp that 43mm lens is.The Q3 43 is perfect for landscape, architecture etc. if you need a lot of details. For portraits I rather put a diffusio

I bought mine earlier this year - I wavered quite a lot as Leica don’t make the model I wanted - a Q3 43 Monochrom. In the end I went with the Q3 43 and I’m so glad I did. The images it produces are simply stunning, and B/W conversations are superb. I grew up when 50mm was very much the standard len

not exactly, the point of a rangefinder is maniy having a rangefinder mechanism which compeletely changes how you use the camera and its a unique mechanism than anything else, although the sl3 is basically an a7riv for more money. also the native m mount makes rangefinder lenses shorter since you do

Although I can’t comment on moving from DSLR to the M or Q system, I can comment on having the M and Q duo. My take on the Q is it’s essentially a 28mm summilux, or APO, with a free camera body. The prices are vastly similar for lens alone versus Q3. If you’re in the market for similar lenses, I thi