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It works but it duplicate the images back in LrC, really frustrating

Thank you for this! Great video.

The 43 matches how my mind composes and isolates what will be in the shot. But when I can’t back up any further I miss the 28. At the end of the day with the 43, there are less shots missed and I’ve spent less time constructing shots which look more academic and less spontaneous. But if I’m in the mood for architectural spaces, the 28 wins the day.

I have the Q2M (28). It is beautiful, so very well make and a joy to use. Compared to my Nikon D800 it's a featherweight. With the Nikon I enjoy prime lenses and don't like to take a lot with me. Having only a 35mm/f1.8 and a 85mm/f1.4 I've always loved the 85mm so much more. Yes, it is a much better lens and the beautiful, soft bokeh is truly dreamy. But, I also like just "getting in there" with less "distractions". So I really appreciated your video, as for me, I preferred the Q3 43 images just about every time. The only caveat, as pointed out, was if the 43 was used to frame the shots first each time it could really could skew the results. Thank you, your video comparison was really helpful as I'm looking at the q3 43 as a compliment to the Q2M.

Leica had a very famous focal length for most of its existence, the 35 mm. Why oh why did they put a 43 & a 28 on this camera? Why? I-know the circular diameter of a 23x36 sensor is 43.2 mm or a true Standard lens, but the 35 is somehow the most revered. If Leica makes this with a 35/2 lens, or a 35/2.8 compact lens, I will rush out and buy one. I fondled these in the store and the views were quite non-Leica Ordinary. Until then i will keep scanning the amazing negatives off my Contax T* 38mm/2.8. I get 49 MP scans and The Look.

A lot of what you are explaining can also be done with a manual SLR, including zone focusing. You are also confined to fixed focal length lenses, so you don't have the range and lens options of an SLR. That said, I have been using my M3 for decades and arguably it's limitations can force me to be more creative to overcome them. But I do like my Nikons...

I am a refugee from medium format to Leica. As mentioned in another comment, I just ordered the SL3-S, mainly for video. But have been using Hasselblad H for 25 years, and the Fuji GFX. I am also quite familiar with the Phase One systems, both the XF and XT, as well as with the Alpa. I have also used the Leica S2, S006, S007 and S3.

Great video…love the look. I just ordered an SL3-S, and wonder what you use for a battery solution for this video rig. Thanks.

From the sample shots here it makes me challenge my original view of the 43 being better for my stuff. I can see literally a different perspective here …. BUT … It sort of depends on the subject of what you mostly shoot I guess. Not sure these photos are it for me so is it then representative ? Or do I just crop ? Hmmm Or (sacrilege warning) … just get the 43 and shoot on the same prime I normally do and for anything else just use my iPhone 16 pro max ? Note : I don’t really shoot landscape much and I also have a Fuji xt5 with a variety of lenses anyway Don’t have an answer yet myself

4:27 aiii, this is the reason I loose sharpness. I guess manual focus it is! I use external preview monitor, now I understand what was ruining the sharpness!

This could have been a great video without the loud disturbing background music

I agree with your sentiment. I recently had a Leica for a weekend, first time. End of the first day I hated that camera... all manual and so minimalistic... how stupid. The day after, I wemt for a photo walk with a friend and, by the end of the day, everything just fell into place and made sense. Can't describe it any other way but now I just love the system!

Wow, what a video. One needs to make serious money to go trough all this buying and selling and buying. I’m still watching videos about the M system. Shooting Q2 and Q2M in the meantime.

Hi Florian, i love your videos, very informative! Greetings from the Philippines.

Great info! Thanks:)

Haben digitale Leica M nicht sowiso eingebaute Filter? Ich kann an der M240 jedenfalls Kontrastfilter rot, gelb, orange,grün, blau einstellen wen ich den Modus auf SW stelle..

Yeah, I find I am glad I stayed with the 28 as I can get more content .. and the dynamic perspective reminds me of the glorious Nikkor 24/ 2.8 I used forty years ago … Have found ways to back off enough to minimize face distortion .. If it ain’t broke , don’t fix it enters one’s thoughts:) It seems the APO lens is sharper and more colorful . But we can bring the 28 colors up in post .. I guess I would like to have both :) but, sticking with the 28:)

I have a chance to buy the Q3 28 used with a couple of accessories for $3500. It has a couple of blemishes. On the top plate is a coating mark that only shows up at certain angles. The more troublesome blemish is on the top of the flippy screen with the paint scraping off from the action of moving the screen in and out. Have you or anyone else experienced this? And is the camera still worth it for $3500?

Brag away ! If you enjoy it. Buy it. People generally spend too long explaining or justifying why they have expensive equipment. Also. Love the 24-90 lens. One of my all time favourites. It’s like having some great primes at many focal lengths. Just heavy ! I’ve loads of Leica gear back to the m9. M240. M9 monochrom. Some old film cameras. Never sell any of it. Loving the sl2 still and the m11 black paint with the matching 50 noctilux . Haven’t got the sl3 yet.

Please try French rangefinder as Foca 3 Stars and Telka III 6x9

Why not buy Voigtlander's 12mm finder for use on your M?

What are the differences between a Leica Summar 50mm f2 LTM vs Leica Summicron 50mm f2 LTM? Thanks

I just picked up the 50mm Noctilux 0.95 and it has transformed the experience using the M11-P. The images are works of art. I do enjoy the 21mm Voigtlander. I posted a few of the Nocti on my most recent video.

I sold the 50 Lux-SL in favor of the 90 Cron pre-AA (Mandler, 1983, 11136). It’s magic wide open and renders very pleasing portraits.

Would love to see how it compares with the lumix s9

I’m interested in photography. Why do I need 43mm when 28mm can do?

Very helpful video for a starter like myself. My question is, how to deal with the lack of individual viewfinders for different focal lengths in old rangefinder systems? Some viewfinders are just prohibitively expensive.

Years and years ago I started saving for an M6. Then I realized that even if I got the M6 it'd be ages before I could use it - a 50mm costs as much as the body. And it'd take a lifetime before I could afford a tele and a wide. Re your point about the cost of film processing. I think even a simple M and lens cost more, a lot more thousands of film rolls.

Thank you

Very helpful. Thanks for posting.

Yeah right! Everything has a price and a hobbyist like you will change cameras later on.

The type of photos you shot a summicron will work the same

Did your wife know how much the lens?

Thank you very much for this very informative video! Regarding this huge amount of gear you travel with: Do you have a recommendation for insurance? I have one in Germany but it is very expensive...

I am also a 35 and 50 on my M body I also have 28mm i hardly use the 28mm this is one reason I am resisting the Leica Q for long. the Q3 43 now seems interesting 🙂, but I think the Q 28mm is good for travel if you only need to bring one camera

Great comparo Florian. My Q1 is often set to 35 crop mode but I love the 28. As you rightly say - it’s more challenging 🔴🇦🇺✌️

Hi!! .. I am planning to buy Leica sl3 system instead of Sony’s a1ii .. very much in landscape, street, travel and very little on sports and wildlife side . Have Leica Q2 and impressed by leica’s image quality and colours . So will you please give me good suggestions?? . I was in canon system for almost 10 years . After then I sold my all gears and bought Leica Q2 . Now I am planning to buy a new system. I am a hobbyist and traveler .. please reply…🙏

I have a problem when i connect dlux 7 - 007 download the video from the leica app it cannot be download,only photo can be downloaded . Is it must be go to setting menu or how?

May I ask how good is Q2? And Does the screen has touch sensing to change focus point?

For a someone who is not a fan of WA lenses I must say I like your photos of Zurich.

How was the weight of this lens when walking around all day ?

It seems very harsh and clinical. In other words, not Lieca Like. IMHO.

I am frustrated trying to program the thumbwheel button. I have saved in profile 3 the monochrome but if I want to jump from colour to B&W, it takes too much time so i am trying to program the button to B&W. Can you assist me. Thanks

Happy New Year! What a good video you made here - I totally share your Leica philosophy and enthusiasm in general. I'm also very much into the M10R. I have discovered that with a bit of practice I can actually do zone focus based street photography with the Summicron 90 mm ASHP with a relatively high success rate - you just have to practice starting from infinity and then 'get into your fingers' how much you need to turn the focus ring ... It actually works! Apart from that, I can only echo your US-friend regarding the S-system. The camera body is a bit bigger, but not bigger than it can also be used for street and landscape photography. I shoot a S Type 007 - and it is a FANTASTIC camera. The lenses are beyond description (probably the best lenses ever made by man). The 37 MP are perfect for most purposes - meaning that the raw pics are manageable in size. Last but not least the camera is now affordable (because of the coming of the S3) 🙂 Regards, Jan

I got the 43 but use to have the original q and am with you. 28 is challenging but the more versatile camera so I probably will sell the 43 🙈

Thanks, saved me $70

Thank you for the video. It help me to decide that this camera it is not for me. The photos out of camera are not good to many things you have to fix in post, noice and distortion and much more! So if you like to spend a lot of time editing your photos this camera is for you! And one more thing is that people are complaning about dust on the censor!

🙏🏻🙏🏻Thank You S⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️⭕️ much ‼️🙏🏻🙏🏻 Have been checking for this for week , very helpful 🙏🏻🙏🏻‼️

louder backgrounds music, and more face microphone plants color lamps in frame

Like some others I have a Q1 that’s set to high contrast monochrome and yes I found out that a red25 does nothing for my images. Quite the opposite! What I do use to accentuate sky and cloud in b&w for instance is a variable CP filter. I only lose 1 stop of light if set correctly and get super cloud and dark skies galore! Thanks for your videos Florian and Happy New Year to you and yours✌️🇦🇺