Leica Q3 43 Review

Leica Q3 43 Review: It's All About The New Lens

Photographers love fixed-focal-length cameras since a single lens forces you to think carefully about the composition and move within the scene to capture the shot. There is a simplicity and a meditative experience to be had, wandering the streets with a compact camera on your shoulder. Make no mistake though, the Leica Q3 43 is a pricey piece of bling at $6,895.

Leica Q3 43 Review

The Q3 43 brings a standard-angle lens to Leica's luxe full-frame compact, and it's just as enjoyable as a daily driver or travel camera as the wider-angle Q3.

Leica Q3 43 pairs a 43mm f/2 lens with the Q3’s full-frame 60MP sensor

Leica has announced the new Leica Q3 43 ($6,895). It’s essentially the same as the original Leica Q3 (review), launched last year. However, it comes... The post Leica Q3 43 pairs a 43mm f/2 lens with the Q3’s full-frame 60MP sensor appeared first on DIY Photography.

Leica Q3 43: Long-term review of the new fixed-lens compact. But why 43?

The Q has been a remarkable success for Leica, which is absolutely deserved. It was a brave move in the face of the almost complete demise of compact cameras. So Leica made an expensive, full frame model which was not all that compact, but which had a peerless lens and incredible image quality, and it sold like hot cakes! Now, further expanding the Q-family, we have the Leica Q3 43… The post Leica Q3 43: Long-term review of the new fixed-lens co…

Leica Q3 43 review

When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. Sample galleryThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Please open this article's permalink in a browser to view this content. 89%Overall scoreJump to conclusion Product photos: Richard Butler The Leica Q3 43 is a variant of the company's full-frame prime lens compact, with a 43mm F2 lens mounted in front of a 60MP BSI CMOS sensor. In almost every other respe…

Leica Q3 43 Review: A Camera the World Needed So Badly

The 43mm focal length hasn't been taken seriously in many years. Pentax first did this because 43mm is true normal -- not 50mm, not 40mm, not anything else. 43mm lenses are the truest normal that you can possibly get, and there's valid research to back that up. Yet no brand has made a 43mm lens since Pentax's last option. This year, Leica is releasing the Leica Q3 43 -- and this has a world's first. This is the wonderful Leica Q3 with a 43mm f2 …