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Hi, you'll never walk alone (when you want to take pictures) ... (M9 - Elmarit 2,8/21 asph. f 4; crop) :



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Hi, ... (M9 - VOIGTLÄNDER Ultron 2/28 f 2; crops) :


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(The rear wheel looks distorted, due to my correction of the vertical orientation of the pic. It was me, not the ULTRON ... )
 
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trevorbray said:
Aha. The 43 makes an appearance.
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Bit of a confession :oops: :$(and the most expensive holiday I've ever been on!) - Spent a few days in Sheringham, Norfolk - dangerously close to WEXs main warehouse/head office..........

Visited a few days ago with a view to purchasing a Fuji XF33mm F1.4 as I've not been happy with the Chromatic Aberation on the XF35mm F1.4 (very noticable when photograhing historic race cars wide open, as the roundels and number plates show it quite badly). Tried the 33mm F1.4 on one of my X-T3s, to my amazement there is was still significant CA wide open, not as bad as the 35mm F1.4 but still there. Left without purchasing anything:eek: and went and had some lunch with my wife :) .

After a couple of hours, with much soul searching and plenty of man-maths (and incidently the full support, even encouragement, from my wife :love: ), I returned to WEX and left with a Leica Q3 43 :eek::eek::eek:

Needless to say, I now have quite a bit of Fuji kit I need to sell :D.....................................
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Bit of a confession :oops: :$(and the most expensive holiday I've ever been on!) - Spent a few days in Sheringham, Norfolk - dangerously close to WEXs main warehouse/head office..........

Visited a few days ago with a view to purchasing a Fuji XF33mm F1.4 as I've not been happy with the Chromatic Aberation on the XF35mm F1.4 (very noticable when photograhing historic race cars wide open, as the roundels and number plates show it quite badly). Tried the 33mm F1.4 on one of my X-T3s, to my amazement there is was still significant CA wide open, not as bad as the 35mm F1.4 but still there. Left without purchasing anything:eek: and went and had some lunch with my wife :) .

After a couple of hours, with much soul searching and plenty of man-maths (and incidently the full support, even encouragement, from my wife :love: ), I returned to WEX and left with a Leica Q3 43 :eek::eek::eek:

Needless to say, I now have quite a bit of Fuji kit I need to sell :D.....................................
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Confession is good for the soul.
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Bit of a confession :oops: :$(and the most expensive holiday I've ever been on!) - Spent a few days in Sheringham, Norfolk - dangerously close to WEXs main warehouse/head office..........

Visited a few days ago with a view to purchasing a Fuji XF33mm F1.4 as I've not been happy with the Chromatic Aberation on the XF35mm F1.4 (very noticable when photograhing historic race cars wide open, as the roundels and number plates show it quite badly). Tried the 33mm F1.4 on one of my X-T3s, to my amazement there is was still significant CA wide open, not as bad as the 35mm F1.4 but still there. Left without purchasing anything:eek: and went and had some lunch with my wife :) .

After a couple of hours, with much soul searching and plenty of man-maths (and incidently the full support, even encouragement, from my wife :love: ), I returned to WEX and left with a Leica Q3 43 :eek::eek::eek:

Needless to say, I now have quite a bit of Fuji kit I need to sell :D.....................................
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I think your wife needs to speak to my wife :) :ROFLMAO: And maybe everyone else's :ROFLMAO:
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Bit of a confession :oops: :$(and the most expensive holiday I've ever been on!) - Spent a few days in Sheringham, Norfolk - dangerously close to WEXs main warehouse/head office..........

Visited a few days ago with a view to purchasing a Fuji XF33mm F1.4 as I've not been happy with the Chromatic Aberation on the XF35mm F1.4 (very noticable when photograhing historic race cars wide open, as the roundels and number plates show it quite badly). Tried the 33mm F1.4 on one of my X-T3s, to my amazement there is was still significant CA wide open, not as bad as the 35mm F1.4 but still there. Left without purchasing anything:eek: and went and had some lunch with my wife :) .

After a couple of hours, with much soul searching and plenty of man-maths (and incidently the full support, even encouragement, from my wife :love: ), I returned to WEX and left with a Leica Q3 43 :eek::eek::eek:

Needless to say, I now have quite a bit of Fuji kit I need to sell :D.....................................
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Would love to hear your thoughts. I use a Q2 and have often thought about the Q3 43 for its longer focal length. I am really getting used to the 28 as I was primarily a 35mm shooter before and I love it, but the 43 appeals for its versatility.
 
Downhill Specialist said:
Would love to hear your thoughts. I use a Q2 and have often thought about the Q3 43 for its longer focal length. I am really getting used to the 28 as I was primarily a 35mm shooter before and I love it, but the 43 appeals for its versatility.
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I've only had it a short while, initial impressions are excellent (as I expected), being an existing Q3 owner/user it has been straightforward to adapt. The main difference being the focal length!

It is sharp (as I expected) wide open.

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Cromer Tractor by David Yeoman, on Flickr

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Tractor 100% Crop by David Yeoman, on Flickr

I need to use it on more familar subjects to get a real handle on its abilities, but out of the box, it does what I expect it to do.

The Q3 has a number of upgrades on the Q2, the most notable (for me) are:-

Phase Detection AF - much faster
Higher resolution EVF

Anything else is a bonus, and I do use the tilting screen when shooting static race cars quite a bit.
 
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Mr Perceptive said:
I've only had it a short while, initial impressions are excellent (as I expected), being an existing Q3 owner/user it has been straightforward to adapt. The main difference being the focal length!

It is sharp (as I expected) wide open.

At F2


Cromer Tractor by David Yeoman, on Flickr

100% Crop


Tractor 100% Crop by David Yeoman, on Flickr

I need to use it on more familar subjects to get a real handle on its abilities, but out of the box, it does what I expect it to do.

The Q3 has a number of upgrades on the Q2, the most notable (for me) are:-

Phase Detection AF - much faster
Higher resolution EVF

Anything else is a bonus, and I do use the tilting screen when shooting static race cars quite a bit.
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Thank you.

It is something I am still considering. I spoke to a few photographers who use them when I bought mine, shooting the same subjects/genre and one told me the AF didn't feel as snappy on the Q3, which was strange given it is PD as you say.

I don't need the extra resolution, that's for sure.
 
Downhill Specialist said:
Thank you.

It is something I am still considering. I spoke to a few photographers who use them when I bought mine, shooting the same subjects/genre and one told me the AF didn't feel as snappy on the Q3, which was strange given it is PD as you say.

I don't need the extra resolution, that's for sure.
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The AF IMO is snappier than the Q2 that I borrowed from Leica Machester for day. The Q3 also has approx 1 stop extra of Dynamic Range over the Q2.

For a Q2 owner though the reasons to upgrade to a Q3 are all incremental, you have to decide if enough of them add up to justify the price difference. If you are a new to the Q range then its a slighly different story with the Q3 offering IMO a more compelling purchase.

Like you I was primarily a 35mm shooter (X100 series, 45mm on GFX, Fuji GA645, etc), I've adapted to the 28mm quite well, but its taken quite a time to 'see 28mm', I quite often find that I'm still 'seeing 35mm' and either have to make the decision to crop the shot or move closer in. But since getting the Fuji GM670 c/w 100mm lens and repurchaing a 35mm for the crop Fuji X-series cameras, I've been enjoying 50mm more than I ever did, so I'm hopoing that 43mm will be in the sweetspot - time will tell.......

Don't forget that JUly is usually the month for the annual Leica price rise, though in reality this firms up the second user prices a bit, so the cost to change remains teh same, but I would expect the RRP of the Q3 43 to be above £6K
 
Mr Perceptive said:
The AF IMO is snappier than the Q2 that I borrowed from Leica Machester for day. The Q3 also has approx 1 stop extra of Dynamic Range over the Q2.

For a Q2 owner though the reasons to upgrade to a Q3 are all incremental, you have to decide if enough of them add up to justify the price difference. If you are a new to the Q range then its a slighly different story with the Q3 offering IMO a more compelling purchase.

Like you I was primarily a 35mm shooter (X100 series, 45mm on GFX, Fuji GA645, etc), I've adapted to the 28mm quite well, but its taken quite a time to 'see 28mm', I quite often find that I'm still 'seeing 35mm' and either have to make the decision to crop the shot or move closer in. But since getting the Fuji GM670 c/w 100mm lens and repurchaing a 35mm for the crop Fuji X-series cameras, I've been enjoying 50mm more than I ever did, so I'm hopoing that 43mm will be in the sweetspot - time will tell.......

Don't forget that JUly is usually the month for the annual Leica price rise, though in reality this firms up the second user prices a bit, so the cost to change remains teh same, but I would expect the RRP of the Q3 43 to be above £6K
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As you say, I think the upgrades are a bit too incremental from the Q2 to the Q3 for me to consider right now given the extra price. Although I think my Reporter commands a little more than a vanilla Q2 on the used market, the gap is still a bit much for what I would be getting (or what I consider worthwhile at the moment).

Yes, I am really enjoying 28mm, especially in the context of some of the work I do. it tells a story very well if used correctly. I admire the work of Greg Williams who shoots primarily on a Q3 (with an SL also). Weirdly, all my medium format cameras I tend to use the standard lens rather than 35mm equivalent. I feel like 28/50 is a good combination for me.

Would love to hear your feedback after more use of the 43.
 
a few "old men" and younger - and their toys

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