Leica Q3 hands on and street photography
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2023
- #leicaq3 #streetphotography #brussels
Leica Q3 hands on and street photography in Brussels. I have been a Leica Q2 owner for 3 years and now the waiting is over: the new Leica Q3 is out :). Worth upgrading ? Let me know that you think in the comments section.
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Every shots are just amazing as usual
Thanks Dan ! :)
Stunning pics, love it!
Many thanks Maurizio !
Great review Octavian as usual! 👊 keep going mate😎
Thank you mate !
Pretty solid review and a great street tour with the Q3. Love your videos as always. I agree with your conclusion that Q2 owners don’t necessarily need to upgrade despite how great Q3 is. I’m sticking with my Q2 for now. Great reviews again.
Hi mate ! Thanks for watching. No need for upgrade yet indeed but let's see when the Q3M comes out :)
super underrated photographer. nice shots as always
Thank you Kenneth ! :)
Is he underrated? I rate his work highly as I’m sure others do.
@@OctavianCarare pleasure! Your work is way better than people that got photobooks (melissa o'shaughnessy)
Great pictures!
Thank you :)
I have had a Q2 for a year or so now and love it. While I would not consider upgrading to the Q3, if I was inclined to buy a new Q tomorrow, I would certainly buy the Q3. If money was in short supply, I would wait a month or two and pick up a lightly used Q2 with no hesitation.
In years to come there will be special edition Q3’s, of that there is no doubt, and if one were compelling enough, only then I might add a Q3 to my 007 Edition Q2. Who knows what the future holds though and it would not concern me if my Q2 was still in my personal use in ten years time.
Good shots and review 👍🏻😃
Thank you ! Not quite a review :) but thanks 🙏
Respectable post, Octavian. New indoors background a plus (your new place?). Couldn’t tell which Leica was which in your side by side shot - labels would have helped. My sense is that camera manufacturers are in an “incremental improvement” zone - makes upgrade choice difficult. No big game changers. Flip screen a plus. Nice of you to buy that guy a waffle. Dog pics my fav (2, 5, and 13). 18 Hoodie also works well. Ever go to an all dog event? Lots of good photo opportunities, especially when you find dog owners who resemble their pets. Good of you to call out the guitar player. Cheers!
Great video Octavian, last image, spectacular, thanks. I love my Q2 so not worth upgrading but if I didn’t have it, the 3 looks good. Like to see it perform in low light. Thanks again.
Thank you Victor ! I will probably have the Q3 soon again and maybe see how it performs in low light. Personally I am waiting for the Q3 Monochrom :)
A beautiful camera. The pictures look very good. I'm sure that's mostly due to your skills, but non the less a good camera. My favorite shot is 16. Another great episode. Well done 👏👏🔥
Thank you Alexandru ! :) Can't wait to hear your thoughts about my intros in Bucharest. About the pictures too :) Appreciate it !
I’m not in the market for a Leica but enjoy seeing your vids as always Octavian. Greetings from a sunny GB.
Thank you Paul ! Greetings back from sunny Belgium :)
Great video, can't wait to get my hands on one myself and see if its worth upgrading my Q2!
Thank you! Feel free to share your thoughts after using the Q3 :)
The colours look amazing from the Q3. Good eye and good video.
Thanks a lot ! :) Glad you enjoyed the video !
Great photos! I’m glad the Q3 has a bit of an M9 look for the color science.
Thank you Bryan ! :)
Excellent job and great pictures! My Q3 arrives next week and I am glad I don't own a Q2 or I'd be selling that for the Q3..Really looking forward to the tilt screen!
Thank you mate ! Personally I don't use the tilting screen or very rarely. I hope you enjoy the Q3, it's a gem of a camera :)
Great camera the Leica q 3
True :)
15, 24 and 26 are beautiful ! Congratulations !
Thank you very much!
Thanks so much for sharing. The images look so beautiful.
1. Did you apply any sort of post at all on the images? It were they JPGs straight out of camera?
2. My biggest issue with the Q2 were the autofocus and iso performance in low light. What were your first impressions on these two points?
3. Do you feel that the issues that some people were having with auto white balance and colours of JPGs straight out of camera have been addressed here with the Q3?
4. What metering mode do you predominantly use? Judging by how your highlights are always prioritised over retaining details in the shadows, I’m guessing you use the Highlight Weighted mode?
Thanks again!
Hi Ginola! Thanks for watching. 1. I shot RAW and edited the pictures with presets, yes. 2. I didn't have time to test the performance in low light (I will do this in a future video). Regarding the autofocus I have tried the Intelligent AF (apparently a new feature) and I wasn't impressed. But overall the focus seems to be a bit faster. 3. The white balance of the jpeg is not that accurate and needs some tweaking in post. I think like addressed the issues of JPEG by adding some 'leica looks' (kinda fuji film simulations) in the Leica Foto app and you can add this to your jpegs (I did not have time to use it) .4. I was using center-weight for the metering mode. I normally shoot underexposed to get deep blacks and contrast BUT the Leica Q3 does a better job of preserving and bringing up burnt areas in post. Hope it helps ! :)
Finally a camera review showing good pictures ! Can you give some details on how you processed them ?( Raw vs Jpeg. ?, Do you use presets ....)
Ordered my Q3, hope to get it soon
Hi Tom ! Not quite a review but thanks. I have some custom made presets that I have used, yes. Enjoy the new Q3, you won't regret it :)
Ciao Octavian! Love #14 & 24...and love the Romanian connection 🙂 Thanks for the review, I like how the Q series is evolving and the Q3 is surely interesting for a newcomer into the system personally though I am still very much enjoying the Q2, too good and too early to let it go.
Ciao!
Mauro
Ciao Mauro ! :) Grazie for watching the video and for the feedback :) I am happy as well with my Q2 ... for the moment :) I am waiting for a Q3 Monochrom :)
Tooop mate 🎉
Merci ! :)
Great video, would love to see a video on your editing workflow/style !
Thank you ! Will do that :)
Hello! I like the way your photos look.
Are you using a preset in lightroom?
Hello Dan! Yes I use some custom made presets:)
Great video. I wonder what setting did you use? Is it Raw edited in LR?
Thanks mate ! I shot RAW and edited the pictures with my custom presets :)
J'aime beaucoup ton travail. Je parcours fréquemment les mêmes rues de Bruxelles, à la recherche de ces petits moments et de ces visages qui font le charme de notre belle capitale. Bravo pour ton travail en tout cas !
Concernant le Q3, il est un peu décevant, c'est vrai, mais Leica est une marque incroyable. Ça reste mon appareil de rêve. J'espère un jour y accéder. En attendant, il y a d'autres super boitiers.
Hello Smaeyl ! Un grand merci :) Tu fais de la street aussi ? Il y aura pas mal de Q2 en occasion a des bon prix :) Et le Q n'est pas mal non plus. Moi je suis tombé amoureux de Leica en essaynt quelques heures le Q :)
@@OctavianCarare Oui, je fais aussi un peu de street. 🙂Je viens régulièrement à Bruxelles pratiquer cette passion. Qui sait, peut-être qu'un jour on se croisera dans les rues. ;-)
Pour l'instant, je shoote au GRIIIx et à l'iPhone. On verra pour le Leica.
Great shots !
Some other reviews talk a lot about the much improved autofocus.
Thank you Roald ! I did not have much time to test it, specially compared to my Q2. I have tested the Intelligent Focus but I wasn't that impress. I will probably get the Q3 for more tests later on :)
Good content! I am just wondering what focusing mode you were using in this video?
Thanks mate ! I was using autofocus, center point (field is called if I am not wrong)
@@OctavianCarare Thank you for your reply. Which focusing mode do you find is the most practical/useful for day to day usage?
Was the auto focus better? Its now a hybrid system vs contract only... Seems an important change? Next, what about dynamic range differences -- did you test that? I love the idea of more than a 25% bump in megapixels -- I crop a lot to get the image I want and rarely would use a 28mm image. So, I did order a Q3 but curious why an upgrade from q2 is not warranted?
From what I tested seemed slightly faster but not crazy faster. It's hard to notice. They dynamic range is better, improved with the new sensor, yes. Personally I don't feel the improvements are enough for me to sell my Q2 and buy the Q3. I am actually not a fan of the tilting screen.
Great images Octavian. I can't see the difference between Q2 and Q3 😊
Thank you Jan ! :) Yep ! Can't tell the difference on a screen but can feel it once you use the Q3. However the pictures seem to be more detailed and crisp. Probably you can see it better in large prints :)
Can the Q2 accessories (like the hand & thumb grip) be used on the new Q3?
I am not sure., but I would say probably yes. I know there is a new hand grip that has wireless charging (pretty heavy to be honest) but the Q2 and Q3 are roughly the same in sizes.
I don’t know how you do it but some lovely images here.
Thanks mate !
Photo au top comme toujours ! Il ne semble pas y avoir beaucoup de différences, un peu plus de piqué peut-être.... et le noir&blanc, comment se comporte t’il ? Toujours un plaisir de te suivre !
Hello et merci Edward ! :) J'ai l'impression que les images sont un peu plus qualitatives et on voit ca si on imprime grande taille. Je n'ai pas testé le NB mais je vais avoir le Q3 pour quelques jours plus tard :) Merci encore !
Octavian doesn't need a Q3... I think he better send it to me for safe keeping. 😄
Nice one Octavian. Great vid and images as always. I particularly liked the image set of the guitar player. 😎📷👏👊👋
Hi Steve ! Octavian doesn't need a Q3 indeed but oh dear Octavian wants one. I will probably wait for the Q3 Monchrom. Thank you for watching Steve! Hope you will like the next videos from Bucharest :)
@@OctavianCarare If Octavian wants one.... then Octavian shall have one. 😄👊 and why not. 🙂
Looking forward to the next vid already my friend. See you then 😎📷👊👍👋
@@stevesvids Balance account not impressed by Octavian's desires :)) Thank you Steve !
@@OctavianCarare Disregard Balance when love and passion is involved 😄
If life was a race my friend, you get but one lap only.
Go for it. 🙂👊
q3 is great and it’s great we have more deals with an excellently camera q2
Couldn’t agree more with this:)
Please, may i ask - did you add some post production over the images or they are all SOOC?
Hello ! Yes I have used some custom made presets in Lightroom :)
@@OctavianCarare can you sell your presets ?
congrats for being able to do a vide on this new camera
Thank you Jonatas :)
Bonjour Octavian. Je suis assez d'accord avec ta conclusion...en street, la différence entre le Q2 et le Q3 est assez mince car je shoote en hyperfocale et cela me convient parfaitement. Par ailleurs il m'arrive d'utiliser l'autofocus sur mon Q2 et il est suffisamment réactif en street. En plus je suis un peu à l'ancienne, je fais ma MAP et ensuite je cadre. Bref au final, j'ai pas besoin de 60Mpix et l'écran inclinable n'est pas un "game changer" pour moi. Le Q2 reste carrément dans la course...
Et encore bravo pour ton travail !
Hello ! Merci pour ton feed-back. Je suis aussi old school en ce qui concerne la mise au point. Moi ca me tente plutôt un Q3M ou un Q2M . 47 mpx c est largement assez je trouve aussi :)
Tu l'as deja eu en main? Bravo!! J'hallucine!
Oui mais juste pour quelques heures :(
Pics are still good - maybe the difference is in handling 🤩👍
Thanks Ken ! :) still the same photographer :)
Does the A7RV have better autofocus than Leica Q3? I see the focus points are double on Q3.
I have never touched a A7RV to be honest so can’t compare
Have the Q2, upgraded from Q, which made sense. The Q3 from the Q2 does not make sense for the reasons you mention, which I agree with. Too incremental of an improvement, and even some things like the tilt screen are a downside for me as it makes it not only prone to break more easily but also adds extra size to the back which I do not want. Sticking with the Q2! (I still have the Q, and honestly that is also still more than enough for street shooting)
Je possède aussi un Q2 et je suis tout à fait d'accord avec toi. Un petit bonjour depuis le sud de la France...
Hi Dino ! You made me thinking about upgrading :) Let's say I sell my Q2 and I get very good price (absurdly 4500 euro). If I add another 1500 euros I get more megapixels, new screen, new viewfinder, better AF. But I already have a pretty good sensor and MPX on my Q2, a fast camera etc. Do I need more ? :)
Hello Philippe ! Bonjour de Bruxelles :)
@@OctavianCarare I hear you...just not sure that all those things are worth 1500 euros. File sizes are already massive and more than enough megapixels on Q2, viewfinder and screen are really good already as well. And not sure if the added tilt screen takes away from the design, feel and ergonomics of the Q2 that we love. Need to handle it to see!
What about the screen popping out now? Is it hampering your left hand?
It doesn’t feel quite right and smooth less as the q2. From a form factor and design the Q2 is better I would say. Finally I guess you will get used with it and being there but couple of hours wasn’t enough to tell
Did you process the color after taking the pictures (color grading)? The reason why i ask this is because the colors are so different to another Q3 review
Hi there ! Yes, I did edit my pictures. I shoot RAW and the RAW files tend to look a bit flat :)
Nice review.
As Q2 user I don't need the Q3 . Same lens and the rest is marketing.😊
For me it's not an upgrade
Hi Ronald and thank you! I agree with you :)
Nice run down of the new Q3.
Not sure if you mentioned it but the Q3 does have a flippy screen now. Whether that's a deal breaker or not is
Thank you :) I guess I mentioned it, it has a tillable screen indeed. I used it once :) For some people can be very helpful :D
@@OctavianCarare sorry bro....must have missed you saying it. Enjoyed the review
Thanks
Hey ! Do you edited your photos ? If not can we have the settings ? :)
Hi Stan ! Yes I have edited the pictures. I have my own custom made lightroom presets :) Cheers !
No 8 is classic
Thanks I guess :) In a good way? A bad way ? :D
You can use the new 2200mAh batteries in your Q2, plus they are less expensive than original 1860mAh batteries for Q2/SL2. Very nice shots.
Good to know ! Actually I used my Q2 battery for the Q3 because I had the camera with just one battery from the shop. Thanks Daniel !
Good to know
Also the new batteries will be perfect for the SL2 and SL2-S. here in Canada the new battery retails for 220$ CAN, I plan on getting one for my SL2.
👉🏼15 📷
Were you shooting in “Aperture Priority” or were you shooting as a “Range Finder” using “Zone Focusing”?
Hi Todd ! Aperture Priority and autofocus.
Hi Octavian,.....would you upgrade?
Hi Aart ! Not sure. If I get a very good deal on my Q2 ... maybe. I am also tented by a Q2 or Q3 Monochrom :)
@@OctavianCarare A monochrome is a jewel to own indeed. :-)
Can we dial in EXPOSURE VALUES?
hi mate ! do you mean the exif of the pictures I put in the video? Thanks
Seems like amazing upgrades but sadly no 35mm leica Q :(
I am not sure they will make a 35 mm Leica Q series :)
@@OctavianCarare Yeah probably never. but im going to keep hoping ;)
Its not like i can afford it anyway ;)
For me that tilt screen is a huge +
It can be very helpful indeed. Personally I am not used with and I am struggling to compose while using the screen tilted it but if I get my hands back on the Q3 I will give it a try. Thanks for the feedback!
so what can you do with this $6000 camera that I cannot do with my latest iPhone??
I guess you will have to buy one for yourself and see the differences :) (if there are any)
And there is my gear acquisition syndrome again. I was doing so well! 😂
😂
Michiel my exact words when the Q3 Monochrom comes :))
@@OctavianCarare hahaha
@@bennybulke 😉
Looks like another amazing camera, evolution instead of revolution but thats totally fine!
One downside, no internal extra memory to shoot in back up...
Hi Benny ! I was surprised as well not to see any internal memory, like the M11. So far in almost 3 years never had a card failed in the Q2 :). The resolution and the look of the pictures is impressive :)
What a nice tilt screen. If only my Q2 would have a tilt screen like this Q3 has it would make my dreams come true.
Hi Henk-Jan! Thank you for your thoughts! Why is the tilting screen so important for you? :)
@@OctavianCarare Tilt screen very good for us older people when trying to use the macro on our knees but Leica made a big mistake with it loosing the Q2’s aesthetics. Better to have had a waist attachment in the flash socket like other Leica cameras. Yes expensive but much better, also the USBc door, again they could have made a better job.
So many reviewers wave their cameras around without a camera strap. I await a you tube short where one of these £5300 is dropped 😝
Hahaha true !
Still disappointed with no CF type B and a second card slot.
Did you ever have a card fail on the Leica Q2 ? Or read problems ? In 3 years I have never encountered this problem but I agree, it would be nice to have at least some internal memory for a camera that costs 6K euros :)
@@OctavianCarare Cards are prone to failure regardless of the type of camera one uses. SSD memory also has a useful life. It will eventually fail. Apple solders their SSD’s to the motherboard. It’s not an easily replaceable part. I could imagine a complete disassembly by Leica to replace internal memory.
Street photography is of no interest to me because I can’t stand people at all. I do however see a lot of potential with the Q3!
Hi Morgen! I completely understand:) I am the same with landscape photography, it is of no interest to me but the Q3 has potential there as well :)
@@OctavianCarare Thanks for the reply. Watching your enthusiasm and seeing your satisfaction with its performance has helped motivate me to seriously consider the Q3.
@@morgenholz before buying one I really recommend you test one for couple of hours or a day. Just see if it's your cup of coffee and if you get along with the focal length as well. It may be too wide. P.S. buy me one as well and send it to Belgium. Thanks :))
Three days?
So what?
Three days what?
An actual review from someone who actually uses the camera. Only q3 video I’m watching and I don’t even want one. I’ll stick with the M
Thank you Keith ! :) I didn't have much time with the camera to test the improved autofocus or the tracking. I have used briefly the M11 Monochrom and indeed these are very different cameras and somehow the M series is a different system and approach, especially on the street photography side.
@@OctavianCarare so true! I feel the M is as close as film as I’m willing to go. It’s simple and eloquent yet a powerful tool.
The Q line is great but feels to techy for where I’d want to use it.