Leica Q3 First Impressions
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00:00 The Intro
00:36 Leica Q3 Features
08:05 Leica Q3 Performance & Results
13:59 Leica Q3 Top Features
16:16 Leica Q3 Missing Features
17:58 Final Thoughts
19:54 The Outro
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Definitely the best review on the Q3 I’ve seen on UA-cam for first impressions. Including that I enjoyed the photographs you took showcasing the image quality, they were really awesome shots 🔥
I appreciate that, thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks for the video! I came here on my journey to find the perfect: easy to use - small enough - can do all - take kids/family pics - Apple style camera and now I'm really excited!
can't wait to take this one for a spin. Thanks for your review Gajan. Hope to see you soon...
Appreciate you Take! Looking forward to the next adventure ✊🏾
Just want to say your portraits are amazing, great work! 🐙
Thanks Anthony 🙏🏾
Your reviews are always on point ….. No deal breakers of note for me ….. the upgrades are tastefully done and not out of left field 🐘
🦧Gajan, thanks for your take on the Q3...your reviews are always insightful. I appreciate the footage and actual photo shoots you include. Very impressive and thanks for including not just the positives but a few things making lacking with this camera. Looking forward to your long-term review.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Love your work and presentation style Gajan, always informative, always helpful
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
🐲 your videos are always on point and fire, thank you! the new Q3 looks stunning.
Truly appreciate the support, thank you ✊🏾
Fabulous analysis thank you so much..I ordered one.
Congrats! Enjoy ✌🏾
I agree about the Q3 not having a screen that flips all the way around. This is not a camera for selfie shots OR vloggers. This is for fine photography both still and moving.
Hello there,I’m leica m shooter…the q is certainly a great camera but just don’t call it a point and shoot,it’s not especially considering the cost,manual control..good review otherwise😊
I don’t agree with you, I am a photographer and there are some situations that I need to have that fully articulated screen putting the camera away from my face so I want to see what am I shooting and this won’t affect someone you won’t die if it exists but this is a big point for Leica so that they can get more clients who appreciate that they respect our needs 🤦🏻♂️and if you don’t want to use just don’t 🤷🏻♂️
@@c73w I agree. I have only owned the camera for a few months and have used the screen for shots lower than eye level and above eye level. I don’t need an entirely articulated screen for my work.
I'm ok with it not having a flippy screen, but I do wish they had had made it a 3-way tilt screen to accommodate vertical shooting.
with 60Mpx you can do a vertical crop
@@toneyf I don't think its the issue with the 60mpx resolution of the sensor but the ergonomic of the camera itself. It's much more comfortable to shoot vertically for portraiture when the screen can be flipped like fujifilm's. I don't like a flipped out screen for photography tho and it's not suitable to use a flipped out screen on a photo first camera like the Q3.
@@Alxndrzlkrnn there are some situations that you need to have that fully articulated screen putting the camera away from your face so you want to see what you are shooting and this won’t affect someone if it exists but this is a big point for Leica so that they can get more clients who appreciate that they respect our needs and for who don’t want to use just don’t 🤷🏻♂️
Great insightful video as always Gajan!! 🐧
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
Great review! Informative, detailed and entertaining. We’ll done!
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
This is by far, the most honest review I have heard on Q3. ♉
Fantastic video! Really appreciate the time you took to do some in-depth testing to give us a good overview. Made me bite the bullet and put down the deposit for a Q3. Thank you Gajan! (P.S. I would have liked the flippy screen, because I plan on shooting (youtube) videos with this!)
Thanks Marco and congrats! Put some serious mileage on that camera ✊🏾
Thanks for the review. Your interaction with the models looks very good/on point 🔥🔥🔥 loved that.
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
Great review as always. I definitely have this on my radar, only time will tell.
Curious to see what you think!
Great video as usual. Can’t wait to check this out. 🐘
Thanks for watching brother 🙏🏾
Beautiful model! Nice review.
Thanks for another great video! 🐺
My pleasure, thanks for watching ✌🏾
Gajan always on point!
Appreciate you brother, thanks for watching ✊🏾
🐙 this was such a refreshingly honest and real world review of the Q3!
Thank you 🙏🏾
🦁love your genuine and honest reviews. Bless up!
Truly appreciate the support Kevin, thank you ✊🏾
Excellent review
🐻 Nice, well articulated, as always, Gajan. Thank you!
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Awesome review. Subscribed. Big up and peace from Sweden.
Truly appreciate the support ✌🏾
Thanks!
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Enjoyed this one mate. Cheers
Thank you ✌🏾
This was epic. This is all I was waiting for.
Thanks for watching brother! Hope to see one in your hands soon ✊🏾
🐶 I’m sold! 💪🏻
Great review. Thanks. 🤖
🐨Nice video. Didn't think there's be that much depth in the Q3 over the Q2 but appreciate the honest and real world thoughts on the Q3.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
Awesome video! I just got the Q2 Reporter not to long ago. Love that camera and what it offers. Think any Q camera will produce amazing images. Q3 looks great !
Compliment from the Netherlands. So easy to understand 👏👏
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well made video!!! you've got a new subscriber!!
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
Thank you 🐈⬛
Truly appreciate the support. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
40mm version would be so nice
Great review
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
Thank you for amazing review of SLs-2 and Q3.I just upgrade my Q3 and will start taking photos.I started with Q and Q2 and now Q3.Leica know what they are doing.They have 100 years of experience. Thank you to Oskar Barnack who invented 24x36 size that we call today full frame. Have a great day.
🐱 thanks for sharing your views; appreciated. Really considering the Q3 and this vid helps.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
🐼 I’m actually really impressed by this. I wanted the Q, then the Q2 when it released, and now this is definitely on my mind. Hopefully will be able to grab one in the coming year(s). Also really excited for what’s to come from Leica! The SL3 will be an absolute beast of a camera! And something about this camera makes me think that a rangefinder-styles ILC is on its way 👀 Marvelous video once again 👌🏽
Well said, Thanks for watching ✊🏾
@@GajanBalan is there something as good quality but cheaper, 6k is pricey.. I have a pen f and oly pro lens....
Great!
Yooooo the mvc2 transitions!!!! 🐥
Thanks for watching ✊🏾
Thank you for the nice video. Yes I am interested in Q3 due to the spectacular images it captures with the 3 zoom capabilities together with the improved autofocus and night capability. Wait for your full review for my final decision. Thanks again
Appreciate you watching ✌🏾
🐶 Just found your channel. I have enjoyed your videos so am now subscribed.
Thanks ✌🏾
Great review, and I agree, it would be convenient to have a built in flash. One less thing to carry and gives the camera one more edge.
I’ve thought about grabbing this to complement my M11 but i think the SL3 will be the one to buy!!! Great review as usual!
Thanks for watching ✌🏾
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Done Well Gajan. Im very interested in this camera
🐏 great review... I'm a TV & film documentary stills photographer and have had a Q2 for a year... daily use and at times unforgiving environments - it has performed in incessant rain it has climbed on the outside of buildings with me and it has worked up close with dancers... my favourite camera... I'm on the list for a Q3
Nice vid! What do you think about the jpeg files and photos without external flash?
🦆 - I was actually going to message you about this camera lol. I have been wanting to get into the Leica collection and think the Q3 might be a good gateway. Dope video as always!
Appreciate you watching brother! It's such capable camera. If you can find joy in the focal length, it makes for a killer companion.
🦁wicked review as always Gajan. Looks like a brilliant upgrade and is on my radar especially if they come out with a reporter edition. But I also wish they came out with a 35mm edition. 28mm while great is just too similar to my iPhone when it comes to competing as an edc. Having said that obviously the look between the lens and full frame means its different. Anyways exciting times and going to watch it closely.
I am Happy with my 3 Babes: M262, M4-P and IIIg 😎📷🍀 nice Video
Can you please have a video to share what lighting set up you do for studio photoshoot when you use Q2?
Man I’m just loving your images - the lens holding up for 3 generations is amazing and still my favorite lens I’ve ever used.
Thanks brother, I can’t wait to take this lens overseas and really push it. Wild stuff.
Both your channels are dope
Isn’t this lens technically more like 25mms?
Thank you very much. Your presentation was very helpful. BTW, What is the flash you're using?
Thanks for watching. Using the Profoto A10x and A2.
I've been shooting with a Q since 2015 and absolutely love it. I would love to upgrade to a Q3, but now that I'm retired, $6K is a mighty big ask. Still, I love the flip screen, the big sensor and the weather proofing. Maybe one day....!
Great review! Really good! Just wish it came with a 35mm Lux.
@GajanBalan I would like to see more comparison of the digital crop 50mm-75mm on Q3 versus the M11+50mm lens. I wonder how much different on distortion, especially for portrait. Thank you!
Great video. I have been using x100v for more than three years and was was waiting for the Q3 as an upgrade. I love x100v as an everyday camera to shoot my kids and family. While x100v is such a fun camera, at times I felt it was a little too slow with its focus and metering. Do you think when compared to x100v, the Q3 is more responsive overall and quicker with autofocus?
It definitely felt more responsive. Though I wanna spend more time in a full review to get a better handle of how the accuracy holds up in tougher conditions.
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Thanks Gajan! Good review. Seems like a great EDC. The video is beyond anything I will use as primarily a stills guy and only occasional video, but its nice to know its there. I agree with the vertical screen and I wish it were flush with the body, but hey, that’s a small think. The app seems so much better than the new Fuji app. Good for Leica and shame on Fuji! Thanks Gajan!
Great video. I don’t have any emojis turned on for my keyboard, but I made it to the end!
Truly appreciate the support. Thanks for watching ✌🏾
🦊 (part of the club... and saving for the M11M)
Truly appreciate the support. Thank you ✊🏾
I knew the Q3 was coming out soon, but i bought my Q2 2 months ago. Will wait and see if i upgrading is worth it. FYI - I absolutely love the Q2
Might as well wait for the limited edition versions and enjoy the Q2 for a while 👍👍👍
🐅 Them going with their newest processor for the Q3 makes me think that Leica is leaving the “lack of features are compensated by incredible image quality” philosophy behind. The Q3 will probably become their best selling camera yet. The new SL3 will most likely lack features that the new mirrorless flagships from the other brands will have but at the same time it’ll be so much more useable than the 601 and SL2(S) that it won’t matter and result in a lot of sales for the SL system (I hope). We live in exciting times indeed. Great video as always!
Well said. Thanks for watching 🙏🏾
If you look at Leica as 2 "parts" and not one, It's easier to see: They are not "leaving it". They have it, in the "modern lines": The "functionality and features" exist in the Q and SL lines, Which are less "traditional". The "Less is more" is the M.
@@sharonleibel totally agree with you. What I meant to say was that the SL/Q (and S) are behind other similar offerings from the other brands but you could always count on the image quality. Now we are getting image quality + more modern features on the AF lines from Leica.
@@TeteRecinos I agree. I think the M is a “don’t touch the classic camera” line. And they invest in modernization in other lines: Q, SL, S.
But as you said, they are advancing in some areas, but insist on staying behind in other areas, sometime more important. For some odd reasons.
yeah yeah, even if the design language on the back is not "my" Leica style... I sent my Q2M back to Leica and I am now on the looooong waiting list for the Q3 :)
🐐Believe it or not, I've considered unloading all of my GFX gear: 50S II, 35-70, 100-200, 80 f/1.7 ... to finance a Q3. I still have my XT-3 for my telephoto needs. I'd definitely need to try it before following through with something so crazy.
@gajan , should I replace my Fuji XT4 + 18/33 f1.2 with Leica Q3
100% agree on the screen. It is perfect for photography which is all I do. Keep that flippy far far away from me and from Leicas. LOL.
nice video ! do you find a "color science " difference with the Q2 ?
Feels similar to the SL2 cameras.
Gajan, I have never used a Leica before and I am planning to pre order a Q3. And I am switching from FujiFilm X100v. The x100v allowed me to shoot with one hand, in the aperture priority mode. I could adjust aperture and exposure compensation using the front and rear command dials. I was wondering if the Q3/Q2 have an option to set the aperture via a control (a button or a dial) other than the control ring on the lens? I looked this up online and on the user manual, but could not get an answer.
🐯 I'm trying to decide if this Leica life is for me. Great vid as always G!!
Thanks for watching ✊🏾
Great review. One negative you didn't mention was the absence of audio-in/out ports. Not a deal breaker for me, as mic'ing the talent and using an external audio recorder will alway be better, but many will bemoan the absence of a pair of audio in/out ports as a negative for those that want to use the Q3 for video. I wouldn't even mention the absence of an audio port for a Leica Q, as they are usually photography-centric cameras, but the great video features of this camera mean it has to be raised as an issue. Even in my case as an external recorder user, the absence of an audio port means no timecode syncing. Again, not an issue for most users, but it does come up frequently for video creators. All that said, I love the camera. All I need to do now is to start saving up...
Yep, I cut it out of this video for time but definitely something I wanna touch on in the full review.
I watched another review of the Q3 and the reviewer mentioned that he thought that there was a possibility that a firmware update might turn the usbC into a mic/sound input.
@@jeffchastain2977 I've asked Leica for an update on this, haven't heard back yet.
Imagine all the FIRMWARE UPDATES we will see on this camera in the next few years! Excited to get mine, already ordered from B&H just waiting for it now… 🤪
Especially with that new processor, I’m hoping to see some ambitious stuff. Thanks for watching ✌🏾
first impressions?
Diopter Control works fantastic! Everything about my new Q3 I love. Especially the quality of the photos. Outrageously outstanding. How come I don't feel bad about spending the money?
🦧thanks! One day I'll be able to afford a Q series camera, this is the most compelling so far!
Great review. I’m on the fence between taking the plunge now, or waiting for the Q3 Monochrom. I’m currently a Q2M shooter. Love all the upgrades especially the flip screen!
Mine is arriving in a few hours. Thoughts on a filter? Pro list? Uv? Or leave as is?
I was a Fujifilm shooter and now I’m an M6 and M10 shooter. Great video. Thinking of moving to capture one from LR. I know capture one was started with Fujifilm in mind is it great for Leica files?
I definitely prefer it for Leica. Try it out for yourself though. Dedicate a weekend and edit through some old favourite images and see if it sticks.
Great video,
If someone is against the flipping screen - he can keep it closed.
Nothing like optical VF. Fuji does it better on the xpro.
Only problem is the price… which makes this camera not feasible.
One of the best reviews on the new Q3. Love hearing about how you interact with the camera and not just technical specs.
Thanks Mike. Truly appreciate the support ✌🏾
🦎 There’s enough to like about the Q3 as a photographer’s camera that I’ve succumbed to temptation. M doesn’t tempt me (I like to have AF available) and neither does SL (I’m invested in other system for that kind of system), but Q is its own class.
A full flippy screen would be nice if it meant that I could hide the screen when not needed.
The video-related features do nothing for me - I think Dante specifically mentioned amateur videographers in one of the lower circles.
Sold my M10 system to dive into Q3, hope I did the right thing.
I like the idea about being able to screw in a manual release wish i could do that with my Q2.. other than that...
Fair
Nice review and appreciated. My camera store in Oregon says the Q3 should be available in Jan 2024. Is that what you are hearing as well?
I imagine it might vary from store to store. That’s a long wait!
Question: in the b-roll you are using I guess a Fuji EFX20 flash with an extension cord on the hot shoe Is this the Nikon version?
Ordered a generic Neewer Canon one to test, but it ended up working perfectly and haven’t had issues in well over a year I’ve been using it.
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@@GajanBalan thank you, they always say Nikon stuff will work with Leica. good to know :)
Excellent review! Unrelated follow up Q. When do you use your Leicas and when do you use your Fuji GFX cameras? Can you generalise when you use both in practice. Because it’s not realistic for most amateurs to own both systems so I was wondering how you chose which one to use.
The GFX would be in the studio for client work, but I’ve stopped entirely now. I now use my Leicas for all my work.
@@GajanBalan thank you. Can you explain why you prefer the Leicas and what you use each one for. It would be very interesting. Esp sl or sl2 vs GFX.
Does it have some form of image stabilization (ois or ibis) ? I'm also wondering if the camera heats up if recording at 8K for more than 10 minutes... Nice review.
Optical image stabilization. And I didn’t notice any overheating but I didn’t record longer than 5 minute clips.
@@GajanBalan Is that a Yes to OIS for Stills and Video? For me this is an important factor. Thank you again
Hi Gajan, I want to buy this camera for my b’day. I need help in understanding, is this fixed lens combo as good as a m11 + 35mm f/1.4 Summilux combo
Tough questions. It really depends on what’s important to you. Purely on image quality, that M11 combo is gonna shine. But if you want versatility, the Q3 wins out. Definitely worth getting some hands on time.
🦄 Is the video on the Q3 good enough to take over from the SL2-S?
It depends on what you use the SL2S for.
Gajan, are the low light performance improvement as well as the AF improvements worth the upgrade?
It can be, especially the AF. It depends on what/how you capture but there’s enough upgrades here to make it a worthwhile switch.
@@GajanBalan wanna buy a almost new Q2? 😂😂😂
Using the wireless charging grip, is it still the same IP rating? Thanks!
From what I discussed with them, it still is.
I laugh on the webcam part 😂😂😂
😂
🐳 Great video. I am not sure about that price. It looks like a good camera, though does the price match the features?
Thanks for watching Marcus. It’s relative. Some people will find more value than the listed price and some will never be able to justify the price. There’s no right answer. Just comes down to if it’s valuable to your journey.
Autofocus on video on Q3 vs AF on Sl2s. Better, same?
Noticeably better.
Gajan, who made your soft touch shutter button? Alan
Have you been reviewing the Leica Q3 at the same time as the Fujifilm X-S20? I know it's a silly question but, overall experience, how they compare/differ? The Q2 has been my dream camera but the X-S10 is what I can afford.
Dude same! I saw the XS20 in the flesh today... It's lush! Man, use what you can and grow man. I hope you get your Fuji and Leica
🐺Nice review. The heart lusts this camera (or a Q2, or Q), but for me I know it's not a match. 28mm is just too wide for my style of shooting.
It's a great bit of kit though.
I hear ya! A 35mm version would definitely disrupt the market.
🦅I'm going to disagree on a fully articulating. I like my GH6 one that tilts up, and fully articulating. Thanks for the video.
That’s fair. Thanks for watching ✊🏾