- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
- Start Date
- Sep 29, 2024
- End Date
- Sep 29, 2024
(Excuse the satirical approach ...)
Et ceterum censeo: No pasarán.
M.
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(Excuse the satirical approach ...)
Et ceterum censeo: No pasarán.
M.
- Name
- Miguel Tejada-Flores
All lined up... with nowhere to go.
Confession: this is also a test of 'Indoor Angouleme', my newest film simulation recipe from FujiXWeekly, which was created as an homage to Wes Anderson's color palette in the film 'Asteroid City'.
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Confession: this is also a test of 'Indoor Angouleme', my newest film simulation recipe from FujiXWeekly, which was created as an homage to Wes Anderson's color palette in the film 'Asteroid City'.
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Oh gosh, you bought the Q3 43. I’ll be curious to hear how you get along with it.
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Judging by the number of people expressing interest, I'd better start a thread, I think ...
Let's just say that while the images are beginning to live up to my expectations (there's a learning curve there in terms of setting up the camera for best results; not unusual, but it's somewhat strange for me to have to do this for a Leica), I have to get used to the pecularities of this camera. It's not as minimalist as its shell might suggest; while you can customize it in many helpful ways, some aspects are bound to slow me down. For instance, you'll have to remember to reset both focus point and exposure compensation; the former is done by quickly tapping the screen twice (there doesn't seem to be any other method), the other by turning the unmarked control dial on the top right edge - you don't see what's up when the camera's turned off. In short, things won't reset to a known state. I may find a way to accomplish this later, but for the time being, I'll either have to do this after each shot (that's what I'm doing now - if I remember) or fiddle with controls first whenever I want to take a shot. Not something I appreciate.
Other aspects are really pleasing, though: The camera fits my hand perfectly, better than any M ever has; once the thumb rest arrives (they didn't have it in stock, I had to order it) and the screen protector is installed (another order because I'm not willing to pay tenfold for Leica's offer), it'll be a truely minimalist camera that's very enjoyable to carry. No strap (or wrist strap) necessary for me; I was a bit worried about that because the camera is so slim and offers little by the way of a prominent grip (the thumb groove on the back is very comfortable, though). It actually feels as if it was made for my hand.
The lens is all I hoped it would be - it's frankly amazing to get something this good at this kind of size; yes, there may be smaller fantastic APO lenses, but they're manual focus only - and Leica's own equivalent is considerably more expensive than the whole 43! In fact, you kind of get a M11 with Summicron-M 50mm f/2 APO for a third of the money - with AF, weather sealing, stabilisation ... fixed lens, yes, but it's still an amazing deal!
I've also already wrapped my head around the macro aperture thing - to preserve IQ, the lens loses one stop at close quarters; so, you either handle it like an AF-capable M (MFD 0.6m) or you accept f/2.8 and go considerably closer (MFD 0,265m). IQ is great close-up - and most lenses lose a lot of light-gatherring capabilities at their closest focusing distance; you just don't get told or shown this; only Nikon shows it on their macro lenses - disconcerting at first, but a boon when actually using those lenses because you can gauge what's really happening.
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I'll have to extract the useful information from this and use it to start the thread, I guess. But I'll need a couple more days to completely familiarize myself with the camera before doing a write-up.
M.
