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| sent on 18 Dicembre 2025
Pros: Solid construction, great ergonomics and handling, excellent image quality, amazing APO lens and good battery life.
Cons: Not exactly portability, high price (?) and absence of the supplied charger.
Opinion: After owning a Leica SL2 (sold only because, although I loved it, it was too heavy for my use), my feeling with Leica never really disappeared. So, after about a year, I returned to Leica, this time with the Q3 43. Initially I was very undecided between Fujifilm X100VI and Leica Q2/Q3 (at the time for the Q3 I wanted the 28mm version). In the end I had chosen Fuji, but inside I felt that sooner or later I would return to Leica. In fact, even in the positive review I had left for the X100VI, I wrote that one day I would also have a Leica added to it. After about six months... I really did. The hardest choice was between 28mm and 43mm. In the end I opted for 43mm, especially for the type of photography I do and, in particular, for the lens. After the first test shots I completely fell in love with it. The APO-Summicron 43 lens is simply exceptional: practically absent chromatic aberration (as known, and in fact superior to the Summilux I had on the SL2), non-existent distortions, very clean files and a rendering that allows you to safely use even the digital zoom without a real loss of quality. It's an addictive camera: it makes you want to go out and photograph all the time. The Leica menu remains, as always, not very immediate and a bit confusing, but with a minimum of practice you can learn to navigate it without any particular problems. The Leica Looks are nice and well done, but the limitation to only 6 Looks that can be loaded at a time is a bit annoying: to try others you have to delete and redownload them from the app. A sore point is the charger not included: considering the high price, I find this choice hardly justifiable (and honestly I'm tired of this "clown" linked to the European Green legislation). The original charger costs almost € 200 and additional expenses must also be taken into account if you want an extra battery, although it must be said that the autonomy is still very good. On the portability front, the Q3 43 is not pocket-sized like the Fujifilm X100VI: for example, it doesn't fit in my Wandrd D1 Fanny Pack, while with the Fuji I can carry body, two conversion lenses (28 and 50) and batteries without problems. That said, I don't sell the Fuji – I keep both. They are two different cameras, which coexist very well and which, together, increase even more the desire to go out and photograph. The Leica Q3 43 is simply fantastic for reportage, street and conscious photography. The choice between 28 and 43 was not easy, but in the end the 43mm turned out to be, for me, the right choice. |
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