Hey Luca, great video as always. It’s nice to see making content with heart. I’m a Fujifilm Xpro3 owner, my camera serves me well for 3 years. Maybe I can help addressing a bit what type of reasons make some of us look over the shoulder to a Q3 and I start to say, is not for being a Leica (at least to me): I do love my xpro3 but sometimes I feel that I would like something full frame and portable that would allow me to do street photography with enough sensor resolution to work without always switching lenses (I want to do be able to do it trough crop). Sometimes I’m on the mood to shoot 28mm (full frame equivalent), sometimes I’m a 35mm or 50mm guy, it’s handy to find a solution with enough sensor resolution that allow us crop, I find interesting the fact that the camera allow to do in in real time, more interesting the fact that keeps the full image in the raw file. I know the compression is not the same, the dof is not the same.. but I’m a street guy, I shot f5.6 or f/8 I’m used to some absence of blur and I could sacrifice a bit of compression for versatility. The fact of being a full frame sensor or apsc would not be a big deal today because we have good bright glass in Fujifilm with the “new” 1.4 wr lenses BUT that would obligate me to buy a xt5 (that I don’t like because I prefer range finder style) sensor wise and 3 or 4 wr lenses (+/- 800€ each) and I would keep switching lenses and I would carry a lot of kilos in my back. Fujifilm recent glass is amazing and allows great DOF, bright images at low ISO but following that path puts us so close to a DLSr full frame camera on price, apecs and weight. Well, the options on the market are lacking interesting points to me and lead me to the Leica Q3 and I hate the fact (for price and for niche label). Fujifilm x100vi is portable enough, has a good sensor, is rangefinder style but I want more of a sensor (60mp) even if I could live with 40 but I do not like the 23mm lens (too tight) and is not bright enough (f/2) and is not that sharp or has poor micro contrast. I do own that lens (interchangeable) on the xpro3, it’s a work horse but has it’s limitations. I also hate the NP-W126S battery life, I have to carry always 3 with me. The x100vi is a great camera but not for me even if I do understand that is impossible to make a small 18mm f/1.4 wr on a apsc sensor. That leads me to Sony A7Cr, great camera, great sensor, great lenses, cheaper that Leica and with interchangeable lens option. I could be in love but I hate the articulated flip-out screen option for street photography, I prefer tiltable flip screen and the deal breaker to me is the low resolution EVF on a flagship such as the A7Cr (the same as a xpro3, lower than a xt5, half of the Q3). So, the bottom line is the Q3 is the only full frame camera offering 60mp sensor, with a bright and tak sharp lens that “behaves” like 4 primes, with a useful battery life for a day, with a magnificent bright and clear viewfinder (also a LCD), with full manual controls if needed, with a decent auto focus (not Sony but ok) considering the physical limitations of Fujifilm to offer such a pack remaining light weight (and single lens) or Sony because those prefer to offer a vlog back screen type on a 60mp camera and go on cost saving on the EVF. So I hate the Q3 for being Leica considering I’m a low profile guy (please Leica release a reporter model with no logo and the same price 🙏) and for the price but yes, those are alone.

Thank you for the great analysis !

… expensive, yes, but you get high quality lens and sensor, which have been properly integrated to ptovide excellent performance.

Like your approach here. Waiting on Q3 availability.

Luca, I agree with you, the Q3 would be an ideal walkabout camera for sure. I spent a little time with one at the Leica Washington DC store and was extremely impressed. If I could afford one, I would have purchased it on the spot (along with an M11 & 50mm Sumilux!). For now, my little Olympus Pen-F's will continue to suffice (as I am putting any extra money towards remodeling our retirement home in Roccamorice, Abruzzo!). Maybe when i stop shooting professionally and sell off my GFX system I can make the jump! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!

Thx for these realistic review 👍At the moment i am testing a sony rx1. I'm thinking about buying a leica q3.

Yes it’s worth the hype 😊 I have one and it’s wonderful.

Good review! Thanks.

Great review! The only compact full frame mirrorless camera is the Sony A7C... But as we know Leica is Leica.

Good to see you Luca, very good video. This is as they say in the old country (Argentina), too rich for my blood, being able to afford it is one thing, justifying it is another, I would definitely be sleeping on the couch for a very long time.

still not good enough for me to shell out that money for it. It's just the brand name.. I can fit a 24 or 35 prime on a mirrorless and be happier.. more frame per sec.. faster af/tracking. Yes it is alittle bigger and heavier but not by alot anyway and alot cheaper..

ciao ,sempre in inglese prima aspetterò ,quando lo fai nella nostra lingua

Not expensive Nikon z9 + lens Canon R3 + lens Sony 1 + lens

Even cut half the price, it is still a bit expensive.

an electronic viewfinder without the possibility to change the aspect ratio from square to panoramic XPAN is a BIG BIG BIG miss from leica !!!

$6,000 for a point and shoot?? I don't think so.

Left the video early. Not interested in someone who borrowed a Leica for a hour.

24 min.. too long man

It's worth it only if you fall for the hype and simply must have "the next best thing."