Man Chris and Jordan are on fire releasing videos after joining Petapixel. Us Petapeeps could not have wished for more.

Keep em coming Chris & Jordan - will never have the money for a Leica, but more than happy to watch you guys discuss one.

As someone who's amazingly not spent much time with this series, I'm genuinely interested in the price justification. Obviously many of the specs are familiar from more affordable cameras, so is the money here mostly going on the lens? The build? The design? The brand? The processing? The exclusivity? I'm not putting it down, nor any luxury product, but again I genuinely wondered about the value / performance aspect. I also realise there are some products that just make their owners feel good, and that can be priceless and hard to quantify, and equally I know as you get higher-end in any category, you're paying a lot for often small improvements. I have that with hifi and coffee for example! I suspect this sensor and AF system will end up in a future high-end Lumix body, possibly the S1R successor, and I bet the EVF res won't miraculously stay high while autofocusing on final firmware as it's a common issue across multiple cameras and brands. Anyway, I'm delighted to see any new fixed lens compact - we need more of them, and I wish Panasonic would re-enter the fray with a new LX. Wonder what's next for the X100 series too...

Having taken early retirement, I got back into photography one year ago (after a long, long...long break). Chris's review of the Lumix FZ2500 was one of the first, and best, things I watched. Chris and Jordan as a pair are even better! Keep up the great work. 👍👍👍

I knew, I knew...I have to start "selling" this camera to my wife who, of course, wouldn't understand why I need yet another camera. I used to have the Q1 and loved it. Then I moved to the Sonys (which are more practical than any Leica) but the Q3 is a gem. Not only a great camera.

Will never be able to justify the cost of the Q's(a Leica M will always be the goal), but will always admire from afar

You two guys are the only one I'll watch about this and any other camera. And Chris's Fishing channel. Wonderful Job!

Love the 28 mm focal length and with the 60 MP it just got better for more flexibility cropping in.

Fair play to Leica... they have survived the digital crisis and now they are well and truly a Veblen brand. They only have to do minimal upgrades and you will want it.

I just keep an eye on these Leica cameras as they may offer clues to what future Panasonic cameras may offer.

First the camera store, then the dp review and now the peta pixel. Man this guy takes us to places 😊

It's time for Ricoh to send a K3 Monocrome to Calgary. I want to see Chris giddy with monochrome excitement.

Awesome, as usual. Shows like this are what makes KZfaq worth watching.

Man, you Canadians are rough on your basketball nets! ;-). And, appreciate the way you've jazzed up the video production.

SO glad you guys are still cranking on PetaPixel! I'd like to know about how effective the IBIS is with the 60MP sensor. Also, is there any benefit with the lower resolution settings because I understand it still uses the entire sensor. Does the camera pixel bin to have any improvement in dynamic range or noise in that case (if it does)? (edit: it seems Leica might have confirmed a while back that on the M11 there's no benefit to dynamic range or noise when selecting a lower resolution…wonder if that's still the case with the Q3?) (edit 2: Kai W reports that medium and small file sizes gets a 1 stop increase in dynamic range over large)

I'm still shooting with the original Q and it's fine. Thank you very much...

2:18 That fantastic 28mm lens is the best 26mm lens Leica ever built: I did a comparison between my Q and a friend's Batis 25, and it turns out the outputs were almost identical.

That's awesome. Great to se you guys back in action right away!

Best intro ever. When You consider a upper end Mirrorless from Canon, Sony or Nikon with a fast prime and You are at about the same money. Maybe it's time for a Leica for Me.

I'm really looking forward to the camera, even though I'll probably never be able to afford it.

I will wait 10 years and get it 500 dollars cheaper

Running so fast the fence was bending… Jordon is an impressive athlete for sure

For a Leica film photographer, this was the easiest explanation of the Q3, to understand. Thanks, Rick….. 🌴

What a beautiful, very classic looking camera. I would definitely love to take it out for a test drive. 😊

It's always nice to see one of those affordable cameras :)

Great to have you guys here! Excellent videos, thank you!

I am so glad you guys are still around

Would love to hear more about the video functionality - we've recorded separately for years! It has a scratch track - so bingo!

Great to see you and Jordan thriving!

Jesus you two are fast with this, very nice! 😊

Excited the Q3 is out. I hope to pick one up in Octoberish.

Getting mine this Saturday. Extremely excited!

Jordan, you made Chris look so good in this video. Very nice Color Grading.

oh here you guys are! glad you're still around 😊 phew!

Thanks germs. Appreciate the first actual look, even if pre-production!!!

Would love to see pictures taken in near darkness, like at a concert or streetphoto at night, with super high ISO.

I might buy one of these so I look forward to seeing a more in-depth review. Thanks guys.

Leica, If you want to really tempt those of us who haven’t bought into a Leica please please please offer a version with a 35-40mm lens. Zooming in with the step crops, as this model allows, is not the same.

They are beautiful and expensive, but they have many flaws just like any other camera out there, but no one dare to say anything negative about them... and in reality they are just Frankensteins...a sony sensor....panasonic software...etc... Just an icon only few can afford. All that said.....I want one!

Thank you for the review. I stick with the "normal" Q since this is enough for my purpose.

The burst information is fantastic, thank you.

I want the SL3 with this sensor out ASAP!

Always love your perspective! I’m only 1yr into the Q2…so I have to be responsible and wait on a Q3, as delicious as it sounds.

cranking out the content boys! nice first look 👍

Nice, I have my RX1R for this use and still have no plan to s pm urge anything even remotely close to a Leica price but man... We need more of this type of camera

Really hope they backtrack on no onboard memory by release. At this price and with the precedent set by the M11, it should be there.

OMG the lens rendering looks fantastic.

This makes the Q2 look even more interesting to me, for a few reasons: 1. The Q2 will possibly become slightly cheaper now on the used market (unless everyone shares my train of thought..) 2. The 60MP sensor is just too high res for my use. 3. The flip screen looks a bit misplaced and clunky on an otherwise super sleek camera. IMO they solved that better on the X100V, where it sits more flush towards the back of the camera. I'm sure this camera is absolutely incredible for the right person though :)

I love watching these; for the tech, the photos, and the fact that I will never be able to afford a Leica.

Soooo no addressing the elephant in the room - that huge hump of a tilt screen? I thought after X100V nothing is impossible...

I was recently thinking of how awesome would be when the Leica Q3 releases to have the new Panasonic Phase Detect Auto Focus. In addition having the tilt screen and the video capabilities makes the Leica Q3 and even better All-In-One proposition. With these upgrades Leica Q3 will be fine for the next 5 years at least!

Glad you guys feature Leica when they drop something New.

At that price, pretty sure there are some streets I wouldn't think of taking it down!!

Surprisingly a lot of upgrades without exaggerated jump in price. But then, the price is already in a different category altogether 😅.

Hi Jordan and Chris, can you please consider doing another video similar to 'The Great Jpeg Shootout' again?! I found it was a great intro for a beginner like me and let me compare photos side by side from the numerous brands. You guys are doing a great job as always, hope you're settling in! x

Waiting for the Q3 after loving the Q2M. HDMI out, well with no mic jack kind of funny. But it's a stills camera for me anyways. Time to sell some cameras :D

Really considering getting this camera. About two years ago, I dropped around $10k on a Canon R5, a few lenses and accessories. And I hardly use it! I was initially dissatisfied with how my pics were coming out. I thought putting it in Auto mode until I had time to, figure out the camera, would produce great results. It didn’t. Faces were always very soft, slightly out of focus. I have to manually put the shutter speed faster. Anyways, let’s stay on point here. My camera bag is heavy. I find it a chore to carry it around when traveling, which is what I mainly bought the camera for. And even when I did have my bag with me, I find that I hardly swap out lenses. It’s gotten to a point where I will just take the camera with one lens (24-70). But even that is a bulky set up and I don’t always take it with me. I have literally gone to Europe and didn’t bring the camera at all because it was too much to lug around (places I frequent like Germany. Will ALWYAS bring the camera if it’s a new place or my son is with me). I have been eye balling the Hasselblad X2D, lusting over the image quality. But I would be in the same predicament I’m in now and it’s crazy expensive. Then the Q3 dropped. Beautiful, takes great pictures, a lot smaller than my current set up. I do have an appreciation for higher build quality as well. This just might re inspire my love for taking pics, and I can start taking it with me to most places again. 😊 I dunno, just posting my thoughts as they come, haha. Sorry for long post.

I was a bit confused as to how 5.76M Dot EVF == 1600 x 1200 but it is perhaps a ECX339A OLED Microdisplay (or something similar). The Resolution is described as UXGA（1600×RGB×1200). To me this feels like it is really just a 1.92M dot EVF albeit an especially nice OLED display...

Hi Chris and Jordan 🙂. ooh, you buried the lead on this video. Y'all got to keep puppet Jordan!!!!! I hope puppet Chris will be able to join the channel at some point too.

Damn, I was hoping to find reason why I wouldn’t want to upgrade my Q2 to Q3, but that tilt screen and new focusing are hard to resist.

Please, please, please test the heck out of that AF. I'd love to know how it compares to the Q2 as well as Sony, Canon, etc.

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always, keep up with the awesome content

nice.. no matter what but you guys always have honest opinion.. great review!

Omg golden axe!!!🎉🎉🎉

Good review. But was waiting for your review (or preview) of the Fujifilm X-S20, and...nothing. Fujifilm launch strategy for the X-S20 is weird, to say the least.

Here for the intro ❤

Petapixel got 100k subs in like 3.5 hours. Kudos to Chris & Jordan

And the next banger video I guess. Let's gooo

I would have thought that wireless charging might have warranted a mention. Yes you need the optional grip (which is an even better hand hold IMHO) but that's still very cool.

6000$ price isn't stacked CMOS sensor..., its so pity

Sony A7C II should be broadly similar with interchangeable lenses and mic input of course. Crossing fingers Great videos by the way. Keep them coming. You are on fire…..

47MP is overkill and 60MP make files go huge, most will choose 36MP for daily use so 47MP is fine still. Wireless charging and USB charging, charging using a dock is actually good for the battery health since heat gets dissipate outside the camera. Never needing a flip screen since 28 is wide enough and post crop and leveling is possible in digital age. The flip screen is a let down, not sitting flush like the X100V, Leica can do better I believe by letting the screen protruded, which imo looks bulky and less aesthetically appealing. I hope the connector door is metal instead of plastic dangling. Those buttons all moved to the right and I’m not sure how many people will accidentally trigger them with their palm when holding with their right hand.

I find that with 60mgp the crop modes make more sense. I have the Q and a m4 and I tried to convince myself that I wouldn't fall into the trap of the Q3... well I think that the few upgrades seem to be a good enough reason to get one. But I kinda feel bad for my Q cause it's still so great... in a way there's no justification for switching from Q to Q3... still....

love the new intro :)

Interesting first look. The tilt screen would be the only feature that really tickles me. Nothing else would make me 'upgrade'.

Fuji X-S20 next please!

Pre-ordered this camera at my local camera shop. Hopefully my wife let’s me buy it when they give me a call. Lol

I really wish they’d make a Q with a 50mm lens. I loved everything about my q2.. except the focal length. I ended up selling it and getting a m10, but I much prefer the Q formfactor and autofocus is a bonus.

Still using the original Q. Dont feel the need to get the Q2 or Q3, despite the possibility to have better rsolution on crop mode is cool. But other than that, I think Ill still keep the Q for now. Waiting for the Q2 used market does its things as it did with the Q :)

no sir, would never buy this thing over a gfx system, not worth it to me. Great video!

I love this new intro

Please make initial review for: EOS R100 and X-S20. Thank you.

Great video as always. Keep up the good work.

If PetaPixel is pressuring you to juice your video titles, please resist. You guys are good presenters and you don't need this "BEST EVER?" clickbait stuff.

💯 for the 8bit intro 😎

You guys are on fire

The greatest upgrade is it's price

Well the Q(1) had a better performance in low lighting, I have the Q2 and I've seen it doesnt do as well as the Q1 in low light, and now with the Q3 now having 60MP I'm sure it won't be better in low lighting, I thought they were going back to less MP to be honest. The only Thing I would have loved is Type C charging for when traveling, the hdmi out is definitely overkill specially considering the screen tilts now.

I'd very much like integrated storage + a lens that isn't effectively a digitally-corrected fisheye (impacts edges). Overall though, wow.

Great video buy. But best street camera is still the X100V for function and price. People also forget with Leica gear is the place you take great street photos are often not places you want to be at night with 6-15k of camera gear in your hand.

They just raised the price

I had not heard of Petapixel until these two moved over.

Kudos to Jordan for his high-quality shot setups. Love the glass-reflection background behind Chris at 2:55

For that price, there seems like a lot of caveats and compromises. Leica could have probably charged $1000 more if the EVF resolution didn’t drop during focusing and the video modes weren’t full of asterisks. And for $6000 it should have zero asterisks on the spec sheet.

It's tied with the GRiii for that crown.

No coverage of the X-S20 guys? Would be interesting to see it from you

The best street photography camera I will never own.

I read the other day that Leica is really a Sony sensor in a Panasonic that's made in Germany with all the build quality the Germans give to the world. Still want one though LOL, but not for £6k

So excited about this.

buying this first thing tomorrow for sure