[Leica] Q3 Monochrom

[Don Dory]

I borrowed one from Leica for two days.  It was the 43.  The menu was
pretty quick to navigate(I did screw up and said yes to perspective which
didn't work well for me in LA).  Focus was fast, viewfinder refresh was
very good, files were incredible, high ISO is stupendous.  I will leave
design to you actually handling it as hands and familiarity varies from
human to human.  My biggest complaint was relatively long start up and
relatively short battery life: expect ~300 shots before a recharge if you
leave the camera on.  Other techniques might extend that quite a bit.  The
reason I didn't buy one is I can't live with one lens.  Also, the new color
sensors are very good at B&W conversions just not as crisp and more noise.
I think that with a bigger budget I would acquire the M EV1 monochrome when
it comes out.

Don

On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 9:25 AM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> Is anyone on the LUG using a Q3 Mono? If so, how do you feel about it?
> Beonest, now ;-)
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> Peter
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