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Subject: [Leica] Faux Leica Q3 not my cuppa but look here
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:04:05 -0800
References: <d2120601-b6fa-4538-907b-a7755874603c@iol.ie>

Was in Seattle for meetings and popped in to Glazers Camera they had a used 
Q2 and a new Q3 for sale Sat late afternoon who knows but ?.

> On Mar 5, 2024, at 1:37 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> I see the latest replacement for my faux Leica - the Fuji X100VI - has 
> finally surfaced and is available in the camera shops here in Ireland. 
> However, the road to getting my hot little hands on it seems a lot more 
> uneven than expected. Like its predecessor - the V - it is hugely popular, 
> initial stock sold out in Dublin yesterday, and there's a queue for the 
> next batch. So, I have to put down a deposit and get in line until the new 
> stock comes in.
> 
> I have had my X100S for 11 years, so, at this stage, it's probably time 
> for a change, but the thing still takes quite good pictures, and, at my 
> stage in life, the urge to buy the new, just because it's new, has faded. 
> However, then again, I?m now a grandfather and I'm getting fed up using my 
> iPhone for videos of the child's progression. I have my Sony A7ll, but 
> it's bulkier and not so whippable out for those evanescent opportunities. 
> Hence, I think the more pocketable Fuji with better video might be the 
> solution. Unfortunately, I'm getting slower, and the little rascal is 
> getting faster, so a dilemma...
> 
> Anybody else considering this camera?
> Douglas
> 
> 
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