Leica Q3 43 First Look: Street Photography POV in London

Join me as I take the brand new Leica Q3 43 for a spin through the streets of London, hitting areas like Barbican, Bank, and Monument. In this POV-style video, I explore how the camera handles street photography, offering my first impressions and thoughts on who this camera is really for. Special thanks to Red Dot Cameras for giving me this early opportunity to try it out!

RED DOT CAMERAS - THE LEICA Q LINE UP

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Kit used:
Camera - Leica Q3 43
Fixed Leica Summicron APO 43mm f2
Video - Iphone 14 Pro Max & GoPro Hero 12
Music - Artlist

[Jay_Yoon]

Thank you so much for introducing the new Leica Q3 43 and for showing the actual process of shooting street photography and the resulting images!
As a beginner with a longing to explore street photography, the content was perfect for someone like me.
Thanks again for the great video! 👍

[sincosy]

Jamie the shot of the man with the umbrella 6:18 looks like film - awesome job!

[Kalama_Llama_King_Kong]

This is an absolute inspiration. Thank you for sharing your skills and art.

[benjamindeguzman]

Thank you for being realistic about the limited time you spent on the Q3. I really like how you framed your subjects. Subscribed.

[gletschertroll]

Great images, thank you for sharing. I got my Q3 43 last Thursday, also having a lot of fun - using it for street too (Vienna, Austria ... lots of rain recently too, but not so much since Thursday, which is a pity, as the reflections in your clip really look amazing).

[andrewmaltzoff]

Looks like you had a fun day with this gorgeous camera. I’m saving up for mine. Loving the strap by the way

[watch_MrG]

Fantastic video and shots. I love my Q2 and new pickup Q343

[MKWHD]

Looking fantastic! Picking mine up in a couple of days.

[stephenbourne]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. I would like to make just one point. I love your comment about those who would like to rely on the autofocus and just point and shoot, but us oldies (those without heating allowance who can't afford to put the heating on because we've spent all of our money on expensive cameras) struggle with manual focus these days. Hence the Q series for me and not M series. Back in my early film photography days evrything was manual, who would ever have thought of autofocus and other magical tech. When I first got a calculator I would do the maths in my head to check the calculator was correct ! Ha ha, keep up the good work, love your videos.

[ruu_dainsta]

Picked up mine today can’t wait to use it. Great photos 👍🏻

[mjcatto]

Jamie. Great video. I picked up my Q3 43 in Marseille at 3 pm yesterday. I love it. With the 28 Q3 in a small billingham it is a formidable pair. I’m not sure I’m gonna have to get the SL3 out of the bag much anymore with this combo. What a lens the 43 is. Smoke show! Keep up the great work. Mark at
walkacrossitall

[richarddenise]

Great video! Photos better than you suggested!

[Guy.Sharabi]

Great video, likes the snapshots very much. Loved to hear your thoughts about the Q3 43, it was nice to hear a photographic-wise review and not spec-wise one for a change. It will be interesting to see its output in monochrome profile comparing to the Q2 monochrome...

[michaelherskovitz]

Nice video - it was really interesting to see what was catching your eye and how your approached the shot !

[andrewsnape]

Fantastic video, thanks Jamie. I think the photos are great, OK you lose a bit of context and street scene, but the 43 does justice to the people you're photographing and that works better for me as a travel camera. All the best.

[sc]

You are on a roll! Great videos recently. I just posted my opinion on the Q3 43.

[alexveloz]

Nice review. Thank you for the information.

[HeatherLewis]

This focal length is sooo much better for street photography. Awesome shots.

[iangillett]

Great review with some wonderful photos, especially considering you favour the 28mm viewpoint.

[TheSmjc]

Awesome pictures, daily street scenes look so beautifully rendered on the Q3 43 and very sharp . You are on of the few reviewers who actually thought 43 mm was not your preference( thx for being candid ) while everyone seems to be thinking it is better than sliced bread, lol . Quick question on the images : what you presented were edited to look darker than what the actual scene were or SOOC ? Asking because lot of scenes looked brighter in the video compared to the captured shots you presented - Thank you for the video