43mm
Natural perspectives
The Leica Q3 43 provides you with a myriad of possibilities to capture the world from a natural perspective. This full-frame camera brings you close to people, so you can use your creativity to tell their truth and shed light on their stories. The focal length of 43 mm ensures authenticity. It comes close to the visual acuity of the human eye, capturing your subject realistically and without distorting perspectives. The focal length is therefore particularly suitable for producing expressive, natural portraits.
Versatile
Natural portraits as well as street, travel and event photography
Natural perspectives
Similar to the visual acuity of the human eye
Unique in the Leica portfolio
The first 43 mm focal length by Leica
The original Leica’s lens
A 43 mm focal length sounds surprising at first. But it is one of the most natural to use together with a full-frame sensor or 35 mm film. The inventor Oskar Barnack recognised this in the early 1920s when he picked the Leitz Milar 42 mm ƒ/4.5 as the first lens for the original Leica. This lens had already been used by Leitz since 1905 as a micro and macro lens for plate cameras. The first images captured with this combination made quite a stir at the time due to the degree of authenticity with which they documented everyday life. The photos were unlike anything that had previously been seen.
Expressive, natural portraits
With a focal length of 43 mm and a maximum aperture of ƒ/2, the Leica Q3 43 is perfect for professional portraiture. It exhibits a light bokeh and beautifully brings the subject to the foreground thanks to the shallow depth of field when the aperture is open. In this way, the viewer’s gaze can be deliberately directed to the eyes. Its unobtrusive, compact camera size enables the Leica Q3 43 to bring the people in front of and behind the camera closer together, so they can interact naturally. For authentic pictures, with tangible expressions, natural skin tones and no distortion.
