u/Kalvino67

Hi all,

I'm considering buying a Leica Q3 (28mm) solely for landscapes so that I only carry one system with me for longer hikes.

I am currently using the Fuji XT5+18mm f1.4 (27mm FF) and 23mm f1.4 (35mm FF) so I would be shaving off about 500g in weight which is considerable for my purposes.

A few questions:

1. I shoot about 70% using 35mm focal length. By cropping to 35mm I'm assuming you maintain the same depth of field as the 28mm as you are just cropping part of the image. Is this correct? So if shooting at f8 in 35mm crop mode you would have the depth of field of a 28mm at f8 but just cropped?

2. By cropping to 35mm, the camera keeps the centre part of the image which is the sharpest part of the image so no issues regarding corner sharpness?

3. Does anyone know at what f stop diffraction starts to become unacceptable? I'm trying to work out what is the camera's limit in order to achieve the narrowest depth of field possible. I know most of you are using the camera for shallow dof but as a landscape photographer I am looking at the limitations at the other end of the spectrum.

Any comments from real world experiences appreciated.

Thanks.

Hi all,

I'm using the focus bracket feature in the XT5 where you choose points A and B and the camera will take a series of images that I can then stack in Photoshop.

There are just too many manual steps involved in this process and I want to automate it in some way. I was hoping to do this via a Custom Button setup or the Q button:

So to use the focus bracket feature I have to:

1. Choose the physical BKT button on the camera;
2. Change to 2 sec self-timer (I can set up a Q function for this);
3. Change the shutter to Electronic Shutter (I can set up a Q function for this);
4. Select Drive Setting -then Bracketing- then Focus Bracketing -Set Focus Intervals

It seems that I cannot automate step 4 and I have to go into the Drive setting for each shot. How can I automate this? I cannot choose the Drive setting in a Q function and setting a custom button (C1, C2 etc) with the desired focus bracketing settings doesn't work either as I still have to go into Drive setting and choose the focus bracketing option each time.

FWIW, I am trying to use this function for landscape photos. I am starting to think it is easier just to take 3 or 4 shots manually and focus stack, rather than having to use this feature. However, I thought this feature would be more accurate in terms of focusing.

Any advice appreciated.