{"id":11981,"date":"2026-10-21T05:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/21\/leicas-f1-edition-q3-43-comes-with-carbon-fiber-red-accents-and-a-race-inspired-color-mode\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T05:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T03:05:01","slug":"leicas-f1-edition-q3-43-comes-with-carbon-fiber-red-accents-and-a-race-inspired-color-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/10\/21\/leicas-f1-edition-q3-43-comes-with-carbon-fiber-red-accents-and-a-race-inspired-color-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Leica\u2019s F1 edition Q3 43 comes with carbon fiber, red accents and a race-inspired color mode"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tLeica\u2019s Q3 43 F1 Edition drops the starting flag on a licensing partnership with the race series<\/p>\n

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Leica has announced a Formula One-branded special edition of the Q3 43. The special edition marks the start of a licensing partnership between the two brands. One that they say embodies their \u201cshared values: precision, teamwork and
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The $9950 Q3 43 F1 edition will come with a carbon fiber version of the Q3-series wireless charging accessory grip, along with a soft release with carbon weave and a carbon fibre thumb rest, clipped into the hotshoe. The body features a \u201cMicrovelour\u201d coating, to evoke the steering wheel of a Formula 1 car. The camera\u2019s top plate and lens cap feature the current F1 logo.<\/p>\n

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The soft-touch shutter button and some of the camera\u2019s shutter buttons have red accents to mimic the buttons on a modern F1 car\u2019s steering wheel. The camera also comes with a rope-style camera strap with F1 branding.<\/p>\n

In most other regards, the camera will behave like a standard Q3 43 (to which we gave our Gold award, when we reviewed it), but with the addition of an exclusive \u201cFormula One\u201d color mode. Leica says the F1 Look provides: \u201ca rendering that complements the world of motorsport. Higher contrast and richer saturation capture the atmosphere of the racetrack and paddock in the final image.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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There are some cynics who might say that Formula One isn\u2019t what it once was. And that, for all its shows of impressive engineering, has become an exclusive pursuit, entirely disconnected from the rest of automotive, and from its origins in which the skill of talented individuals overcame everything, delivering memorable moments seen the world over. But, if nothing else, it knows the power of branding.<\/p>\n

Leica\u2019s press release doesn\u2019t reveal how many Q3 43 F1 Edition models will be made but, as ever with special editions, we look forward to seeing them come up for auction, above their original list prices, in a few years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

About the Author: <\/span>Richard graduated as a scientist but had a lot more fun writing and shooting for his university magazine. A number of years spent variously as a reporter, writer and editor on science and engineering titles combined his knowledge of science with his interest in images and words. But it was spotting the connections between emission spectra, white balance and all the nonsense he\u2019d taught himself playing around in Photoshop that helped kindle an interest in digital photography. Searching for a camera led to him discovering DPReview and Richard was recruited by Phil Askey in 2007. He\u2019s been combining his love of photography, communication and attention to detail (pedantry?) ever since.<\/p>\n

He has unusually strong opinions about lenses for the APS-C format.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Author: Richard Butler
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