The 43mm focal length hasn’t been taken seriously in many years. Pentax first did this because 43mm is true normal — not 50mm, not 40mm, not anything else. 43mm lenses are the truest normal that you can possibly get, and there’s valid research to back that up. Yet no brand has made a 43mm lens since Pentax’s last option. This year, Leica is releasing the Leica Q3 43 — and this has a world’s first. This is the wonderful Leica Q3 with a 43mm f2 Summicron Apochromatic Macro lens. Never before has anything been done. It’s insanely capable — and if you spend a lot of time with it, you’ll realize just how incredible it is.
