Singapore lets you express your personal side with new custom Leica Q3 vivid color options
(Image credit: Leica)
If you love the iconic Leica and you have been thinking of taking the plunge, the Leica Q3 might have already have caught your eye. Now there are 24 more reasons for it to, in the form of a range of vivid leather colors.
There is, however, something of a restriction. For now, anyway, it is only Leica Singapore who are allowing new Q3 buyers to ditch that stealthy black Leica Q3 and their personality with these tones.
In that tried and tested tone, though, some less brand-loyal shoppers might even be looking at the Fujifilm X100VI as a possible choice for best rangefinder camera, but style can change that for some and – in Singapore at least – color is a choice now! Admittedly some of the colors look rather similar to those now available on the new Panasonic S9. Coincidence? I don't think so. (Panasonic have cooperated with Leica since 2000.)
But I will give Leica its due, as Leica is known to offer an "à la carte" to special customers, and the company has offered this 'menu' with the likes of the Leica M10, Leica M10-R, and older models, and I can imagine it will be open to the Leica M11 too if you have enough to pay for it!
With these 24 vivid colors you can choose from outrageous Zinco yellow to a more mellow Passion burgundy, and everything else in between. Some of these colors I would love to have on my Leica M-system, like the Aquatic blue – I think that would look amazing on one of my Leica M's, much like the Blue navy M2's. (If you know, you know!)
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Solel colorway(Image credit: Leica)
Gum colorway(Image credit: Leica)
Amaranto colorway(Image credit: Leica)
Orange colorway(Image credit: Leica)
Sadly, these new colorway options, which only cost you an extra S$250 (Singapore dollars), roughly US$185, are currently only available to purchase from Leica Singapore, but that's not to say these might not be available in the US, UK, or elsewhere.
I have reached out to both Leica Camera USA and Leica UK for comments to see if this customization to the Leica Q3 will come to these regions. I will update this article with their response.
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I think this would be an amazing option to extend the hype over the Leica Q3 and allow users to personalize it. It offers each owner the chance to affect their mood and feel; I know I'd certainly like to see an Amaranto red Leica Q3 in the flesh!
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For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.
He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and is a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since the film days using a Nikon F5 and saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still to this day the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, The British Equestrian Writers' Association.
He is familiar with and shows great interest in street, medium, and large format photography with products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from the likes of Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2 shooting Street photography or general life as he sees it, usually in Black and White.
