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8K cameras: fool's gold? • Leica Q3 Monochrom • Does your memory card really matter?
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- Jan 23, 2026
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Summary
Welcome to the latest Bokeh Face podcast! In Focus this episode, James and Chris debate whether anyone truly needs an 8K camera. You don't need it today and it has a knock-on effect for your lenses, memory card, computer, storage, workflow… but is future-proofing your footage worth it? Then in our Gear Up segment, we play with Leica's Q3 Monochrom – a $7,800 camera that only shoots in black-and-white and can't change lenses. And yet, it might just be the best camera that anyone has ever made for street photography… And wrapping things up in our Trouble Shooting section, we discuss whether your memory card really matters. Can you just buy the cheap $10 one off Amazon, or should you invest in an expensive $200 card? Here's why there's more to memory cards than just the format. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS ⏰ 0:00 Will people be rewatching this podcast in 30 years? 1:43 Do 8K cameras actually matter, or is it the megapixel race all over again? 2:33 Canon brought 8K to the masses 3:55 Like 100MP stills, 8K video might be most useful for cropping 4:40 Your camera might resolve 8K, but what about your lens? 5:27 8K future-proofs your footage… 8:15 … but there's consequences to your lens, memory card, SSD, cloud and computer 10:08 Panasonic was staunchly anti-8K until 2025 11:34 Heat dissipation is a problem 14:45 Investing in a camera today? Think 5, 10 years down the line 17:49 Meet the Leica Q3 Monochrom 18:46 Why would you buy a camera with a fixed lens that only shoots black-and-white? 20:18 Some unsurprising cons 22:40 Advantages of a black-and-white sensor 24:45 Shooting at high sensitivities (with ISO200,000 sample images) 26:36 Leica Q3 Monochrom specifications 29:11 Content Credentials 32:29 The growing trend for cameras that only shoot black-and-white 34:28 Does your…