Colour tone and texture may vary slightly from piece to piece, as the material is organic and no two hides finish exactly the same. The pebbling in this leather varies across a single hide, so the grain on your case will not match the photographs exactly.

• Fits. Leica Q2 and Leica Q3. One case covers both.
• Leather. Italian Minerva Box by Badalassi Carlo. Full grain, vegetable tanned in Tuscany. Pebbled grain, stitched in black. Two colourways, OxBlood and Black.
• The grip. Machined, bolted to the base plate, standing proud of the front of the case. It carries a strap lug through it, and it can be taken off, though the case is built to be used with it on.
• Plate finish. Black Chrome, anodized 6061-T6 aluminum.
• Weight. 98.8 grams, 3.5 ounces. Complete, plate and grip fitted.
• Size. About 5 1/8 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide, 130 by 38 mm, so it adds almost nothing to the footprint of the camera. The height is not even, because the grip stands proud of the case; at its tallest it is about 3 inches, 76 mm.
• Tripod. Concealed Arca profile, flush at the bottom. The camera goes on a tripod without the case coming off.
• Threads. Two, 1/4 inch by 20.
• Tracking. AirTag bay machined into the plate, closed by a cover, with the EDC Keychain Tool in the box. The tag itself is Apple's and is never included.
• Base. Rubber pads, so the camera sits still on a table and does not slide on a shelf or a car seat.
• Access. Full. Battery and SD card on both bodies, and the USB-C port on the Q3. Nothing comes off to charge, change cards or plug in.
• Screen. On the Q3, the tilting screen pulls all the way out and through its full travel. The case does not touch it.
• Interior. Lined in black suede and padded. The finish of the camera never meets bare metal or bare leather.
• Made in Miami. Cut, machined and finished in our own shop.

• Italian Minerva Box leather by Badalassi Carlo. Full grain, vegetable tanned in Tuscany with tree barks by a tannery in the Pelle Vegetale consortium. Structured from day one, and it molds to the camera over time.
• Infused with fat waxes. The wax is worked into the hide rather than sprayed onto it, so the surface is the leather itself. It takes on a sheen where it is handled and deepens rather than scuffing pale.
• Pebbled grain. Minerva Box is the pebbled version of the same hide, and the pebbling is natural, so it varies across one skin and from one case to the next.
• Two colourways, one hide. Both are the same pebbled Minerva Box. OxBlood is our name for the red: deep enough to read as near black in low light and unmistakably red in daylight. Black is black, and on a waxed hide that means it picks up a sheen where it is handled rather than staying flat.
• Black stitching. Run along the seam, so the line of the case reads as one piece rather than as a detail.
• Edges finished three times. Painted, sanded and finished again across 72 hours.
• The grip and the plate. Machined 6061-T6 aluminum, anodized in Black Chrome. The colour sits inside the anodized layer rather than on top of it, so the metal holds its finish while the leather deepens around it.
• Black suede lining. The inside is lined in black suede and padded, so the finish of the camera sits against nap rather than against bare leather or metal.
• Made in Miami. Cut, machined and finished in our own shop.

• A case and a grip, not a case plus a gripThe usual way to get a grip onto a Q is to bolt a block under a camera that is already in a case, or instead of one. Here the grip and the plate the case is built on are the same assembly, so one piece protects the body, fills the hand and takes the tripod.
• Something to holdThe Q's front is flat, and your fingers have nowhere to go. The grip stands proud far enough to close a hand around, which changes how the camera hangs off one hand more than any strap does.
• The screen still worksMost half cases buy you protection and take the tilting screen away for it. On the Q3 this one does not: the screen pulls right out and through its full travel with the case fitted, so waist level and overhead stay available.
• On the tripod, then off againThe Arca profile is machined into the plate and sits flush, so the camera drops onto a head and comes back off without the case ever leaving it. Set it down instead and the rubber pads hold it where you put it.
• The colour, and where it goesWhichever you choose, it will not stay put. Waxed veg tan deepens where your hand sits rather than staying uniform, so the leather beside the grip darkens first and the case ends up recording how you hold the camera. On the red that reads as depth; on the black it reads as sheen.
• The grain in the handPebbled rather than smooth, which is the half of this you feel rather than see: it gives the leather some bite when your hands are cold or wet.
• Knowing where it isThe AirTag bay is machined into the plate and closed by a cover. Nothing protrudes and nothing announces that it is there. The tag itself is Apple's.

• FlexCase Grip. One, in the leather you chose, for the Leica Q2 and Q3, on a Black Chrome plate, grip fitted.
• EDC Keychain Tool. Included, the same one that comes with the M-series cases. It lives on your keys rather than in a drawer.
• AirTag. Never included. What we machine is the bay it drops into and the cover that closes it. The tag is Apple's, and the one in the photographs is there to show the fit.

• Leica Q2 and Leica Q3. One case, cut for both bodies. There is no Q2 version and Q3 version to choose between, and nothing to get wrong at checkout.
• The tilting screen on the Q3. It pulls right out and moves through its full travel with the case fitted. The leather is cut so that nothing fouls it.
• The case stays on. Battery, SD card and, on the Q3, the USB-C port are all reachable without taking the camera out of the leather.
• Straight onto a tripod. The Arca profile is concealed in the base plate, so the head takes the camera with the case still fitted.
• Two quarter twenty threads. For a plate, a grip, a cage or a strap anchor.
• A strap lug through the grip. A third attachment point, beyond the camera's own two.
• The lens. The Q lens is fixed, so nothing about the case changes with a lens swap. The hood and filter thread stay clear.

The patina is the point. The leather darkens and marks where your hand sits. That is the material working, not the case wearing out.

Let it dry on its own. If it gets wet, blot it with a dry cloth and let it dry flat, away from direct heat. A radiator or a car dashboard will stiffen leather permanently.

Cleaning. A dry cloth for dust, a barely damp one for anything else, then let it dry flat. Nothing abrasive, and no solvents or household cleaners, which strip vegetable tanned leather rather than clean it. On a pebbled grain, dust settles into the texture and a soft dry brush lifts it out without disturbing the surface.

The suede lining. Leave it alone, mostly. A soft dry brush lifts dust out of the nap. Keep creams and conditioners off it, because anything oily mats suede and it does not come back.

Conditioner. On the outside only, sparingly, colourless, and never on the edges. The wax is already in the hide, so this leather asks for very little: treat the whole panel rather than a patch, because anything worked into one spot darkens that spot.

The grip and the plate. Anodized aluminum, so they are cleaned rather than polished. A dry microfibre lifts dust and fingerprints. Brush or rinse grit off the base before you wipe it, because sand dragged across a plate is what actually scratches these finishes, and dry it afterwards so nothing sits in the AirTag bay.

• What makes this different from a plain FlexCase? The grip. A FlexCase is leather over a machined plate; this one adds a machined grip standing off the front of that plate, deep enough to wrap your fingers around. On a flat-fronted camera like the Q that is the difference between holding the body and gripping it, and it is why this costs more than the M-series cases.
• How is this different from the FlexGrip? The FlexGrip is metal on a bare camera. This is the same idea with a full leather half case wrapped around it, so the body is covered as well as gripped.
• Do I need to pick the Q2 or the Q3 version? No. One case is cut for both bodies, so there is nothing to get wrong at checkout.
• Does it block the Q3 screen? No. The screen pulls right out and through its full travel with the case fitted. That is worth asking about, because a half case is the usual way people lose a tilting screen.
• What leather is this? Italian Minerva Box leather by Badalassi Carlo. Full grain, vegetable tanned in Tuscany with tree barks and infused with fat waxes. Minerva Box is the pebbled version of the hide rather than the smooth one, so the grain is part of what you are buying. It comes in two colourways, OxBlood and Black, and both are the same hide.
• Will it stay this colour? It will deepen. Waxed vegetable tanned leather takes on a sheen and darkens where it is handled, and it does that unevenly. It is not a pigmented finish sitting on top of the hide, so it moves with use.
• Is the grain the same as the photographs? In character, yes. Not pebble for pebble. The pebbling is natural and varies across a single hide, so no two cases carry the same grain.
• Will the plate and grip age with the leather? No, and that contrast is deliberate. The metal is anodized 6061-T6 aluminum, so Black Chrome holds its colour and does not patina. The leather is the part that moves, deepening around a grip that stays exactly as it left the shop.
• Does the case come off to charge or change cards? No. The battery and the SD card stay reachable with the case fitted, and on the Q3 so does the USB-C port. The Q2 has no in-camera USB charging of its own, so that one goes on the charger either way.
• Can I take the grip off? You can, it unbolts from the base plate. It is worth knowing what you get: the mounting hole is left exposed and sits a little proud, so the case reads as unfinished without the grip on it. This is not a two-in-one, and it is meant to be used as it comes.
• Can I put it straight on a tripod? Yes. The Arca profile is machined into the base and sits flush, so nothing needs removing first.
• Does an AirTag come with it? No. What we machine is the bay in the plate and the cover that closes it. The tag is Apple's. The EDC Keychain Tool is included.
• How big is it, and what does it weigh? 98.8 grams, 3.5 ounces, complete with the plate and grip fitted. About 5 1/8 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and 3 inches at its tallest point, 130 by 38 by 76 mm. The height varies across the case because the grip stands proud of it.