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damn, can't believe I missed this deal! think I should hold off buying it at $250, in hopes of another deal?
I'm debating between getting this, and some lumix 4/3rds camera.. I have a DSLR, but I...
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skip the Q and get the K-01
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compared to D3 of course not. Compared to any other camera in it's price range, it is a lot better.
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Register a new account, but still can not apply this code, saying the email address not qualified.
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Are those pics from Rocky Butte?
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I'm so angry with myself. A couple of the Fotodiox adapters were only $5 last week. Hm..good price I thought. I procrastinated a couple of days before trying to buy and by then the price had...
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Rumor is that the 01 prime will be sold separately any day now. It already is being sold in far flung places like Canada. I think it sells for $169 up there. Since we are roughly at parity, I...
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No, it's Q-mount, proprietary invention of Pentax.
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Giving it proper due, you'll get approximately Canon G series IQ out of it. Which isn't exactly bad. It's no substitute for m4/3 or above, but it's also much smaller, and a good deal at this price...
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Some DSLRs are noisy because of the mirror slap. Mirrorless cameras have no mirror to slap and many have electronic as well as mechanical shutters. When used with a mechanical shutter, they sound...
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I want to take pics of my baby without flash in low light. I currently have a sx100 and zs7. Neither of these do this well, very grainy. Would this be a substantial improvement over my current...
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I can't speak for this camera, but if i was shooting pictures of a baby, and was set on the "q" system I'd get the package with the prime as the telephoto won't be much use until he/she starts...
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Yeah, architectural photography is not what that lens would be for... right now the fisheye would be best, but I wouldn't use it for that - too much distortion. If Pentax comes out with a proper...
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Love the size and that I can use it as a super zoom with my Pentax dslr lens. Was wondering if anyone could comment on two areas:
1. Is the Q "easily pocketable" when using the included zoom lens,...
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5-15mm lens ?
what a joke?
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So is your reading comprehension skill. The sensor has a 5.6x crop factor.
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Adapting old Pentax K mount/Canon FD/Nikon F/Konica AR/Minolta MC-MC lenses to the Q is half the fun. It's got decent (in body) stabilization and focus peaking! Yes, I know it's not going to have the...
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Oh. Thanks! :)
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I liked it too but it somewhat defeats the purpose of a high performance in a tiny body camera when used indoors :(
for my other situations, I've a 7d which would get too many stares if used in...
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Where & when do you use this camera? - Usually I have it as a small camera - work, sports stuff (hiking skiing etc) or where a big camera would draw too much attn. if you do street shooting, this...
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Indoor shooting can get a little dicey w/ my Q. If iso 1000 or below is ok, then you'll be fine. But if it's darker than that, I'd rather have a quiet DSLR like a Pentax k5....
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Really? Commentary like this.
"This Pentax Q just keep on supprise me everyday with these quality pictures. nice one. "
Did you read past the first page? Skip over the first 3 or 4 pages. ...
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Is this a micro four thirds camera?
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Buy this one or the j1
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Great gallery. Funny thing is, 95% of this forum users won't be able to produce pictures half as good even with a 1DX, but they will talk non-sense.
The camera manufacturers are really cashing in...
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any coupons? other than the new customer?
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how did you get free 3 day shipping?
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you can get a Nikon D70/D50 for about this price or slightly more with the outstanding 18-70 kit lens. If you're in the market for a nice camera and don't mind a bigger size, definitely go with a...
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In good light it does well. Iso 1000 and above, it gets a bit soft. Also a lot more noise than a DSLR. But it does great with macros and social events since the depth of field is so broad. Love...
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This is a very good camera. Due to small size it goes with me everywhere. Good IQ better than average it the price range. It is fun to use with the Q lenses or with my Pentax K mount or Nikon...
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That link is to a forum and was over a year ago, before the firmware update came out. Here's a link to someone who actually used it for a while:
http://pentaxqdiary.com/
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Wow Travfar, you are actually liking and defending a camera that doesn't start with an S and ends with a Y ;)
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Hehe...I read "Pentaxiphile." and did a triple take to make sure I wasn't reading another word... ;)
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That reminds me of when you watch Tiger Woods play golf on TV. Everything is quiet before he takes his shot, and once he "almost" makes contact with the ball...you hear literally thousands of...
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This would be better than both of your current cameras for that kind of shooting, but as a poster up thread mentioned, an LX7 would be even better than this. An LX7 is also significantly more...
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Could anyone tell me how the included 5-15mm lense would compare to like the sigma 10-20mm lense on an entry level dslr body? I've read that a 10mm on one of these cameras is equivalent to like 29mm...
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thank you very much for the detailed info
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Mediocre picture quality, outstanding feature set, ability to reuse lenses.
Some will find this a good deal, depending on their needs.
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The pics and commentary at that link simply confirm what I asserted: Mediocre picture quality. Sorry, but the picture quality is comparable with mid-level point and shoots. And that's fine. But...
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I disagree with this also. I don't usually put down someone else comments but saying something like "Mediocre picture quality" without explaining why doesn't help anyone, especially if you haven't...
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