petrochemist
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I assume this area is intended to cover point & shoot models from Pentax like the Optio range. Is it also the place for the Pentax Q range? (Tiny mirrorless models)
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I assume this area is intended to cover point & shoot models from Pentax like the Optio range. Is it also the place for the Pentax Q range? (Tiny mirrorless models)
The Pentax Q is a sort of odd man out. Very small senor - yes. Systems camera with exchangeable lenses - yes.I assume this area is intended to cover point & shoot models from Pentax like the Optio range. Is it also the place for the Pentax Q range? (Tiny mirrorless models)
Sadly, Q users unite! .... and you might get "10", not quite enough really, but they may become trendy - for example some young folk have been obtaining old film slr bodies just for the pleasure of not seeing that picture you just caught pop up on the lcd immediately. Q-revival? Maybe not - I would wonder if their batteries might be getting hard to find.Correct. If there are hundreds of Q-users with high traffic, we can change this immediately. Nothing is set in stone.![]()
The Q had a low resolution lcd and this was the only means of framing images and checking focus. It had focus peaking added by a firmware update but it was best at 2x magnification although 4x was possible it was so snowy because of the low resolution focus peaking at that magnification was only good for emergencies.I like the Q bcoz of its form factor. Sadly Pentax didn't improve it further. With the latest sensor technology, Q can become a powerful and compact lens interchange system. I still use it frequently, and have 2 bodies, original Q and QS1 and 01, 02, 06, and fish eye lenses.