I've been watching new Pentax Q's on Amazon and with the standard zoom
the low prices have been around $250. There are still a lot of high
prices out there though. A few days ago I found 2 vendors selling Q kits
for around $250, today I only found this $239 offering (but I didn't
look hard.)
http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Black-Standard-Zoom-Lens/dp/B007SQB896/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1372212494&sr=1-7&keywords=pentax+q+lens
DXO Mark rates the original Q and the G12 sensors as roughly equivalent:
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/%28appareil1%29/722|0/%28brand%29/Pentax/%28appareil2%29/688|0/%28brand2%29/Olympus/%28appareil3%29/665|0/%28brand3%29/Canon
And with the Q you are buying a system so you can add more lenses and
upgrade the body over time, use the K to adapter and Pentax flashes.
But, the Q and standard zoom are not as compact as the G12 - easily fits
into a jacket pocket but you need a larger belt pouch to hold the Q.
My Q-Cents! ;0
Mark
On 6/24/2013 3:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
I mentioned earlier that I'm thinking about a new "point 'n shoot"
camera to replace my aging 2MP Canon A60. The Canon PowerShot G15 was
recommended.
Today I found a used Canon PowerShot G12 for $325 at one of my local
independents. Didn't get any idea how many shutter activations it has.
They've also got a G1x for $799 and the other local has a new G15 for
$799.
What do you think?
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