Some info for people making misinformed comments. 1) It's small:
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/PENTAXQ/pentaxq_1a_800.jpg 2) It's $800 NOW with the 47mm-e lens at B&H and Adorama: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/801506-REG/Pentax_15073_Q_Digital_Camera_with.html http://www.adorama.com/IPXQBK.html 3) It's got Bokeh Control Filter, bitches! Say what, m4/3??? 4) Small is big in Japan. This ain't for us. The APS-C mirrorless coming later in the year *should* be for us, but with Pentax, you never really know. 5) Where's my purple-orange combination at????? I know that last one isn't a fact, but I ran out and had already written 5 numbered bullet points. Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 24 June 2011 10:21, Collin Brendemuehl <[email protected]> wrote: > After looking @ the camera and lenses, I am not impressed. Probably the same > opinion as many others have ... > > 1. "Toy" lenses are a joke. And in this economy the luxury of such > a gimmick is not a wise marketing approach. Let the 3rd-party > lens makers waste their money on mediocrity. > 2. The price is too high for a camera almost as large as the small DSLR. > Of course it doesn't have the large hand grip, but the lens protrusion > makes it too big for a coat pocket or purse. > 3. The small sensor is silly. Use a larger one, use current lenses, and add > a pop-out mount for proper focusing. Perhaps like the Rollei 35. > 4. That flash arm is going to break really fast. Customers will hate > Pentax for that one. (Maybe they should put "Hoya" on it instead?) > 5. > > But on the positive side ... > > 1. Styling is nice. (It has a nice personality.) > 2. A p&s digital with a hot shoe! Not enough of them out there. > 3. Internal electrical lens connection! > I would not be surprised to see a new, similar system on upcoming > DSLR models. Especially if Pentax makes more Pro moves, as with > the 645D and whatever replaces it in a couple of years. > (I also wouldn't be surprised if the K5 is the end of the road > for the KAF mount.) > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > http://kerygmainstitute.org > > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" > -- Jim Elliott > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
