On 30/10/2011 12:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote:
On 11-10-20 9:22 PM, William Robb wrote:
Yeah, I know there are better cameras out there, and I know that the
dollar vs. performance curve is really bad, but the darned thing is
just so adorable.
So I bought a Q.
Slap me and call me Sally.
Two weekends now. Progress report? Anything to show for it?
-bmw
It's a nice little toy, that's for sure. I haven't spent much time with
it yet, but a few things.
It's a very nice camera to work with. It's very small, but it still has
good ergonomics. As expected, high ISO performance isn't it's strong
suit, but up to ISO 800 it's pretty good, and at base ISO in good light,
there is nothing wrong with it.
I only have the prime kit lens, which is very sharp, and seems
relatively free from flare, though it certainly isn't up to the standard
of the bigger SLR lenses.
Where it really seems to excel is video. It's really easy to hold
steady, has manual control, including focus and scales nicely to my HDTV.
I suspect that all things considered it will be a flop in the
marketplace, simply because people can't get past the small sensor and
the big price.
The small sensor does hobble it somewhat, the big price isn't something
a person would understand until they've actually held one of the things
and realized that it's built like a much more serious camera than it's
size belies.
Nothing feels cheap about it, but this is something that would be lost
on most users who place their criteria elsewhere.
If I take pictures of anything other than my dog, I'll post them.
--
William Robb
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