That's true. I forget the GXR and the Q/K01 are step-siblings. On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think it's indicative that the Q has suddenly garnered interest when >> the price dropped below $400. It's a very nice small camera >> alternative to a full sized DSLR. > > Nikon is in the same game with the Nikon 1 line. Seems to be well > received by the people who have bought it. > >> To me, the really interesting question is Pentax/Ricoh's approach to >> the small camera market. They have produced a really nice small >> camera with a really small sensor (Q) and an EVIL brick with very high >> IQ (K01). Something in the middle might have been better ... > > Pentax/Ricoh already has something in the middle ... the GXR system, > which is chameleon-like in that it can be a compact point and shoot > ultrazoom, or an advanced amateur class, dedicated M-bayonet > interchangeable lens camera. The Q is a new small sensor system, and > the K-01 is banking on the Pentax SLR lens mount. The GXR has a much > broader scope and with more proficient controls and customization > capabilities than either, and really constitutes a family of six > cameras with widely different capabilities and market focus, all > coordinated by the same controls and base feature set (body unit). > > Unless you really need the sequence and responsive capabilities of a > higher end APS-C SLR body, the GXR will produce the goods. AND provide > a level of lens adaptability/versatility that no SLR lens mount camera > has come close to. > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > 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.
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