BTW, any idea when PR might come out with a GXR K mount module thingy? My Google search came up empty.
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
