Eric specifically said he wanted weather resistance, which is not something the Q series is known for. For that matter, I doubt the iPhone is particularly good at it, but any personal electronics designed to be constantly carried on the body have to be at least slightly proof against the environment.
Side note: if an iPhone is being brought for just camera usage (at at least no phone usage), consider getting an iPod Touch instead. Given the current generation Touch has a Retina display, the camera is at most one generation behind. I had dinner with my ex-boss a few days ago, he's legally blind and is very happy with his iPhone combined with an add-on lens for for use as a portable magnifying glass. (Obviously he also uses it as a phone, would be overkill for just magnification.) On Sat, Jun 15, 2013, Mark C wrote: > > Depending on your budget, a Q system with the 02 Zoom might be gjust > the ticket. Add the 06 telephone zoom in you have the coin and like > to do telephoto work. I use my Q setup when I travel for work and > love it. I have not compared it to an I phone but I suspect it is > superior. > > Mark > > On 6/15/2013 12:41 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > >I'll be spending the month of September in England visiting family in > >Clacton-on-Sea and London and doing a nine-day walking tour from Thetford to > >Hunstanton to Comer. Of course I'd like to make photos while I'm there, but > >will be traveling light. My only digital camera at present is a ist* DS with > >a selection of M and A lenses. I don't think I want to drag that along, even > >with just one or two lenses, especially on the walk. > > > >I'd be interested in recommendations for a versatile weather resistant > >compact camera. One solution I'm considering is getting an iPhone and > >relying just on its camera, and I wonder what y'all think of that. > > > >Thanks, > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Eric Weir > >eew...@bellsouth.net > > > >"Any assurance economists pretend to with > >regard to cause and effect is merely a pose." > > > >- Emanuel Derman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
