Never looked at the PEN camera's Got the original Q for fun for a nice price which I couldn't resist and since then I'm hooked on the Q. The raw files are perfect, and I'm a real pixel peeper. The little lenses are real gems. My 08 wide zoom on a Q-S1 is as good as my DA12-24 or DA*16-50 on a K5!!!
If the Q line wasn't dead I would be tempted to sell my K gear. On 3 June 2017 at 16:39, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure they killed the Q because there was no where to go with it. > The sensor was already pushing resolution limits, the form factor was > already too small for a decent powered battery to improve performance, as > well as being less that optimal for heat management. Pretty much any > improvement was going to make the camera larger. and it would start to > compete with the smaller m43 cameras as it's form factor approached theirs. > > I hate to say it but the Olympus Pen cameras have better IQ better > ergonomics, better battery life, and are only marginally larger, with in > most cases a provision for an actual eye level view finder. > > Currently Olympus only seems to have two current Pen Models, (I remember > when they seemed to have hundreds), the PEN F and EPL8. Though the Pen mini > was a closer match in size, I don't know when it was discontinued, but > here's the camera size comparison. > > http://camerasize.com/compare/#561,163 > > This camera and the Q series were pretty much direct competitors, the > lenses were slightly larger but the IQ was superior and I seem to remember > it having a lower initial price. > > > > On 6/3/2017 4:50 AM, Toine wrote: >> >> The 08 is a real gem. LR has a profile for it. allmost a macro wide angle >> The 06 tele zoom and 01 are also excellent. I had to get three copies >> of the 02 standard zoom to get a good one. >> >> If you put a raynox 150 or 250 in front of the 06 tele you get an >> excellent tele macro. >> >> and if you get a Metx 26 SF-2 you have a really small flash which can >> tilt and combined with a cheap diffusor doubles as a perfect macro >> flash. >> >> I have no idea why they killed the Q line. I have a complete photo kit >> in a very very small bag >> >> >> On 3 June 2017 at 00:01, Jostein Øksne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Toine! >>> Actually I had to order the Q/K adapter from B&H, so I ordered the wide >>> angle too while at it. :-) >>> Now I really look forward to testing it. >>> Jostein >>> >>> Den 2. juni 2017 22.46.24 CEST, skrev Toine <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>> Yes Q7 and a Q-S1 and all the lenses. You'll want the 08 wide zoom >>>> >>>> Toine >>>> >>>> On 1 June 2017 at 19:29, Jostein Øksne <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Picked up a Q7 kit today that came at an irresistible price. Any >>>> >>>> other users here? >>>>> >>>>> Jostein >>>>> -- >>>>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. -- 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.
