New Pentax Q Compact camera system
Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: • 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor • 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots • 5fps shooting • Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) • Dust Removal • ISO125 - ISO6400 • Smart Filters, including HDR • Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) • Customisable Green button • Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes • Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe • P/A/S/M modes • RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) • 230-250 shots depending on flash use • Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction • Rechargeable lithium ion battery • 98x57.7x31mm • 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: • Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount • Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound • Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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.
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That flash is funny. I think I'll wait (maybe a long time) for the rumored K mount system being announced in the fall. I have not real idea how well the Q will sell. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: • 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor • 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots • 5fps shooting • Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) • Dust Removal • ISO125 - ISO6400 • Smart Filters, including HDR • Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) • Customisable Green button • Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes • Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe • P/A/S/M modes • RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) • 230-250 shots depending on flash use • Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction • Rechargeable lithium ion battery • 98x57.7x31mm • 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: • Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount • Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound • Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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why didnt they go with the micro 4/3 system? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Pentax Q Compact camera system That flash is funny. I think I'll wait (maybe a long time) for the rumored K mount system being announced in the fall. I have not real idea how well the Q will sell. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots 5fps shooting Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) Dust Removal ISO125 - ISO6400 Smart Filters, including HDR Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) Customisable Green button Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe P/A/S/M modes RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) 230-250 shots depending on flash use Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction Rechargeable lithium ion battery 98x57.7x31mm 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- 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.
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The story is that they plan to release a K mount mirrorless camera in the fall with an APS-C camera like Sony. BTW, Dpreview preview (Deja View) http://www.dpreview.com/previews/pentaxQ/ On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:15 AM, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: why didn’t they go with the micro 4/3 system? -- J.C. O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) Join the CD PLAYER DISC Discussions : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdplayers/ http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Steven Desjardins Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Pentax Q Compact camera system That flash is funny. I think I'll wait (maybe a long time) for the rumored K mount system being announced in the fall. I have not real idea how well the Q will sell. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: • 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor • 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots • 5fps shooting • Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) • Dust Removal • ISO125 - ISO6400 • Smart Filters, including HDR • Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) • Customisable Green button • Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes • Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe • P/A/S/M modes • RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) • 230-250 shots depending on flash use • Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction • Rechargeable lithium ion battery • 98x57.7x31mm • 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: • Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount • Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound • Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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The flash may be funny, but should go, if not a long way, at least part way toward reducing red-eye by getting it further away from the centerline of the lens. Smart idea in my book. jm -Original Message- From: Steven Desjardins Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 8:11 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: New Pentax Q Compact camera system That flash is funny. I think I'll wait (maybe a long time) for the rumored K mount system being announced in the fall. I have not real idea how well the Q will sell. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:44 AM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: • 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor • 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots • 5fps shooting • Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) • Dust Removal • ISO125 - ISO6400 • Smart Filters, including HDR • Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) • Customisable Green button • Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes • Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe • P/A/S/M modes • RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) • 230-250 shots depending on flash use • Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction • Rechargeable lithium ion battery • 98x57.7x31mm • 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: • Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount • Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound • Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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. -- 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.
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De: John Mullan k...@hotmail.com The flash may be funny, but should go, if not a long way, at least part way toward reducing red-eye by getting it further away from the centerline of the lens. Smart idea in my book. jm I agree but I am concerned about its durability though... -- 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.
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Mike Johnston had the inside scoop and mentions that the name probably refers to the Queen in playing cards, because the K mount referred to the King: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html This worries me, because the APS-C mirrorless coming in the (Northern Hemisphere) Autumn might feature a new J mount...which would make it, you guessed it, the Joker! If they're going to stick to the card allusions, I would release the camera system in all-black only and call the new mount the AOS (Ace Of Spades) Mount. Needless to say, all the advertising would be done by Lemmy: http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Lemmy_poster.jpg I'm actually being a lot more serious than any of you is giving me credit for. —M. \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 23 June 2011 05:44, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Announced today, as far as I can tell. Pentax User has the photos http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/news New Pentax Q Compact System Camera And Q-Mount Interchangeable Lenses The exciting news from Pentax today is the release of the Pentax Q Compact System Camera and 5 Q-Mount interchangeable lenses. Pentax Q System Camera Key Features: • 12.4 megapixel backlit 1/2.33inch CMOS sensor • 3inch 16:9 screen, 460k dots • 5fps shooting • Shake Reduction built in (shift-CMOS) • Dust Removal • ISO125 - ISO6400 • Smart Filters, including HDR • Multi-exposure (up to 9 shots) • Customisable Green button • Full HD Video recording, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 30fps, up to 25 minutes • Built in pop-up flash, flash hot-shoe • P/A/S/M modes • RAW support (Silkypix Developer Studio 3.0) • 230-250 shots depending on flash use • Highlight, Shadow, Lens distortion correction • Rechargeable lithium ion battery • 98x57.7x31mm • 180g body only Pentax has announced five new Q-Mount lenses for the new Pentax Q interchangeable lens system. The five new lenses are numbered by Pentax from 01 to 05, so one should expect to see additional lenses in the future, the new lenses are: • Pentax 01 Standard Prime f/1.9 47mm equivalent, metal mount • Pentax 02 Standard Zoom f/2.8-4.5, 27.5~83.0mm equivalent, metal mound • Pentax 03 Fish-Eye f/5.6, 17.5mm equivalent, 160 degrees view, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 04 Toy Wide f/7.1, 35mm equivalent, plastic mount, manual focus • Pentax 05 Toy Telephoto f/8.0, 100mm equivalent (Pancake), plastic mount, manual focus Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac -- 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. -- 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.
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From: J.C. O'Connell why didn?t they go with the micro 4/3 system? Who owns the rights to micro 4/3? - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3721 - Release Date: 06/23/11 -- 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.
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From: John Mullan The flash may be funny, but should go, if not a long way, at least part way toward reducing red-eye by getting it further away from the centerline of the lens. Smart idea in my book. jm http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/PENTAXQ/ZURBIGFLASH.JPG - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3721 - Release Date: 06/23/11 -- 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.
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Some perspective: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/PENTAXQ/PENTAXQ-productshots.html Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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.
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Despite the explanations given in the TOP blog post: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html , I do not agree with the idea of that small sensor and slow lenses. Yes, it can be used, but it's a trade-off that doesn't seem to be stipulated by the size of the camera (as it usually happens in the ultra-compact PS cameras). What's the point over traditional PS format? Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. That camera has a small size, large aperture for the zoom lens, good high-ISO performance, and pretty much the rest of the functionality that the new Q-camera has, except for the interchangeable lenses. But S-95 is also more compact, and fits easily in a small pocket. Cheers! Igor PS. Marketing statements like The world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens system camera, as of June 15, 2011 initiate two reactions (in me): 1. My K-7 is the best of all the digital Pentax SLRs typically located in my house. 2. The old parody slogan like: Our microchips are largest in the world. -- 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.
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On Jun 23, 2011, at 2:35 PM, Igor Roshchin wrote: Despite the explanations given in the TOP blog post: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html , I do not agree with the idea of that small sensor and slow lenses. Yes, it can be used, but it's a trade-off that doesn't seem to be stipulated by the size of the camera (as it usually happens in the ultra-compact PS cameras). What's the point over traditional PS format? Probably no shutter lag, which is critical. Also, I would expect that the optics are superior. The build quality appears to be quite good as well. That said, I don't want one, but I suspect it will sell reasonably well. Paul Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. That camera has a small size, large aperture for the zoom lens, good high-ISO performance, and pretty much the rest of the functionality that the new Q-camera has, except for the interchangeable lenses. But S-95 is also more compact, and fits easily in a small pocket. Cheers! Igor PS. Marketing statements like The world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens system camera, as of June 15, 2011 initiate two reactions (in me): 1. My K-7 is the best of all the digital Pentax SLRs typically located in my house. 2. The old parody slogan like: Our microchips are largest in the world. -- 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. -- 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.
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I'm not sure anyone actually does. Pentax could join if they wanted . On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 1:32 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: J.C. O'Connell why didn?t they go with the micro 4/3 system? Who owns the rights to micro 4/3? - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3721 - Release Date: 06/23/11 -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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Maybe it's not so much for chaining in the field as getting the one you want, e.g., fast prime vs. normal zoom. Shrug. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Despite the explanations given in the TOP blog post: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html , I do not agree with the idea of that small sensor and slow lenses. Yes, it can be used, but it's a trade-off that doesn't seem to be stipulated by the size of the camera (as it usually happens in the ultra-compact PS cameras). What's the point over traditional PS format? Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. That camera has a small size, large aperture for the zoom lens, good high-ISO performance, and pretty much the rest of the functionality that the new Q-camera has, except for the interchangeable lenses. But S-95 is also more compact, and fits easily in a small pocket. Cheers! Igor PS. Marketing statements like The world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens system camera, as of June 15, 2011 initiate two reactions (in me): 1. My K-7 is the best of all the digital Pentax SLRs typically located in my house. 2. The old parody slogan like: Our microchips are largest in the world. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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That's changing in the field, not chaining. sigh. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe it's not so much for chaining in the field as getting the one you want, e.g., fast prime vs. normal zoom. Shrug. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: Despite the explanations given in the TOP blog post: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html , I do not agree with the idea of that small sensor and slow lenses. Yes, it can be used, but it's a trade-off that doesn't seem to be stipulated by the size of the camera (as it usually happens in the ultra-compact PS cameras). What's the point over traditional PS format? Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. That camera has a small size, large aperture for the zoom lens, good high-ISO performance, and pretty much the rest of the functionality that the new Q-camera has, except for the interchangeable lenses. But S-95 is also more compact, and fits easily in a small pocket. Cheers! Igor PS. Marketing statements like The world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens system camera, as of June 15, 2011 initiate two reactions (in me): 1. My K-7 is the best of all the digital Pentax SLRs typically located in my house. 2. The old parody slogan like: Our microchips are largest in the world. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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On Jun 23, 2011, at 11:58 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: Maybe it's not so much for chaining in the field as getting the one you want, e.g., fast prime vs. normal zoom. Shrug. It definitely has the classic advantage of being able to replace the lens without having to buy a whole new camera. It also has the modern advantage of allowing you to upgrade the sensor (body) without having to replace the glass. It would sure be fun to have an adapter so that I could put it on the back of my bigma, or for that matter my 300/2.8, especially if it works with the GPS for astrophotography. Put it on my bigma and I'd be able to count Jupiter's moons, and with the GPS I'd be able to use long enough exposures. What's the point over traditional PS format? Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. T -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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The first one is great, and I don't understand the second one. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/flashQube.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/diana.jpg Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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It made no sense in respect to a camera, but... On 6/23/2011 3:04 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: That's changing in the field, not chaining. sigh. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Steven Desjardinsdrd1...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe it's not so much for chaining in the field as getting the one you want, e.g., fast prime vs. normal zoom. Shrug. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Igor Roshchins...@komkon.org wrote: Despite the explanations given in the TOP blog post: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2011/06/qsystem.html , I do not agree with the idea of that small sensor and slow lenses. Yes, it can be used, but it's a trade-off that doesn't seem to be stipulated by the size of the camera (as it usually happens in the ultra-compact PS cameras). What's the point over traditional PS format? Just to show off that you have changeable lenses? I guess, I am not a Japanese (in the sense described in the blog). I am just not sure what this camera offers over, say Canon S95 (S90), that I've been considering after seeing the high quality of the photos Rob gets with it. That camera has a small size, large aperture for the zoom lens, good high-ISO performance, and pretty much the rest of the functionality that the new Q-camera has, except for the interchangeable lenses. But S-95 is also more compact, and fits easily in a small pocket. Cheers! Igor PS. Marketing statements like The world's smallest and lightest digital interchangeable lens system camera, as of June 15, 2011 initiate two reactions (in me): 1. My K-7 is the best of all the digital Pentax SLRs typically located in my house. 2. The old parody slogan like: Our microchips are largest in the world. -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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.
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Like the flash cube. On 6/23/2011 3:40 PM, Darren Addy wrote: http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/flashQube.jpg http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/diana.jpg Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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.
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I'm disappointed in your knowledge of Toy Camera History. : ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_camera Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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.
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Neat. If I ever ran into it before, I've clearly purged it from my mind. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: I'm disappointed in your knowledge of Toy Camera History. : ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_camera Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
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I don't know but 4:3 is owned by the 4:3 consortium, Kodak, Olympus and Panasonic. I expect that Kodak isn't part of the micro 4:3 consortium, but maybe they are. I expect that the entry fees are relatively low, sort of like Pentax selling the right to use the original K mount for a dollar. On 6/23/2011 1:32 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: J.C. O'Connell why didn?t they go with the micro 4/3 system? Who owns the rights to micro 4/3? - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3721 - Release Date: 06/23/11 -- Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! --Marvin the Martian. -- 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.
