Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-08 Thread Jan van Wijk
OK, just bit the bullet and ordered the Q with the 01 prime. It is just 599 Euros here now, and an additional 100 Euros cashback from Pentax valid until the end of the month ... On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:07:15 -0600 William Robb wrote: Did you get such an adapter already ? (I think there is no

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-05 Thread SV Hovland
...@dfsee.com] Sendt: 3. desember 2011 17:19 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: RE: Q v. K7 No, autofocus IS NOT available while recording video. OK, too bad. That is one of the things I miss on the K5 whan making the occasional video :-) Regards, JvW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-05 Thread William Robb
On 03/12/2011 4:08 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: Hi Bill, Did you get such an adapter already ? (I think there is no Pentax one yet) I bought the Jinfinance one that's on ebeigh. It's pretty good. You can set the camera on AE and set the lens for minimum aperture, and use the click stops on the

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-05 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Bill, On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:07:15 -0600 William Robb wrote: Did you get such an adapter already ? (I think there is no Pentax one yet) I bought the Jinfinance one that's on ebeigh. It's pretty good. Yes, I have seen that listing. Looks good indeed, including the tripod attachement ...

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-03 Thread Jan van Wijk
Hi Bill, On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:47:44 -0600 William Robb wrote: The key thing to note here is that the Q had perfectly acceptable IQ. Maybe not under all conditions, but certainly good enough to make it a real photographic tool. And with the K-Q lens adapter, there are some pretty sweet super

RE: Q v. K7

2011-12-03 Thread SV Hovland
Of Jan van Wijk Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 11:09 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Q v. K7 Did you get such an adapter already ? (I think there is no Pentax one yet) Another question on the Q: Do you know if autofocus can be enabled for Video, to have autofocus while recording

RE: Q v. K7

2011-12-03 Thread Jan van Wijk
OK, Thanks Stig. On Sat, 3 Dec 2011 13:41:37 + SV Hovland wrote: There is adapters. I have one with tripod mount and aperture control. I can search it up for you on ebay if interested. I think I have seen that one, it looks good (about 60$ I think). Was wondering if the Pentax would offer

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-02 Thread Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid)
I have drawers full of 35 mm cameras that could be described like that. William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/12/2011 8:27 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A page from the Pentax Forums review of the Pentax Q. This page shows a comparison of images from the K7 and the Q. The K7

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
The key thing to note here is that the Q had perfectly acceptable IQ. Maybe not under all conditions, but certainly good enough to make it a real photographic tool. On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:39 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/12/2011 8:27 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-02 Thread Steven Desjardins
Maybe in the past tense? ;-) On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 4:57 AM, Larry Colen, l...@red4est.com (From Droid) l...@red4est.com wrote: I have drawers full of 35 mm cameras that could be described like that. William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: On 01/12/2011 8:27 PM, Steven Desjardins

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-02 Thread William Robb
On 02/12/2011 11:18 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: The key thing to note here is that the Q had perfectly acceptable IQ. Maybe not under all conditions, but certainly good enough to make it a real photographic tool. And with the K-Q lens adapter, there are some pretty sweet super telephoto

Re: Q v. K7

2011-12-01 Thread William Robb
On 01/12/2011 8:27 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: A page from the Pentax Forums review of the Pentax Q. This page shows a comparison of images from the K7 and the Q. The K7 does better, but the Q is surprisingly close. http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-q/shutter-raw-jpg.html I'm