Thread: Pentax Q with 50mm for $399 at Crutchfield

oooh it looks like the q is pretty great for macro

OK, I have a bit more time this morning and I used an adapted lens (the Pentax M 50 mm f4 macro) and the electronic shutter is absolutely soundless, as it should be. This means that the custom function that is supposed to use the electronic shutter as the default isn't working as advertised with the kit prime. It probably means that some other setting is interfering with it, so i will go search. BTW, the Fotodiox Q to K adapter has a built in tripod mount, which is a really nice touch given the light weight of the Q.

this thread really needs some photos. photos FROM the Q and photos OF the Q. Now get busy!

Originally Posted by Gubrz

oooh it looks like the q is pretty great for macro

Here's a macro taken with an adapted lens, 50 mm. This is a 275 mm (35 mm equivalent).



Focus is really hard but you can get a 4 x magnification assist in MF. One interesting problem is that the diffraction limit for this small a sensor cuts in around 2-2.8. An f4 macro is actually beginning to lose sharpness wide open!

Some more normal shots with the kit prime, the f1.9, 8.5 mm (47 equivalent). I tried to find a range of images.

Originally Posted by Luke

this thread really needs some photos. photos FROM the Q and photos OF the Q. Now get busy!

HOP TO! OR FEEL THE SWEET STING OF THE SUPA MODA-RATA *WHIPCRACK!*

;D hehe

Originally Posted by drd1135

Focus is really hard but you can get a 4 x magnification assist in MF. One interesting problem is that the diffraction limit for this small a sensor cuts in around 2-2.8. An f4 macro is actually beginning to lose sharpness wide open!

i read that u can hit HFD on the kit zoom without moving off of the lowest aperature tho, iirc, somewhere on teh interwebs...

Well, I had a little over 2000 points ($76) needing to be spent and this presented the perfect (BS) opportunity. I just got an RX100 yesterday too....which I think is very very nice.