Thread: Pentax Q samples

There are some Pentax Q samples at Photography Blog. Raw and jpg.

Pentax Q Photos | PhotographyBLOG

Is it me or are these pretty bad?

hmm... some of the photos actually look ok to pretty good to me detail/sharpness wise, and generally I like the colours from RAW. However the red flowers are 'ewww' - the Q doesn't do reds well at all, and there is some monster distortion there. Whilst other photos just don't seem to be that sharp at all For a small sensor camera and I think it does pretty well, however its just too expensive i think.

I guess it'll be inevitably compared to the GRD's, XZ-1s, and Panny LX series. Compared to similar RAW photos from my LX5 (similar scenes shot and settings, but unscientifically of course) I'd say my LX5 is definately better at lower ISO's - the LX5 lens seems to have more detail and sharpness, whilst colour wise the LX5 handles the reds well. Higher ISO's I'm not so sure as photography blogs book photos aren't the best for looking at detail etc.

It doesn't seem to say if its a production model or not?

My daughter is getting this for my 17yo grandson. I hope she's not disappointed with it.
I told her to wait for the Fuji X10 but she never listens to me.
Well, at least I can try it out and see how it performs...

I guess we don't have anyone in this forum that uses the Pentax Q! Maybe if Pentax drops the price to something under $500. Or $400.

Perhaps Don will report back as to what his grandson thinks - or if he gets a chance to use the Q over Thanksgiving?

Ain't gonna happen, that "Q" thingy. He's on the X10.

SC forum member Wouter Brandsma spent some time with the Q: you can read his thoughts on his blog.

Robert, thanks for reminding me - I always think of Wouter as Mr. GRD...well, not really, but he does love his GRDs.

Next visit it would be great if you'd stop by our Welcomes and Introductions forum to say hello.

And that is a really nice website you've set up - very user friendly and most importantly, your photographs are very interesting and provocative! I'm looking forward to spending more time leafing through your photos. I've started with "Roffa Goes Rio".

P.S. Just came back from reading Wouter's review - and looking at his pictures, which were great, so thank you again for the link!

A few from the Pentax Q. Undecided whether it's a keeper. It is much more fun to use than any other serious pocket size small sensor camera I ever had, except Ricoh's GRDs, but its output is small sensor after all. I had decided some time ago to not buy any small sensor camera again, until I saw this beauty on a dealer's shelf.

They look nice Retow! Is the shallow DOF in the 2nd photo "real" or using the blur filter processing? It looks nice (as seen in my iPhone).

How is the AF speed? Accuracy? Any advantages of this camera over a Canon S100/G12 other than very cool looking and interchangeable lens?