Another voice cries out in the desert: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2080688/leica-launch-compact-2012
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > It makes such a nice keyring as well. Actually, the PDML is > relatively calm in the Chicken Little department compared to many > lists/forums. I look at the 43 Rumors site and Olympus is declared > dead on a daily basis. Although today they noted the Pentax Q and > they declared Pentax dead. I bet Olympus was happy for the day off. > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Mark Cassino <markcass...@ymail.com> wrote: >> I think this could be a fine camera for me and I'll be watching for more >> information. I want to have fun with my camera but I also want to take great >> shots. I carry a Nikon P6000 with me when I travel now, and I've gotten some >> great shots with it. Yeah, it's a small sensor and noisy and the camera is >> slow >> and the lens focuses poorly and everyone dishes on what a piece of crap it >> is... >> BFD: it works and once you blow past the limitations, you can do good work >> with >> it. I've also gotten some fine shots form my Kodak Retina A which relies on >> dead >> reckoning for focus and exposure (unless you pack a separate hand held >> meter). >> Again - it works. >> >> The Q looks like a huge step up from the compact camera I'm used to using and >> not as bulky as the micro 4/3rds, which are not all that small. If the image >> quality proves to be good, I'll probably go for one. I'm pretty tolerant >> about >> what good means - if it is on par with a scan of ISO 400 print film, I can >> probably make a print from it that does what I want. >> >> >> If you can figure out how to make something work when everyone else is >> focused >> on why it won't work, you're ahead in the game. I'd love a camera this small >> and >> if the image quality is on par with the compact that i use now, the >> interchangeable lenses and ergonomics would make it a no-brainer to buy, IMO. >> >> >> So - the Q may well be for me... If they made a10mm marco for it, it might >> even >> be more for me...:-) >> >> MCC >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: John Celio <n...@neovenator.com> >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Sent: Thu, June 23, 2011 5:18:33 PM >> Subject: Mind your Ps and Qs: the Q is not meant for you >> >> I'm amazed by how many people are expressing disappointment in the Q, >> here and on other forums, as if it's supposed to be some sort of >> professional camera system. >> >> Guys, this is a modern Auto110. It's made for moderately versatile >> convenience, and it's aimed at people who want to have fun with their >> cameras. Those of us who lug around our K-whatevers every day are not >> the intended market! >> >> Please, take a chill pill and quit acting like Pentax owes you a better >> camera. They already make better cameras, and you probably already own >> one of them. Pentax may very well come out with a larger mirrorless >> camera this year, but I'd be willing to bet you'll find some reason to >> bitch about it anyway. >> >> John >> >> P.S.: For what it's worth, I think the Q is pretty damn intriguing. As >> an Auto110 fan, I like this addition to Pentax's digital lineup. >> >> -- >> http://www.jacelio.com >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- 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.
