One more point. The $200 price tag on the 8.5 mm viewfinder is now completely ludicrous. It would make the Q a much better shooting experience for $100 (or less). ;-)
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > With a price in the $300's, it's a nice little compact. Pentax really > got great IQ from the 1/2.3 sensor and the control layout is really > good. For these prices or cheaper, I would recommend the Q to anyone > looking for a a fun compact. > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 5:13 PM, John Celio > <neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> At this price it's what it's worth, but I expect that it also spells the >>> end of the Q. Sad if the body form factor had stayed the same but it >>> had a sensor twice as large it would probably be viable as an >>> alternative to the Nikon 1 series of cameras. Sad, that it was a >>> novelty. Maybe it will become a collectors item in the future. >> >> While I hope it's not already being dropped, I pretty much agree with >> you. If it had been this price months ago I might have bought it. When >> the camera & lenses start showing up on eBay for cheap, I'll probably >> get it (assuming the line is actually dropped by Pentax). It'll look >> good next to my Auto110 set. >> >> John >> >> -- >> 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.
