Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-10-02 Thread Christine Aguila
I wonder if Huff is from the Chicago area. The photo of the EL stops on the stairs is a Chicago photo. Curious. cheers, Christine On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Huff's unbridled enthusiasm for the Q almost has me reaching for the plastic ...

Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Bruce Walker
Huff's unbridled enthusiasm for the Q almost has me reaching for the plastic ... http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2011/09/27/the-pentax-q-digital-camera-review-a-pocket-full-of-pixels/ What I will do is go and fondle one. I owe myself that at least. -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
What I will do is go and fondle one. I owe myself that at least. Mark. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: Huff's unbridled enthusiasm for the Q almost has me reaching for the plastic ...

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Read the review, the camera looks to be better than I had thought, but then I hadn't thought too much about it. On 9/28/2011 11:35 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: Huff's unbridled enthusiasm for the Q almost has me reaching for the plastic ...

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Larry Colen
On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:13 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Read the review, the camera looks to be better than I had thought, but then I hadn't thought too much about it. I would be very interested to see comparisons between pictures from the Q, and pictures from some of Pentax's early APS DSLRs.

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread P. J. Alling
Physics would argue against this. I looked at the sample images, they were nice, much nicer than I expected from such a small sensor, but there's only so much light that a tiny photosite can capture, and there's only so much wizardry that software can accomplish. Most small sensor cameras,

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Boris Liberman
On 9/28/2011 21:08, Larry Colen wrote: I would be very interested to see comparisons between pictures from the Q, and pictures from some of Pentax's early APS DSLRs. I am in the midst of putting my photo collection in a bit more order as Galia's photos are growing in numbers and we share the

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Of course, its' possible that as the computational power of cameras increases, even a small sensor might be correctable to a level where flaws are hard to detect with the eye. I read somewhere that the Q is selling well in Japan, i.e., made the top ten list. As long as it puts money in Pentax's

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Bob Sullivan
Boris, I kept my *ist DS although is is obsolete. It's better for simple flash set-ups and quality is very good. I know that my K-5 makes better pictures for resolution and noise and low light. (Almost good enough to make me forget about Kodachrome.) But we did make an expensive journey from the

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:08:14AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:13 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Read the review, the camera looks to be better than I had thought, but then I hadn't thought too much about it. I would be very interested to see comparisons between

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread DagT
I agree with you regarding the physics, but sometimes I have to remind myself that many of us where able to take pretty good pictures with ISO100, 200 and 400 film. So even if you are right someone should be able to use this camera for something good. DagT Den 28. sep. 2011 kl. 20:30 skrev P.

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-28 12:59 Steven Desjardins wrote As long as it puts money in Pentax's pockets, I'm for it. there's a danger in that; if it puts too much money in Pentax's pockets, Pentax will think it is the best direction for future camera development; Pentax has to put efforts in multiple

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
I hear you, but I think the Q won't suck up a bunch of RD money. It's appeal is not in a high end sensor. An APS-C MSC, OTOH, will be compared with Sony. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:49 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: on 2011-09-28 12:59 Steven Desjardins wrote As long as it puts

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
I still have many *ist DS shots on CD that I consider some of my best stuff. The Q is probably a good photographic tool for many subjects and styles of shooting. The only part that bothers me is the price. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote: Boris, I

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob Sullivan Boris, I kept my *ist DS although is is obsolete. It's better for simple flash set-ups and quality is very good. I know that my K-5 makes better pictures for resolution and noise and low light. (Almost good enough to make me forget about Kodachrome.) But we did make an

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Dario Bonazza
Steven Desjardins wrote: An APS-C MSC, OTOH, will be compared with Sony. So we'll have an easy winner then. Just compare the A55 with the K-5 and the Nikon D7000: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta55/page16.asp Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Darren Addy
The Q should be marketed to backpackers/outdoors magazines. They try to shave ounces everywhere they can. Pretty easy demographic to target also. Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread steve harley
on 2011-09-28 15:38 Darren Addy wrote The Q should be marketed to backpackers/outdoors magazines. They try to shave ounces everywhere they can. Pretty easy demographic to target also. Pentax is already a sponsor of the Get Out More tour; i attended at REI in Denver; it was gear-heavy and

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Tom C
From: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com  The Q is probably a good photographic tool for many subjects and styles of shooting.  The only part that bothers me is the price. I want to like it. The images, as displayed, look pretty good. It's just that, compared to a NEX-7 or NEX-5N, or some of

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread Steven Desjardins
Unfortunately, it will be a Pentax MSC and a NEX 7 ;-) On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Dario Bonazza dario.bona...@virgilio.it wrote: Steven Desjardins wrote: An APS-C MSC, OTOH, will be compared with Sony. So we'll have an easy winner then. Just compare the A55 with the K-5 and the Nikon

Re: Steve Huff likes the Q, big time

2011-09-28 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley on 2011-09-28 15:38 Darren Addy wrote The Q should be marketed to backpackers/outdoors magazines. They try to shave ounces everywhere they can. Pretty easy demographic to target also. Pentax is already a sponsor of the Get Out More tour; i attended at REI in Denver; it was