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Pentax Q - first impressions
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I had the opportunity to handle and examine the Q today at the Paris Photo Show. Undoubtedly high quality, but so small that it almost feels like a toy. The AF felt OK, but not particularly quick. I did not see any VF, so I cannot comment.



I also had a look and shot both the NEX-7 and the A77. The EVF of the NEX7 was slow as hell and did not feel good, but the overall quality looks outstanding. The A77 is going to be a serious contender in the semi pro APC-S market. The body was light and felt very comfortable to handle including the controls and the EVF works very, very well. I tried a 16-50 f2.8 which was light and very fast AF. According to the Sony folks, the NEX7 is slow because of the AF technology they use, but tthe A77 felt really good in the hands and the speed is something else. To me a sure winner but the NEX7 did not convince me.



Olympus on the other hand showed the EP3 with the VF and several very nice lenses. The VF works really well, with fast AF and very clear. In spite of the unbecoming design on top of the body I feel that it will sell really well. I'd much rather have the EP3 in my pocket with a pancake and one or two more lenses in a bag than the NEX7. The design of the whole system feels more complete and the speed and detail of the VF were very pleasant.



The Nikon 1 was amasing, nothing less. I think Nikon has a real winner. The quality was best in class and the VF seemed oustanding to me. I carried a D700 with a F2 35 and the V1 was not very far behind in terms of AF speed and clarity. I could put a V1 with the flat lense in my trouser pocket and it was not silly and still it felt like a big camera when handling and shooting.



I guess every one has tried the X100, but I had not until today and what a wonderful camera to hold and use. I have seen all the comments regarding process speed, etc., but you forget it when you hold one and apparently the firmware update has improved a lot of things. The Vf is without any doubt the best of all except for the DSLR's and it just feels right!



To me the biggest surprise was the Olympus, which flabbergasted me and I really believe Sony has something going with the A77. If reliability and functioning is as good as I think, they will take a lot of DSLR market share, provided the lenses follow. Otherwise, the Nikon 1 was better than I had hoped for and if IQ is as good as they promise, they will develop a brand new market segment an sell lots of cameras, including one to me.





  


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Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 10-07-2011, 09:19 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by joachim - 10-09-2011, 06:14 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by dave9t5 - 10-10-2011, 12:05 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by mst - 10-10-2011, 10:08 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by mst - 10-10-2011, 10:09 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Rover - 10-10-2011, 11:32 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Steinar1 - 10-10-2011, 08:43 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by mst - 10-10-2011, 09:21 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Steinar1 - 10-11-2011, 11:17 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by dave9t5 - 10-12-2011, 09:05 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by arvydas - 11-22-2011, 12:58 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 11-24-2011, 12:07 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 11-24-2011, 12:10 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by netrex - 11-24-2011, 03:33 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 11-24-2011, 03:57 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by netrex - 11-24-2011, 04:00 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Rover - 11-28-2011, 10:22 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 11-28-2011, 10:45 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by miro - 11-28-2011, 11:17 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Klaus - 11-28-2011, 11:43 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by netrex - 11-28-2011, 12:21 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by anyscreenamewilldo - 11-28-2011, 04:21 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by miro - 11-28-2011, 04:44 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by miro - 11-28-2011, 04:48 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Brightcolours - 11-28-2011, 06:28 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by anyscreenamewilldo - 11-28-2011, 08:43 PM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Rover - 11-29-2011, 08:06 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by miro - 11-29-2011, 08:38 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Brightcolours - 11-29-2011, 08:58 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Brightcolours - 11-29-2011, 09:11 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by thxbb12 - 11-29-2011, 09:19 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Rover - 11-29-2011, 10:59 AM
Pentax Q - first impressions - by Brightcolours - 11-29-2011, 11:31 AM

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