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The comparative IQ of the Q and the Q7, versus the ??? is not the primary issue for me; its value is in the convenience and economy.
Convenience: About half a century ago I was doin' things that essentially made the size and weight of my Spotmatic or Mamiya MF kits totally impractical to carry with me. Realizing there were . . . umm, "moments" I'd like to capture I adopted the Olympus Pen-F half-frame 35mm system and color slide film as a practical travel kit. The IQ wasn't up to FF snuff, but there were images captured then, and digitally scanned now, that wouldn't have been possible any other way at that time.
I see the Q SYSTEM in the same light today. I was reluctant to 'reach down' to the smaller sensors but having done so I'm carrying a compact Q-based photo system that I wouldn't otherwise have with me on a great many occasions.
Economy: Other than that brief two-year affair with Oly, sweet as it was, I've used Pentax gear exclusively for a looong time and subsequently acquired way too much glass and custom accessories to ignore for an arbitrary, fractional, potential improvement in IQ. Not to mention the time and effort of learning another set of habits with some other brand of gear.
No doubt there's a small-sensor, interchangeable lens SYSTEM that's marginally better than the Q7 kit I've adopted for a specific purpose. But I don't see how it would make a noticeable difference in the resulting satisfaction with the results I ma... |
