Originally posted by lytrytyr Pentax tried, bless 'em, with the Q system,
but even Pentaxians couldn't think their way past the "Japanese schoolgirl" thing
and recognize the 21-st century Leica when it was offered to them.
Originally posted by Paul the Sunman Ultimately, physics will have its way. The sensor size of the Q made it hard to argue that it was much better than a good phone.
I guess I should be embracing mirrorless.
People are looking at the wrong things. The Q-7 design is almost six years old now, but my Q-7 still takes better photos than my smart phone under many circumstances.
It focuses quickly and surely on moving objects (*)
It gives me quick control over shutter speed and aperture (**)
It allows me to pick lens appropriate to the situation
(*) At our older daughter's wedding nine days ago, my wife tried to take a photo of us coming down the aisle - but her new iPhone wouldn't focus on us.
(**) At our older daughter's wedding nine days ago, my wife did get a photo of one of her oldest friends coming down the aisle, but it was a second after she tried to take the photo, and the camera chose a shutter speed at which motion blur was an issue.