First weekend with my Q

fikkser · 08-20-2012, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by pinholecam

Nice narrative on your Q usage and nice catch too.
Wish there are pikes in the waters around here...

Do they taste that bad? 'muddy' taste? Bones?

:-)
They taste muddy in swampy waters. This in the ocean (look for Kalix in Sweden on a map) so they are ok. The bones are big and y shaped, no problem. Where do you live?

VisualDarkness · 08-20-2012, 09:19 AM

I eat pike, just cook it in the oven in cream and it taste really good. Which lenses do you recommend?

fikkser · 08-20-2012, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by VisualDarkness

I eat pike, just cook it in the oven in cream and it taste really good. Which lenses do you recommend?

Nice!
I have the 01 prime, toy tele and fish eye. The toy tele is pretty boring/useless imo. Prime is nice and sharp, fish eye is quite sharp and very fun.

VisualDarkness · 08-21-2012, 06:51 AM

So I'll go with the toy wide, no wait, it is said to suck as well. Oh boy...

Biro · 08-21-2012, 09:44 AM

Well, I finally pulled the trigger on Crutchfield's current $399 deal on the Q with prime kit lens. Free shipping and a free Pentax natural leather case, too. There may be a second-generation Q soon but I'm sure I'll have fun with this camera for a while. If things work out maybe I'll add the zoom and OVF.

fikkser · 08-22-2012, 01:37 AM

Originally posted by VisualDarkness

So I'll go with the toy wide, no wait, it is said to suck as well. Oh boy...

:-) I thought the toy wide was too close to the 01 prime and fish eye in FL so I got the tele. It's not a very good lens. The 01 prime is a very good all around FL.

Originally posted by Biro

Well, I finally pulled the trigger on Crutchfield's current $399 deal on the Q with prime kit lens. Free shipping and a free Pentax natural leather case, too. There may be a second-generation Q soon but I'm sure I'll have fun with this camera for a while. If things work out maybe I'll add the zoom and OVF.

Good choice. There'll probably be a new Q soon, but not to that price. The current model is very capable and for the money it's the best "point and shoot" I've tried. My gf has a G12 and is impressed with the Q.

Compared some high iso between Q and g12, both are good but the Q got much nicer noise. The only problem I've got is that the noise from the Q is very hard to remove in lightroom (maybe I suck at it), it's like the noise is minimized already, so when I start to remove more the detail vanish. The best thing about the Q is that there's no color noise just like with the k-5.

pinholecam · 08-22-2012, 02:11 AM

Originally posted by fikkser

:-)
They taste muddy in swampy waters. This in the ocean (look for Kalix in Sweden on a map) so they are ok. The bones are big and y shaped, no problem. Where do you live?

I live in Singapore. Its the tropics, right smack on the equator actually.
Over populated and very over fished.

I guess the closest prized catch for the locals is the snakehead ( Snakehead (fish) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
I'd suspect rather similar tasting qualities too (ie. muddy if from freshwater) and bones.
I used to fish them from the local reservoir, but given up on fishing due to time constraints and too many hobbies

They are typically used as a base for medicinal soups here.

fikkser · 08-22-2012, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by pinholecam

I live in Singapore. Its the tropics, right smack on the equator actually.
Over populated and very over fished.

I guess the closest prized catch for the locals is the snakehead ( Snakehead (fish) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )
I'd suspect rather similar tasting qualities too (ie. muddy if from freshwater) and bones.
I used to fish them from the local reservoir, but given up on fishing due to time constraints and too many hobbies

They are typically used as a base for medicinal soups here.

Thats one ugly fish!

Medicinal soups, ^^ sounds like witch doctory stuff.

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08-20-2012, 08:22 AM	#16
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	Originally posted by pinholecam Nice narrative on your Q usage and nice catch too. Wish there are pikes in the waters around here... Do they taste that bad? 'muddy' taste? Bones? :-) They taste muddy in swampy waters. This in the ocean (look for Kalix in Sweden on a map) so they are ok. The bones are big and y shaped, no problem. Where do you live?

08-20-2012, 09:19 AM	#17
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	I eat pike, just cook it in the oven in cream and it taste really good. Which lenses do you recommend?

08-20-2012, 10:22 AM	#18
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	Originally posted by VisualDarkness I eat pike, just cook it in the oven in cream and it taste really good. Which lenses do you recommend? Nice! I have the 01 prime, toy tele and fish eye. The toy tele is pretty boring/useless imo. Prime is nice and sharp, fish eye is quite sharp and very fun.

08-21-2012, 06:51 AM	#19
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	So I'll go with the toy wide, no wait, it is said to suck as well. Oh boy...

08-21-2012, 09:44 AM	#20
Biro Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,200	Well, I finally pulled the trigger on Crutchfield's current $399 deal on the Q with prime kit lens. Free shipping and a free Pentax natural leather case, too. There may be a second-generation Q soon but I'm sure I'll have fun with this camera for a while. If things work out maybe I'll add the zoom and OVF.

08-22-2012, 01:37 AM	#21
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	Originally posted by VisualDarkness So I'll go with the toy wide, no wait, it is said to suck as well. Oh boy... :-) I thought the toy wide was too close to the 01 prime and fish eye in FL so I got the tele. It's not a very good lens. The 01 prime is a very good all around FL. Originally posted by Biro Well, I finally pulled the trigger on Crutchfield's current $399 deal on the Q with prime kit lens. Free shipping and a free Pentax natural leather case, too. There may be a second-generation Q soon but I'm sure I'll have fun with this camera for a while. If things work out maybe I'll add the zoom and OVF. Good choice. There'll probably be a new Q soon, but not to that price. The current model is very capable and for the money it's the best "point and shoot" I've tried. My gf has a G12 and is impressed with the Q. Compared some high iso between Q and g12, both are good but the Q got much nicer noise. The only problem I've got is that the noise from the Q is very hard to remove in lightroom (maybe I suck at it), it's like the noise is minimized already, so when I start to remove more the detail vanish. The best thing about the Q is that there's no color noise just like with the k-5.

08-22-2012, 02:11 AM	#22
pinholecam Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,706	Originally posted by fikkser :-) They taste muddy in swampy waters. This in the ocean (look for Kalix in Sweden on a map) so they are ok. The bones are big and y shaped, no problem. Where do you live? I live in Singapore. Its the tropics, right smack on the equator actually. Over populated and very over fished. I guess the closest prized catch for the locals is the snakehead ( Snakehead (fish) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) I'd suspect rather similar tasting qualities too (ie. muddy if from freshwater) and bones. I used to fish them from the local reservoir, but given up on fishing due to time constraints and too many hobbies They are typically used as a base for medicinal soups here.

08-22-2012, 02:40 AM	#23
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	Originally posted by pinholecam I live in Singapore. Its the tropics, right smack on the equator actually. Over populated and very over fished. I guess the closest prized catch for the locals is the snakehead ( Snakehead (fish) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) I'd suspect rather similar tasting qualities too (ie. muddy if from freshwater) and bones. I used to fish them from the local reservoir, but given up on fishing due to time constraints and too many hobbies They are typically used as a base for medicinal soups here. Thats one ugly fish! Medicinal soups, ^^ sounds like witch doctory stuff.