Originally posted by barondla SonDa5, what type of pics are you attempting with the Q? Are you shooting at a great distance and bringing things closer or s it closeup macro photos? I have the Sigma 8-16 zoom but rarely shoot it on the Q. Post a couple of shots.
Using adapted lenses on the Q takes practice. The photographer is rewarded with images that are very difficult or almost impossible to get any ther way. Give the Q a chance.
thanks
barondla
I went on a trip to San Francisco over new years and I had a tough time taking spontaneous shots of my family. Used the Fotodiox adapter with Pentax DA 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 AL lens that came with my Pentax K10D.
I had a tough time getting the camera to operate dependable for clear shots and left it at 18mm for most of the shots because I had a tough time focusing with free hand. Took alot of photos with it and most of my shots were out of focus. I had a tough time using the small display in daylight for focusing. I have 20/20 vision. I know this camera is not a simple point and shoot but the software didn't make sense to me. Adjusting focal length didn't seem to do anything. Exposure value settings didn't seem to stick. I found myself having to manually adjust way too much and a few times I had to just set camera settings to default to start fresh.
I enjoy taking photos and being able to control a camera but a little after 2 weeks and about 1000 shots on this camera and I still can't seem to control it. Seems very unpredictable to me and I blame the software. Even with Tripod I have a tough time controlling it. Also the 02 zoom lens seems in auto mode doesn't operate as fast or as inteligent as I would like, again I blame software.
I jumped on the Q when I found a hot price and I felt confident about the purchase because the Q had such a high price at launch. Right now I feel like the camera is too hard to control and I am unable to capture the images that I am trying to capture.
I will post some photos that I was partly satisfied with in another thread.
I am coming close to my 30 day return policy date and I am really thinking about returning it. If I keep it I will have to buy a flat wide angle lens to be able to capture close range photos that I would like to easily capture. That is going to throw more money into this camera just to get the type of image I am trying to get. I may just end up returning the Q and the K-01 and sell the K10D and get a K5.