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HellQ Qeople!
I have my new-to-me Black Q and 02 lens, plus a new Pentax Q>K Converter [EDIT: plus a White Q/01 Kit]. Mine are the cast-offs from members who bought the Groupon and NewEgg kits to get a lens or a body.
- Super high quality
- amazingly solid and heavy (a good thing)
- there is a learning curve coaxing clean images out of the camera, but no one ever promised easy, they just promised smallest ILC.
- Still holding it as an SLR (left hand underneath, fingers of right hand wrapped around the right grip) and I have large hands. Still a comfortable grip (for me) just as the K-01. Others might question my grip.
- The buttons are tiny. The Power button is just the least bit annoying, but not to the level of a negative.
- I have size 10 hands. I think an MX is too small. Why I don't think a Q is too small is really beyond my ken - but I love this thing.
- I use this Pentax Optio Genuine Leather case (which a Pentax Customer Service Rep recommended for my K-01) for my Q. It is actually very nearly a perfect gadget bag for the 2 Lens Kit. I will review with pictures this weekend (I could swear someone else already did this but I can't find the thread). Clearly the CS Rep heard Q when I said K-01. I bought 2 because I hate paying more for shipping than I pay for the actual shipped item. Now I've used one.
- Planned additions in order:
- 06 Zoom
- [Added] DA*300 Tripod Foot [EDIT: Ordered from Pentax Parts Depr. In Stock 02/06]
- [EDIT:]
ND 100 PL Polarizing Filter - Red Dot Finder
01 Prime [EDIT: Bot a Q/01 Kit from a member 02/02]
Planned subtractions of suddenly disused equipment:
- All my film bodies except the KX [EDIT: and LX EDIT: and SV]
- All my interesting dust magnet Pentax legacy accessories (that have no use - Copipod w/ 49mm mount board, anyone?). This is going to take some time.
- All my fly fishing equipment.
- All my Alpine camping equipment.
- (Notice I don't plan to sell any lenses that cover a 43mm dia. image circle)
Darned Qeople. You've really messed up my Qriorites
Last edited by monochrome; 02-07-2013 at 08:58 AM.