Originally posted by Sluggo I'm still a fan. Seeing this thread prompted me to get out my "backup body" (original white Q) with the 01 and carry it for a couple of days. What a fine little tool to shoot with. Photography is a chain of things - subject, equipment, photographer, serendipity - and what works best is a sort of empirical exercise I guess. Though I'm with you regarding at least the 02 zoom (esp. with the larger sensor Q7) which has been really satisfying on a couple of trips. I'm not interested in long focal lengths so won't likely ever get an 06; there may be an 08 in my future sometime, no hurry.
I didn't really mean to give the impression that I don't use the 01 prime any longer, I do. In fact I can walk around for days with that little prime and the little Pentax external viewfinder and not feel limited in any way. But there are also times when one of those zooms comes in very handy, which I guess for me is kind of an odd feeling.
I am not usually an early adopter of equipment and often wait for years before buying a camera or lens. This was not true of the Q. I had been waiting for a tiny little interchangeable lens camera for years and I think I would have bought one from almost any manufacturer who produced one. Since it was Pentax I had my order in at BHPhoto on the day the pre-order window opened. I have never once been sorry I bought that camera and though I do own the Q7 (which I use a lot as well) my first love is still that original little black brick. I hope it never dies but if it does, I will replace it immediately.
Enjoy the light!