Originally posted by AntonioS Some years ago I had the opportunity to handle one. It's indeed a fun camera to use, but not very practical.
- It's small but not pocketable.
- It has interchangeable lenses but the IQ is so-so, not better than any other camera with similar size sensor, for example the Panasonic LX5/7 was way better.
- No EVF and with a small rear LCD makes its use a pain
In my opinion it was aimed to the Pentax 110 nostalgics.
But again, it was a fun camera to use.
I came to accept the Q cameras
as a "system" after I realized a Q was never going to be "pocketable" beyond the 07 lens. I can take the entire Q system, two bodies and eight lenses, with me and it fits in
this with room to spare for a random K-mount lens. As a result I will take it places where I would not take a larger camera and all it's lenses. On a light day my APSC requires at least
this. My
entire APSC system requires
this and I'm still not not taking everything I own in the system. To be fair, when referring to my APSC system, "entire" would include several flash units, wireless triggers, gels, lighting stands, umbrellas, sand bags, etc.
I think of the Q system a bit like my Leatherman Wave kit (the
entire kit). I'm not going to take my toolbox with me wherever I go but that Leatherman kit has proven more than capable of fixing more things on the spot than anyone realized at the time. It's way more than just better than nothing; it's a genuine micro toolkit and if it can't get you out of a small jam, you ain't in a "small" jam.
The Q System was dismissed early on by many reviewers but they didn't have the entire system at their disposal at it's initial release. The word "fun" was bandied about by a few critics but that was considered faint praise by most folks when they saw the price. I felt the same way but stuck it out until I had acquired the entire system including, and by no means an insignificant "add-on", the Adapter Q. It wasn't until I acquired the
entire system and had everything it offers at my disposal that I "got it".
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Originally posted by cmohr MILC - Mirrorless Interchangable Lens Camera.
MFT - Micro Four-Thirds ( Sensor format)
Copy and thanks.
The micro 4/3 thing was huge; it was like the critic's darling for awhile. What happened?
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