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01-17-2013, 11:55 AM   #61
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stan and larry you guys are awesome!!!!!
Amy I added a how-to article here How to set up a Pentax Red Dot sight for the Q

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Fellow Q cultists, I've just ordered an 06 from Adorama, where they are back in stock again. Looking forward to giving it a spin.
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Been shooting for almost 40 years. Never enjoyed it as much as I do now with the Q. I think I am Qrazy.
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Fellow Q cultists, I've just ordered an 06 from Adorama, where they are back in stock again. Looking forward to giving it a spin.
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Been shooting for almost 40 years. Never enjoyed it as much as I do now with the Q. I think I am Qrazy.

You've been infected. Drink lots of fluids and get plenty of rest - and shoot with the Q
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I'm enjoying it much more now with the 01 prime. I'm looking forward to actually getting out there with some adapted lenses though. I want to try street supertelephoto.

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Hi,

I thought it'd be better to just ask this here, rather than start a new thread. How do the Q and other new "mirror-less" cameras handle shutter lag?

One of the reasons I switched from P&S to DSLR years ago, was that the shutterlag of P&S cameras was unbearable to me. Press the shutter, then wait, sometimes wait some-more, then finally a confirmation tone. Usually the subjects had moved almost completely out the frame by the time the picture was actually recorded.

Are these new mirror-less cameras more SLR like as far as the shutter release?

TiA,

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Hi,

I thought it'd be better to just ask this here, rather than start a new thread. How do the Q and other new "mirror-less" cameras handle shutter lag?

One of the reasons I switched from P&S to DSLR years ago, was that the shutterlag of P&S cameras was unbearable to me. Press the shutter, then wait, sometimes wait some-more, then finally a confirmation tone. Usually the subjects had moved almost completely out the frame by the time the picture was actually recorded.

Are these new mirror-less cameras more SLR like as far as the shutter release?

TiA,

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Speaking for the Q there is a small bit of lag. It is manageable once you get accustomed to it.

I don't have experience with other mirrorless.
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Speaking for the Q there is a small bit of lag. It is manageable once you get accustomed to it.
I'll also add that in my experience, the Q's lag is MUCH better than on the point & shoots I've used. The Q's electronic shutter is a fraction of a second vs. a second or more on the point & shoots. I also haven't noticed much or any shutter lag when using a lens with a leaf shutter. Maybe there is, but I haven't noticed it.
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Thanks for the responses.

I'd presumed that maybe the operation of the latest mirror-less cameras was like a DSLR, just without an optical VF. I guess they're not.

So, would the lag on the Q, or the K-01 be similar to say, the lag when taking a shot from live-view with my Kx?
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Thanks for the responses.

I'd presumed that maybe the operation of the latest mirror-less cameras was like a DSLR, just without an optical VF. I guess they're not.

So, would the lag on the Q, or the K-01 be similar to say, the lag when taking a shot from live-view with my Kx?
No the mirrorless are much faster. The kx drops the mirror then raises it again before shooting, which adds a lot of time.
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Ah, OK thanks.

Well, with the Kx in LV, I think it takes a picture more quickly than most P&S's I've used. So if the new mirror-less jammies are as quick or quicker than that, then maybe I may need to look into them a bit more
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QuoteOriginally posted by crewl1 Quote
The update or the lens?
Not sure.... Probably more on the software setting I think. The lens is what it is.

---------- Post added 11-14-20 at 02:55 PM ----------

I still got the fever after all these years. My camera sits in a box not used in years. One of my life's infatuations but I still want to make it work.

Fortunately I still have life to give it another chance or pass it on to another to romance.
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I still got the fever after all these years. My camera sits in a box not used in years. One of my life's infatuations but I still want to make it work.

Fortunately I still have life to give it another chance or pass it on to another to romance.
I consider myself to be a "low volume shooter", but I do use each 'active' camera {Q-7, K-30, KP} every month - usually every week {except for the K-30}.
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I've caught "Q fever" twice over the years, and wound up with three Q7's... but then eventually sold them off. Weird.
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