Originally posted by csa I absolutely love my "Q"; but would like to add a Q7 with it.
I purchased my yellow Q-7 because I could get it cheap - I think the price was around $250 in 2014 for one that came with around 50 shots.
This summer, when I had had it for almost seven years, it began to show its age - not only did I have to have my cellphone handy when I changed the battery {to reset the date}, but I often had to do a ‘hard reboot’ {take the battery out momentarily} when I turned it on to get it to function at all. Meanwhile, it had found a place in my cameras as a light one I could take me when size / being discrete was an issue. I found that most sellers these days are in Japan {not really relevant}, and {more importantly} that they note everything they find important {mostly cosmetic} then pack it for shipping, so I had a hard time finding a seller who could give me a ‘shutter count’ {I wanted a ‘young’ one}. I did eventually find a seller who advertised shutter counts, and got a gold Q-S1 with an advertised count of 112 ….. although the actual count was slightly lower ….. for around $300. I will probably make light use of it, because I want it to last as long as I do {I’m in my mid-70’s}.