Originally posted by rparmar Christine... good info there.
But you do know the Pentax Q sensor is absolutely tiny? It will be no match in any way for MFT. A crashing disappointment.
I not fussed about sensor size, or ultimate image quality. Personally I think there's too much angst over the sensor size, which I see as irrelevant (except in terms of enabling the lens focal length to be reduced). Pentax have said they chose the sensor specifically because of it's excellent performance. I trust they made the right choice.
I'm not expecting K-5 performance, I'm hoping for image quality similar to K10D (with better high ISO).
So far, the sample images I saw (before they were removed) and the image quality comparison on the Japanese site give me a lot of hope that the image quality will satisfy my needs.
I guess at this point I'm swaying towards the Q. For around $1000 I'm hoping to get a very compact camera and 4 lenses (standard prime, plus 2 toy lenses and fish eye) assuming I get a discount from RRP.
The equivalent from Panasonic (GF3, 14mm, 25mm, maybe 45mm) is just way too expensive for a second system - I'm better off buying a new K mount lens for the primary system.
Having said that though, I haven't ruled out either the GF3 or the new Olympus E-PL3 or E-PM1.
It's certainly a very interesting time to invest in a micro system.