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Forum: Pentax Q
11-30-2017, 12:37 PM
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Depends on the mirrorless camera.
On the smaller sensors of the Q, what you call "real" wide angle lenses,
like an old Gauss-type Leica M Summicron 35/2 that I've been using recently, do very well.
But on bigger sensors, reverse telephoto lenses do better,
since they're sending the light rays straight down into the pixels,
and not angled in where they're likely to get cut off.
Even for normal lenses on (D)SLRs, reverse telephoto lenses like the newer Zeiss Otus
are giving better IQ than the older Gauss-derived lenses like the Zeiss Planar.
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Forum: Pentax Q
11-03-2017, 10:06 AM
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I've found it good for longer distance subjects in the 5-10mm zoom range,
but poorer close up, or at the tele end.
In other words, it's an average kit lens.
I call it "the lens that killed the Q",
since good modern P&S cameras cover that mid range much better,
and that's all the reviewers ever considered.
No such thing.
The Q system now is like the Leica when it first came out.
The small sensor is only viable when coupled to top optics,
like the 01, 06, and 08 lenses.
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Forum: Pentax Q
11-02-2017, 09:50 AM
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I don't own the DA 40 Ltd, but I've used its cheaper and smaller twin, the DA 40 XS, on the Q.
Mounted on the excellent Pentax K to Q adapter,
it actually makes for a shorter rig than the native 06 15-45 mm zoom.
Hiowever, the Q sensors are the most demanding sensors you can get.
As capable as the DA 40's are on APS-C,
they will fringe badly at sharply contrasting edges on the Q.
The only adapted lenses I've been really happy with on the Q
are top-of-the-line Leitz, Voigtlaender, and Zeiss optics.
Here's output from an old Summicron 35/2 on the Q-S1:
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