Pentax Q 08 Wide Angle
Posted 07/11/2013 - 05:37
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I saw the price of the Q 08 lens and nearly had a heart attack. Well over £400 !!!
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Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Posted 07/11/2013 - 05:57
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Smeggypants wrote:
I saw the price of the Q 08 lens and nearly had a heart attack. Well over £400 !!!
I saw the price of the Q 08 lens and nearly had a heart attack. Well over £400 !!!
Regards,
Michael
Michael
Posted 07/11/2013 - 08:45
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It rounds out the Q range nicely. It's now a more extensive range than the 110 film system ever was, so it must be doing quite well enough to carry forwards.
I'm pleased with my Q kit, it does have a place, but tend to use it for specific purposes rather than carrying it all the time.
I'm pleased with my Q kit, it does have a place, but tend to use it for specific purposes rather than carrying it all the time.
Best regards, John
Posted 07/11/2013 - 10:16
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Smeggypants wrote:
I saw the price of the Q 08 lens and nearly had a heart attack. Well over £400 !!!
That is a lot but surely the street price will end up lower.I saw the price of the Q 08 lens and nearly had a heart attack. Well over £400 !!!
I wouldn't mind one but it would have to drop to half that, be it new or second hand.
John K
John K
Posted 07/11/2013 - 14:08
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johnriley wrote:
It rounds out the Q range nicely. It's now a more extensive range than the 110 film system ever was, so it must be doing quite well enough to carry forwards.
I'm pleased with my Q kit, it does have a place, but tend to use it for specific purposes rather than carrying it all the time.
-------------------------------It rounds out the Q range nicely. It's now a more extensive range than the 110 film system ever was, so it must be doing quite well enough to carry forwards.
I'm pleased with my Q kit, it does have a place, but tend to use it for specific purposes rather than carrying it all the time.
I'm pleased with mine but am the opposite. leave it in the glove compartment and carry it around in my pocket for the opportunistic shots,
Dave
Posted 07/11/2013 - 18:13
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Me too, I have it with me all the time.
Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
Posted 08/11/2013 - 09:06
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At last a lens for my Q that will allow me to use it for landscape and cityscapes
BUT - at that price or close to it - I would sooner spend the money on a new 'proper' lens for the 'real' camera!
Looks like the Q will remain a carry round for grab shots of the children - shame!
Carl
BUT - at that price or close to it - I would sooner spend the money on a new 'proper' lens for the 'real' camera!
Looks like the Q will remain a carry round for grab shots of the children - shame!
Carl
No matter how many lenses I have owned - I have always needed just one more
Posted 08/11/2013 - 12:23
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It's a silly price. 21-33mm equivalent on the Q isn't really wide enough and it's slow, which means you have to bump up the iso on the Q which is to be avoided if possible. Disappointing.
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