I'm more than happy if the Q is a commercial success and do think that while Smeggy is very eloquently explaining why he will not buy the camera not everyone thinks the same way as him. Of course desirability sells - for ages, Panasonic and Leica have been putting out cameras which are exactly the same but the one with the red dot sells for £100s more. There isn't really a good reason for that, but it still happens.

I don't see myself buying a Q because in addition to my Pentax kit, I have a Panny GF1 and LX5 so I have more than enough camera kit and there isn't an obvious gap for the Q to fill. But I can see that the Q looks like a cute, fun camera and is sufficiently differentiated from other stuff on the market to make it quite desirable. With those factors in its favour, IQ doesn't need to be the best - it needs to be good enough not to let the other desirable factors down.

smeggypants - guess it depends on the pocket. I'd like to see the Q next to an LX5. I have an LX5 and can't see myself replacing it with a Q. However, I see that as about as big as it gets before a camera is very much jacket pocketable only

never expected to see a link to wildsnow on here! i think the comment from sinecure encapsulates what most skier/photogs would like from a camera (plus a proper viewfinder) but it is probably an impossible dream...

frogfish - the NEX's do have small bodies but once you add a lens, pocket ability goes out of the window

Very interesting pic!

I have it. Have to say I enjoy using primes more for general shooting but the main thinking for this lens is that I do quite a lot of skiing and, matched with a K7, it looked like a good set-up - solidly built, compact, wide enough range to cover scenics and action and fast focusing for the latter. WR for days when the snow is falling.

Haven't tested it in this context yet but will check back in when I have

thanks for the comments everyone. funny thing about No2 was that my first reaction was "how do I shoot the dummy without the reflection?". took a while to realise that the reflection might add to it

Thanks!
Funny you mention using the 31mm for shot 3. I was actually experimenting by keeping the 18-135 at about 70mm to see how useful I would find that focal length. The answer was "surprisingly useful" so the only question now is whether to go for the 70 or the 77!

Went to see the Thomas Struth exhibition in the Whitechapel Gallery on Sunday and, while I was in the area, took the opportunity to take some snaps around Shoreditch. C&C welcome - I'm pretty new to DSLR shooting (having graduated from micro-4/3) so lots to learn!

1. Still only partly gentrified



2. Can't think of a title - suggestions welcome!



3. No4 Princelet Street



4. Car Park on Curtain Road



All shot on a K7 with a mix of the 18-135mm and 31mm Limited lenses

Just picked the lens up from Matt - looking forward to giving lots of use!

i think we have one of those in our back garden
I've never managed to get as nice a shot as that though