Q-S1 with 06 15-45mm

If it was a scam or greed that was the motivation, then the free forum option wouldn't be so readily available.

If the OP wants to use the paying Classified section and there's a problem with it, then please send the details in via a report. The link to making a report is at the bottom of each page. Only in this way can any errors in the system be resolved.

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That would mean only £2629 for the 560mm, which I think is pretty impressive.

It could simply mean an HD version is due out soon.

Lenses come and go and sometimes discontinued ones last for a long time in the marketplace.

Probably one of the longest is the often reported as discontinued 50mm f/1.4 FA lens, which has been continuing for years. Probably it may now survive, given that a full frame DSLR is on the way.

Why not just advertise in the forum section, which is free?

The MX-1 is ideal for carrying all the time. Whatever crops up that needs to be shot from macro to medium telephoto can be covered at high quality.

The Q system gives a similar levels of quality, but offers the chance to use a wide array of lenses and accessories. Unlike the MX-1, they are all separate items like any DSLR, so not the same catch0all product to carry all the time. But, need a compact unobtrusive camera for a concert, then the 06 15-45mm zoom is perfect. Need a fisheye, there is one. Want a bit of Lomography, use the 07 Body Cap lens. Then we have CCTV lenses, extension tubes, Pentax 110 film system lenses, all to play with. And we can even use our K mount lenses and get massive magnification for that wildlife. Oh, there are the Toy lenses as well.

The MX-1 is used all the time, wherever I go. The Q system is used where full sized photography would be intrusive or attract attention (such as at concerts) or where photography is not the main purpose of an event but I still think there will be opportunities.

The Q7 and Q-S1 have slightly larger sensors, similar to or identical to the MX-1. So, in theory at least, they might have the edge in image quality.

But they all work well. I use the Q-S1 at present and for no extra cost went for one of the custom colours.

One and the same. The magazine ran alongside the website for some time, until eventually we became web-only.

There's quite a bit of interesting stuff in those magazines.

"nr" no doubt means "noise reduction". Known as dark frame subtraction, the second exposure will be the same length as the first one. The noise in this second exposure is analysed by the camera and then the pattern deducted from the main exposure. In this way, random noise on long exposures is removed.

If anyone knows more than that specifically relating to the astrotracer, then hopefully they will tell us in due course.

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