It's odd, but I have never had an image that wouldn't post, unless my router had slowed down for some reason. I wonder if the page had properly loaded when you tried to post an image?

You may have a localised internet problem, but it might help to make sure images are of modest size (I use 1000px on the horizontal) and are JPEGs. Also, sRGB is the colour space to use on the web.

Click the image button, choose a file and click Insert Image.

To be fair, these are very old bodies and there are a lot of heavily misused ones around. Some have been messed with by enthusiastic but unskilled owners as well. If you could have a new ME Super or MX then it would give many years of good service. Unfortunately, the 1980s is a long time ago now, and seals, electronics and plastic cogs have all started to give up.

Other makes are even worse in this respect and I've had some very nice looking Yashica and Nikon SLRs given to me, and bits just fell off.

Classic SLRs probably need a good service before use now.

FA J lenses have no aperture rings and were introduced with the *ist film camera. They are not Power Zoom. These are designated FA.

Power Zoom lenses were:
28-70mm f/2.8
28-80mm f.3.5-4.7
70-200mm f/4-5.6
80-200mm f/2.8
100-300mm f/4-5.6
250-600mm f/5.6

This has been recently covered in the forum, and, as always, opinions are split. I buy Pentax batteries, someone else thinks it's a waste of money.....

You've had previous experiences, you know the answer!

The Q with zoom will easily fit in a jacket pocket.

The problem with small sensors is too much depth of field rather than too little. It's much more difficult to get any differential focus.

High ISO doesn't have to be a problem. You won't get K-5 performance in that respect, but it's not that poor.



Shot with the MX-1, which has a similar if not the same sensor as the Q-S1

I don't think it's been taken the way you have taken it David - I'm sure the OP would have said so if it had.

The original premise is a bit imprecise, leading to various suggestions. Whether or not there's a fault could be established, which has been discussed.

Nobody is suggesting the OP is lying - that's a bit strong David. What is being explored is whether or not there is another explanation, in an attempt to be helpful.