OK, I think that's enough now.

Mac, enjoy your camera!

Still Life is another really difficult area of photography. To make the arrangement look good takes a lot of skill.

We'll look forward to seeing some images and hearing about it Mac!

Just a reminder that we shouldn't comment on the pictures in the competitions until the judge has judged.

It's to avoid any subliminal influence on our judge!

The larger sensor of the Q7 is the same size as the MX-1, so that bodes well for image quality.

There have been two new releases of Q lenses within the past weeks, the Q and Q10 have been superceded by a larger sensor version, the Q7.

Why the doubts? It all seems to be moving along very nicely.

I think you need to go back to the original full length reviews for the various cameras.

It needs bearing in mind that the shots, although shot at the same locations, were at different times because (a) the cameras were released at different times and (b) the IIs shots were grabbed during a very brief two hour slot where the atrocious weather actually broke out into sunlight.

We can't have it both ways. Real life shots mean real life, and that means there will be variables. But at least it's real and not contrived. It's not a lab test. But then again, I don't know about anybody else, but I use cameras to shoot images, not test charts.

I repeat though, shoot images for yourself. They will have some proper detailed meaning for your personal requirements.

Lots of them, but the reviews I did for EPZ contain plenty of tripod mounted real-life shots already.

However, they are not as good as your own images, which will always be better for your own purposes.

Yes.

It gives images a slightly different character because the existing resolution is rendered more crisply.

Sharpening processes introduce artefacts and are an illusion anyway. It's a very convincing illusion to our eyes, but illusion it is. So using these processes in moderation is good.

I think a lot of the confusion arises here over mixing up sharpness and resolution and also trying to compare things in a pseudo-scientific way.

Those who are not sure would, IMHO, be best making their own images to see which model suits them. At least with the K-3 the choice is no longer necessary, which will save some soul-searching I'm sure.

Having two models was a mixed blessing, but it perhaps was necessary with such a radical step as removing that AA filter. Incidentally, the GR also has no AA filter, so the characteristics of that are somewhat similar to the K-5 IIs.

Impressive.