pentax q par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

pentax q par Kris Lockyear, on ipernity

I often talk about cameras as my "toys" but with the Q is seems even more appropriate. My camera bag yesterday had the Q with the 5-15mm lens and the leather case weighing in at 423g, and my Pentax ESII with a SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens in its leather case weighing 1,158g (and that doesn't include the 28/3.5 and the 85/1.9 that were also in the bag).

K.

Thanks all. John, the review is very helpful. Steve, I hadn't forgotten the 01, I just assumed, rightly I think, it's a high quality standard prime. I was more curious about the oddball lenses.

I think the 06 is my next purchase...

I've finally succumbed and bought a Pentax Q (the original one, in the cream colour) with a nice leather case and the standard zoom. I got it because although my Huawei phone camera has amazing image quality (its night mode is great), it is very wide with minimal zoom, and I wanted something light to carry on the bicycle (I have taken-up cycling again after 30 years!).

Of course, before I have even got the camera, I'm looking at lenses. The 06 zoom is the top of my wish list. I'm wondering, however, about the toy lenses 04 (wide) and 05 (telephoto). They seem, err, well, a bit pointless. I know they are as cheap as chips (especially when compared to the 08 wide zoom which seems to be buttock-clenchingly expensive), but are they going to end-up as curiosities never to be used? How have people found them?

Whilst on the topic, have people had much success with the pinhole 07? I'm less interested in that as I have an Ondu medium format pinhole camera coming sometime soonish which I am looking forward to playing with, but I am curious about it.

Thanks, Kris.

Still available.

Some great ones there. I like the drain cover and the single leaf, but especially like the Teddy bear. It feels sad and poignant, as if there is a story there.

K.

I was given an A3 for nothing. They are difficult to give away... but actually quite fun to use if not very discreet.

Just to add to the comments above... Photomatix has the option to match images before blending meaning that you can get very good results from hand-held photos. If I think I might need HDR, I set my K-3 to take 5 bracketed images with one shutter-press. 95% of the time I find I don't need them and editing one of the raw files suffices, but it is nice to have the option. The main issue is being aware of the shutter speed of the longest exposure. Photomatix also has the option to delineate an area of movement, and it will then try to make sure you don't get ghosts. For example, cars on a road can be outlined. My picture in Edinburgh that was "pic of the week" last year had exactly that (cars on a far bridge) and it worked perfectly.

Best wishes, Kris.

One's usual reaction to barely-noticeable HDR is "thank heavens for that..."

I used to use The Darkroom UK but have now switched to ag-photographic.

K.