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Thursday, September 01, 2011

First Pentax Q User Unboxing Post

The Pentax Q has been on sales yesterday, this is the first Pentax Q user unboxing post on the Internet that I have come across:-

http://news.mapcamera.com/sittoku.php?itemid=11821
(in Japanese, English page here (Google-translated))



The body size is not as small as Pentax has been emphasizing..



Well, the kit prime lens is somehow small:-



But, I'm afraid that the sensor is even smaller!



That guy has purchased all the 3 toy lenses, too:-



The toy lenses are put side-by-side to a DA18-55WR lens:-



In addition, the new Q owner has posted five full size original samples. I am not convinced much with the colour rendition anyway, which looks somehow odd and unnatural. Three of which anyway:-



(ABOVE: First Picture: 8.5mm, f/4.5, ISO 125; Second Picture: 8.5mm, f/2.8, ISO 1600; Last: 8.5mm, f/3.2, ISO 125 - Click to Download/Enlarge)

Btw and after all, the prices of the Pentax Q and ktis/lenses are more expensive than all the other entry level ILDCs on the market. So, does it mean that the Q is not entry level and could provide more superior image quality and results? :-o ;-)


Related:-

Official On Sales Dates of the Pentax Q Kits, Lenses and Accessories

Leaked Pentax Marketing Q&As in the P-Q Pre-Release Press Conference

Heart of the Pentax Q - Sony IMX078CQK Imager

Highlights on the Q Specifications

What is your buying intention of the Pentax Q?

The Pentax Q Announced!

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pentax always seems to make something out of what others would consider nothing...the images look really good for such a small camera...hope it takes off
1 reply · active 706 weeks ago
The ISO noise performance is better than what I imagined, and so does the amount of details that are retained. However, on the other hand, the colour response and accuracy is worse than I thought, either do both the DR and exposure accuracy for the samples I have inspected so far.
The camera not as small as Pentax was emphasizing? Please :-)

I agree with you the first shot (landscape) doesn't look all that hot at all. The low night shot considering the light, ISO 1600 doesn't look horrible for a camera this class, but nevertheless is not ideal. Pentax still manages to keep the color though which is surprising.

The flower shot is ok but it could have been better exposed.

I find these other customer images much more compelling:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eries/6098303263/siz...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eries/6099765016/in/...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bastianlende/6097206...
1 reply · active 641 weeks ago
In looking through some of the above I was very impressed with
the shot of the pentax Q taken with the Sony DSC-TX10 which looks awesome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eries/6098303607/in/...
Did my comments get deleted or did I make a mistake?
2 replies · active 706 weeks ago
Your last comment has been treated as Spam by the server robot automatically since too "many" links are included in post.

Furthermore, there is no need to type html codes for URLs as links will be automatically converted by the server.
Thanks for the explanation. Didn't know that the server would convert automatically, thanks for letting me know, much appreciated.
The link for "current best Japanese street price of the Pentax Q" is not for the basic set with a body and a standard lens, but the double lenses set. You should link it to http://kakaku.com/item/K0000264432/, 62,458 JPY at present.
1 reply · active 706 weeks ago
Thanks for the notice. The error is corrected.
Given the target audience, I think Pentax would have captured some extra dollars by starting with an "exclusive" premium 5-lens bundle for a week or two. Better packaging would help, again given the audience. The box shown above isn't bad, but it still has an exposed cardboard edge up front.

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