(Above: Pentax Q with DFA 100/2.8)
The Q is so unbalanced, when a K-mount lens is mounted. The above is an 135 equivalent 560mm F2.8 Super Tele Macro lens which has a highest effective magnification of 5.6:1, i.e., in 5.6X! Wow, what a Super Fast Super Telephoto and Macro lenses two-in-one it is!
As for that hot-shoe mount Optical Viewfinder as shown also, it is a cheap Chinese made one with an equivalent 135 angle-of-view of 45mm in 100%. So, it matches very well with the 01 prime lens and is very useful under the bright sun. Btw, it costs me only $19 in total with shipping, which is only about 1/10th cost of the original brand model which is to be purchased locally but yet is very difficult to find. And more importantly, that OVF is much smaller in size, otherwise it will be somehow unbalanced and mismatched again! ;-p
Update (1-2): One more gear photo of mine, with a Pentax SMC A 50/2 lens (135 equivalent to a 280mm F2 lens with the Q):-
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Tuesday, January 01, 2013
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The Unbalanced Q - Part 2 (with a K-mount Lens)
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joejoe · 637 weeks ago
can you share a link for that viewfinder? i need one :x
thanx!
and happy new year ^^
RiceHigh 110p · 637 weeks ago
The 40mm version is specified as with 40mm 135 equivalent field-of-view with 90% coverage, that means that it is at 40 / 0.9 = 44.4mm field-of-view in 100%, that matches very well with the Q with the 01 prime lens. For far-away objects (say, beyond 3 metres), the parallax error is minimal. Don't use the OVF for shooting close objects, though. Or, you will be regretted! :-(
As for that 28mm model, it can be used with the 02 standard zoom when it is zoomed to near the widest.
As a final tip, if you want to buy at the Chinese Taobao, you should also register the Chinese Alipay (same thing as the PayPal), of which can be recharged via Visa or Master credit card which has registered the secure payment service and method. The procedures are a bit complicated, though. And you do need to know reading Chinese. Moreover, I don't know if those Chinese merchants at Taobao are willing to ship overseas or not, I am unsure..
joejoe · 637 weeks ago
:D
RiceHigh 110p · 637 weeks ago
Adam · 637 weeks ago
:) :)
RiceHigh 110p · 637 weeks ago
jual kacamata · 550 weeks ago