Fun with the Pentax Q

[kdemas]

Everyone else has a "Fun with..." thread so I thought I'd start one for this beautifully built, fun and quirky little picture taking machine.

To start here are a few from today's jaunt to a local Art and Wine Festival..

 

[vrgard]

Nice shots taken with a nice, surprisingly good, little camera.

 

[kshapero]

Nice black and whites

 

[kdemas]

This little one thought the camera was just her size 😉

 

[kdemas]

A weak AA filter makes it pretty darn sharp.

 

[vrgard]

This little one thought the camera was just her size 😉

My favorite of this set. Nice shot Kent.

 

[kdemas]

My favorite of this set. Nice shot Kent.

Thanks Randy!

 

[kdemas]

I'm going to keep this thread alive if it kills me 😉

 

[funkydog]

Nice. What lenses did you use? I see Bolex Yvar and Kern Switar lenses for 8mm cameras on the 'bay and wonder how those will work on the Q.

 

[Pixelsmithy]

You need Bolex 16mm lenses (not 8mm) to cover the image circle ( and, I believe a D-mount adapter ) but yes, they are supposed to be quite good.

I hope to join you in keeping the thread alive, kdemas, as my used Q kit arrives on Monday. 🙂

 

[Pioneer]

Same here, I expect my Q by the end of next week. A truly amazing little camera.

 

[funkydog]

You need Bolex 16mm lenses (not 8mm) to cover the image circle ( and, I believe a D-mount adapter )

Hmm.. I'd have thought that 16mm movie camera lenses have enough coverage for M4/3 (2x crop factor) and 8mm lenses are ok for the Q (5.5x crop factor).

 

[sevo]

Hmm.. I'd have thought that 16mm movie camera lenses have enough coverage for M4/3 (2x crop factor) and 8mm lenses are ok for the Q (5.5x crop factor).

The frame size of MFT is 13x17.3mm (the size of 110, by the way), the Q image size is 6.17x4.55mm.

16mm is a mere 7.4x10mm, 8mm is only 3.6x4.9mm, Super/Single 8 had 4.2x5.7mm (however interchangeable mount Super 8 cameras all had the same C mount as 16mm, and no S8 only primes seem to exist - but a few Schneider and Angenieux zooms have been made in dedicated S8 versions).

 

[kshapero]

Fun with Q

 

[kdemas]

Here's one from my Decisive Challenge outing.

 

[Alfasud]

"Q" is great

"Q" is great

I have posted these elsewhere, but think they belong on this thread.

 

[sisser]

Q video is also fun.

http://youtu.be/nXNx6yndR7U

100%

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[kshapero]

Having fun with the Q today: