The firts image of the new Q10.
Digicaminfo posted the first images of the upcoming new Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera. It will be on sale for mid-October for arounf 35000 Yen (350 Euro or 420$). Available in Black or Silver.
The firts image of the new Q10.
Digicaminfo posted the first images of the upcoming new Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera. It will be on sale for mid-October for arounf 35000 Yen (350 Euro or 420$). Available in Black or Silver.
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Such a ridiculous camera. They should give it up. The whole Q system is pointless.
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pentax where are the full frame bodies?
Another body for stupid people. 😉
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One of the biggest photographic nonsense ever!!!
Pointless? Not at all. The Q system is great for street life. And it does way better than people like you think.
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Oh, sure, it’s nor perfect. No camera is. But I find the ergonomics are more photographer centric than many models not only in its class but even a bit higher.
What is the difference between first Q camera and Q10?
What happened to the designer stuff? At least, they could have made it quite unique….
The Q and K-01’s are different lines 🙂
I think I see an image sensor back there somewhere….
Needs to be less ugly or cheaper. :/ Cut it down to half that price and I would buy one for the proverbial shits and giggles.
there is still space for a larger sensor, let’s wait for Q20
Looks like you can pop this one out and click an APSc in place.
You have to admire them, they seem to have improved it.
But equally, you have to ask why?
Just bin it before wasting all those dollars.
After the the Sony NX100, what is the point of this?
Have you used both the RX100 and the Q? I have and prefer shooting with the Q. Like the Ricoh GRD, the Q is way more fun, and better for street photography.
The RX100 can’t change lenses, has no external flash option and in my opinion worse ergonomics. Not saying the RX100 is a bad camera because it’s not, but I don’t see the automatic win vs a Q proposition.
Remember also the Sony lens goes slow as you zoom in, so for some focal lengths doesn’t look as hot as one may imagine.
The sensor looks ridiculously tiny, hehe…
Pentax designers would they prey of some existential or metaphysical questioning, or perception disorder, or business leaders facetious or in midlife crisis, to leave us such horrors?
The way the sensor is implemented is quite strange. It look’s like they designed the body so the sensor could easily be replaced by another (bigger?) one. Am I just dreaming?
Nevermind, it’s exactly like on the old Pentax Q 🙁
You get it all wrong. It is not the sensor that is tiny, it is the camera that is huge. It is an APS-C chip you can see there.
Finally a camera you can operate with snow gloves on !
Keep in mind that the lenses are tiny too. If they used a similar sensor to the Sony rx100, then it will have superb IQ aside from noise at high ISO…
oh boy! they never gave up, – double face palm!
I love products that drive photo geeks crazy! And guess what: someone somewhere will do really fine work with this camera.
Judging by all the comments here the odds are that none of you own a Q nor have many of you even played with one. It is not dSLR, it is not an apsc mirrorless camera but that does not mean it doesn’t have merit and a place in camera land. I own one and love it. It’s with me at all times as well the fisheye lens. The build quality of the original Q is stellar and the controls are brilliantly laid out.
It is not in the same image quality league as the sony RX100 and thankfully it’s not in the same price bracket either. It does however have a standard hotshoe, excellent manual control and interchangeable lenses. The 5.5x crop factor means with a standard mount adapter my 50mm f/1.4 lens becomes a 275mm f/1.4 lens.
The “small” sensor also means tons of depth of field for macros. I won’t beat a dead horse here because those that ‘get’ the Q love it, those that don’t bash it.
I for one am extremely happy that they’re releasing a new body and at a decent price point. I take it as a reassuring sign that Pentax has not abandoned the mount and that some new autofocus lenses are in my future.
Haha Well argued, Brian 🙂
Just saw on photorumors a leaked 15-45 f/2.8 lens for the Q for $300 -wow!
Q10? Did they really just name it that?
Like coenzyme q10…
Like anti age lotions with q10…
I like the design of the original Q better. But the Q10 means that Pentax is going to continue the Q line which is great news as it will mean more lenses. Both the 8.5 1.9 and the 5-15 are extremely sharp lenses. Hoping for a proper tele and a wide angle prime.
People who haven’t used the Q would likely enjoy it. Like the Fuji X10 or Ricoh GRD, the Q is a “photographers camera” with a thoughtful interface/feature set.
Looking at all that empty space, it actually makes me wish they would use a square sensor in there. That might make this camera a lot more appealing for some.
for some reason i cannot hate the Q. i really dislike the sensor size, but still.
Oh god, dumb and dumberer, ugly and uglierer.