Pentax Q7 and 02 Zoom tiny yet mighty
Having bought one of the original Pentax Q cameras and having a few lenses for it, it seemed like an easy decision to then pick up this camera combination when it was on sale. First let’s get the main caveat of this camera out-of-the-way. Yes it has a tiny little sensor but if that is the only thing you go by your missing out on a fantastic little camera that does an admiral job of creating images. While it isn’t much larger than a point and shoot camera its versatility leaves all others behind. I have a selection of lenses from fish eye to adapted lenses equivalent to 500mm and beyond but for this post I’ve limited the images to those shot with the 5-15mm kit lens (23-69mm equivelent in terms of 35mm film). The combination does have quite a bit of chromatic aberration as seen in the 200% RAW detail at the top left but with a quick one click adjustment in Lightroom it can be somewhat mitigated as seen on the bottom right.
It’s small size means that I am more likely to take the camera along where every I go and the versatility of it means that I rarely feel like I needed a better camera. There is even more to this little beast that I’m not touching on but as a straight forward photography tool it packs a ton into its tiny little package. The pictures that follow are a mix of images straight out of the camera and some edited to be more in line with what I intended. Using the Q7 reminds me to have fun and create images rather than obsess over the technical aspects. (Yes those first two images are meant to look grainy and pictorial)
And finally if you click on the image bellow a full resolution image will open that I think demonstrates how much this camera and lens can resolve. It exceeds what I have been able to achieve with 35mm negative film in resolving power and rivals my older DSLR which is quite a feat.
