{"id":13149,"date":"2014-11-08T08:44:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T16:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=13149"},"modified":"2014-11-08T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T16:44:52","slug":"pentax-q7-and-02-zoom-tiny-yet-mighty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=13149","title":{"rendered":"Pentax Q7 and 02 Zoom tiny yet mighty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having bought one of the original Pentax Q cameras and having a few lenses for it, it\u00a0seemed like an easy decision to then pick up this camera combination when it was on sale.\u00a0 First let’s get the main caveat\u00a0of this camera out-of-the-way.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 While it isn’t much larger than a point and shoot camera its versatility leaves all others behind.\u00a0 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\u00a0those shot with the 5-15mm\u00a0kit lens (23-69mm\u00a0equivelent\u00a0in terms of 35mm film).\u00a0 The combination does have quite a bit of chromatic aberration as seen in the\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

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It’s small size means that I am more likely to take the camera along where\u00a0every I go and the versatility of it means that I rarely feel like I needed a better camera.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Using the Q7 reminds me to have fun and create images rather than obsess over the technical aspects.\u00a0 (Yes those first two images are meant to look grainy and pictorial)<\/p>\n\n\t\t