Continually updated: Pentax Q mirrorless camera announced!
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Hot details
It uses a 12 MP Sony 1:2.33 inch backlit sensor. Reminder: An APS-C mirrorlress camera will come in autumn!
External Viewfinder Available Separately.
Price 700 Euro with the 47mm lens.
28-83mm equivalent f/2.8-4.5 lens will, cost $299 and offer a built-in ND filter and lens shutter.
There wil be five lenses (Photographyblog).
Previews and Reviews
Imaging Resource
Hands-on at Dpreview.
Image samples
First studio image samples at Imaging Resource.
Video
Hands-on video on Engadget.
Links to Press release
Akihabara
Engadget
Photoradar
Photographyblog
Photographybay
TheOnlinePhotographer
Quesabesde (spanish)
Colorfoto (german)
CNET (too little, too late and too much?)
Amateur Photographer
Photoclubalpha
PCworld
Focus Numerique (french).
Specifications
12 Megapixel
1:2.33 inch sensor
Records 1080p video
5fps
JPEG and RAW
1/2000 to 30 Second Shutter Speeds
HDR Capture
In body IS
Built-In Popup Flash
3 inch LCD screen
HDMi port and SD, SDHC, and SDXC Memorey Cards
Bokeh Control Filter and Smart Effects Mode
Poll
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Sahaja
2 years ago |What’s wrong with a “toy” camera or “fun” camera? – anyhow many top end DSLR’s end up being used as expensive adult toys.
chris
2 years ago |well thats a good argument..
i would guess that at least 50% of the people who own expensive dslr cameras cant really use their potential.
El Aura
2 years ago |There is nothing wrong with a ‘toy’ camera, there is just something wrong when the ‘toy’ camera costs 50% more than the ‘real’ camera.
Hards80
2 years ago |nothing necessarily wrong with a small sensor camera with interchangeable lenses.
but the price is way off.
dac38
2 years ago |Really Pentax ? 800$ ?
shanti
2 years ago |Maybe as a web only camera this will be ok,and many pics are just used on the web anyway..so there is a market…
maybe price was in yen not Euro!!!! then its cheap….
pentaxq.com
2 years ago |PentaxQ-club http://www.pentaxq.com started in few days
bedo
2 years ago |also think of selling at that price? mmm …. very difficult in this market! view the poll!