Pentax Q Compact Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Camera

Pentax Q Mirrorless Camera

Pentax Q Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless Camera Pentax is the latest company to get on the band wagon of petite interchangeable lens cameras (MILC) while they introduce the Q. Encompassing a 1/2.3 inch CMOS image sensor, the Q’s debut comes with a selection of five lenses: 02 27.5mm to 83mm standard zoom, 03 Fish-Eye Lens, 04 35mm wide Toy and 05 100mm Toy Lens Telephoto to pay tribute to its retro-type design.

Making itself as the smallest interchangeable camera in the world, the Q will shoot in RAW and JPEG, includes a number of easy to use creative modes, and capture video at 1080p. U.S. shipping is set for fall of 2011 with pricing around $800 USD, including a 49mm (a 35mm equivalent) optical lens.

The Pentax is a first for digital camera makers: a compact small-sensor digital featuring exchangeable lenses. It's early in the game, but I think the new Pentax Q might end up giving the enthusiast compact digital cameras such as the G12 plus those compact interchangeable cameras a ride for the price, if it's not too tiny in size for most photographers.

Exchangeable lenses that are light weight and compact. Very compact size that's comfortable to take with you anywhere. Still maintains physical on camera controls where other camera makers creating smaller cameras have chosen other solutions.

Price and Availability: At first, the PENTAX Q camera system will begin shipping in Japan. Projected shipping date to the U.S. is early in the Fall of 2011 and priced about$800 including a standard lens kit.

The sensor makes a cripple out of the system. You could get the Canon G12 or some other digital compact camera with a similar size sensor. Particularly as the kit (including a 50mm equivalent lens) will be priced around $800 when it arrives in the fall. I’d say you'd be way ahead buying a Micro Four Thirds camera system, allowing you can choose from many body shapes and sizes, starting in the identical price range.

Tiny buttons and tiny size might prove too difficult for some to use. Image quality is likely to fall behind other CSC digital cameras, especially poor light shots. Because the fixed aperture lenses, people are already starting to call the Pentax Q a Digital Diana