I think "good enough" IQ is a reasonable goal for many cameras. We on this list are not representative on this issue. There was always the feeling that APS-C was a stepping stone to the ultimate FF cameras, but in reality APS-C is the new standard and FF is what medium format used to be. Smaller cameras like the CSCs have already gotten a reasonable chunk of market share mostly because they are smaller. My wife has an Optio with the same sensor as the Q and I'm often amazed at how good the IQ can be. There is clearly a market for the finely made pocket camera and the Q will always have the size advantage, which may be nearly as important as IQ for some.
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Jaume Lahuerta <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > ----- Mensaje original ----- >> De: Carlos R. <[email protected]> >> Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> CC: >> Enviado: miércoles 13 de julio de 2011 0:08 >> Asunto: Re: Pentax Q preview >> >> El 12/07/2011 23:59, Jaume Lahuerta escribió: >>> Thanks Carlos, >>> >>> The body feel and ergonomics surpassed their expectations, but they are >> worried about the image quality that it will be able to achieve... >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jaume >>> >> >> Only time will tell, Jaume. You can't expect APS-C sensor quality, but >> sensors have been getting better all the time (see the K-5, when many >> people thought APS-C DSLRs couldn't improve their IQ), so I think it >> will better than many people think know. >> >> Carlos >> > > > > Sure Carlos, > > The problem is that sensor IQ > evolve regardless of its size, so current small sensor IQ can be similar to > older bigger sensor IQ, but it will always be worse than the current > bigger ones. And I am afraid that this will be the comparison...even if the > results are decent enough for many purposes, and I am sure they will. > > > Regards, > Jaume > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
