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Sample Shots

Lens tests

Pentax Q

3.2mm f5.6 Fisheye (35mm equivalent: 17mm)
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Pentax Q

8.5mm f1.9 Standard Prime (35mm equivalent: 47mm)
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Pentax Q

18mm f8 Toy telephoto (35mm equivalent: 100mm)
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Pentax Q

Wide angle: Standard 5-15mm f2.8-4.5 zoom (35mm equivalent: 27.5-83mm)
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Pentax Q

Telephoto: Standard 5-15mm f2.8-4.5 zoom (35mm equivalent: 27.5-83mm)
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Pentax Q interchangeable-lens compact system camera

8.5mm Standard Prime - a little bokeh at f1.9

In-camera tonal effects

Pentax Q

Bleach Bypass

Pentax Q

Radiant

Pentax Q

Reversal Film

Pentax Q

Cross Processing

Pentax Q

Vibrant

ISO tests

Pentax Q

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Bokeh?

Can I just pedantically point out the misunderstanding of the term 'bokeh' in the article, as misused by ignorant forum commenters everywhere but, ideally, not in proper reviews themselves.

It's a horrible-looking work, but 'bokeh' refers to the visual *quality* of the out of focus areas - ie. the shape of the artefacts, the smoothness or otherwise of the effect. It's not the fact in itself that a low depth of field has been used to produce these de-focussed areas.

You can't say "The aperture opens wide enough to allow some degree of bokeh" because it's like saying it "allows some degree of nice". You mean it allows a shallow depth of field, or background de-focussing or whatever. You can then go on to discuss the quality of the bokeh if you like :)

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Err - Am I the only one

who thinks those sample images look pretty terrible? I wouldn't give you £40 for a camera that captures images like that, never mind £400. Interchangeable lenses is a nice gimmick, but if the body has such a tiny and slow sensor as those shots seem to indicate you might as well just by a pocketful of glass beads and a standard cheap compact.

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Thank you for not making me act on my own pedantic urges. I strongly agree with you, good sir.

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