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Hi Geoff,Thanks!This is still a work in progress. As I get more accustomed to this combo, I hope to get even better results by working out some kinks in the configuration and workflow.Scott

hi eenymac,Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.Welcome to the Q club! I think that you'll find experimenting with K lenses pretty enlightening -- it really opens up a whole new world...

Hi Ron, Thanks!There's at least one Quser on the PF Q forum that has a Bigma, and with it getting warmer, we'll probably see some more from this combo which should be interesting.Scott

Hi Paul,Thanks!It's hard to give up AF for birding, so the K-5 (now a IIs) will remain my main bird shooter. The Q won't replace it, but will extend past the DSLR system's capabilities when this is...

Hi All,A lot of people seem to assume that the Q will need premium (* class or equal) lenses do well, and that they would need to be faster than f4 to prevent some disastrous diffraction effect. I...

Hi ChibitulSmeche,I don't know if any tripod is really "overkill" when used with the Q in "super tele" mode since the FL Eqs can get pretty extreme with medium to long SLR tele lenses, but I've...

Hi Steve,Your results are similar to what I've found to be the case. This is a good illustration of why we should actually try stopping lenses down instead of just assuming that smaller apertures...

Hi Steve,It might seem unlikely, but I've found that my premium 300mm primes (FA* 300 f4.5 and Canon FD 300 f4 L converted to K mount) are not my best alternatives for handheld shots adapted to the...

Hi RStyga,DPR has pretty much dismissed the Q which is, IMO indicative of the scope of their vision, but to be fair, they do have a sample...

Hi Ron,Good find!!!Thanks.Scott

Hi Mike,I think you have to be careful when evaluating other people's preferences and results when they're shooting at super tele FL EQs with the Q. We're talking about pushing way past even...

Hi Ron,That's just silly  . . . I want one!!! :-)Scott

Been there, done that!! :-)I took the leather thingy off of the LH split ring and use a different colored grip strap so it won't happen again.Scott

Hi Matt,I had a WTF moment like this, then looked at the aperture ring -- to find I had accidentally rotated it to about 7 on the scale. . .This kind of thing happens to me a lot. . . Last spring...

Hi dwm2020,It's not documented nor intuitive, but to use a non-P-TTL flash on the Q, you have to go to the flash menu and turn the flash "off". With Q system lenses, this should work, especially...

Hi Wang Hung, You have two options programming the AEL-AF button that could work. (pg 167 of the manual)The easiest would be to choose the "enable af 2" where  AF is only activated when pressing...

Hi Ed,I only shot at 300mm in this instance. I was testing to see if Peaking and SR would make the difference and seeing what kind of a baseline I could establish for what I might expect at 300mm...

To anyone interested :I've been a Q owner since right after introduction, and wanted the Q to experiment with for its potential to extend my K mount lens' reach. For quite a while after getting...

Hi Francis,I assume that you want to turn Shake Reduction (SR) off and back on again.The easiest way to do this is to use the Info Screen. Press the Info button once, then the left button of the...

Hi Daryl,I've been using 2 Wasabis from an Amazon source and 1 Pearstone from B&H for close to a year, and so far, I can't tell any difference from the Pentax OEMs. Time will tell re: longevity,...