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    New Year's resolution: I give up!

    Totally agree. I was made redundant from work a year and a half ago and aside from owning a 20 year old campervan that eats money, I have far less income than previously. Lots of gear I'd love to have but no longer possible. So am concentrating on what I have and trying to improve my technique...
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    Micro 4/3 EPL1 vs. the Stylus 1-- A unscientific comparison

    For me the choice would be down to whether you want a camera which is a complete " package " as in a non-detachable lens like the Stylus, or a system like your current E-PL1 with separate lenses. If you already have several lenses , why not consider an upgrade to the E-PL1 body ?
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    New Year's resolution: I give up!

    Liking this topic. 2014 will be a no-spend year for me. Not only for photo gear but in other areas. Partly due to now being un-employed and with far less money to waste, but I ask myself- why do I want/need more gear ? I need to use what I already have.
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    Pentax The Pentax Q - a real World user review

    Really enjoying your thread and continuing to learn about my Q . Definitely under-rated system .... the only thing for me that is " missing" is a detachable electronic viewfinder like the VF-2 on the Oly. For me and my eyes I would find it nigh onto impossible to get any sharp focus with the LCD...
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    My thoughts on Focus accuracy.....( manual as opposed to AF )

    Not sure if this is on the " correct " forum as it's an opinion... Over the course of the past 10 years or so I've enjoyed using my older lenses on digital- started with Tamron Adaptall on the KM 5D DSLR and continuing with many more on the Olympus micro-four thirds bodies. For me the...
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    This guy produces wonderful snowflake photos with . . .

    Been following Alexy on Flickr for a few years now- amazing images .
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    Mooo !!!!

    kept a close eye on these guys during a walk this morning ! taken with the Pentax Q , f1.9 prime, and bold monochrome art filter- not sharp but effective in b and w :)
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    The Desperadoes

    Brilliant image !!
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    If you could spend a day with any photographer, past or present, who would it be and why?

    that's more than one !! I'd have put Ansel Adams as well as Julia Margaret Cameron ;)
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    camera regained?

    ditto on the never having sold a camera ;) I also go back to older cameras in my collection and re-discover their quirks/nice-ities.
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    What's Your "Grab and Go" Camera?

    Right now it's my Pentax Q plus f1.9 prime, as it's such a tiny package and I'm having a lot of fun experimenting with the digital/art filters.
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    Pentax Lovin my Pentax Q and adapted Canon Cine lenses...

    These lenses look great on the Q. I've just bought my first C-Mount a Fujian but am looking at more :)
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    Hiding EXIF info - so irritated!

    I don't hide mine but then I use a lot of old glass/manual focus so the only exif data on Flickr is/are the camera settings and not the lens- which I usually write on the description anyway. It can be annoying when peeps hide theirs as I get a lot of ideas/inspiration from other people's images...
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    Pentax Loving my Pentax Q !

    Not invested in adapters yet as I use my E-PL1 and E-P3 for manual focus with the electronic viewfinder. But so far I agree the results are better than I was expecting especially with the fast prime. Cath In Memoriam: Tinker's Mum
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