11.30.2023

Mirrorless Pics: Red Squirrel with the Pentax Q-S1


Another local nature shot with the 06 Telephoto Zoom on the Pentax Q-S1. This one's 1/400th of a sec, wide open at f/2.8 at ISO 200. The in-body image stabilization ("SR" for "Shake Reduction" in Pentax-speak) worked dandily, which is unsurprising since Pentax was a pioneer in the field.

Wide open there's a bit of purple chromatic fringing around the edges, but it still delivers pretty sharp results in the center, especially considering the tiny size of the 1/1.7" 12MP sensor.

You can make out individual hairs on the squirrel quite easily. Not bad for a lens the size of a shot glass.

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