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Originally Posted: November 1, 2011
Last Updated: November 1, 2011
The Pentax Q (priced from $799) is the world's smallest interchangeable lens camera -- by far. Just how small is it? Look at this:
The Pentax Q versus the Canon PowerShot ELPH 510 HS
Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you: the Pentax Q is actually smaller than this compact Canon ELPH! How did Pentax manage to make such a small interchangeable lens camera? The secret is in the sensor: the Q's sensor is exactly the same size as what you'll find on the ELPH in the above photo: just 1/2.3". That makes it significantly smaller than APS-C, Four Thirds, and even Nikon's new 1-System cameras. We'll see later in the review if the Q produces photo quality that's closer to a compact camera, or an interchangeable lens camera. Naturally, the Q also uses a new lens system (not surprisingly called Q-mount), and there are currently five lenses on the market (more on that below).
Other features on the Q include sensor-shift image stabilization, a 3-inch LCD, manual controls, lots of special effects and filters, 5 fps continuous shooting, and Full HD video recording. There are plenty of other features, as well, which I'll tell you about as the review goes on.
And with that in mind, let's begin our look at the Pentax Q!
What's in the Box?
The Pentax Q is available in two kits, with your choice of a black or white body (so that's four configurations in total). You can get the camera and its standard prime, 8.5mm lens (equivalent to 47mm) for $799, or get that plus the standard zoom, 5 - 15 mm (lens 27.5 - 83.0 mm equivalent) for $1049. Here's what you'll find in the box for both of those:
- The 12.4 effective Megapixel Pentax Q camera body
- F1.9, 8.5mm (47mm equiv.) standard prime lens
- F2.8-4.5, 5 - 15 mm (27.5 - 83.0 mm equiv.) standard zoom lens [dual lens kit only]
- D-LI68 lithium-ion battery
- Battery charger
- Body cap
- Shoulder strap
- USB cable
- CD-ROM featuring SilkyPix Developer Studio for Pentax
- 251 page camera manual (printed)
The Q with its entire lens collection
There are currently five lenses available for the Q-mount, and you can get up to two of them in the box with the camera. These lenses are the definition tiny, though build quality is mixed. The bundled lenses are of decent quality, while the optional fisheye and toy lenses feel like plastic toys (though I think that's the point, at least for the toy lenses). All of these lenses support image stabilization, since it's built right into the camera body. The table below tells you a bit more about the five lenses and their various quirks:
So those are the first five Q-mount lenses. While I'd like to think that Pentax has more lenses in the pipeline, they produced any kind of road map yet. All of these lenses have a much larger crop factor than you're probably used to seeing on an interchangeable lens camera: 5.5X. I found that the standard prime is a bit too telephoto for my taste, though portrait photographers may disagree. I found myself using the standard zoom lens a lot more often due to its more useful focal range. Both of the standard lenses have mechanical shutters, in addition to the electronic one on the camera. Lenses 03 through 05 are manual focus only, and they have focus rings on the lens (albeit not very precise ones) to help you adjust the focus distance. They are also fixed aperture, and the camera will operate in Av mode regardless of what the mode dial says.
I admit that I've done almost zero "toy photography" before I got the Pentax Q. Despite their flimsy build quality, the two toys lenses produced better quality photos than I was expecting. If you add the Q's Smart Effects into the mix, you can come up with some pretty crazy looking photos.
Interchangeable lens cameras (which include D-SLRs) never come with memory cards, so if you don't have one already, you'll need to pick one up. The Q supports SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards, and I'd recommend a 4GB card for most folks. If you think you'll be taking a lot of Full HD movies, then an 8GB or 16GB card may be a smart purchase. Pentax recommends a high speed card (presumably Class 6 or better) for best camera performance.
The Q uses the D-LI68 lithium-ion battery for power. This batter packs just 3.4 Wh of energy, so that doesn't bode well for battery life. Let's see what kind of numbers the Q puts out:
As you can see, the Q's battery life is tied for the worst in this group of compact interchangeable lens cameras. Thus, I'd highly recommend picking up a spare battery, which will set you back around $38.
When it's time to charge the battery, just pop it into the included charger. It takes about 115 minutes to fully charge the D-LI68, which isn't too bad. The charger does not plug directly into the wall -- you must use a power cable.
The Q with standard prime lens and optional optical viewfinder
There are plenty of accessories available for the Pentax Q. Here are some of the highlights:
So there you have the most exciting extras that you can buy for the Pentax Q. Some of them may be hard to actually find in stores (or online), so you've been warned.
Pentax includes SilkyPix Developer Studio 3.0 with the Q. This software suite is included with cameras made by several other manufacturers (such as Panasonic), and while it's powerful, the interface and poorly translated menus make it a bit hard to use. You can also use Adobe Photoshop to edit the Q's RAW files, as long as you have version 6.5 of the Camera Raw plug-in.
Oh, and in case you don't know: RAW files contain unprocessed image data straight from the camera's sensor. This allows you to adjust things like white balance, sharpness, color, noise reduction, and more -- all without degrading the quality of the image. The downsides are larger file sizes, slower processing speeds, and the need to post-process every photo on your computer before you can share them.
In many ways, Pentax is an "old school" camera manufacturer -- and I'm not just talking about their antiquated menu system. While other camera companies have mostly moved to "digital" camera manuals, Pentax stills gives you a thick, printed manual in the box with the Q. On top of that, it's actually pretty good, with lots of detail and a large typeface. Documentation for SilkyPix is installed onto your computer, and it's not nearly as good as what Pentax supplies.
Design & Features
As you've seen, the Pentax Q is a very small mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The camera has a magnesium alloy frame, and it feels very solid in the hand. I'm probably going to get raked over the coals for this comment, but I feel that the Q is actually too small. While it's fairly easy to hold, thanks to a small rubberized grip, your fingers end up resting on buttons and sit dangerously close to the various dials on the camera. In addition, most of the buttons are miniscule -- especially on the four-way controller -- making it easy to accidentally press the wrong thing. The playback button is located on the top of the camera, next to the hot shoe -- I wish its position was swapped with the "green button" instead. The bottom line here is "try before you buy".
Image courtesy of Pentax
As you can see, the Pentax Q is available in black and white.
Now let's see how the Q compares to other mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras in its class in terms of size and weight:
The Q is the smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera in the world, though the Sony NEX-C3 isn't that far behind. The gap between the Pentax and Sony cameras widen as soon as you attach a lens, as the NEX's lenses are gigantic by comparison. The Q is really the only true pocket ILC, even with a lens attached!
Let's take a quick tour around the Q's body now. Use the tabs to see the camera from various angles.
I'm sure you're probably staring at that crazy flash right now, but let's save that for later. The first thing to talk about is the camera's 12.4 Megapixel, back-illuminated CMOS sensor. This sensor, developed exclusively for the Q, is the same size as what you'll find on most compact cameras, and is tiny in comparison to Four Thirds and APS-C. This chart gives you an idea of how the various sensor sizes compare -- the Q's would be somewhere in-between 1/2.5" and 1/1.8". We'll see if the Q is capable of producing better quality photos than your typical compact later in the review.
The sensor is mounted on a movable plate, which is part of the camera's image stabilization system. When the camera detects shake, the sensor is shifted to counter for it. Do note that you can't use sensor-shift IS in movie mode -- an electronic system is available, though.
With its sensor exposed to the elements, dust may be a concern to potential buyers of the Q (or any interchangeable lens camera, for that matter). As with most of its competitors, the Q will "shake" dust off of the sensor when the camera is turned on or off, so this problem should be minimized.
The lens mount here is the new Q-mount, which is as amazingly small as the rest of the camera. Lenses you attach will have a hefty 5.5X crop factor, due to the small sensor size. Remember that only the "standard" lenses (01 and 02) will support autofocus. To release a lens, simply press the button to the lower-left of the mount.
Now, about that flash. It can be in the normal "down" position (see the photo of the available camera colors for an example), and it can also pop up and away from the body, to prevent shadows from the lens, and to reduce the risk of redeye. While the mechanism is clever, I have to wonder how it'll hold up over the long term.
What about that dial? The Quick Dial can be customized to handle various camera functions, including Smart Effect (the default), Custom Image, Digital Filter, and aspect ratio. I'll tell you more about those later in the features section.
The other items of note here include the AF-assist lamp, receiver for an optional wireless remote, and the stereo microphones (bottom).
The main event here is the Q's 3-inch, 460,000 pixel LCD display. As you'd expect, the screen is quite sharp with that resolution. Outdoor visibility was about average, and in low light, the scene brightens up nicely, so you can still see what you're looking at.
Pretty much everything else here are buttons, most of which are self-explanatory. By default, that green button resets whatever value you're adjusting, but it can also be used for a DOF preview, one-push RAW+JPEG access, and a few more things.
The items on the four-way controller are only accessible here, as they're not in the menu. I'll go into a little more detail later about some of those in a bit.
The info button brings up a shortcut menu, which lets you quickly adjust fourteen less commonly used camera settings. Do note that you lose the live view when this menu is displayed -- just press Info again and it will return.
On the top of the camera is the manual release for the flash, the hot shoe, a pair of dials, three more buttons, and the speaker.
The hot shoe will work best with Pentax's flash, as they'll sync with the camera's metering system. One thing that the Q cannot do is control external flashes wirelessly. If you're using a third party flash, you will likely need to adjust the exposure on both it and the camera manually. The Q can sync as fast as 1/250 sec with an external flash.
The black dial at the bottom-right of the photo is used for adjusting settings, and for playback zoom. Above that is the mode dial, and I'll explore the various options found there after the tour. Just left of those is the shutter release button, which is on the small side.
Just left of the power button is the Q's speaker.
Now here's something you don't every day (or any day): a battery compartment on the side of a camera! The Q's D-LI68 battery goes right in that slot, though extracting the battery can take a bit of work.
On the opposite side of the Q is its memory card slot. Why can't all manufacturers put it on the side, instead of on the bottom? The doors over both of these compartments are of average quality.
While Pentax put the battery and memory card compartments on the sides of the camera, they put the I/O ports on the bottom. Under that rubber flap you'll find HDMI and USB + A/V ports. Be sure to seal that flap well, otherwise the camera may not sit flat.
The only other thing to see here is the metal tripod mount, located right in the middle of the body.
The "view" in live view, complete with histogram
We're going to talk about camera features now, and the one I want to start with is live view mode on the Q. You get a live preview of exposure and white balance, reasonably fast autofocus, face detection, a live histogram, and three types of grid lines. When manually focusing (which you'll do with three of the five Q-mount lenses), the frame can be enlarged, to ensure proper focus. In other words, the Q performs just like the point-and-shoot camera you may be used to.
Now, let's talk about what you'll find on the camera's mode dial:
If you want to use the Q as a point-and-shoot camera, just set the mode dial to the Auto Picture mode. If you want scene modes, the camera has plenty of them, including two HDR modes. I'll tell you more about HDR in a moment.
The Q has full manual exposure controls as well, covering shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. Speaking of ISO, you can select a fixed value (125 - 6400) or a range that you want the camera to use (e.g. 125 - 800). The only way to adjust the ISO sensitivity is via the four-way controller on the back of the camera.
Fine-tuning white balance
Speaking of controls only accessible via the four-way controller: let's talk about white balance. The Q has the usual presets, as well as the ability to use a white or gray card for accurate color in unusual lighting. There's also a Color Temperature Enhancement feature which will "keep and strengthen the color tone of the light source in the image". That said, you can't actually set the color temperature yourself on the Q, nor can you bracket for white balance. You can fine-tune WB, however, in the green-magenta and/or amber-blue direction (see screenshot).
The third and final "four-way controller only" feature is the drive menu, which holds the self-timer, continuous shooting, and bracketing options. I'll save the continuous shooting discussion for the next page of this review, but I do want to mention bracketing now. This feature will take three shots in a row, each at a different exposure. You can select how large of an interval there is between each shot in the menu. Exposure is the only thing you can bracket for on the Pentax Q.
Here's where you assign functions to the Quick Dial on the front of the camera. In this case, you're picking which of the Smart Effects you want easy access to.
The Q's Smart Effect feature is only available via the Quick Dial on the front of the camera. There are nine Smart Effects available on the Q (plus three custom slots for your own creations), and you can assign four of your favorites to the Quick Dial. Here's the full list of Smart Effects:
- Brilliant Color
- Unicolor Bold
- Vintage Color
- Cross Processing
- Warm Fade
- Tone Expansion
- Bold Monochrome
- Water Color
- Vibrant Color Enhance
I'll let you experience those for yourself!
Another neat trick the camera can do is save a RAW image at any time -- even if you have the image quality set to JPEG. After you take a photo, you have a few seconds to press the exposure compensation button, which will save a RAW copy of the photo you just took. I'm pretty sure that this feature is exclusive to Pentax cameras.
I've avoided discussing important menu options for quite a well, but I can't escape it any longer. Before I tell you about these features, I should tell you that the Q's menu system has the appearance of Pentax cameras from ten years ago. That said, they're easy enough to navigate. Okay, let's hit up those features now!
- Custom Image: each picture style contains settings for saturation, hue, high/low key, contrast, and sharpness, each of which can be fine-tuned; in addition to the usual suspects like bright, portrait, and landscape, there are several old-school film styles like bleach bypass, reversal film, and cross processing
- Digital Filter: Pentax has long had this feature, so it's not surprising that it's on the Q, as well. Some examples of the filters here include toy camera, HDR, extract color, water color, and fisheye
- Aspect ratio: choose from the native 4:3, as well a 16:9, 3:2, and 1:1
- File format: choose from JPEG, RAW, or RAW+JPEG; Pentax uses Adobe's DNG format on the Q; a RAW image is approximately 22.2 MB, while a three-star JPEG will take up 3.6 MB on your memory card
- Autofocus method: choose from face detection, subject tracking, 25-point select (choose 1, 3, 5, 9, or 25 points), select (choose even more points, and spot
- ND filter: reduces the amount of light coming through the lens, which allows you to use slower shutter speeds or larger apertures than you normally could
- HDR capture: combines three photos, each taken at a different exposure, into a single image with improved contrast; choose from Auto, HDR 1, or HDR 2
- Multi-exposure: combine up to nine exposures into a single image
- Interval (time-lapse) shooting: take photos at a set interval; you can start right away, or at a later time; use of the optional AC adapter is strongly recommended
- D-range setting: restore highlight and/or shadow detail; see examples below
- Distortion correction: on by default, this reduces lens distortion; check out the distortion test photo later in the review
- Quick Dial: here's where you customize what this dial does; you can assign different Smart Effects, Custom Image styles, Digital Filters, and aspect ratios to the various spots on the dial
- Green button: define what this button does, such as reset settings, quickly switch to RAW or RAW+JPEG, get a DOF preview, lock the AE or activate the AF system
The two features I want to describe in more detail are all related to contrast: HDR and D-range Setting. I'm going to start with HDR, which combines three exposures (each with a different exposure) into a single photo, with dramatically improved contrast. There are three HDR modes to choose from: Auto, HDR 1, and HDR 2. HDR 1 is a stronger version of Auto (you'll get even better contrast), while HDR 2 has the over-the-top contrast and color that can also be achieved using this technique. Below is an example of how the Auto HDR feature can improve contrast in our purple fringing tunnel shot:
|Default settings
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|HDR Auto
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As you can see, the HDR feature dramatically reduces the highlight clipping on the left side of the photo. The image does get a lot darker, though, so that's the trade-off. You should be able to take the HDR sequence without using a tripod -- at least in good lighting.
The other feature is known as D-Range Setting. Here you can preserve highlights, shadows, or both. By default, both of these are set to "auto", but you can turn them "on" as well, which improves things a bit. Let's compare them all, shall we?
|Highlight corr: auto
Shadow corr: auto
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|Highlight corr: on
Shadow corr: auto
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|Highlight corr: auto
Shadow corr: on
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On some occasions (or if you have the ISO fixed to 125), the two auto D-Range settings just won't do it for you. The examples above show you what happens what you set the highlight and shadow correction settings from "auto" to on". As you can see, both make a difference. While I didn't show it here (oops), you can set both of those settings to "on", if you wish. Do note that the ISO will be boosted to 250 when this feature is on. If you have the ISO fixed at 125, the auto mode won't do anything, since boosting the ISO is required for this feature to work.
There are a few custom settings worth a mention. They include:
- Shake reduction options: you can have shake reduction when you're composing a shot, though it's at the expense of battery life
- AWB in tungsten light: whether camera keeps a warm tone when shooting in tungsten light with auto white balance, or applies strong correction
- Electronic shutter: whether the camera will use the electronic shutter with lenses with mechanical shutters (applies only to lenses 01 and 02); turning this on will reduce the noise produced by the camera while taking a photo
Moving on to movies, now -- the Pentax Q can record Full HD video at 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) with monaural sound. You can record until the file size reaches 4GB, or the recording time reaches 25 minutes. Two lower resolutions are available -- 1280 x 720 and 640 x 480 -- both at 30 fps.
Unlike most cameras, you can't take movies in every shooting mode -- you first have to set the mode dial to the movie position. Once there, you can go all automatic, or choose to adjust the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity. The Q cannot focus continuously while recording a movie. You can't use the optical image stabilizer, either. There's a digital version available that works "okay" -- I think the real thing would do better.
One other thing the Q can do in the movie department is create a time-lapse video. As with stills, you can set the start time and interval between shots, and the camera will do the rest. Instead of saving a ton of images, you'll get a video.
Here's a sample movie for you, taken at the 1080/30p setting. Notice how the sound doesn't kick in for a second, and that the boat seems a bit jumpy (maybe due to the digital IS?).
Click to play converted movie (1920 x 1080, 30 fps, 27.6 MB, QuickTime/H.264 format)
Now let's talk about the Pentax Q's playback mode.
|There's little to see on the playback tab in the menu
|That's because most of the options are found in the menu that is opened by pressing "down" on the four-way controller
While it may not appear that way at first, the Pentax Q's playback mode is actually chock full of options -- you just need to press "down" on the four-way controller to open up a secondary menu. Here are some of my favorite options from playback mode:
- Digital Filters: there are almost twenty filters that you can apply to photos that you've taken; examples include fisheye, sketch, toy camera, and extract color
- Redeye edit: attempts to digitally remove redeye from your photos
- RAW development: change the parameters of a RAW image and save the results as a JPEG; very handy!
- Movie editing: divides or extracts segments from videos
- Image comparison: view two photos side-by-side
By default, the Pentax Q doesn't show a whole lot about your photos. However, if you press the Info button, you'll see more, including your choice of histograms and plenty of shooting data.
The camera moves between photos at a decent clip. A lower resolution version of the photo is shown instantly, with the high res version appearing less than a second later.
Performance & Photo Quality
Despite its price, the Pentax Q doesn't feel quite as snappy as similarly priced interchangeable lens cameras. The table below summarizes the Q's performance:
Average is definitely the take-home message when it comes to performance on the Q.
The Pentax Q can shoot at 5 frames per second, but only for JPEGs. For RAW and RAW+JPEG, you must use the significantly slower low speed option. Here's what kind of burst mode performance I was able to get out of the Q:
All-in-all, a pretty disappointing performance for an $800 camera. While the high speed burst rate is good, it's 1) limited to five or six shots and 2) the LCD is blacked out the entire time, so you cannot track a moving subject. In addition, burst sequences involving RAW images take a long time to be written to the memory card, during which time the camera is essentially locked up. When the Q reaches the limits listed in the table it pauses briefly, then continues shooting at a much slower frame rate.
Let's talk about photo quality now, starting with our infamous macro test.
I took the photo of our usual macro subject with the 8.5mm (47mm equiv.) standard prime lens. Colors look good here, and noise levels are low. The only real negative is that the figurine is on the soft side.
The minimum distance to your subject depends on the lens you're using. The standard prime has a minimum distance of 20 cm, while the standard zoom's distance is 30 cm across its range. Pentax doesn't make any dedicated macro lenses for the Q, and I have no idea if they ever will.
I used the the standard zoom lens (which is equivalent to 27.5 - 83.0 mm) to take our night test scene, and it's not nearly powerful enough to get as close as I normally do. I suppose I could've used the telephoto toy lens, but I figure this probably takes sharper photos. Anyhow, the camera took in plenty of light, as you'd expect given its manual exposure controls. There's quite a bit of highlight clipping here, but it's not surprising, given the size of the sensor. Sharpness is good at the center of the frame, but falls off slightly toward the edges. There is a bit of noise here, but it's not enough to concern me. Purple fringing was not a problem.
Let's use this same night scene to see how the Q performed at higher sensitivities:
There's a bit more noise at ISO 200, but it doesn't become really noticeable until ISO 400. I'd stop at ISO 800 in low light, saving it for small prints (and using RAW if possible) only. ISO 1600 and higher should be avoided, as there's quite a bit of detail loss.
I always enjoy showing off the benefits of RAW on digital cameras, so let's see if we can't make that ISO 800 night shot a little better:
JPEG, straight out of the camera
RAW -> JPEG conversion (Adobe Camera Raw)
RAW -> JPEG conversion + NeatImage + Unsharp Mask
While the post-processed photo is a bit cleaner than the original JPEG, it's not dramatic. While it may be worth using at ISO 800 and 1600, don't expect miracles.
We'll do this all over again in normal lighting in just a moment.
Straight out of the camera
After using Redeye Correction in playback mode
Even with its pop-up flash, the Pentax Q still had noticeable redeye in our test. Thankfully, there's a tool in playback mode which did a perfect job of removing it. My guess is that you'll need to use this tool often, as the flash is quite close to the lens, even when it's popped up.
|Distortion correction on (default)
|Distortion correction off
As I mentioned earlier, the Q has automatic lens distortion reduction. Above you can see what the standard prime lens looks like at default settings: there's very little distortion to speak of. However, if you turn correction off, you'll see some very strong barrel distortion. You'll also see this if you open up the Q's RAW files, but most editors can correct for it fairly easily.
Now it's time to see how the Pentax Q performed in our studio ISO test. Since these photos are taken under consistent lighting, you can compare the results with those from other cameras I've reviewed over the years, so now's a good time to perhaps open up the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 and Nikon 1 J1 reviews. Keep in mind that the crops only show a small portion of the test scene, so view the full size images too. Okay, let's begin:
Noise levels are reasonably low at ISO 125 and 200, and a bit more noticeable at 400. Details start getting fuzzy at ISO 800, so that's a good point to stop, or switch to RAW. If you are going to use ISO 1600, I would shoot RAW, as you'll get a lot more detail out of the photo (see below). The top two sensitivities are far too noisy to be usable. For those who didn't look at the Nikon and Panasonic reviews to compare, I can tell you that both cameras wipe the floor with the Q as the sensitivity increases. The Q's high sensitivity performance is closer to that of a good point-and-shoot camera, which isn't surprising, given that they use the same-sized sensors.
Can we close the gap a bit by shooting RAW and spending a minute post-processing? For the studio shots, the answer is yes. Let's look at the ISO 1600 and 3200 photos now:
JPEG, straight out of the camera
RAW -> JPEG conversion (Adobe Camera Raw)
RAW -> JPEG + NeatImage + Unsharp Mask
JPEG, straight out of the camera
RAW -> JPEG conversion (Adobe Camera Raw)
RAW -> JPEG + NeatImage + Unsharp Mask
The biggest improvement here can be found at the ISO 3200 setting, where a fuzzy, seemingly out-of-focus image has gone to something you might be able to use for a small print. The difference between RAW and JPEG at ISO 1600 is noticeable too. Bottom line: shoot RAW at higher sensitivities on the Q for best results.
Overall, the Pentax Q's image quality is good at lower ISOs, but as the sensitivity increases, it quickly falls behind the competition. While exposure was generally spot-on, the Q loves to clip highlights. I'd make sure that you turn the highlight correction feature on, though do note that it'll increase the ISO to 250 (and thus produce noisier photos). Colors looked quite nice -- no complaints there. While sharpness will vary from lens to lens, overall things were slightly soft, but not enough for me to knock points off of the Q's score. Images have noise visible even at the base ISO, but it's not really an issue until you get to ISO 400. Higher sensitivities are not as good as what you'd get from an ILC with a larger sensor, though shooting RAW helps to a point. The Q smudges fine details a bit, though I've seen (much) worse. Purple fringing depends on what lens you're using. The two "standard" lenses didn't have much fringing to speak of, while the fisheye had quite a lot.
That's my opinion -- now it's time to come to your own conclusion. Have a look at our standard and Maui photo galleries and see if the Pentax Q's image quality meets your needs!
In case you haven't noticed, the trend on recent interchangeable lenses has been "smaller". Those of you who thought the Panasonic GF3 and Olympus E-PM1 were small will be shocked to see the Pentax Q in person. As I illustrated at the top of the review, it's smaller than some point-and-shoot cameras. The problem with making cameras smaller is that it also makes them harder to use. Buttons are cluttered and poorly placed on the Q, and there's really nowhere to put your fingers without pressing a button or turning a dial. You'll definitely want to get your hands on this camera before you buy. You certainly can't complain about the build quality of the Q -- it's black or white body is made of a magnesium alloy, and it feels very solid. Pentax has kindly placed the battery and memory card slots on the sides of the camera, but that meant that the USB and HDMI ports had to go on the bottom, which is a bit awkward. The camera's flash is somewhat unusual in that it can be in the "standard" position, or pop up and away from the body (see photos on page two). If you want more power than what the built-in flash offers, you can attach an external flash to the Q's hot shoe.
A major compromise Pentax had to make in order to make the Q so small relates to the size of its sensor. It's just 1/2.3", which is the same as you'll find on most point-and-shoots, and way smaller than what other interchangeable lens cameras offer. Thankfully, Pentax managed to squeeze a sensor-shift image stabilization system in there somehow, so all of the lenses you attach have shake reduction. Speaking of lenses, the Q uses the aptly named Q-mount, which currently supports five lenses, with a whopping 5.5X crop factor. Two of the lenses are somewhat "serious", while the other three are more for "fun". Pentax hasn't published any kind of lens road map, but I hope that they release some more of those "serious" lenses in the near future. On the back of the camera is a pretty standard 3-inch LCD, with average outdoor and very good low light visibility. Being an interchangeable lens camera, you'll compose all of your photos via the LCD. The Q's live view feature is well-implemented, with face detection, reasonably fast autofocus, a live histogram, and the ability to zoom in for manual focus.
It's a bit hard to figure out who the target audience is for the Pentax Q. Is it enthusiasts? The person who has everything (AKA Leica buyers)? Or someone who wants a camera with a lot of creative options (it does have two "toy" lenses, after all). Its feature set covers pretty much all of those. If you want a point-and-shoot camera, the Q can do that too, thanks to its Auto Picture Mode. If you want to have fun, the Quick Dial on the front of the camera gives you easy access to four of nine Smart Effects, which range from unicolor bold (think selective color) to bold monochrome. Combine those with the toy or fisheye lenses and you can create some pretty crazy stuff. If you want manual controls, the Q has those too, covering exposure, white balance, focus, and RAW support. As an added bonus, the Q always buffers a RAW image, so if you take a JPEG and suddenly decide you wanted a RAW instead, it's just a button-press away. Two other features I like are D-Range Correction (which reduces highlight clipping and brightens shadows) and HDR (which does both). In playback mode you'll find several editing tools and special effects, plus a tool to edit your RAW images right on the camera. Not surprisingly, the Pentax Q has a Full HD movie mode, recording videos at 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) with stereo sound. The bad news is that you can't use the sensor-shift IS system, and the first second of audio is not recorded. Engadget noticed some weird jumpiness in their sample videos, as well.
Camera performance is not the Q's strong suit. It starts up slower than most ILC's, and it's focus and shot-to-shot speeds are just average. While Pentax advertises 5 fps continuous shooting, that's only for five or six shots, and only for JPEGs. To make matters worse, the LCD is blacked out the entire time, making the feature essentially useless. You can also shoot at around 1.2 frames/second, but the buffer fills quickly, and it takes forever to clear when RAW files are involved. Battery life is tied for the worst of any interchangeable lens camera, so you'll definitely want to buy yourself a spare.
Photo quality is generally good, though don't expect the Q to compete with larger-sensored cameras. Exposure was generally accurate, though highlight clipping is a problem (hint: turn highlight correction to "on"). Colors looked good, even in unusual light (and if it's not, you can fine-tune white balance to your heart's content). Images are slightly soft, and the Q will lighting smudge fine details at times. A bigger problem is noise: images start out with a bit of it, and by ISO 400, things look a lot like what you'd find on your typical point-and-shoot camera. ISO 800 and 1600 are usable, but only if you shoot RAW and clean them up a bit. Cameras from the likes of Panasonic, Olympus, Nikon, and Sony run circles around the Q at high sensitivities. Redeye is a problem on the Q (even with its crazy flash), but thankfully you can remove it via a tool in playback mode. Purple fringing was lens dependent; it wasn't a problem on the two "standard" lenses, but you'll notice it a lot more on the plasticky toy and fisheye lenses.
Overall, the Pentax Q is a pricey interchangeable lens camera whose biggest feature is its diminutive size and wide selection of special effects. Its photo quality, performance, and feature set certainly don't justify the price premium, so you're really paying for whatever Pentax did to make the Q so small. The Q isn't a great camera, nor is it a poor one -- it's somewhere in the middle. If you want the smallest thing out there, then it's worth a look. If you want more bang for the buck, I'd suggest looking at one of the models I've listed below.
What I liked:
- Smallest interchangeable lens camera in the world; solid build quality
- Good photo quality at low ISOs
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- Sharp 3-inch LCD display has 460k pixels, good low light visibility
- Full manual controls, with RAW support (including the ability to turn the last JPEG taken into a RAW image), WB fine tuning, and custom functions
- Tons of special effects, many of which can be accessed via the Quick Dial on the front of the camera
- Effective HDR and D-Range Correction tools
- Multiple exposure and interval (time-lapse) shooting capability
- In-camera RAW editing
- Hot shoe for external flash
- Records Full HD video (1080/30p) with stereo sound and full manual controls
- Full, printed manual in the box (and it's pretty good, too)
What I didn't care for:
- Expensive
- Body may be too compact; controls are small, cluttered, and often poorly placed; hard to hold camera without accidentally bumping something important
- Middle and high ISO image quality not as good as competition
- Tends to clip highlights (use DR Correction to reduce that); images on the soft side
- Poor battery life
- Redeye a problem (but can be corrected in playback mode)
- Movie mode annoyances: no sound for first second, can only record movies in dedicated mode, videos seem a bit jumpy
- Unimpressive burst mode; buffer fills quickly at low speed (1.2 fps), slow write times, LCD blackout at high speed
- Included prime lens a bit telephoto for most folks; limited lens selection at this point (obviously)
Some other cameras I'd recommend looking at include the Nikon 1 J1, Olympus E-PM1, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3, Samsung NX200, and Sony Alpha NEX-C3.
As always, I recommend a trip to your local camera or electronics store to try out the Pentax Q and its competitors before you buy!
Photo Gallery
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January 3, 2016
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The San Diego Gulls rallied from a 3-0 deficit at AT&T Center in San Antonio, scoring the game's final four goals unanswered to storm back and beat the Rampage by a final score of 4-3. The Gulls (17-12-0-1) made it back-to-back wins in San Antonio and finished with four of six points in their Texas, New Year's weekend, road trip.
Brian McGrattan's deflection flipped over the head of Rampage goalie Spencer Martin and into the net at 17:01 of the third period for the game-winning goal, redirecting a forehand shot from Brandon Montour in the slot. The Gulls out-shot San Antonio 14-to-3 in the third during their furious comeback.
Montour snapped a twelve-game goalless streak when he fired home the game's equalizer on the power play 1:41 into the third period, knotting the score at 3-3. It was Montour's AHL-leading 19th power play point of the season and the Gulls' 30th power play goal.
Early action suggested the Rampage (14-13-7-0) would be able to snap a home-ice winless streak of nine games. San Antonio's Borna Rendulic earned the game's first goal on a back-door sitter to finish a 4-on-2 rush down the ice, making it 1-0 Rampage at 6:26 of the first period. Michael Shumacher's deflection net-front of a Chris Bigras blue line slap shot increased the San Antonio advantage to 2-0 with 3:48 left in the opening frame.
Bigras scored 4:17 into the second period to build out a 3-0 Rampage lead, a deficit from which the Gulls had not come back all season.
This afternoon in San Antonio would prove to be different, however, as San Diego launched the comeback bid on a perfectly executed 3-on-2 rush, with passes from Chris Mueller and Max Friberg connecting to Joseph Cramarossa, who finished glove-side for his seventh goal of the season, cutting the lead to 3-1 at the 10:57 mark of the second.
Before the next timeout, the Gulls would find the net once again, this time on Antoine Laganiere's roof-shot rebound of a Tim Jackman shot that fired off the back dashers and onto Laganiere's stick at the doorstep for a 3-2 score at 14:36. The Gulls finished the third period comeback to win for the first time all season when trailing after forty minutes (1-12-0-0).
The Gulls will travel back to San Diego on Monday morning and begin preparation for a three-game home stand, commencing on Friday night with the Charlotte Checkers in town for back-to-back games.
NOTES: The Gulls improved to 10-1-0-1 in one-goal games this season, the top mark in the AHL to date…Matt Hackett stopped 20 of 23 shots to earn the win in net for San Diego, improving to 5-4-0 on the season…Tim Jackman, Jaycob Megna and Mike Sgarbossa all picked up lone assists in the victory…San Diego forward Stefan Noesen hit the post with an empty-net bid but came up scoreless on the night, ending a seven-game points streak (3-5=8)…the win marked the first time all season that San Diego rallied from a 3-0 deficit…Joseph Cramarossa was awarded a penalty shot in the 3-3 tie at 12:40 after drawing a penalty from behind on a clean rush at net; his penalty shot was saved by Rampage goalie Spencer Martin off the pad…the Gulls improved to 15-5-0-1 in games where they score on the power play…the three shots allowed in the third period by San Diego were their fewest allowed in a third period to date.
1st Star: SD Brian McGrattan (GWG); 2nd Star: SD Brandon Montour (1-1=2); 3rdstar: SA Chris Bigras (1-1=2)

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CLR Podcast 214 – Ben Sims
It is Monday the 1st of April 2013 and we welcome back a returning guest and legendary Techno artist on the CLR Podcast. Ben Sims is a dj, producer, label head and event organizer who has spent basically all of his conscious life exploring different facets of underground dance music. Throughout that time, the man has honed his reputation as a tight, energetic mixer who skilfully weaves together his own distinctive blend of tough funk and hardgrooves, often using three-deck wizardry and plenty of dexterity. Be it at clubs like Fabric London, Atomic Jam, Berghain, Florida 135, or any number of festivals around the world, Sims' sets are powerful, memorable, and unique, while constantly pushing the boundaries of a DJ set – utilising a mesmerizing blend of vinyl, CDs, and software. He is a prolific producer who has put his name to more than 50 releases in the last two decades. During those years, there has also been a steady stream of high profile remixes of scene heavyweights, including Jeff Mills, Adam Beyer, Kevin Saunderson and Chris Liebing, which have been released on some of the most popular and credible labels in the scene. After releasing his debut long player Smoke & Mirrors in 2011 on Drumcode, Ben is currently on another studio lockdown working on a new album, that´s also why the present mix features lots of brand new and unreleased material, plus some exclusive edits and plenty of rarities and oddities. If you would like to know more about this highly influential artist, please visit the following sites:
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Tracklist: Ben Sims CLR Podcast April 2013
1. Sleeparchive-3.Tresor
2. Magnus-Act Two/Truncate Remix.Magnus
3. Soul Designer-Soul Is Back/Luke Slater Remix.Third Ear
4. Jonas Kopp-Resdel/Perthil & Aerts Remix.Authentic Pew
5. Hans Bouffmyhre & Kyle Geiger-Your Turn.Sleaze
6. Exploit-Intuition.So What Music
7. Ben Sims-Something/Ben Sims Remix.Theory
8. L Vis 1990-VHS Crash.Night Slugs
9. Geeeman-Jam The House.Geeeman
10. Flug-1k/Truncate Jack Remix.Sleaze
11. Quindek Digga-Later Harder Sessions.Wolfskuil
12. X501-X501.5.Krill Music
13. Ben Sims-Smoke & Mirrors/Jerome Sydenham Remix.Drumcode
14. Rod-HGB.CLR
15. Nina Kraviz-Ghetto Kraviz/Steve Rachmad Jack Mix.Rekids
16. Hans Bouffmyhre & Kyle Geiger-4 Alarm.Sleaze
17. Heiko, Diego & Rocco-Splinter/Mix 3.Uturn
18. Truncate-Diffraction/Jonas Kopp Remix.Modularz
19. Ben Sims-Untitled.Unreleased
20. Makam-Lion King.Indigo Area (Sims JFF Edit)
21. Audio Injection-No Key.Droid Behaviour
22. Zadig-The Grip.Deeply Rooted House
23. Trusme-Somebody.Prime Numbers
24. Ben Sims-The Little Jam.Theory
25. Terrence Dixon-Minimalism/Ben Klock Remix.Sino
26. Ben Sims-Untitled.Unreleased
27. Erphun-Contraband/Raiz Remix.Sleaze
28. Ritzi Lee-Detect Signal.Unreleased (Sims JFF Edit)
29. Jeff Mills-Life Cycle.Tresor (Sims JFF Edit)
30. Audio Injection-Deep Thought.Droid Behaviour
31. Robert Hood.The Cure/Ben Sims Remix.Unreleased
32. Marcel Dettmann-Push.Ostgut Ton
33. Ben Sims-The Afterparty/Adam Beyer Remix.Drumcode
34. Antigone-The Melody.Children Of Tomorrow
35. Clouds-Chained To A Dead Camel/Edit Select Rave Mix.Overlee Assembly
36. Roberto Capuano.New Chapter.Drumcode
37. Envoy.Dark Manoeuvres/Slam Remix.Soma
38. Ben Sims feat Tyree Cooper-I Feel It Deep/Sandwell District Remix.Drumcode
39. Binny-Subtractive Rhythm/Paul Mac Remix.Tactical


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{skinny} brownie in a mug
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Gonna try this right now. I don't have plain yogurt, so I'm gonna use coconut Greek yogurt. healthier, right?ReplyDelete
Love your blog! Just made this. So tasty. (: Thanks!ReplyDelete
Whipped this up for the hubs and I this evening, and we loved it! (He thought I was a miracle worker when I answered his "Wish we had some snacks in the house" with "I'll be right back" and came upstairs with this). I substituted one tablespoon of the yogurt with one tablespoon of coconut oil. And because I felt guilty about that, I threw in some flax seed :) Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I get ya on those "100" calorie mug cakes ... Who wants that measly serving? I LOVE how yours uses yogurt and real sugar! Definitely trying this.ReplyDelete
Just made some, didn't have real cocoa substituted chocolate milk mix and a generous squirt of chocolate syrup. Ice cold milk made a perfect snack.ReplyDelete
Can it be in normal electric oven?ReplyDelete
I'm sure it can! The baking time will probably differ so just be sure to keep an eye on it :)Delete
What can you substitute for the yogurt? I don't have any in the house right now and really wanted to try this.ReplyDeleteReplies
I used milk. it works just as well. or creamDelete
I used greek yogurt, which made it so thick that I couldn't stir it, so I added some water. It didn't turn out well. Next time I'll use milk instead of yogurt as the girl above said.ReplyDelete
Hi, nice post. Well what can I say is that these is an interesting and very informative topic. Thanks for sharing your ideas, its not just entertaining but also gives your reader knowledge.ReplyDelete
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amazing!! This is delicious. This was more of a sauce/paste for me than a brownie - too thin but the taste was brilliant.ReplyDelete
From my research:ReplyDelete
210 cals
2.5g fat
1.5g sat. fat
170mg sodium
46g carbs
5g fiber
29g sugar
153.1mg calcium
361.8mg potassium
8g protein
It is also brilliant if you use sour cream instead of yoghurt - it's not so [slim], but tastes just brilliant. The perfect comfort food.ReplyDelete
I feel like the plain yogurt flavor is way too strong. Thoughts/ideas?ReplyDelete
I tried greek yogurt (all i had on hand) and it did not turn out well. I'll have to try the milk idea? Or coconut oil/milk...(:ReplyDelete
I thought this was very pasty and not worth the precious 210 calories. I am trying to be pretty strict about my caloric intake, and I was sad it wasn't as delicious as everyone had said.ReplyDelete
I tried it with plain yogurt, but the result was too sour and too chewy. The second time, I replaced yogurt with melted butter. It turned out way better.. in fact it tasted so good with gooey texture as I expected :)ReplyDeleteReplies
how much melted butter did you put in?Delete
It was just the chocolate fix I needed. I didn't have plain yoghurt so used non-fat instead!ReplyDelete
Absolutely delicious. Was craving for a midnight snack and what a great way to help with your chocolate cravings. Delicious chewy and chocolaty, will definitely be making this again. Thank you for the recipe :)ReplyDelete
I need to try this recipe. I am a Chocoholic and I need to control it.ReplyDelete
Mmm..yum!! I was craving some junk food and we had nothing in the house since hubby and I are trying to eat healthier. Came across this and thought, why not? Whipped it up and eating it right now. I only had vanilla yogurt instead of plain and it's super tasty...and gooey and chewy just the way I like it. Fixed my craving and I didn't have to make a whole pan that I prob would've finished off in 2 days. Thank you!!ReplyDelete
If you use oat flour (I just put oats into the food processor/blender until they have a flour-like texture), it reduces the calories and gives it a good flavor!ReplyDelete
This recipe will look much attractive if you are using customized or personalized mugs . I like your blog very much.ReplyDelete
I just read some of the other comments: I used plain Greek yogurt (Fage or Dannon) and it works great! Shame it is not working well for other people. And I too am concerned with cal intake, my recipe is only 124 cal, 14g of carb & 16g of protein since I use protein powder instead of flour :D.ReplyDeleteReplies
BTW, OMGosh this is GREAT. I've been having it for dessert every dinner, specially in the cold snowy nights in the mountains of Woodlan Park, CO. I use protein powder instead of flour and also my cocoa powder is spicy and as already some sugar in it so I add no more. The result is excellent, creamy and super moist :D. This is a keeper :D. Thanks for sharing :)Delete
the plain yogurt is nasty in this - i think the author and some ppl might think 'plain' is vanilla and it's not. 'plain' is different and just tastes like sour cream or something. It makes the recipe taste like sour cream mixed with coco powder. It was really good, however, with more sweetener addedReplyDelete
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By vanila do you mean vanila icecream ?ReplyDelete
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Absolutely delicious. Was craving for a midnight snack and what a great way to help with your chocolate cravings. Delicious chewy and chocolaty, will definitely be making this again. Thank you for the recipe Healthy Brownie Recipes | Keep Healthy Living :)ReplyDelete
Mine didn't work out so umm well it exploded in my microwave and was a little bitterReplyDelete
Just tried this and it was so good! I read in the comments that some found the greek yogurt to be too thick, so I used 2 T of greek yogurt and 1 T applesauce. It came out SO GOOD, the batter wasn't too thick and when it was cooked it had a great brownie texture; kind of chewy, which I liked, but not at all tough. I will definitely make this again, and maybe try swapping maple syrup for sugar but keeping the 3 T yogurt.ReplyDelete
i don't have the flour. Is there anything I can substitute if with instead..say coconut flour?ReplyDelete
I'm sorry but it just tastes too strongly of yoghurt! Try milk insteadReplyDelete
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Just made this and was tremendously disappointed. Had a really odd consistency and didn't taste that good.ReplyDelete
Ah well....
Just made this but used peanut butter and a little milk instead of yogurt 😀😀😀ReplyDelete
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شركة تنظيف منازل بالخرجReplyDelete
تختص شركتنا بكافة أعمال التنظيف المنزلية ,والتي قد تتطلب مجهودا بدنيا شاقا قد يعجز أفراد الأسرة عن إنجازه وبشكل احترافي
شركة تنظيف مجالس بالخرج
عمالة مدربة و على أعلى مستوى من الاحترافية يضمن لك الحصول على أفضل النتائج لإرضائك فرضاؤكم هو هدفنا
شركة تنظيف موكيت بالخرج
تقدم الشركة خدمات تنظيف وبأفضل مستوى للموكيت و السجاد و بأجود أنواع العمالة المدربة وبأسعار تناسب جميع العملاء
شركة تنظيف منازل بالرياض -شركة الاوائل0500091013ReplyDelete
تنظيف منازل وتنظيف شقق ومباني متنوعة كلها تتشابه في السكن والاستعمال البشري المتكرر لها، وهذا يعني حدوث اتساخ أو أتربة من أثر الأحذية أو الهواء المحمل به، او حوادث انزلاق المشروبات أو أثر لعب الأطفال وبقايا الطعام وما شابه ذلك.
كيفية تنظيف منازل ومباني وشقق
تقوم ربة المنزل أحيانا بالتنظيف وأحيانا أخرى بمساعدة خادمة أو عاملة منزلية، لكن التنظيف لا يكون فعالا ولا متكاملا، والسبب أن هناك زوايا قد تهمل ، أو أسطح لا يمكن الوصول إليها تحت المطابخ، أو تشقق يتسرب منه النمل أو الحشرات الدقيقة، أماكن مرتفعة لا تستطيع تنظيفها، أيضا بعض البقع يصعب التخلص منها بالمنظفات العادية، ومن هنا فشركات تنظيف منازل وشقق وعمائر وغيرها تيسر عليك الأمر، فقط اتصلي علي أرقامها .
كيف تقوم هذه الشركات بالتنظيف؟
شركة نظافة منازل بالرياض تستعمل أدوات عالية التقنية ومختلفة فهناك منها الرفيع الذي ينظف به تحت الأشياء الثقيلة وصعبة النقل، وألات لتنظيف الأسقف والزوايا وما بين الشقوق، ألات تبخير ومواد مخصصة عالمية مستوردة، وأكثرها بلا روائح نفاذة كالمنظفات العادية، ويميزها أنها لا تحتاج إلى نقل أوعيتك وأواني الطعام والماء وغيرها إلى أمكنة أخرى، بل رش من خلفها بدون ضرر عند استعمالها، كذلك الحمامات توليها عناية خاصة وتعقيما مكثفا وتلميعا للأرضيات و الحوائط السيراميك، تعطير وتنظيف المنزل يسران الناظرين بمنتهى الاتقان والكفاءة.
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Uncooked flour is a health risk!
It can harbor E. Coli or other bacteria if not cooked properly.
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Do you see what that sign says? CURVES. Yep, the very same sign that hangs in my little hometown hangs all over France. This photo was taken of a Curves in a tiny village about 20 minutes outside Toulouse. I assure you, these things are springing up everywhere over there!
Why is this touching a nerve? Well, first of all, let me preface this by saying I have not read all of Mireille Guiliano's book French Women Don't Get Fat. But I did see an interview of her on Oprah and something she said to Oprah has stuck in my head, waiting for my next trip to France to prove she was fabricating the lives of typical French women. She said that women in France do not go to gyms...and I am pretty darn positive she implied gyms don't even exist in France.
But I am here to reassure y'all that this is just not true. While I completely agree that there are many more fat people in America than in France, women in France are not as skinny as they used to be, in general. My French Friends also talk about weight and diet as much as my American friends. And can I just admit that at one dinner, I was the only person at the entire table to partake of the glorious cheese platter? Stunned, as the platter was passed to me last with a clean knife and un-cut cheeses, I asked why in the world was I the only one?! The women laughed and said, "Oh, we bought the cheese for you, ma cherie. We don't eat cheese anymore, because it is much too fattening!" Shocked, appalled and horrified, I took a slab of each of the 5 fromages. So impressed were my lovely dieting Frenchie friends, one of them sweetly said, "You are a real French girl, CC! Ok, I will have some cheese with you! You are so brave!"
Here is a quote from French Women Don't Get Fat that directly conflicts with all the real French women I know:
At the outset, let's state that French women simply do not suffer the terror of
kilos that afflicts so many of their American sisters. All the chatter about
diets I hear at cocktail parties in America would make any French woman cringe.
In France, we don't talk about "diets," certainly not with strangers. We may
eventually share a trick or two we've learned with a very close friend -- some
cunning refinement of an old French principle. But mainly we spend our social
time talking about what we enjoy: feelings, family, hobbies, philosophy,
politics, culture, and, yes, food, especially food (but never diets).
women take pleasure in staying thin by eating well, while Americans typically
see it as a conflict and obsess over it. French women don't skip meals or
substitute slimming shakes for them. They have two or three courses at lunch and
then another three (sometimes four) at dinner. And with wine, bien sûr. How do
they do it? Well, that's a story. That's the story. One hint: They eat with
their heads, and they do not leave the table feeling stuffed or guilty.
I asked my French Friends about their eating habits. The typical modern French family has either a heavy lunch or a heavy dinner. NOT BOTH. They call it "their main meal." I was asked several times by people when being invited for dinner, "Oh, will you have had your main meal at lunch? Or will dinner be your main meal?" so that they could decide if they should prepare something light or heavy.
I saw many more overweight people on this month in France, than I ever have. I such much more prepackaged and processed foods as well. And I also saw lots of dieting campaigns, calorie totals on packaging and diet food and drink.
In our town, Wal-Mart has a certain genre of customers. Pajama-wear is in at our Wal-Mart. Bras are not usually worn under PJs at home, so why would one put one on to go out? And you can't go out in PJ's without yer slippers. When we were in France, my dad kept saying "I don't see any Wal-Mart shoppers here!" Finally, I saw one at the Casino Marche' in Revel. In France, it's true that normally people dress up to faire les courses, or go grocery shopping. So this was a shock to see someone in giant sweats. But it's just another testament to me that French women can and do get fat, Mme Guiliano! And they also like their Curves!
Being someone who has struggled since I was a teen with "food issues", to put it in a nutshell, I really am disgusted by the notion from someone who has lived longer in America than in France (Ms. Guilliano said it herself) that there is a nation of women who just somehow "get it" and are perfect in form and mentally do not have the need or capacity to worry about their figures, nor what they put into their mouths. Though I don't wish anyone to have the relationship with food that I've had, I also am glad to see that women are women, no matter where they live.
We all worry about how we look, we worry about what we put in our mouths, and then there are times when we don't give a rip and we eat what we want and we just worry about it later.
French women aren't perfect and they come in all shapes and sizes. There, that makes me feel better. Ms. Guiliano needs to quit contributing to American women's complexes that are already there because of the media.
Now...anyone want to send me a box of macarons? I've got a bottle of Veuve Clicquot to wash them down with. :)
*Photo taken by moi, Cassoulet Cafe.


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2017 Mid-year Global Market Outlook: Broader Growth, Narrower Risks
Key Points
Global stocks may continue to post gains in the second half of the year as earnings growth continues.
The global economy is having one of its best years in more than half a decade and the populist political and trade risks that loomed at the beginning of the year have mostly faded, narrowing the risks to growth.
The weaker dollar, rather than better growth, has been the key driver behind international stock outperformance this year. A stable to higher dollar could pose a risk to sustaining international outperformance in the second half of the year.
Global stocks may continue to rise in the second half of the year as long as earnings growth continues—although periods of pullbacks are expected and healthy in a long-term bull market. This outlook is supported by broad global economic growth and receding political risks. The factors that that led to outperformance by international stocks in the first half of the year may ease in the second half of the year.
Broad economic growth
The global economy is having one of its best years in more than half a decade. All of the world's top 20 economies are growing so far this year, a broadening of growth we haven't seen since 2010, and that is boosting growth in emerging market economies as they export more.
All of the world's top 20 economies on track to grow in 2017
Source: Charles Schwab, International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook April 2017.
Economic growth highlights from Europe, Asia and Latin America:
- Europe has posted a solid pace of growth so far this year, and while we don't have the second quarter GDP number yet, the Eurozone outgrew the United States in the first quarter, as it has most quarters during the past couple of years. Economic surveys in Europe continue to rise to near past peaks and may ease in the second half of the year, but Europe's economic data reveal steady growth that is likely to be maintained, as can be seen in the pace of retail sales, industrial production, and job growth.
- In Asia, recession-prone Japan has put together the longest run of economic growth in more than a decade. The second quarter is likely to mark the sixth consecutive quarter of growth for Japan's economy, a welcome break from the three recessions over the past 10 years. Elsewhere in Asia, China's economy slowed in the second quarter as they braced for rate hikes by the Fed, but that was after a strong start to the year.
- In Latin America, Brazil's political climate remains chaotic and threatens to return the economy to recession. But, in Mexico the outlook has improved, demonstrated by the peso this year fully recouping the more than 15% drop that followed last year's U.S. election.
Leading indicators of global economic growth, such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Index of Leading Economic Indicators for the world's economies continues to rise, pointing to sustained global growth in the second half of the year.
Receding risks to growth
The populist political and trade risks that loomed at the beginning of the year have mostly faded as protectionist rhetoric has cooled and European election outcomes eased worries over a breakup of the Eurozone. Most encouragingly, world trade is on track to post the best growth since 2010 as we head into the second half of the year. This is important since the companies in the MSCI AC World Index get more than half of their revenues from international trade.
Leading indicator points to further pickup in trade
Global trade volume from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
Source: Charles Schwab, Bloomberg data as of 6/5/2017.
One risk hasn't receded this year: the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, or Brexit. However, markets have recognized that Brexit is a slow moving risk with a long period of negotiations just beginning. The stakes for the U.K. are high and that is reflected in the yield spreads. Historically, stock market peaks are usually signaled by the spread between long and short-term interest rates ahead of a recession and accompanying downturn in corporate profits. Examining yield spreads from around the world, they show that the risk of recession is currently modest—except for the U.K. where the Brexit-related uncertainly has about a 60% chance of tipping the U.K. economy into recession in the coming year based on the history of U.K. yield spreads and recessions since 1970. Despite financial linkages, broader global growth should help to keep the risks largely contained to the U.K. economy.
International stock outperformance
Better economic growth isn't why international developed market stocks outperformed U.S. stocks in the first half of the year. Instead that has all been due to the weaker dollar—where politics have had an impact on markets this year. The drop in the dollar in the first half of the year boosted the MSCI EAFE Index by 5%. If we strip out the gains from the drop in the dollar and look at relative performance in local currencies, international stocks actually lagged U.S. stocks despite better economic growth.
International stocks outperformed due to a 5% drop in the dollar
Source: Charles Schwab, Bloomberg data as of 6/20/2017.
Relative stock market performance is usually driven more by the performance of sectors that dominate a country's stock market, rather than the country's GDP growth. This year, the technology sector has led world markets higher and the U.S. stock market has much more exposure to the technology sector than do the rest of the world's markets. In the second half of this year, economic growth should remain solid in the world's developed markets. But, if the dollar stabilizes and the technology sector continues to lead the market, we may not see the same outperformance by international stocks we saw in the first half of the year.
After the 17% gain in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index through June 25, it is worth keeping in mind that EM stocks have experienced several 17% or greater rallies in each of the past few years only to give those gains back again. But unlike in past rallies, this year's EM outperformance has been supported by all four key drivers:
- stronger developed country demand,
- solid growth in emerging market economies,
- a break from the long decline in commodity prices (excluding oil),
- a weaker U.S. dollar.
While there are risks to these drivers in the second half of the year, the breadth of drivers makes EM less vulnerable to giving up these gains than in recent years when they were less well supported.
Risks to global stocks
Rather than a geopolitical event, the biggest risk to stock market performance is likely an easing of the expectations for economic and earnings growth that have been supporting stocks' above-average valuations. While the price-to-earnings ratio for global companies has risen to near 15-year highs, this year's broader global economic growth has lifted earnings per share and kept the price-to-earnings ratio for the MSCI All Country World Index below the 2015 peak even as global stock prices have hit record highs.
Global stocks are making new record highs but valuations are not
Source: Charles Schwab. Factset data as of 6/25/2017.
While valuations of stock markets around the world are collectively near 15-year highs, they vary widely. Making valuation comparisons across markets can be challenging. The price-to-earnings ratio (PE), which divides price by the earnings over the trailing twelve months, is probably the most well-known and oldest of valuation measures. Comparing the U.S. stock market to that of Japan presents a stark contrast. With the MSCI USA Index PE of 21 and MSCI Japan Index PE of 14, it appears Japan offers investors a relative bargain compared to the United States.
Appearances can be misleading since stock markets of different countries tend to be valued similarly to the different sector(s) that drive their performance, as you can see in the charts below.
- Since the U.S. behaves like technology it isn't surprising that the MSCI USA Index is valued like the MSCI World Information Technology Index which has a similar PE of 23.
- Likewise, the MSCI Japan Index performs like and is valued like the MSCI World Financials index which has a similar PE of 14.
- We can also see this looking at the Eurozone which is composed of 19 European countries (with a PE of 18 for the MSCI Euro Index) and tends to perform like—and is valued just like—a combination of three different world sectors: financials, telecommunications and materials.
- Finally, Australia performs like industries in the world materials sector (chemicals along with metals and mining) and the MSCI Australia Index has a PE of 15, similar to the weighted combination of those industries.
Country performance and valuation tied to sectors
Source: Charles Schwab, Factset data as of 6/21/2017.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indexes measure cumulative total return in US dollars since start of 2006.
The valuation differentials between sectors and across different countries are currently not far from their 20-year averages, suggesting relative valuations do not currently support a compelling reason to favor one country's stock market over another when seeking value.
Interestingly, for the first time ever, the "cash" in portfolios has actually been more volatile than stocks. The dollar, the pound and the yen have been all more volatile on a daily basis than their country's stock markets, as you can see in the chart below for the U.S..
Volatility of "cash" exceeds stocks for first time
Source: Charles Schwab, Bloomberg data as of 6/9/2017.
Some investors may see this as a worrisome sign for the second half of the year as they fear that stocks market participants have gotten complacent about better growth. But it is comforting to know that while it is true that global stock market volatility is low, that hasn't been a leading indicator of declines in the past.
Interestingly, currencies continue to absorb the impact of political and policy developments while stocks remain tightly connected to earnings, serving as a reminder about staying focused on what matters and also the currency risk in international investing.
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This question is very similar to SQL Server 2005: T-SQL to temporarily disable a trigger
However I do not want to disable all triggers and not even for a batch of commands, but just for one single INSERT.
I have to deal with a shop system where the original author put some application logic into a trigger (bad idea!). That application logic works fine as long as you don't try to insert data in another way than the original "administration frontend". My job is to write an "import from staging system" tool, so I have all data ready. When I try to insert it, the trigger overwrites the existing Product Code (not the IDENTITY numeric ID!) with a generated one. To generate the Code it uses the autogenerated ID of an insert to another table, so that I can't even work with the @@IDENTITY to find my just inserted column and UPDATE the inserted row with the actual Product Code.
Any way that I can go to avoid extremly awkward code (INSERT some random characters into the product name and then try to find the row with the random characters to update it).
So: Is there a way to disable triggers (even just one) for just one INSERT?


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Traps and Dangers when Modelling Problems for Genetic Algorithms
S. Wagner, M. Affenzeller, D. Schragl - Traps and Dangers when Modelling Problems for Genetic Algorithms - Cybernetics and Systems 2004, Wien, Österreich, 2004, pp. 79-84
This paper describes the relevant steps when modelling a given problem in order to be attacked by a Genetic Algorithm (GA). As an example for the whole modelling process the cryptanalysis of a generic 3-rotor machine is used. Thereby the authors want to especially highlight the various traps and dangers that might lead to a complete failure of a GA-based approach. Finally a theoretical analysis is given that shows why problems like the used example cannot be solved by Genetic Algorithms sufficiently.
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I'm having worship this morning on periscope 6 o'clock Eastern Standard Time. Come and follow me and enjoy God's word. My contact number is 757-609-0703. Remember to leave a voice message or a text message and I can see it and go from there. Remember to have your questions ready.


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Today is the start of my 20th High School Reunion Weekend. ACK. I mean, really – HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? Its not I regret the time or hate getting older, it is that if THAT twenty years flew by, that means the NEXT twenty will fly by and so on and so forth. And then, of course, the general rumination that comes with High School. I wonder who has changed, who will be a surprise, who will be exactly as you expect them, who, who, who, who…. Can I just say I'm really glad I've lost a tiny bit of weight? 🙂
Carrie, my dear friend from High School, came by yesterday – very spontaneously at 4:45 pm with two teeny weeny little airplane bottles of some Fruity Rum. We popped a Diet Coke, sat back in my big cushy chair and celebrated. Celebrated what? Who knows. Thursday. Our 20 year reunion. All that kinda stuff. It was wonderfully out of the blue, unexpected, and just fun. And then I thought – How long since I just did something on the spur of the moment Just For Fun?
Okay, that's a silly question to ask Tracy – but….life should be more like that. The fabulous things shouldn't stick out so glaringly. They shouldn't be so out of the ordinary. Not that I advocate a diet coke and rum at 4:45pm every day – but rather – spontaneous connection, friendship, life. Grab it by the…well, grab it. Because I am really confident the next twenty WILL fly by. And if the past few years are any indicator, they will fly by even more quickly than the first twenty.


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Something is stirring in Alserkal Avenue… and it's not just the coffee pots in Shelter. On the evening of Monday March 19, three new galleries within the circular art hub opened their doors to art-lovers for the first time as part of a community art night. The warehouse cluster, which is already home to 10 art venues, will also welcome Showcase (which has relocated from its Jumeirah base) and animation company Lammtara Pictures. The new kids on the block are a diverse bunch (La Galerie Nationale will focus on vintage furniture while Grey Noise specialises in muiti-dimensional works) and are set to put a fresh spin on the exhibitions currently on rotation in the area. Here is a taste of what to expect.
La Galerie Nationale
This Parisian gallery is set to shake things up in Alserkal Avenue as the only venue to showcase vintage art furniture. All items on display are originals and up to 100 years old. Famous furniture designers include Hungarian Mathieu Matégot (1950), French photographer and designer Willy Rizzo (who shot Marilyn Monroe two weeks before she died, Coco Chanel and Fred Astaire) and American architect and designer Warren Platner of '60s fame. Gallery director Guilliame Cuiry says he has plenty of exciting tricks up his sleeve for the future. 'I'm working towards a special exhibition of furniture made by a very famous designer for a very, very famous private collector. It will be a world premiere. In October/November this year, we're planning a unique showcase of Perriand, Le Corbusier and Jean Royère, the 'creators' of 20th century design.'
La Galerie Internationale, unit 27, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz . For more info visit www.alserkalavenue.com.
Grey Noise
With a focus on art from South Asia, this Pakistani gallery will show contemporary works that offer viewers a multi-dimensional experience. Its opening exhibition 'Truth of the Matter' will feature the works of Pakistani artists Iqra Tanveer and Ehsan ul Haq, some of which are being built within the gallery. The exhibition will use spatial dynamics to explore how the identity of an object is defined by its usage. So what's in the future for Grey Noise? 'We have been promoting art from Pakistan in the past, but I think this will change in our program here in Dubai. We are keen to explore the Middle East, South Asia and also increase our ties with Europe. In 2013 we are planning a ''collaboration'' year, working with galleries in Berlin, Kolkata, Mumbai and New York,' says co-founder Umer Butt.
Grey Noise, unit 24, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1. For more info visit www.alserkalavenue.com.
Showcase Gallery
British street artist Amartey Golding will do the honorary task of re-opening this gallery, when he launches his solo exhibition entitled 'Nothing Beats The Blunderbuss' on Monday March 19. Featuring his signature detailed charcoal sketchings depicting seemingly long-faced people, the show is sure to be a highlight of the evening. Golding's subjects often appear sombre and melancholy, but this exhibition aims to challenge the ideas behind negative connotations and open the viewers mind to alternative viewpoints.
Showcase Gallery, unit 35, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1. For more info visit www.alserkalavenue.com.
FN Designs
HRH Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum's new space will celebrate all things art and design, with an aim to bring about cultural growth in Dubai. The gallery opens on Monday March 19 with a seminar led by famous trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, whose expertise covers a variety of facets including fashion, textiles, interiors, banking, insurance companies, real estate, automobiles and cosmetics. Edelkoort has advised the world's top brands, including Coca-Cola and Nissan, on how to communicate with tricky demographics.
March 19. 11am-4pm. Dhs500 per person. FN Designs, unit 26, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1. Please register online at www.designdaysdubai.ae.


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