Photography

Patience, you need.

Patience with yourself when playing around and trying out all your new gear.

Patience with all the people and animals and things in front of your lens when they still refuse to look very good.

Some heterodox advice?
Don't get any accessories yet.
Use your camera how you want. If it doesn't do something you wish it did, look into something that helps with that. Let your personal use guide what accessories you'll get.

For example, everyone here is recommending a neck strap. I hate neck straps. And I'm not talking about ones that are too small or uncomfortable. I mean the very concept of a long strap around my neck, with the camera bouncing randomly as I walk, or draping around as I use the camera. It's all annoying. I use a hand grip strap. Not even a wrist strap. A strap that wraps snug around the back of my hand while I grip the camera. And I only use that on wedding days where the camera is in my hand for several hours at a time. I don't need a neck strap. In 20+ years, the only time I've ever dropped a camera, was when it was on a tripod that got knocked over by the wind.

Let your own needs guide what you buy.

Looks good! Have fun with it and don't forget to share your shots!

Invest in a good camera bag. I prefer a shoulderbag for quick acces, or a backpack with extra pouches if i want to take all my gear.

Buy or make a cleaning kit. K&F Concept sells affordable products that work very well IMO.
It is nice to keep your kit small. I can share the contents of my kit if you'd like that, but i'll have to make a decent list for that.

Tripod, and this is also worth investing in. I prefer the ones with a strong ballhead that folds as compact as possible. There are so many out there, so maybe people here are willing to share their recommendations too? Mine is from K&F Concept (yes, i'm a big fan of them overall).

Extra sd cards (and a good case for them), spare battery and powerbank should be standard in your kit. Get an UV filter as someone else suggested, mostly for protection.

I would wait with buying lenses if i were you. Once you made some adventures with your camera, you'll come to know what kind of photos you like to take. Then do some research for lenses and gear that would get you further as you go.

It looks like it comes with a uv filter, that would be my first suggestion. Not because you need uv protection, but because if you smash your lens it'll protect the lens itself from being broken.

Other than that its easy to spend money on accessories, and my suggestion is don't. Start taking pictures first and learn.

I have a Q10, it's a good camera, it has fun modes, it's very small and light. The battery life is atrocious so get more batteries if you're planning on using it for extended periods.

Make the self power off aggressive if you don't mind it.

It's so small you don't need a camera pouch to put in a bag, an old thick sock is fine. It fits in coat pockets easily too.

Don't store it without a full battery, a soldered coin cell makes the whole thing tick and they can short out when they die. This kills the camera (it's a cheap part but you have to take the whole thing apart to get to it and it's delicate). The coin cell will die one day but you give it the best chance at not shorting itself if you don't leave it with 0 power for long periods.

you want a good, wide strap. otherwise, use the camera for a while before you buy more stuff. any bag will do if it's padded, or just use socks or something for padding.

First of all congratulations!

I would say to just enjoy your new camera as it is - it will become clear to you over time if there are any dedicated accessories you need. Build up a relationship with it so that you know it inside out, without too many other distracting bits of kit to juggle. You can even just use a towel or jiffy bag until you know what kind of case suits you and the camera, and clean the lens & viewfinder with a cotton T-shirt.

Enjoy!

Hello fellow Pentaxian! Enjoy your new camera! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

There are lot accessories :

• lense that limit sun glare
• protection that avoid direct sun
• a second sd card and a second batterie
• a trepod (useful for taking night picture...)
• a image stabilizer if you are into filming whilst walking

Get a good strap, get a decent amount of storage (make sure it's the appropriate read/write speed), spare batteries, a flash (or flashes if you want to get fancy), filters, lenses for whatever you're intending to shoot (primes can be fairly cheap while still producing great images if you're just starting out), maybe a tripod and remote trigger (especially if you're doing long exposures or something).

Also, carry a trash bag or three to function as a cover in the rain, gear protector, poncho, or other duties as needed.

Invest in a dry-cabinet.

Depending on your subjects, a polarizing filter.

• case that fits the lenses you have
• strap if it didn't come with one or that one is too uncomfortable
• polarizing filter! That one will make photos taken during sunlight lots better.
• obviously: enough cards and replacement batteries