When I write this, there are 42 answers to Shel's post. So far, the only one to mention any of the 645 Pentaxes is Boris, who tried my Nii last year. Either nobody likes it except Boris and me, or it's rare among list members.
To me, the 645NII is the ultimate film tool. Excellent trade-off between portability and image size. Decent optics and a dream to handle. It's the tool I've enjoyed most, ever. Btw, the *istD is the tool I use most, but doesn't even come close in terms of being a favourite tool. I hate its ergonomics. Not that it is particularly bad, but it doesn't fit my hands. I hate the eyepiece that keeps coming off, and a couple of other minor design flaws. It's not really anything seriously wrong with it, only those minor nuisances that excludes it from the inner circle. Jostein Quoting Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi Gang ... > > Another Pentax list member and I were talking and comparing what gear we > now have. Over the years we've known one another a lot of cameras and > lenses have passed through our hands. While looking at my list I began > thinking which, of all my cameras, past and present, is my favorite. > Surprisingly, it became something off a toss-up between the KM and the MAX, > with the KM coming out just a little ahead of the MAX. > > I like its heft, its utter simplicity (toss the battery and you end up with > an SLR version of a Leica M3), uncluttered viewfinder, DOFF preview, and > ... gee, that's all it's got, which is another reason why it's so enjoyable > to use ;-)) > > So, what's your favorite Pentax - even if it's one that you don't use or > use very much. > > Shel > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
