First thing you need to know about is the Brotherhood, which is the unofficial PDML guild of 67 users. Then there is the smaller, but nonetheless defiant, Sisterhood of 645 users.
:-) Seriously, the main trade-off is between weight of the gear and size of the negative. Figure out what kind of focal lenghts you would be likely to start with, and calculate the weight of the outfits in both formats. Then make your own decision on whether the 6x7 negative is worth the extra load. B&H may have technical data on most of the stuff. To me this turned out in favour of 645. In addition, I was shooting mostly slides, so I needed a projector as well. Projectors for up to 6x6 were relatively easy to come by (give me a hint if you'd like to buy mine...<g>), at least compared to 6x7 projectors. Cheers, Jostein On 10/4/06, J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I really want to get a medium format at some point for landscape and maybe > even macro shots. I keep an eye on Pentax 67 and to a lesser extent Pentax > 645 gear on Ebay. 645 appears to be cheaper on average. > > Being a complete medium format ignoramus, can someone please explain the > main differences between the two systems and the pros and cons of the two? > > I am no professional, just a hobbyist but would love to have a medium format > for large prints, etc. I would probably use a mixture of negative and slide > film and use it fairly sparingly. > > What should I go for? What should I look out for? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > James > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
