I thought the 645 users were the junior brothers of the brotherhood, (kind of like most younger brothers annoying and always underfoot), ant the *ist-D[x] users were the *isterhood...
Jostein Øksne wrote: >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 >> >> >> > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
