Thank you, Peter! I tested the 645 with a set of NiMH batteries and the rear body cap in place. It's been sitting a while so the shutter release was a little reluctant for a couple of presses, but that's cleared up now ... and
Wow! For a 645 SLR, the mirror/shutter is VERY smooth in operation. Much smoother than the Hassy 500CM or Mamiya 1000s, from my recollection. Quite impressive. The film drive motor is a little noisy but that's to be expected. The controls are pretty easy to figure out, although I'm reading the instruction manual before committing to loading film. It handles very nicely, nice to have metering in the body, etc. Overall, a positive first impression... :-) Godfrey On Nov 8, 2006, at 1:12 PM, Peter Jordan wrote: > I use NiMH rechargeables in mine without any problems at all. > > Peter > > P.S. Welcome to the sisterhood!! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
