On 9/6/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I thought that I should get a back-up camera for the 67. > As a 67 body was a bit more expensive, I bought myself a 645. > > I enjoyed being enabled and found a decent 645 w/75 f2.8 lens on ebay. > The camera handles completely different from the 67. > The hand grip makes quite a difference. > You shoot by pressing it to your face (glasses). > > It is lighter than the 67 and the lenses are lighter (4 lbs vs 6 lbs). > The lenses are A series so it acts like a Super Program. > TTL flash too! > I had no problem adjusting to shoot with it... > But was always surprised by the power winder. > > I really enjoyed being enabled to look at 645 items. > I quickly bought a 67 to 645 lens adapter for my 67 lenses. > I got a 220 film cartridge (easier to load than rolls into the 67 for me). > I shot rolls of prints and chromes. > The results were great. > > I liked the camera so much that I began to look into a 645N or 645Nii. > I started to feel enabled to look for more lenses than just the A75/2.8. > I liked the fact of getting 16 or 30+ shots to a roll of film. > > But before I got sucked down the rabbit hole of enablement, I got a grip. > I've got a 67 kit with some lenses. > Building a 645 kit was going to be just as expensive. > I had about $400-450 into the 645 kit and starting looking at 67's. > I found that I could get a back-up 67 for a bit less and did. > > I'll put the 645 back to ebay. > I hate selling anything Pentax. > (...probably my prior life as a Furangi.) > > Now I have just two formats for enablement, 67mm and 35mm. > I tell my wife this is a cost savings. ;-)
LOL, Now i know what to tell Liz.:-) Dave > > Regards, Bob S. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
