yes but is it even possible to have that much in the 645 glass, they didnt make very many lenses for 645 or 6x7 and they are now selling for peanuts on the secondary market, like 1/4 of what they used to. Secondly, who would still be sitting on all this glass? I think a lot of pros have already abandoned med format film in favor of high end digital. I got rid of mine over 5 years ago in favor of LF, and that was even before I got a digital SLR. Medium format made sense when everything was film, it was the only way to get higher quality than 35mm. But medium format digital is not the only way to get higher than APS quality digital. FF digital can get you higher IQ and for less cost, more lenses, less size, and less weight. It does not make sense at all to completely skip FF (24x36mm) digital for a number of real world and very compelling reasons.
I ask the list, how many of you are sitting on a bunch of 645 or 67 lenses at this point in time? I know Im not and glad Im not too. I sold all mine when the selling was still good a long time ago. JC O'Connell (mailto:[email protected]) "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas Jefferson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 9:59 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA* 60-250 at B&H ----- Original Message ----- From: "JC OConnell" Subject: RE: DA* 60-250 at B&H > None of this makes any sense to me. The point of medium format in the > film era was higher quality than 35mm. But it didnt skip from 35mm to > large format, there was 645, 6x6, 6x7, then 4x5. Going from aps to 645 > ( asumming they do ff 6x4.5, less than that might as well do 35mm > 24x36mm) is like skipping the more reasonable sizes in terms of cost, > size, weight, and especially lens availablity. I think the market for > FF digital (24x35mm)would be much greater appeal than going to 645 or > 67. A lot of things don't make sense to you. I find it very sad in a way. Some depends on if you are sitting on 20k-30k worth of 645 glass, doesn't it? There are other advantages that a 645 digital offers over small format cameras. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
