tom, For me, weddings as a justification is only a partial. I would use 35mm for the lion's share. The P67II just for formal shots - some of the couple, groups, etc. Nothing like blowing up a group shot on 35 to start seeing grain. Those heads start out pretty small.
I would use the P67II more for scenics and such. I have looked through the viewfinders of both and prefer the 67II. I did not try them in low light, however and can understand why that would be important during a wedding (been there). I think that if I were only to get an MF camera for weddings, I would do as you and get the 645. Bruce Dayton Thursday, January 17, 2002, 12:07:13 PM, you wrote: t> Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >> Would you use a motor drive in a church, for a wedding? t> I use a screechy PZ-1p pretty often, however, I make sure the client t> understands how it's going to sound and let them make the decision as to t> whether I use it. I also try and get a feeling from them as to how much t> noise/movement is ok, then talk to the officiant. t> Every wedding is diffferent, so you have to be flexible. t> Lately I've been using the program plus for high-speed b+w... t> Anyway, back to using a 67 for weddings...I decided to go with a 645 t> because t> - it's smaller, easier for me to handle, and therefore more suited to t> how I shoot. t> - the backs seemed appealing, though I really don't think it's much of t> an issue. t> - the 2 zoom lenses. Again, that turned out not to be an issue. t> - Data imprinting, which I now turn off. t> - An awesome low-light finder. I haven't peered through a 67II finder, t> but the 645n's is the best I've ever looked through. t> - I'm pretty used to a motor drive. t> If you're justifying your purchase of a 67 on the fact that you do t> weddings, you might consider that the 67 format is a bit more expensive, t> and will require loading new film more often. t> 95% of the pictures that people buy are 8x10 and smaller. t> tv t> - t> This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, t> go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to t> visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
