Tom, Great advice and picture. The shop owner echoed your feelings. He said he was comfortable taking the 645 anywhere, but not the 67II. He said that working from a car or studio - not really walking anywhere, the 67 is the way to go, but the portability and ease of use of the 645 can't be beat.
Other Tom (who is set on a 67II and hasn't tried a 645n), don't try the 645n or you may be in the same quandry as me. I have got to do some thinking, studying and shopping. Bruce Dayton Saturday, January 26, 2002, 3:41:13 PM, you wrote: tbc> Bruce said: >> >> So, for the price difference, and mobility, any wisdom from the list >> as to considering one over the other? I can say that all MF shots had >> it all over the 35mm stuff. I really would like to go in that >> direction, just trying to figure it out. tbc> Image size aside, they're really very different cameras. Buy the one tbc> that feels best to you. tbc> You should only buy into the bigger is better argument if you plan on tbc> printing larger than 11x14. I don't think you'll see much of a tbc> difference otherwise. tbc> Want autofocus? tbc> Want data imprinting? tbc> Want interchangeable finders? tbc> Want motor drive? tbc> Want a fisheye or shift? tbc> Want a macro lens that goes to 1:1? tbc> How much weight do you feel like dragging around? tbc> I love the way the 645n feels, and I love the prints I get from 645 tbc> negs. The 645n is just small enough for me to use as a walking around tbc> camera. A 67II would be too big - I know I'd leave it at home a lot. tbc> Here's a "walking around" shot I took recently: tbc> http://www.bigdayphoto.com/tom/pow/ tbc> We could debate whether it would be a better shot if it were shot on tbc> 6x7, but the simple fact is I wouldn't have dragged a Pentax 67 tbc> around for this shot. I *would* drag a Mamiya 7 around, but that's tbc> another debate.... tbc> This is from the photo outing Geoff Moes and I took. I carried the tbc> 645n and 45-85 in my hand for over an hour. tbc> Anyway, my own feeling is that the 645n is more suitable for someone tbc> who does more handheld work and likes the way 35mm cameras feel, tbc> while the 67II is great for folks who like to work off a tripod and tbc> are trying to squeeze out every bit of resolution without resorting tbc> to a view camera. tbc> 6x4.5 negs look great and they'd probably make you pretty damned tbc> happy. tbc> 6x7 negs look slightly better at big enlargements and would make you tbc> pretty damned happy too. tbc> Buy the camera you like! tbc> tv - 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 .
