We're all agreed then. Mark should buy the 645D. Best of luck telling Dr. Lisa, Mark. ;-)
I think Pentax is striking at a place I the market between the established ones. I think this is a perfect camera for the odd combination of nature and studio photography as well as affluent enthusiast who used to buy Hasselblad but can't really bring themselves to pay the new digital prices.. I'm not completely convinced the wedding folks really need this. The bottom line seems to be that Pentax is selling them. That is the most important argument of all. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> wrote: > On 23 October 2010 15:26, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: Miserere >>> >>> On 22 October 2010 13:49, Jaume Lahuerta <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> > >>>> > So, we have the MF equivalent to ?K-7, nice body and sensor...just ok? >>>> > :-( >>> >>> Well...if you need 40MP, then you need 'em. And let's not forget that >>> the 645D might handle better than many other medium format digitals, >>> which is important (to some of us). It's also weathersealed, which >>> other MF cameras aren't. >>> >>> What I'd like to see is a comparison between a 645D image and the >>> equivalent shot on a FF DSLR up-rezzed to 40MP. That will tell us what >>> advantage the 645D does or doesn't have. >>> >> >> Wouldn't a more reasonable comparison be between the 645D and Hassy H3D-39II >> or Mamiya DM40? >> >> Can Pentax's $10K MF digital match or beat the competitions $21K MF digital? > > That depends on your market! I was thinking of people like Mark, > landscapists who would make the most out of the 645D. If Mark can take > a shot with his A850 and uprez it to 40MP (in a 3:4 ratio) and have it > look close to the same scene photographed with the 645D, then I see > little reason to spend 5x as much buying it if you can get 95% of the > way there with a $2,000 A850. > > Now, if you're dealing with art directors, clients, etc. and need to > look professional, then you need a large MF camera to impress them, > because that's the sad way of the World. > > > --M. > -- > > \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com > > http://EnticingTheLight.com > A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
