My reasoning behind buying a 6x7 outfit was almost opposite: I was getting a "lpmm" paranoia and was considering paying serious money for the 85mm/1.4 (I have seen one on ebay lately going for $650, maybe more now), until I realized that (1) to get the best quality out of it tripod is definitely a must, (2) those kind of lenses are not exactly lightweight (3) and neither are they cheap.
So here's when 67 enters. f/2.x is most likely fast enough to use 400 film and kick ass of anything 35 mm has to offer, so when "quality comes first" this is probably hard to beat. And the weight/price/convenience should be comparable at least. OTOH, I have my lightweight 35mm kit (along with a MES/pancake, my "point and shoot" on steroids) which is *very* handy and which I just toss in any bag along with a tabletop tripod without giving much thought for weight/size/etc. Oh, and with all that discussion about viewfinders -- it totally escapes me why the removable finders in 35mm format are gone with LX and F3. I am totally in love with FE-1 for LX -- 1.3 magnification gives a truly gorgeous picture. And this is what ruled out a P645 option for me: I wouldn't even consider anything that costs that much and wouldn't have a waistlevel viewing option. Just my 2c. > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:16:12 +0100 > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E5l?= Audun Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT: Oh, I get it... > > Well, personally I got more critical after starting using medium format. So > now my 35mm lenses better be good to make me happy. I try to get the best > out of my 35mm system by using the best lenses. In that way I won't be that > sorry when I have a good shot on 35mm instead of on MF. > > Pel - 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 .
