On Apr 13, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with >> relatively little overlap. > > I agree and see little crossover for established APS dslr users. The 645Z > biggest market has to be with existing medium format users. > > I have a very satisfactory range of older (A*, F and FA) '35mm' lenses that > would be hard/impossible to replicate in medium format if I went to medium > format. > That’s true, Ken. In fact, I thought about your lenses in regard to this. You do have some special glass that makes your case much different than mine. I’m just enjoying the obnoxious curmudgeon roll today:-) I seem to delight in that more and more often with the passing of every year. Paul > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: 645Z specs > > >> Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> Why would anyone want a 24 x 36 Pentax? > > . To be able to use existing full-frame lenses > . To have access to smaller/lighter (and Med format) lenses > . To be able to use lenses for the full-frame on both full-frame and > APS-C bodies > . To avoid needing to buy expensive full-frame glass > . To have a *vastly* wider selection of lenses available (fisheye, > ultra-wide and super telephoto) > . To be able to use affordable lenses on occasion > . To have the option of third-party glass > . To have in-body image stabilization > . To have smaller/lighter kit than medium format > . For faster frame rate when necessary > > Full-frame 35mm and Med format are very different type systems with > relatively little overlap. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > > > -- > 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.
