I'm doing a lot more studio work now so I'm thinking about it seriously, I will probably discard all but a couple of my K-mount lenses though, just retain some basic gear to shoot events for the moment and then change systems when it wears out, all my landscape and studio work I would migrate to MF.
On 14 April 2014 11:12, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
