If I felt a strong need for a large sensor camera I’d go for the 8.5K 645Z over a Nikon D3x, which is 7K. And it’s only $500 more than a Leica monochrome.
Not a bad price for a medium format DSLR. A slam dunk vs. the above. Paul On Jul 7, 2014, at 4:22 PM, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard Womer wrote: > >> Aw, c'mon guys, lighten up! The reviewers criticize the green button >> and the video, and wonder about the trade-offs of size, price, and >> performance compared to smaller cameras (esp. 24x36). They also say >> (just going quickly through the review): >> >> "But we have to put these relatively minor critiques in context: the >> 645Z is light-years ahead of any other MF-class camera, and frankly >> better than just about all of the FF 35mm machines in user interface." >> >> "It's almost like an actual photographer was involved in the design. >> Revolutionary." >> >> "The files off the "Z" are superb." >> >> "Here's the kicker......the 21MP, 'lowest' quality jpegs were, >> on-screen, just amazing. Converted to B&W, and tweaked quite a bit in >> LR, they are gorgeous." "All of this comes in the context of a camera >> with amazing high ISO capabilities. CCDs simply cannot compete on >> that front at all. "Bottom line is superb IQ. " >> >> "The "Z" is a real working pro's field camera in every sense. It's a >> camera that's almost never annoying to use, and will no doubt be a >> trusty companion for years of use. I suspect the people who buy them >> will grow to love them." >> >> "The Pentax 645D may well have the best high ISO performance of any >> camera to date (including the Sony A7s), and with little doubt has the >> lowest noise high ISO performance of any medium format camera, >> including as best we can tell that of the Phase One and Hasselblads >> that use the same sensor." >> >> " It's a world-class image-maker in every regard, and the fullest >> realization of the dream of a 35mm quality MF camera." >> >> We all need negative, nitpicking reviews like that! > > I read that review a few days ago and considered posting it here under > the title "Rave Review of 645Z at Luminous Landscape". Seriously. > > The only reason I didn't is that the 645Z is so expensive it's a > little irrelevant for virtually everyone here. > > -- > 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.
