I used the 645 for many many months while working for a children's portraiture outfit last year. I would shoot on average 10-20 per day of 220 film. It stood up to it very well, after about 6-7 months of my using it in this fashion the shutter started to exhibit odd behaviour. Mainly, the pix would come out looking as though the shutter was set higher than the flash sync speed when it was not. Anyway, while it was being fixed I got to use one of the newer 645n's. Personally, when shooting landscapes, I like to use in-camera spot metering in fully manual mode to determine exposure. If you like it this way too... opposed to say using a handheld meter... then you need the 645n. The 645 does not have a spot meter or a bar graph exposure readout. The 645 meter simply reads in +/- stops. To me I like the dial interface of the 645n verses the ME Super-esque buttons of the 645 for shutter. If you're conservative with film the 645n will also crank out 2 or 3 extra frames on a roll (I forget which). Also don't forget the fact that the 645n will print exposure data off to the side of the image. But as far as actual use, in the studio doing children's portraits... I did not notice much of a difference. But then, in the studio, I always locked the camera to it's sync speed and used a handheld meter to determine lighting positions. Good luck. -- Nick Wright http://www.wrightfoto.com/
---------- >From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "pentax-discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: 645 vs 645n( or 645nii)? >Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2002, 11:40 AM > > So, I'm pricing out MF options. Looks like I can score a 645 body in nice > condition with insert for something like $700 from KEH. A 645n body with > insert is closer to, say, $1400. > > I like the 645n user interface better, but autofocus seems pretty optional > for a landscape camera. Is there anything about the original 645 that is > bad or problematic? Any good reason to stay away? > > --Mark > - > 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 . - 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 .
