> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Stan Halpin > > > I don't know of any trouble spots with the original 645. > Like any mechanical > toy, they wear with time and use, so newer is better I suppose. > a. The 645 meter is more primitive than the 645n or 645nii. > But it is very > good.
It's just got center-weighted metering, right? The n has spot and matrix, and I would suppose the TTL flash is much imoroved as well, assuming the 645 TTL is of the Super Program/LX variety and the 645n is of the ZX-5n variety. > b. The original 645 allowed exposure compensation (via a > push button on the > top), but only in full stops. There was a wheel thingie > that you turn to > select S (= Single) or C (= Continuous). An option was > available to have a > factory modification made wherein the wheel thingie becomes > a second control > for exposure compensation, now in half stops. When I bought > my (modified) > 645 from KEH, it cost about $100 more than an unmodified > with the same > rating. I don't know if the newer 645n and nii have adopted more > sophisticated exposure comp systems, but I would expect so. The nII has compensation in 1/3 stops. The n uses 1/2 stops. > d. When the 645n first came out, I thought that the data > imprinting on the > film was the best thing since sliced bread, and I would > have gone for the > 645n just for that if the price was at all doable for me. > But, since then I > have acquired an MZ-S with similar imprinting and I find > that I very seldom > look at the data except to use the roll sequence number to > quickly put film > in the order that it was shot. I had the exact same experience. I mostly turn it off as I'm on a sloppy-border B+W kick. > e. I occasionally use autofocus with my MZ-S, and did with > the PZ-1p before > it, but mostly I use older lenses. If I bought a 645n or > nii, I would stil > use the manual lenses which are available used at > reasonable price. So the > autofocus would be irrelevant for a few years until a large > market develops > for FA645 lenses. Some of the FA lenses are optically improved. Of course they can be used on the 645 so that isn't really an issue as to which body to get. > f. In my ideal world I would have an assistant to carry > stuff for me and > hand me the right things at the right time, one who > wouldn't knock over > tripods to which is attached an expensive camera and lens. HAR! > But meanwhile, I > struggle with the 645 limitation that it is a pain to load > the film and it > is hard to carry all that many pre-loaded film inserts and > so one really > does need to be more conservative in film use. I blow right through it and tell people to shush and sit still while I reload. tv - 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 .
