Peter wrote:
>Hi all. I on the verge of making a medium format purchase decision. It >will be >either 645N II or a Mamiya 645 Pro TL. My first lens will be a 55 mm, >since 35 mm is >my favorite in my 35 mm kit. Is there any chance Pentax will be releasing >an update >AF version of the 55/2.8 anytime soon. I guess I'm looking for rumors >here. And how >does the 55/2.8 manual focus lens perform. I will be manually focussing >this lens >most of the time anyways, but if they update the lens to an AF version I'm >wondering >if they might improve it, much like the newish 75/2.8 for the 67. In that >case, I >might wait. > >Other general impressions of the 645N II or comparison to the Mamiya Pro >TL would be >appreciated. My most common use would be landscape photography, with some >hiking >involved. Pentax have three zoom lenses covering the 55mm focal length so a 55m might not be high on their list (but who knows?). For landscapes I strongly recommend the 645NII over any Mamiya. The Pentax is better made and more compact. I strongly suggest one of the two new zoom lenses: either the 33-55 or the 55-110 (or perhaps both?) as they weight about 500g only and should be great for hiking. In fact, there are no better hiking medium format slr system out there. P�l - 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 .
