Re: Forgotten stepchildren

2002-04-19 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Bolo wrote: I think the 645 is of interest to 67 shooters. If you have the 67 to 645 adapter, which couples aperture and auto-stop-down, the 645 makes a great backup body for the 67 system lenses. You add the ability to make quick film changes, more exposures per roll, poser film advance,

Re: Forgotten stepchildren

2002-04-18 Thread Pål Audun Jensen
Aaron wrote: The 645 is, I must admit, more flexible than my beloved 67. The new 500g zoom lenses, the 33-55/4.5 and the 55-110/5.6, take the 645 system and medium format photography into a totally new territory. Pål - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go

Re: Forgotten stepchildren

2002-04-18 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Now that you mention it. What requirements are served by the 645 family better than the 6x7 family and vice versa..? Otis Bill Owens wrote: All this malarkey about 6x7 makes us 645(n)(nII) owners feel like forgotten stepchildren :-( Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message

The perfect landscape setup? (was Re: Forgotten stepchildren )

2002-04-18 Thread Mark Erickson
This would appear to be the perfect landscape setup--similar in size and weight to a 35mm setup, great zoom range, and oh, that big chrome! I'm envious --Mark -Pål wrote- The new 500g zoom lenses, the 33-55/4.5 and the 55-110/5.6, take the 645 system and medium format

Re: Forgotten stepchildren

2002-04-18 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 11:46 AM, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote: Now that you mention it. What requirements are served by the 645 family better than the 6x7 family and vice versa..? Well, the 67 is better when you need or want a bigger negative, or when you require different

Re: Forgotten stepchildren

2002-04-18 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
Thanks. Having had no exposure to either series, I was curious as to why one would select one over the other. Otis Aaron Reynolds wrote: On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 11:46 AM, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote: Now that you mention it. What requirements are served by the 645 family better