Godfrey
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I agree: Pentax' best cameras were the 645 and 6x7 line, which had a deep following in the professional community.... I'm currently putting the Pentax 645D body through its paces with most of the original production FA Af 645 lenses. Some teathing pains at first with the lenses on the body, but things are sorting themselves out nicely. ...
I came to the 645 somewhat late in the game and didn't use it as much as I had my other medium format film cameras (Rolleiflexes, Hassleflatz, Mamiya, Fuji, etc), but it was a real sweetheart of a camera. I waited and waited for a digital 645 to appear but realized at some point that I just didn't need the format and sold out on the lenses and other equipment.
I tend to prefer smaller formats these days. And a normal lens always has a place in my kit and proves to be my most used lens, most of the time, just to get back to the topic.