kuau
Workshop Member
Jim,
If you are thinking Pentax 645D go look at theses images on this thread over at the pentad forum:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/...5-6x7-645d/139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html
The camera is very capable, in the right hands of course, the biggest challenge is finding lenses for it. Mostly used eBay stuff, some new "old stock"
But... if you are willing to go this route, you can save a lot of money, and even though there are very few 645D shooters here on GETDPI, I don't think anyone here can say that the body is not an excellent camera for 10K.
Nothing can touch it at that price in MF. A used P30+ back with warranty is 8-9K I believe, and then you have to get the DF body, another 5700 or so..
Steven.
ps. Signing up for one of Guy and Jacks workshop is an excellent idea, They have all the "toys" and you can see for yourself if MF is something you even want to venture into at any price point
Also keep in mind I am sure Canon and Nikon have some higher MP cameras coming out soon, that maybe in the hi 30MP range, though then I think you would be forced to buy all manual focus zeiss glass that can deliver the resolution for so many pixels.
If you are thinking Pentax 645D go look at theses images on this thread over at the pentad forum:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/...5-6x7-645d/139755-my-final-thoughts-645d.html
The camera is very capable, in the right hands of course, the biggest challenge is finding lenses for it. Mostly used eBay stuff, some new "old stock"
But... if you are willing to go this route, you can save a lot of money, and even though there are very few 645D shooters here on GETDPI, I don't think anyone here can say that the body is not an excellent camera for 10K.
Nothing can touch it at that price in MF. A used P30+ back with warranty is 8-9K I believe, and then you have to get the DF body, another 5700 or so..
Steven.
ps. Signing up for one of Guy and Jacks workshop is an excellent idea, They have all the "toys" and you can see for yourself if MF is something you even want to venture into at any price point
Also keep in mind I am sure Canon and Nikon have some higher MP cameras coming out soon, that maybe in the hi 30MP range, though then I think you would be forced to buy all manual focus zeiss glass that can deliver the resolution for so many pixels.
Maybe I should go check out Pentax 645D vs Phaseone P40+ threads. Maybe for a hobbyist, a Pentax 645D is good enough, gives me the pleasure of taking photos and ability to print big-ish, either way, a significant step up in quality from 1ds3........... and at $15-$20K (with lenses) - relatively a pocket change compared to P40+, rm3di and lenses (28K). I guess I need to think through the lenses combinations here.
The advantage of pentax being its weather sealing, great battery life, hand holdability, a lot less 'surprises'/unknowns (to me) than Phase system. Except that I'll have to use auto focus instead of manual focusing that I'm used to. eeek!
.....still thinking...............