On 2005-03-18, at 00:23, Rob Studdert wrote:
I pretty much agree though I'm sure a lot of Canon DSLR have replaced
MF gear
in studios too. My negativity stems from the likely assumption that
few working
pros still use or would adopt a digital P645 kit over a top end Canon
or back
for their old MF kit. Of all the studios I've visited and portrait
sessions
I've attended I can't remember once seeing P645 as the camera of
choice. P67
were a far more popular camera here, though Hasseys, Bronicas and
Mamiyas made
up the vast bulk of MF bodies.
You're right Rob. But on the other side how many 645 AF Mamiyas have
you seen in studios? I believe these are 6x7 Mamiyas that made them
popular among Pros. This is rather field camera and I think it is even
less popular than Pentax 645 and has much lesser choice of lenses -
just 10 AF versions, while Pentax has 17 for 645 AF. Oh and older
manual Pentax 645 lenses are fully compatible with 645 AF bodies, while
Mamiya 645 AF can use their MF lenses only with stop down metering. So
I believe Pentax 645 could be more interesting for pros because of
wider choice of lenses.
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Best regards
Sylwek
