On 21 Apr 2005 at 21:16, Tom C wrote: > In all seriousness, could a camera with a 30+ year history, and one that's > been > recognized as one of the best in it's class have a truly fatal flaw? Any > camera > with a moving mirror is susceptible to mirror shakes, and the solution for > minimizing/eliminating it is as basic as it comes. > > Nice video, I couldn't even tell the shutter was released... sure it was ;)
Pentax sorted it when they designed the 645, its mirror has a really complex mechanical damping mechanism, it works, the 645 is eminently hand holdable, I never found the P67 so. Surely they wouldn't have bothered implementing a damping system if it wasn't necessary? The P67 bolted to a dirty big tripod is fine, I used to have the 400/4 and 2X TC, I used to use it mounted on a Manfrotto 075 and a large fluid head. A lot of studio bound P67 were used with flash set-ups too, shake isn't so much a problem when shooting hand held then either. I can consistently get razor sharp pics hand held with my Mamiya 7 though, its mirror is very very quiet. ;-) Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
