> From: William Robb > > I guess viewfinders don't matter any more. The 645 is a joy to look > through, the D800 has, by comparison, a dinky little viewfinder with > dancing lights flashing seemingly at random. I realize this is a small > thing that probably won't matter to many people, but the 645 is a much > nicer camera to work with. > That used to mean something. It seems these days, all that matters is > the number of megapixels.
And in comparison to an APS-C K-5, how's the viewfinder on a D800? Big, bright, spacious and a joy to look through, but I don't hear complaints about the K-5 viewfinder. :) One of the differences between the two cameras that's obvious is the price/performance ratio. The price of a 645D pretty much puts it out of most people's reach, and if not their reach, it's costly enough that it's hard to justify. At 1/3 of that, a D800/E is still a costly item, but is down in a range where many more people are willing and able to spend the money. I haven't used a 645D, but buying into that system is more costly than buying into a FF system from another brand, not to mention lens choice being a bit sparse, especially in AF. My guess is that the D800/E outsells the 645D at a factor greater than 100-to-1. While a camera may not become obsolete because of newer models, they do become unused. I've spent $1200 apiece on three Pentax paperweights (*ist D, K20D, K-7). Now more on Nikon/Sony and I plan on using it through at least several generations of upgrades. Possibly Pentax should have been a bit more down to earth and spent their R&D money on a FF system that far more people would be interested in obtaining. With the 645D, even most Pentaxophiles give it simply a cursory glance because it's more or less unattainable. Tom C. (My favorite story is The Three Billy Goats Gruff) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
