Look here, if you're going to confuse the issue with the facts. . .;-) SB just said that few of these will ever leave the studio. Their biggest complaint, as I understood it, involved the software.
On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Adam Maas <a...@mawz.ca> wrote: > I've used a 645DF (at a PhaseOne demo session for CaptureOne 5), it's > not just a studio camera and while not as slick as the 645D, it's > quite easy to use once you get the hang of it. Plenty of people > shooting in the field with it too. > > -Adam > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 9:47 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I just read a review of the PhaseOne 645DF in Shutterbug. Aside from >> being considerably more expensive than the 645D, there was an obvious >> difference in the reviews of the 645D. The DF is a studio camera and >> a but hard to use. >> Most of the 645D reviews have a guy running outside in the rain with >> the D and popping off these amazing nature shots. Price aside, Pentax >> may have really nailed the Digital MF field camera. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:18 AM, DagT <li...@thrane.name> wrote: >>> I had the chance to try it today when I got my K-5, and I just have to add >>> one thing: The viewfinder was a dream! >>> >>> DagT >>> http://www.thrane.name >>> >>> >>> >>> Den 6. jan. 2011 kl. 23.20 skrev AlunFoto: >>> >>>> Fiddled with a 645D today. Some observations: >>>> >>>> 1. The aperture coupler works. One can bring any lens out of its "A" >>>> position, and the aperture is still reported correctly to the camera. >>>> >>>> 2. With extension tubes attached, exposure remains correct. Lens IDs >>>> of FA and DA lenses are not reported, though. >>>> >>>> 3. Exposure of snow scenes is more conservative (ie a little too dark) >>>> than what you find with eg. K-7. >>>> >>>> 4. There's no snap-in focus with manual focus lenses. This is the same >>>> as for 645N/645Nii. >>>> >>>> 5. You will not boost your FPS by going from "single" to "multiple" >>>> drive mode. :-) >>>> >>>> 6. There is a blessed absence of LiveView, video, and in-camera >>>> post-processing presets. >>>> >>>> oh, and what should be the zeroth point: >>>> It takes absolutely fabulous pictures, even of crappy motifs. :-) >>>> >>>> Jostein >>>> >>>> -- >>>> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ >>>> http://alunfoto.blogspot.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
