Lovely set Alan. Grass, eyes and all, perfect!

They work really well as a set for me, the close ups and the wider shots.

I think the excitement got the better of me! 😂

I dont think the camera will be there, it was a special one day promotion for Pentax, the camera was brought in for the day by the pentax man. The 645z was on show but to buy on you have to order, apparently they can't make them fast enough!

They also had the rebranded Ricoh WG compacts and the Theta 360 camera. The Theta was very interesting. The camera itself is just a small box with two fisheye lenses back to back. The interesting bit is when you have a play wi the image on the computer. Quite fascinating what is possible.

I'm sure they are not the best that the 645Z can do!
I must admit to just taking the camera out of the shop door and firing away. (I was invited to, honest!)

The focus point was set to auto and I can't remember where it decided to focus. Although fairly similar to other Pentax cameras, some controls are different and I don't think there is a quick dial to change it. I have a feeling the manual will be a bit of a read!

Clifton cameras were showing off the 645z last Monday. Managed to take a couple of pictures away.
Jpeg straight from the camera.



This is a crop from the center of the frame.




Just have to work out how to afford one!

I was at Clifton Cameras today and all three FA limiteds are in the Pentax sales display, along with all the other current lenses.

I even got to play with a 645Z!

If you could have moved the cloud out of the way, so the sun was shining on the buildings, in the panorama it would have been perfect.

Seriously they are a really good set, all of them. Thanks for letting me see them.

I don't think you will be disappointed!

I'm another happy DA18-135 owner.

No3 for me. Yes, a little surreal but I like it a lot! Framing of the trees is great but I think I might crop a thin strip off the bottom.

No1 is good but needs a tiny straighten on the door frame. I am one of those that can't stand wonky picture frames though so it may be just me!

No2 'Hint of potential menace', is spot on. Yes there is distortion but it made me look longer and added to the feel.

No4 As Gartmore suggests drop camera position. Also level the camera to control the diverging verticals of the two church ends to get them parallel. May mean you get a lot of grass but you can crop that out. Shots like this with lots of vertical lines can be difficult with a wide lens.

Really rather lovely Andrew.

I can feel the texture.

Lens arrived fine.

Thanks Jon.