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Comment by K10D posted on Lot of money at 08/02/2011 - 05:23
Dangermouse wrote:
If you look at other digital medium format gear you'll see why it's £9k - Pentax have pitched it cheaper than the competition, but at a level the market is likely to bear. The 645D can shoot alone without needing a tethered laptop (as I understand some MF cameras now do?) and has weather sealing, so it's ideal for sports, landscapes, and location shooting. I could definitely see photographers working for the likes of Evo magazine buying them for the leap in quality over their CaNikon gear and the fact that they'll be getting a relatively compact, lightweight camera compared to what else is out there.
It's a tool of the trade for professionals really. £9k is steep but as a business expense for something which will probably repay its purchase price long before it wears out it makes sense.
Even cheaper in US$, but not as cheap as the Mamiya that comes with a lens for the same money as the 645D body.linkIf you look at other digital medium format gear you'll see why it's £9k - Pentax have pitched it cheaper than the competition, but at a level the market is likely to bear. The 645D can shoot alone without needing a tethered laptop (as I understand some MF cameras now do?) and has weather sealing, so it's ideal for sports, landscapes, and location shooting. I could definitely see photographers working for the likes of Evo magazine buying them for the leap in quality over their CaNikon gear and the fact that they'll be getting a relatively compact, lightweight camera compared to what else is out there.
It's a tool of the trade for professionals really. £9k is steep but as a business expense for something which will probably repay its purchase price long before it wears out it makes sense.
Mamiya dropped the price just after Pentax launched the 645D. Easy with huge profit margins.
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Comment by K10D posted on Lot of money at 08/02/2011 - 03:03
Pentaxophile wrote:
Knew aboutl the FA ltds of course, but I thought the silver DA ltds were new.
I stand corrected. Duh or was that DA?Knew aboutl the FA ltds of course, but I thought the silver DA ltds were new.
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Comment by K10D posted on Pentax K-5 Silver and Silver Limiteds at 07/02/2011 - 23:51
pentaxian450 wrote:
I don't know if anybody noticed, but the Pentax-D FA 645 25 mm lens is on the Pentax webstore list with a selling price of $4999.95.
In keeping with Hassled & Bladdered's offering of $4396 for their 28mm offering.I don't know if anybody noticed, but the Pentax-D FA 645 25 mm lens is on the Pentax webstore list with a selling price of $4999.95.
WRT Mike P's post of new Canon lenses and comments of cost etc, I don't expect to see punters or pro's queuing to buy Pentax MF lenses.
Anyone buying into such systems from new needs to budget around $30K.
Makes a 400mm f/2.8 seem well cheap.
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Comment by K10D posted on Pentax K-5 Silver and Silver Limiteds at 07/02/2011 - 23:50
Silver Ltd's don't seem new-except to Europe.
Spoon-fed sales techniques?
Been available elsewhere for some timelink
DPReview says prices to be announced link
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Spoon-fed sales techniques?
Been available elsewhere for some timelink
DPReview says prices to be announced link
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Comment by K10D posted on Pentax K-5 Silver and Silver Limiteds at 07/02/2011 - 23:39
Can't have it both ways. It's either cheap and cheerful or very good and costly. Market forces at play.
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Comment by K10D posted on Are Pentax getting too popular? at 07/02/2011 - 23:31
Don wrote:
I guess not, I don't look at in camera really, but when I import to aperture I do have a set of "default" adjustments that get applied on import, a camera profile, so the ajustments are done before I even see an image on my screen..
for me there is no such thing as direct from camera, no adjustments...
OK, I understand where your going now. I open the jpg straight from the drive (after copying from card), all sRGB, then square up/crop if needed, adjust levels or curves, bit of sharpening and "save as".I guess not, I don't look at in camera really, but when I import to aperture I do have a set of "default" adjustments that get applied on import, a camera profile, so the ajustments are done before I even see an image on my screen..
for me there is no such thing as direct from camera, no adjustments...
PP is so low on my list of likes.
Is there a similar "import default" feature in PS? If so, I've no clue if mine is set to anything? I just loaded the software, set to sRGB and started using it.
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Comment by K10D posted on What Digital Camera K-5 Review now online at 07/02/2011 - 14:04
Don wrote:
The trouble with default settings is Pentax has less resources and market share, so adobe, apple, and other software vendors are putting more effort in "Default" settings for more popular cameras.
Even when Silkypix first started working with Pentax for Pentax's raw converters, I think it was Mattmatic's advice to try the "Nikon" settings for processing images from certian Pentax cameras that had Sony sensors for quick and easy raw conversions of Pentax pef files.
I think we are not on the same line Don, by default, I meant in-camera.The trouble with default settings is Pentax has less resources and market share, so adobe, apple, and other software vendors are putting more effort in "Default" settings for more popular cameras.
Even when Silkypix first started working with Pentax for Pentax's raw converters, I think it was Mattmatic's advice to try the "Nikon" settings for processing images from certian Pentax cameras that had Sony sensors for quick and easy raw conversions of Pentax pef files.
As for PS, I just use the minimum required process to get a finished image. I don't use "auto" settings in PS.
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Comment by K10D posted on What Digital Camera K-5 Review now online at 07/02/2011 - 13:53
thoughton wrote:
I have the old non-HSM non-macro version. It's a fantastic lens, albeit large and heavy.
This version is the sharpest at all settings. I, as Mike P, rate ours very highly.I have the old non-HSM non-macro version. It's a fantastic lens, albeit large and heavy.
istD, Sig Mk1
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Comment by K10D posted on Advice Sigma 70-200 at 07/02/2011 - 13:49
Don wrote:
how much ca/pf is visible is often down to post processing... I suspect many raw converters can be set up to optimize for a particular camera on import so it is a minor issue... I suspect many reviewers are simply using default settings.
Probably very true. I don't shoot RAW. Its framing, levels, sharpen and "save as". Same process for all my kit. The linked images are default settings as far as processing goes. Same as my K10, istD and K7.how much ca/pf is visible is often down to post processing... I suspect many raw converters can be set up to optimize for a particular camera on import so it is a minor issue... I suspect many reviewers are simply using default settings.
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Comment by K10D posted on What Digital Camera K-5 Review now online at 07/02/2011 - 13:41
I Might be wrong but I don't think the Mamiya comes with a built in sensor and requires coupling with a "Back" which will set you back the same, if not more, than the body/lens combo.
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The included "back" can be replaced with higher res backs.
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