Having some fun in the garden.

What is it, do you like it?




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Thanks George. Just literally removed the foliage for comparison.




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It looks like part of a dead leaf. No problem with the comment though.

I rarely remove things from an image. I will clone this one as once you have mentioned it, it stays in the mind.

By the way, if you do have a play, a cut down 35mm transparent film canister makes a good diffuser for the pop-up flash.

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Loose the sun and use flash....

red lips




K7, 100mm macro,-2ev flash and -1ev on camera. f/8, ISO 100

Worth experimenting further?

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A very different approach to showing them. A good collection. Numbers two and nineteen being my favourites.

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Just enough flash to light the flower.

Second shot appealed to me probably due to the warmer light.

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Thanks Andrew, dial down the flash at least 1.5 stops.

Camera Maker: PENTAX
Camera Model: PENTAX K-7
Image Date: 2010-06-21 23:39:26 +0100
Focal Length: 100.0mm (35mm equivalent: 150mm)
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160)
ISO equiv: 640
Exposure Bias: -0.30 EV
Metering Mode: Center Weight
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB
Photographer: G.Catterick
Copyright: G.Catterick

For some reason, the EXIF says that the flash did not fire?

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K7 with on board flash.




Rear willow, K10 with 135mm f/2.5





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In lesser words, the sales pitch leaves one bewildered.

I see that possible jumpers from 135 to the 645D may be some Canon users, specifically 5D owners as that model has quietly become the 135 landscape standard over the years. As far as other top 135 models, I doubt it as the cameras are worlds apart and have totally different capabilities as well as a far greater range of glass available.

I do expect it to be producing stunning images. To limit the comparison to 35mm DSLR's though is only a half truth. Surely it must mean everything with a smaller sensor?

If I manage to get one during my travels, cheaper than the UK price, I'll buy it.

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Good site.

Got to throw a few questions in here...

"The 645D delivers super-high-resolution images - as impressive to discriminating professionals as those produced by larger, 8x10-format cameras"

All of a sudden, a cropped DMF is better than a 10x8 neg???????

"The 645D’s large 44x33mm CCD image sensor is the key
to realizing the high-quality,
true-to-life images that inspire every photographer"

So a larger (Hassled & Bladered sensor must be even better?

They show the Pentax cropped MF sensor against a 36 x 24 sensor (that they presently don't offer)

"Note: Even when taken at the same F5.6 aperture, the medium-format 645D offers more natural, true-to-life images. White petals, which can be easily overexposed, retain their subtle gradation, with the fringe of every petal sharply defined. The background has a beautiful bokeh effect (out-of-focus rendition), while every blossom seems to shoot out of the image, as if sending its sweet fragrance to viewers.

Wow!

I wonder if the other digital medium format manufacturers know this?

Bottom line here is don't buy a cropped DSLR. Your missing out.

"Its resolving power is far superior to that of 35mm-format digital SLR cameras or film-format 645 cameras.*

* Based on PENTAX assessment standards (as of February 2010).

They never mention pixel density?

Just for reading with respect to MF lenses..

link

From DP review..as far as MF lenses go, albeit on FF DSLR's.

"Without needing to get into the science behind it. the reasoning is a MF neg or slide will never be enlarged by the same percentage as a 35mm neg/slide. This is the same reason why an image taken with a MF lens may appear sharper right out of the camera than the same image from a mid-high end 35mm lens. Just like a 5mp image will generally appear sharper than a 15mp image right out of the camera. The lens doesn't have enough resolution to show all the flaws and capture any slight blurring from motion or shake.

The data is all over the internet and photo publications the world over.

The primary reason for using MF lenses on 35mm SLRs or DSLRs is their classic feel in focusing, and generally their wonderful color reproduction.

Good luck with whatever may suit your needs, just be sure that you know exactly what you are giving up too."

I say lets not listen to the sales plop. Compare the 645D to other DMF images, those with actual history. Pentax are not re-inventing the DMF here, they are at the back of the queue. As with the istD, they are last passed the post.

May they sell many many 645D's but if it's that good, who wants to buy my complete Pentax DSLR kit?

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