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What a lovely python. Pretty soft though, I imagine.

Comment by rparmar posted on uses for Pentax equipment boxes No.1 at 21/09/2009 - 01:45

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Yes, the sensor is the largest determinant of price. Pentax has historically competed aggressively for the lower end of the market. The film 645s showed that. But under Hoya I am not so sure.

$10,000 for a true 645 sensor size would be very good in the market. $6,000 would be a bit of a miracle.

Comment by rparmar posted on New type of camera at 20/09/2009 - 19:19

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A Contax with Kodak back is 16 grand, a Leaf Afi is 19 and a Hasselblad H3DII-50 is 26. What would "reasonable" be for you? I'm thinking $10,000 would be great, but certainly not in my range.

Comment by rparmar posted on New type of camera at 19/09/2009 - 12:18

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Ah yes, Pentax and their devious marketing ploys!

One can only guess what the future will bring. I was merely referencing what we know from Pentax. Of course, if we see the 645D at all it will be a minor miracle. But I, for one, think it will happen.

Comment by rparmar posted on New type of camera at 18/09/2009 - 22:36

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It's difficult to divert sales from a product that does not yet exist.

And that will be available only in Japan when it does exist.

Comment by rparmar posted on New type of camera at 18/09/2009 - 15:20

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gartmore wrote:
How can this work? The image circle of 35mm and aps-c lenses is way too small to cover 645.
Er, reading the article helps here.

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The camera is designed to offer an inexpensive studio system that allows the use of a vast range of lenses. Many lenses designed for DSLRs, including the Zeiss 100mm F/2 Macro, Nikkor 17-35mm ED and 14-24mm G-ED produce large enough image circles to illuminate larger format sensors (though their performance will only have been optimized for their native formats). The system is particularly useful for wide-angle shooting and with Hartblei's own medium-format-derived tilt-shift lenses.

Comment by rparmar posted on New type of camera at 17/09/2009 - 13:15

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I recently wrote a thorough review of the DR-467. Nice bag!

Comment by rparmar posted on KATA DR-466 backpack for lenses + Laptop. Excellent condition at 15/09/2009 - 11:22

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Hey Jon, I'd have to try it out again; it was a while back. But I just recall being uninspired by the rendering. But I do like the 28mm focal length on APS-C.

Comment by rparmar posted on 28mm Lenses at 13/09/2009 - 23:09

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I have the Pentax A 28/2.8 which is totally uninvolving compared to several of the Vivitar 28mm lenses I own. It's probably the only poor Pentax lens I have come across. Of course, since there are so many different Vivitar variants, the results means little without knowing exactly which they were testing.

Besides, what aperture were these tested at? Some lenses naturally perform better wide open (e.g. Sonnar) while most do not.

Comment by rparmar posted on 28mm Lenses at 13/09/2009 - 22:18

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Oh, my tip? Take photos every day.

Comment by rparmar posted on your best ever tip at 13/09/2009 - 22:11

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