| Latest Review Posted | Pentax 645Z
I don't know how the previous reviewer can take 5 marks off for the lack of tethering. Either he has the camera and should have researched better or is reviewing something he hasn't owned.
For me the camera is a major step up from the 645D. The high ISO performance is amazing.
This is in a dimly lit pub at 12,800 ISO with no NR applied - look on Flickr for full size
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3899/14611582106_5af8547e02_b.jpgDouble Hop no NR by singingsnapper, on Flickr
The Dynamic range has taken major leap forward, and having used the D, the camera is a cinch to use. Any DSLR user will have no problems using this camera. Auto focussing is pretty snappy and the new addition of Live View with focus peaking will make manual focussing a doodle.
Tethering? Not something I use, but then the original 645D was pitched as a landscape camera - this one too when you look at the fact that it is weather sealed. Fashion isn't its primary use in my opinion, though it can be used for this of course.
For me, the 645Z is not simply a cheap version of other medium format digital cameras. It is a different form of camera that happens to be cheaper.
The camera is robust, easy to use and jumps to the top of the heap in my pack - I have D800E also, and in the last 2 weeks in trips to Scotland and Lake District, the Nikon has stayed in the bag. |
