Originally posted by Hertizel Fast aperture is Mamiya's 80/1.9 or Zeiss 80/2 for 645...
I'm sure you already know this but, I'll expand on this and say that Pentax never made glass this fast for 645 or 67, and even the larger MF world, lenses as fast as these are definitely the exception rather than the rule.
Originally posted by Hertizel Regarding FA 645 lens avaliability, well, you can buy them new in Russia and Japan, but what about the rest of us? Even second hand are hard to find, I'm still looking for a FA 645 150/2.8.
I will not buy the 645D, but I'm sure hopping that it's lauch will make buying FA 645 glass easier. I mean, they'll have to lauch some glass to go with it, right?
I wouldn't mind seeing this. Frankly, I doubt I would have bought
any 645 lenses at anything close to list price. But maybe, just maybe, a little 645D excitement might liberate a few lenses from peoples bags as they swap them for new ones...but I'm not all that optimistic. I haven't seen many FA645 33-55's for sale either. I suspect new releases might go for an SDM implementation though which wouldn't AF on my 645N.
Also to offer an alternate viewpoint on the looks of the 645D...I think it looks
hawt. MF gear tends to have weird proportions compared to cameras designed primarily for handholding anyway--the larger imaging area also requires larger focusing screens & pentaprisms. The photographer's hands don't get any bigger though.