Someone bought a 645D and is taking nothing but cat photos...

Sperdynamite · 08-11-2013, 06:02 PM - **1 Like**

If you search 645D on flickr, and select 'recent,' this is what you find.

I commend you cat photo photographer. You have round about $10,000 worth of photographic equipment, and a seemingly endless amount of cats to choose from. You picked the purrrfect tool for the job. This is exactly what you needed for this assignment. No other sensor could resolve those whiskers like a medium format digital CCD could.

Own it.

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carrrlangas · 08-11-2013, 06:17 PM

HAhahahha!!! This is awesome. Go modern times!

calsan · 08-11-2013, 06:28 PM

Kawaii!

Tako Kichi · 08-11-2013, 07:31 PM

Maybe he/she just got it and those were his/her practice shots.

jimr-pdx · 08-11-2013, 07:41 PM - **1 Like**

Can't wait for the calendar...

kenafein · 08-11-2013, 08:11 PM

It's a good choice; cat pics get almost as many "favorites" as bikini models, on flickr.

**LaurenOE** · 08-11-2013, 08:49 PM - **1 Like**

Too funny!!!

Something like this already happened on the Pentax Facebook page, and some folks - including me - called them out on it.

Basically, Pentax gave/loaned a 645D to an Olympus shooter and she produced terrible pictures as a result.
We couldn't believe that Pentax would find a non-Pentaxian and then post images that did not showcase what a 645D could do.
It was stunning at how inept Pentax USA was.
Pentax deleted the comments on Facebook, then banned me from making comments on their Facebook page as result.

Ricoh is doing their best to water down the Pentax brand, and 645D cat pics sure don't help either.

LowVoltage · 08-11-2013, 10:03 PM

This photographer, "bazoka.tw", obviously likes cats and his/her photo stream shows it. Bazoka.tw also appears to do portraits and studio work, like this shot, or outdoors like this, and seems to be a full frame Sony a900 user.

My guess is bazoka.tw got a hold of a 645d on loan and only had the body, one lens, and enough time to shoot the models (cats) that were presently at arm's length. As of this writing the pictures are only FOUR HOURS old. Let's give the photographer another day or so with the camera before we ask for our cheezburgers.

bossa · 08-11-2013, 10:44 PM

I shoot a lot of shots of my cats.. it's great practice as they never keep still.

**todd** · 08-11-2013, 11:13 PM

my wife once bought me a thick hardcover book full of nothing but cat photos (at a garage sale). Somebody must have oriiginally paid good money for that!

Bob from Aus · 08-12-2013, 12:04 AM

I had the local killer cat in my backyard this afternoon looking to kill off my last lizards and frogs. I would like something more serious than a 645D to take shots at it.

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tclausen · 08-12-2013, 02:13 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bossa

I shoot a lot of shots of my cats.. it's great practice as they never keep still.

That, plus.....

Their fine fur makes it easy to see where you focused and what your DoF is - magnifying a cat photo and looking for that is unforgiving.

Their fine fur makes for an excellent way of non-scientific testing of lens resolution.

Their fine fur makes for an excellent way to test lighting - it will reflect, it will absorb, and their green eyes as a result of unkind flash ....no better way of learning but by fearing for your life.

Their fine fur makes it in everywhere, I mean everywhere, meaning that you *finally* have identified the reason why you bought an environmentally sealed WR camera and DA* lenses....

Their fine fur makes it in everywhere, meaning that you'll have to keep your rocketblower on your desk at all times - which is an excellent conversation piece, opening up subjects you'd never expected to discuss: most non-photographers I've had over have assumed that it was intended for....ehhh..."bedroom purposes"

See, cats and photography really go together, and any photographer worth his salt should ensure to entertain and support a small clowder.

(I'm being told by some four-legged furball here, that I must mention that the above is written of free will, and not under threat of claw-against-throat, ....)

sam-joseph · 08-12-2013, 02:27 AM - **2 Likes**

Let's say a bloke got his hands on a 645D, which would be a fantastic studio camera.
What's the first thing any red-blooded bloke would want to take photos of, with his fancy big camera?
Pussy.

Regards

K David · 08-14-2013, 01:50 PM

What a catastrophe.

littledrawe · 08-14-2013, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by K David

What a catastrophe.

Originally posted by jimr-pdx

Can't wait for the calendar...

Too funny, there are some funny people on this forum!

08-11-2013, 06:02 PM - 1 Like	#1
Sperdynamite Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maine Posts: 271	Someone bought a 645D and is taking nothing but cat photos... If you search 645D on flickr, and select 'recent,' this is what you find. I commend you cat photo photographer. You have round about $10,000 worth of photographic equipment, and a seemingly endless amount of cats to choose from. You picked the purrrfect tool for the job. This is exactly what you needed for this assignment. No other sensor could resolve those whiskers like a medium format digital CCD could. Own it. Attached Images

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08-11-2013, 06:17 PM	#2
carrrlangas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Joensuu (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,761	HAhahahha!!! This is awesome. Go modern times!

08-11-2013, 06:28 PM	#3
calsan Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,548	Kawaii!

08-11-2013, 07:31 PM	#4
Tako Kichi Veteran Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: SW Ontario, Canada (ex-pat Brit) Posts: 1,296	Maybe he/she just got it and those were his/her practice shots.

08-11-2013, 07:41 PM - 1 Like	#5
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	Can't wait for the calendar...

08-11-2013, 08:11 PM	#6
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	It's a good choice; cat pics get almost as many "favorites" as bikini models, on flickr.

08-11-2013, 08:49 PM - 1 Like	#7
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690	Too funny!!! Something like this already happened on the Pentax Facebook page, and some folks - including me - called them out on it. Basically, Pentax gave/loaned a 645D to an Olympus shooter and she produced terrible pictures as a result. We couldn't believe that Pentax would find a non-Pentaxian and then post images that did not showcase what a 645D could do. It was stunning at how inept Pentax USA was. Pentax deleted the comments on Facebook, then banned me from making comments on their Facebook page as result. Ricoh is doing their best to water down the Pentax brand, and 645D cat pics sure don't help either.

08-11-2013, 10:03 PM	#8
LowVoltage Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mount Joy, PA Photos: Gallery Posts: 544	This photographer, "bazoka.tw", obviously likes cats and his/her photo stream shows it. Bazoka.tw also appears to do portraits and studio work, like this shot, or outdoors like this, and seems to be a full frame Sony a900 user. My guess is bazoka.tw got a hold of a 645d on loan and only had the body, one lens, and enough time to shoot the models (cats) that were presently at arm's length. As of this writing the pictures are only FOUR HOURS old. Let's give the photographer another day or so with the camera before we ask for our cheezburgers.

08-11-2013, 10:44 PM	#9
bossa Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,546	I shoot a lot of shots of my cats.. it's great practice as they never keep still.

08-11-2013, 11:13 PM	#10
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791	my wife once bought me a thick hardcover book full of nothing but cat photos (at a garage sale). Somebody must have oriiginally paid good money for that!

08-12-2013, 12:04 AM	#11
Bob from Aus Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,094	I had the local killer cat in my backyard this afternoon looking to kill off my last lizards and frogs. I would like something more serious than a 645D to take shots at it.

08-12-2013, 02:13 AM - 2 Likes	#12
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by bossa I shoot a lot of shots of my cats.. it's great practice as they never keep still. That, plus..... Their fine fur makes it easy to see where you focused and what your DoF is - magnifying a cat photo and looking for that is unforgiving. Their fine fur makes for an excellent way of non-scientific testing of lens resolution. Their fine fur makes for an excellent way to test lighting - it will reflect, it will absorb, and their green eyes as a result of unkind flash ....no better way of learning but by fearing for your life. Their fine fur makes it in everywhere, I mean everywhere, meaning that you finally have identified the reason why you bought an environmentally sealed WR camera and DA* lenses.... Their fine fur makes it in everywhere, meaning that you'll have to keep your rocketblower on your desk at all times - which is an excellent conversation piece, opening up subjects you'd never expected to discuss: most non-photographers I've had over have assumed that it was intended for....ehhh..."bedroom purposes" See, cats and photography really go together, and any photographer worth his salt should ensure to entertain and support a small clowder. (I'm being told by some four-legged furball here, that I must mention that the above is written of free will, and not under threat of claw-against-throat, ....)

08-12-2013, 02:27 AM - 2 Likes	#13
sam-joseph Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,086	Let's say a bloke got his hands on a 645D, which would be a fantastic studio camera. What's the first thing any red-blooded bloke would want to take photos of, with his fancy big camera? Pussy. Regards

08-14-2013, 01:50 PM	#14
K David Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,437	What a catastrophe.

08-14-2013, 08:17 PM	#15
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by K David What a catastrophe. Originally posted by jimr-pdx Can't wait for the calendar... Too funny, there are some funny people on this forum!