Thanks blackcloud - I think the 75mm will be my first lens. By the way, love your signature.
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Originally posted by adelorenzo Just throwing it out there that the 45-85 FA zoom is a great lens, if quite heavy. That covers wide to normal. It's my go-to lens on my 645NII, I ended up selling my 75mm prime.
adelorenzo, did you find that it was as sharp or close to the 75mm? I had a 45-85 in my sights but let it get away thinking the primes would be noticeably sharper. Maybe I should have tried harder.
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Originally posted by AquaDome I have the A lenses 45, 55, 75, 150, 200, and 80-160 for my 645N. I use the 45mm the most and have no complaints about any of them. Okay, one complaint: the A80-160 zoom is HUGE and HEAVY, but it works well. The A35mm doesn't come up for auction very often, but when it does, it tends to go for around $400.
Even though the A lenses are not auto-focus, you still get the focus confirmation beep with a green light in the view-finder. The 645N is a joy to use, a work-horse, and a film-eating machine. Consider getting a 220 back for it. Velvia 50 is available in 220 from Japan. The 645N metering is so good, you should have no fear shooting slide film.
AquaDome,
Thanks for the info. Glad to hear what you had to say about the 645n. Luckily the one I bought is coming with both a 120 and a 220 back. I was thinking I was going to just convert it to 120 but after seeing your post I think I'll try some 220 at least first.
I have read that the A lenses give you focus confirmation and I think that'll be useful and all I need. My film shooting right now is with a Pentax K-1000 and Program Plus and so a focus confirmation will be a step up.
I've not shot much slide film, actually only once back in high school because we had to for a class assignment, but after seeing shots on Flickr and how they scan for posting the electronic world, I just may have to try some. And with MF it's just that much better. I stuck with black and white mostly back then.