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**RICHARD L.** · 12-05-2020, 09:01 AM - **3 Likes**

**RICHARD L.** · 12-05-2020, 02:04 PM - **4 Likes**

I was browsing on eBay for Pentax 645 lenses last week and I noticed there were plenty of FA 80-160 mm f/4.5 zooms offered at around 150 - 200 $ in excellent condition.
The prices on this highly useful lens are ridiculously low, check this for yourself, guys.

**cobbu2** · 12-05-2020, 06:05 PM - **4 Likes**

South Rim Trail, Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park

Pentax 6x7 (early Honeywell Non-MLU Handheld), SMC Pentax 6x7 55mm f/4, Fujichrome Velvia RVP100

**TDvN57** · 12-06-2020, 12:07 AM - **5 Likes**

Took these panoramas at sunrise from a local mountain hike. The fog started clearing as the sun rose, but a heavy cloud bank on the eastern horizon blocked the actual sunrise.

@Peter Rockstroh and @Barondla thanks for the comments about the Starlings and the papaya. I'll try the setup with bananas and papaya to draw them out a bit.

645z with 6x7 55-100mm.

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maxloxton · 12-06-2020, 11:02 AM - **12 Likes**

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

texandrews · 12-06-2020, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by maxloxton

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

What a spooky image, fascinating.

**Ed Hurst** · 12-06-2020, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by maxloxton

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

Love that. Simply beautiful and beguiling...

**TDvN57** · 12-06-2020, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by maxloxton

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

Really nice picture and mood. Love it.

maxloxton · 12-06-2020, 07:31 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by texandrews

What a spooky image, fascinating.

Thanks texandrews. The place is fascinating as well, a treat for landscape photographer.

---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 07:32 AM ----------

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Love that. Simply beautiful and beguiling...

Thank you Ed. You have been a big inspiration all these years.

---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 07:33 AM ----------

Originally posted by TDvN57

Really nice picture and mood. Love it.

Thank you TDvN57.

**mattb123** · 12-06-2020, 09:48 PM - **8 Likes**

Lake ice. 645D & 45-85 focus stacked

Imp · 12-06-2020, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by maxloxton

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

Wow! What an atmosphere and tone.

**Ed Hurst** · 12-06-2020, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by TDvN57

Good timing and composition on this one Ed. Placing the change of colour in the sky behind the bridge line was definitely not by accident.

Kind of you to notice, Theuns. I was happy that it worked out that way, but I must confess that there really was little choice in this, as I didn't have any opportunity to vary the altitude of my vantage point. Let's call it serendipity, but one I noticed and appreciated at the time 👍

**ivanvernon** · 12-06-2020, 10:47 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by maxloxton

Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

Surprising and intriguing.

---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 12:50 AM ----------

Originally posted by mattb123

Lake ice. 645D & 45-85 focus stacked

Great work. The sheets of ice are a very eye-catching foreground feature.

**RICHARD L.** · 12-07-2020, 04:54 AM

Are there any advantages using a 645D over a Pentax K1 ? (40 Mpx vs 36 Mpx, 50 000 shutter actuations vs 300 000 shutter actuations, no PixelShift vs PixelShift, 1,4 Kg vs .925 Kg, choice of lenses, etc).

Regards

**mattb123** · 12-07-2020, 08:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RICHARD L.

Are there any advantages using a 645D over a Pentax K1 ? (40 Mpx vs 36 Mpx, 50 000 shutter actuations vs 300 000 shutter actuations, no PixelShift vs PixelShift, 1,4 Kg vs .925 Kg, choice of lenses, etc).

Regards

I have a shoot both. They are pretty different beasts.
On a purely technical numbers comparison there probably isn't a lot of reason to shoot the D.

But for the look, for the CCD color rendering, and for the slow and methodical nature of using it, the D is still in my rotation.

But if I am hiking far, need to shoot quickly, or I want those luxurious features like the tilt screen then I take the K-1.

12-05-2020, 09:01 AM - 3 Likes	#15616
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,633	Fall at its best. Tripod-mounted 645Z + FA 45-85 mm f/4.5 + CPL.

12-05-2020, 02:04 PM - 4 Likes	#15617
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,633	Prices of used 645 FA 80-160 mm f/4.5 zooms are really affordable on eBay. I was browsing on eBay for Pentax 645 lenses last week and I noticed there were plenty of FA 80-160 mm f/4.5 zooms offered at around 150 - 200 $ in excellent condition. The prices on this highly useful lens are ridiculously low, check this for yourself, guys. Last edited by RICHARD L.; 12-05-2020 at 06:45 PM.

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12-05-2020, 06:05 PM - 4 Likes	#15618
cobbu2 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Potomac, MD Photos: Albums Posts: 1,444	South Rim Trail, Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park Pentax 6x7 (early Honeywell Non-MLU Handheld), SMC Pentax 6x7 55mm f/4, Fujichrome Velvia RVP100

12-06-2020, 11:02 AM - 12 Likes	#15620
maxloxton Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 64	Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND

12-06-2020, 03:32 PM	#15621
texandrews Moderator Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Baltimore Photos: Albums Posts: 3,397	Originally posted by maxloxton Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND What a spooky image, fascinating.

12-06-2020, 03:48 PM	#15622
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by maxloxton Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND Love that. Simply beautiful and beguiling...

12-06-2020, 06:22 PM	#15623
TDvN57 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Berlin Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,150	Originally posted by maxloxton Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND Really nice picture and mood. Love it.

12-06-2020, 07:31 PM - 1 Like	#15624
maxloxton Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 64	Originally posted by texandrews What a spooky image, fascinating. Thanks texandrews. The place is fascinating as well, a treat for landscape photographer. ---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 07:32 AM ---------- Originally posted by Ed Hurst Love that. Simply beautiful and beguiling... Thank you Ed. You have been a big inspiration all these years. ---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 07:33 AM ---------- Originally posted by TDvN57 Really nice picture and mood. Love it. Thank you TDvN57.

12-06-2020, 09:48 PM - 8 Likes	#15625
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Lake ice. 645D & 45-85 focus stacked

12-06-2020, 10:05 PM	#15626
Imp Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Washington, DC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,749	Originally posted by maxloxton Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND Wow! What an atmosphere and tone.

12-06-2020, 10:37 PM	#15627
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by TDvN57 Good timing and composition on this one Ed. Placing the change of colour in the sky behind the bridge line was definitely not by accident. Kind of you to notice, Theuns. I was happy that it worked out that way, but I must confess that there really was little choice in this, as I didn't have any opportunity to vary the altitude of my vantage point. Let's call it serendipity, but one I noticed and appreciated at the time 👍

12-06-2020, 10:47 PM - 1 Like	#15628
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by maxloxton Pentax 645z + Pentax 200mm with .9GND Surprising and intriguing. ---------- Post added 12-07-20 at 12:50 AM ---------- Originally posted by mattb123 Lake ice. 645D & 45-85 focus stacked Great work. The sheets of ice are a very eye-catching foreground feature.

12-07-2020, 04:54 AM	#15629
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,633	Are there any advantages using a 645D over a Pentax K1 ? (40 Mpx vs 36 Mpx, 50 000 shutter actuations vs 300 000 shutter actuations, no PixelShift vs PixelShift, 1,4 Kg vs .925 Kg, choice of lenses, etc). Regards

12-07-2020, 08:46 AM - 1 Like	#15630
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Originally posted by RICHARD L. Are there any advantages using a 645D over a Pentax K1 ? (40 Mpx vs 36 Mpx, 50 000 shutter actuations vs 300 000 shutter actuations, no PixelShift vs PixelShift, 1,4 Kg vs .925 Kg, choice of lenses, etc). Regards I have a shoot both. They are pretty different beasts. On a purely technical numbers comparison there probably isn't a lot of reason to shoot the D. But for the look, for the CCD color rendering, and for the slow and methodical nature of using it, the D is still in my rotation. But if I am hiking far, need to shoot quickly, or I want those luxurious features like the tilt screen then I take the K-1.