Post your medium format photos!

hausen · 01-10-2021, 12:45 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by barondla

Very nice color and light. Autumn looks great. You are getting excellent results out of the 645 and lens. Eager to see more of your images. Welcome to the forums.
Thanks for sharing,
barondla

Thank you for your warm words! I'm looking forward to its potential and will be glad to share it on this forum!

**RICHARD L.** · 01-10-2021, 03:16 PM - **3 Likes**

We saw the sun for awhile today so I visited the St Lawrence shore to see the sun go down before the curfew begins. I don't need a 1000 $ fine this winter. Nice performance with the P 67 105 mm.

**RICHARD L.** · 01-11-2021, 04:21 AM - **4 Likes**

I went near the shore of the St Lawrence to finally test my most-used lens in the 67 film era, the P67 55 mm f/4 WA, on the 645Z. Splendid results, as expected.

**RICHARD L.** · 01-11-2021, 05:06 AM - **2 Likes**

Sequence at every aperture, from f/22 down to f/4, of a sunset scene on the shore of the St Lawrence. The performance remains uniform from f/22 to f/4. AWESOME LENS !

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**RICHARD L.** · 01-11-2021, 06:49 AM - **3 Likes**

w2ck · 01-11-2021, 06:59 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by RICHARD L.

Thank you for these kind words. I have always been fascinated by lenses, they are objects of beauty in themselves and permit us to capture the beauty of light and of the Universe around us. I am a realist too and I know lenses are just tools for the photographer, the same as hammers, saws or drills are simple tools for the carpenter. Nonetheless, I am always trying to find the "best lens" possible to give me those ultra-sharp results. There is nothing more pleasant than perusing at a huge photograph, feeling "you have entered the scene and you are there in the moment" and discerning myriads of details all over the photogram. Using cameras likewise is a pleasure, manipulating instruments, loading film or mounting the set-up on a tripod, composing a picture, evaluating the quality of light and now, with the advent of digital photography, reworking the results afterwards to create the "ultimate picture". Photography is a magnificent pastime, forcing you to get out of the house and permitting you to forget all your woes.

Regards

---------- Post added 01-08-21 at 10:04 AM ----------

Ice forming on static rocks, Batiscan River in January. 645 Z + P67 105 mm f/2.4 @ f/8, near its optimum aperture opening.

Hi,

I understand as I am much the same way. I have to be careful around here or I'd have every lens made for both the 645 and the 67.

Being a radio R+D guy, I have test equipment. I mean my own not just what the outfits I work for have. And lots of it. For example, five spectrum analyzers. You'd think Just One would do, and you'd be right. Technically. But they all do things a bit differently, and so Unit 1 is best for X measurement and Unit 2 is best for Y, and so on,

Yup.

So, No Difference. Besides, to me, light is just bursts of really high frequency RF. And, a camera is an instrument to measure same. And, the lens is the probe.

Stan

**RICHARD L.** · 01-11-2021, 08:22 AM

Thank you, Stan. Age and experience permit us to better understand these quirks.

Best Regards

**ivanvernon** · 01-11-2021, 10:06 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by wa2kqy

Hi,

I understand as I am much the same way. I have to be careful around here or I'd have every lens made for both the 645 and the 67.

Being a radio R+D guy, I have test equipment. I mean my own not just what the outfits I work for have. And lots of it. For example, five spectrum analyzers. You'd think Just One would do, and you'd be right. Technically. But they all do things a bit differently, and so Unit 1 is best for X measurement and Unit 2 is best for Y, and so on,

Yup.

So, No Difference. Besides, to me, light is just bursts of really high frequency RF. And, a camera is an instrument to measure same. And, the lens is the probe.

Stan

What you are saying is indeed a real risk once you start collecting these P645 and P67 lenses. I now have all the lenses for both formats except the P645 25mm and a couple of super long telephotos, and same with P67 except for the P67 35mm fisheye and not the super long and super expensive telephotos beyond the 300mm. I am carful to us them all from time to time to keep from thinking of myself as only a collector. :>)

**RICHARD L.** · 01-11-2021, 02:15 PM - **3 Likes**

I guess buying lenses is a terminal disease : today FedEx delivered a tiny like-new FA 50 mm f/1.7 to my house. First picture with the K3 in P mode : sharp, contrasty, colorful. I think I will love it. My neighbor is remodeling his garage during the COVID confinement, so here is a cheer for him ... This must be my 75th lens (24 Minolta's, 30 Pentax medium-format's, the rest Pentax K's).

Worst part is I love them all.

maxloxton · 01-12-2021, 11:25 AM

Hi Everyone,

I know its not the right place to ask this question, but as we share the medium format photos so I thought to ask this question here. I only use prime lenses on my 645z and have lenses from 25mm to 300mm. I am planning to buy a couple of zooms in budget; as of now I have only came across 33-55, 45-85, 55-110 and 80-160mm lenses in the budget as the newer zooms are quite expensive. If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions.

**RICHARD L.** · 01-12-2021, 01:32 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by maxloxton

If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions.

Hello Yasir.

Last year, I was investigating this exact problem : Which 645 zooms should I acquire ?

There is almost no technical information concerning any of the 7 zooms offered by Pentax. So I had to proceed by "trial and error", purchasing one zoom and putting it through its paces to check if the performance was adequate, if I could trust the lens to produce decent pictures.

I already had bought the FA 45-85 mm f/4.5 and FA 80-160 mm f/4.5 in 2019 and I was extremely satisfied with their image-making potential. These are "middle" focal lengths, very useful as such. But in 2020 I became "more daring" and acquired both the FA 33-55 mm f/4.5 and the FA 150-300 mm f/5.6, more "extreme" focal range items.

Personally, I would recommend the FA 33-55 mm f/4.5 and the FA 150-300 mm f/5.6 (please go check my evaluations in the "Lens Reviews" section of this Forum). The FA 55-110 mm f/5.6 is not too bad but must be stopped down to f/16 to performs well.

Regards

FA 150-300 mm f/5.6

FA 33-55 mm f/4.5

Aaron28 · 01-12-2021, 05:03 PM - **1 Like**

ran a roll of the expired fujichrome 50D through new to me 6x7.......not so sure i loaded it correctly as the first frame was roughly a lil over half (not pictured)....reckon it's nice to have some poopy film to get myself acquainted with this lovely beast

.......cross processed......epson v600

tried a lil flash.....suppose balancing the flash on top of a lazy boy i did not get it pointed in the proper direction......the cheap wansen radio triggers didn't seem to work well with the pc sync port and i most likely did not set the auto parameters correctly on the af360fgz.......the other "test" shots did not come out at all

**barondla** · 01-12-2021, 10:22 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by maxloxton

Hi Everyone,

I know its not the right place to ask this question, but as we share the medium format photos so I thought to ask this question here. I only use prime lenses on my 645z and have lenses from 25mm to 300mm. I am planning to buy a couple of zooms in budget; as of now I have only came across 33-55, 45-85, 55-110 and 80-160mm lenses in the budget as the newer zooms are quite expensive. If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions.

I'd buy 3! The bookends (33-55 and 150-300 are going to cost at least $450 ea.). The 80-160 is so cheap it doesn't count. There's one on the bay, in near mint condition, for $149 + 8.75 shipping! This is the current model FA autofocus lens. If I didn't already have a beautiful copy, it would already be in the cart. Gotta love Japan. Disclaimer, I'm not connected to the seller.

Thanks
barondla

**ivanvernon** · 01-13-2021, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by barondla

I'd buy 3! The bookends (33-55 and 150-300 are going to cost at least $450 ea.). The 80-160 is so cheap it doesn't count. There's one on the bay, in near mint condition, for $149 + 8.75 shipping! This is the current model FA autofocus lens. If I didn't already have a beautiful copy, it would already be in the cart. Gotta love Japan. Disclaimer, I'm not connected to the seller.

Thanks
barondla

I have most of the P645 and both of the P67 zoom lenses. The best one in its focal range, in my experience, is the P67 55-100mm f 4.5. It requires the P67-P645 adapter, and is also big and heavy, but so are all the others.

**RICHARD L.** · 01-13-2021, 08:50 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by ivanvernon

P67 zoom lenses. The best one in its focal range, in my experience, is the P67 55-100mm f 4.5

Ivan is totally right concerning the remarquable performance of the P67 zooms. They are sharp, exhibit deep contrast and render true-to-life colors. Only drawbacks are manual-focus and bulk. They are offered for very reasonable prices used on eBay.

P67 90-180 mm f/5.6

P67 55-100 mm f/4.5

01-11-2021, 06:49 AM - 3 Likes	#15845
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,582	Sundown, St Lawrence shoals, QUEBEC. Pentax 645Z + P67 200 mm f/4 @ f/8

01-11-2021, 02:15 PM - 3 Likes	#15849
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,582	I guess buying lenses is a terminal disease : today FedEx delivered a tiny like-new FA 50 mm f/1.7 to my house. First picture with the K3 in P mode : sharp, contrasty, colorful. I think I will love it. My neighbor is remodeling his garage during the COVID confinement, so here is a cheer for him ... This must be my 75th lens (24 Minolta's, 30 Pentax medium-format's, the rest Pentax K's). Worst part is I love them all. Last edited by RICHARD L.; 01-11-2021 at 02:24 PM.

01-12-2021, 01:32 PM - 3 Likes	#15851
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,582	Originally posted by maxloxton If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions. Hello Yasir. Last year, I was investigating this exact problem : Which 645 zooms should I acquire ? There is almost no technical information concerning any of the 7 zooms offered by Pentax. So I had to proceed by "trial and error", purchasing one zoom and putting it through its paces to check if the performance was adequate, if I could trust the lens to produce decent pictures. I already had bought the FA 45-85 mm f/4.5 and FA 80-160 mm f/4.5 in 2019 and I was extremely satisfied with their image-making potential. These are "middle" focal lengths, very useful as such. But in 2020 I became "more daring" and acquired both the FA 33-55 mm f/4.5 and the FA 150-300 mm f/5.6, more "extreme" focal range items. Personally, I would recommend the FA 33-55 mm f/4.5 and the FA 150-300 mm f/5.6 (please go check my evaluations in the "Lens Reviews" section of this Forum). The FA 55-110 mm f/5.6 is not too bad but must be stopped down to f/16 to performs well. Regards FA 150-300 mm f/5.6 FA 33-55 mm f/4.5 Last edited by RICHARD L.; 01-13-2021 at 10:29 AM.

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01-10-2021, 12:45 PM - 1 Like	#15841
hausen New Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 14	Originally posted by barondla Very nice color and light. Autumn looks great. You are getting excellent results out of the 645 and lens. Eager to see more of your images. Welcome to the forums. Thanks for sharing, barondla Thank you for your warm words! I'm looking forward to its potential and will be glad to share it on this forum!

01-11-2021, 06:59 AM - 2 Likes	#15846
w2ck Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Albums Posts: 442	Originally posted by RICHARD L. Thank you for these kind words. I have always been fascinated by lenses, they are objects of beauty in themselves and permit us to capture the beauty of light and of the Universe around us. I am a realist too and I know lenses are just tools for the photographer, the same as hammers, saws or drills are simple tools for the carpenter. Nonetheless, I am always trying to find the "best lens" possible to give me those ultra-sharp results. There is nothing more pleasant than perusing at a huge photograph, feeling "you have entered the scene and you are there in the moment" and discerning myriads of details all over the photogram. Using cameras likewise is a pleasure, manipulating instruments, loading film or mounting the set-up on a tripod, composing a picture, evaluating the quality of light and now, with the advent of digital photography, reworking the results afterwards to create the "ultimate picture". Photography is a magnificent pastime, forcing you to get out of the house and permitting you to forget all your woes. Regards ---------- Post added 01-08-21 at 10:04 AM ---------- Ice forming on static rocks, Batiscan River in January. 645 Z + P67 105 mm f/2.4 @ f/8, near its optimum aperture opening. Hi, I understand as I am much the same way. I have to be careful around here or I'd have every lens made for both the 645 and the 67. Being a radio R+D guy, I have test equipment. I mean my own not just what the outfits I work for have. And lots of it. For example, five spectrum analyzers. You'd think Just One would do, and you'd be right. Technically. But they all do things a bit differently, and so Unit 1 is best for X measurement and Unit 2 is best for Y, and so on, Yup. So, No Difference. Besides, to me, light is just bursts of really high frequency RF. And, a camera is an instrument to measure same. And, the lens is the probe. Stan

01-11-2021, 08:22 AM	#15847
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,582	Thank you, Stan. Age and experience permit us to better understand these quirks. Best Regards

01-11-2021, 10:06 AM - 2 Likes	#15848
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by wa2kqy Hi, I understand as I am much the same way. I have to be careful around here or I'd have every lens made for both the 645 and the 67. Being a radio R+D guy, I have test equipment. I mean my own not just what the outfits I work for have. And lots of it. For example, five spectrum analyzers. You'd think Just One would do, and you'd be right. Technically. But they all do things a bit differently, and so Unit 1 is best for X measurement and Unit 2 is best for Y, and so on, Yup. So, No Difference. Besides, to me, light is just bursts of really high frequency RF. And, a camera is an instrument to measure same. And, the lens is the probe. Stan What you are saying is indeed a real risk once you start collecting these P645 and P67 lenses. I now have all the lenses for both formats except the P645 25mm and a couple of super long telephotos, and same with P67 except for the P67 35mm fisheye and not the super long and super expensive telephotos beyond the 300mm. I am carful to us them all from time to time to keep from thinking of myself as only a collector. :>)

01-12-2021, 11:25 AM	#15850
maxloxton Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Photos: Gallery Posts: 64	Hi Everyone, I know its not the right place to ask this question, but as we share the medium format photos so I thought to ask this question here. I only use prime lenses on my 645z and have lenses from 25mm to 300mm. I am planning to buy a couple of zooms in budget; as of now I have only came across 33-55, 45-85, 55-110 and 80-160mm lenses in the budget as the newer zooms are quite expensive. If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions.

01-12-2021, 05:03 PM - 1 Like	#15852
Aaron28 Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,131	ran a roll of the expired fujichrome 50D through new to me 6x7.......not so sure i loaded it correctly as the first frame was roughly a lil over half (not pictured)....reckon it's nice to have some poopy film to get myself acquainted with this lovely beast .......cross processed......epson v600 tried a lil flash.....suppose balancing the flash on top of a lazy boy i did not get it pointed in the proper direction......the cheap wansen radio triggers didn't seem to work well with the pc sync port and i most likely did not set the auto parameters correctly on the af360fgz.......the other "test" shots did not come out at all

01-12-2021, 10:22 PM - 1 Like	#15853
barondla Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: midwest, United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,714	Originally posted by maxloxton Hi Everyone, I know its not the right place to ask this question, but as we share the medium format photos so I thought to ask this question here. I only use prime lenses on my 645z and have lenses from 25mm to 300mm. I am planning to buy a couple of zooms in budget; as of now I have only came across 33-55, 45-85, 55-110 and 80-160mm lenses in the budget as the newer zooms are quite expensive. If you have to buy two zooms just to fill up your range what would you go for keeping in view their sharpness, build quality and overall functionality. Btw, I only use 645z for landscapes and cityscapes. Looking forward to suggestions. I'd buy 3! The bookends (33-55 and 150-300 are going to cost at least $450 ea.). The 80-160 is so cheap it doesn't count. There's one on the bay, in near mint condition, for $149 + 8.75 shipping! This is the current model FA autofocus lens. If I didn't already have a beautiful copy, it would already be in the cart. Gotta love Japan. Disclaimer, I'm not connected to the seller. Thanks barondla

01-13-2021, 04:57 AM	#15854
ivanvernon Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina, OH Photos: Albums Posts: 7,224	Originally posted by barondla I'd buy 3! The bookends (33-55 and 150-300 are going to cost at least $450 ea.). The 80-160 is so cheap it doesn't count. There's one on the bay, in near mint condition, for $149 + 8.75 shipping! This is the current model FA autofocus lens. If I didn't already have a beautiful copy, it would already be in the cart. Gotta love Japan. Disclaimer, I'm not connected to the seller. Thanks barondla I have most of the P645 and both of the P67 zoom lenses. The best one in its focal range, in my experience, is the P67 55-100mm f 4.5. It requires the P67-P645 adapter, and is also big and heavy, but so are all the others.

01-13-2021, 08:50 AM - 3 Likes	#15855
RICHARD L. Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Quebec City, Quebec Posts: 6,582	Originally posted by ivanvernon P67 zoom lenses. The best one in its focal range, in my experience, is the P67 55-100mm f 4.5 Ivan is totally right concerning the remarquable performance of the P67 zooms. They are sharp, exhibit deep contrast and render true-to-life colors. Only drawbacks are manual-focus and bulk. They are offered for very reasonable prices used on eBay. P67 90-180 mm f/5.6 P67 55-100 mm f/4.5