Using the 645D...

HawaiianOnline · 03-21-2010, 02:08 PM

What would you use the 645D for? Weddings, landscape work, macro, etc? Just to clarify things, I do have a 645N that I use whenever I get the film bug. I use it mainly for some landscapes (although I use the FA 645 45mm and not the 35mm), and macro work.

I know that the 645 was once very prevalent for wedding work, but how was it used for that? I typically use my K7 and my K20D for everything including the formal portrait session. I am unsure about using the 645D for the ceremony and the reception, but I could definitely see it being used for the formal posed shots, and maybe even the engagement session. Same situation for proms and other events. I do not do those "prom shots" with the background, props, studio lighting, and canned poses. I do the event type shots like table shots, candids, PJ type stuff. For those of you who have shot events and weddings with the 645, 645N, or 645NII, do you see working a 645D into your workflow now, and how would you use it?

If you can't afford it (like me, at least for another year or more), just assume that the camera fairy is going to give you one anyway. This is more of a "what if I could get one" scenario.

bensonga · 03-21-2010, 08:14 PM

Personally, I would use it for anything and everything.....well, at least for anything that didn't require the movements of a view camera or sports/action type autofocus (which I don't do anyways).

I decided to keep the 645NII and several 645 manual focus lenses that I bought recently and I am looking forward to the day when I can add a 645D to the equation (though it might not be for a couple years).

Gary

Cideway · 03-22-2010, 03:25 AM

When i get mine it will be used almost exclusively for my fine art landscape work.

kenyee · 03-22-2010, 06:35 AM

landscape and studio work for me (though for studio work, it'd probably be overkill unless what folks have said about improved MF tonality is true :-)

**yurihuta** · 03-22-2010, 11:31 AM

I would use my for most of what I currently shoot for my personal work (family/portraits, nature/macro/wildlife). My work supplies my camera equipment presently, so no need to wear it out there.

stormcloud · 03-22-2010, 06:27 PM

never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet?

kenyee · 03-22-2010, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by stormcloud

never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D?

Nope. No need for fast shutters when you have real studio strobes instead of dinky speedlights

wkkato · 03-22-2010, 10:47 PM

Mostly landscape.

HawaiianOnline · 03-23-2010, 12:33 AM

Originally posted by stormcloud

never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet?

The 75mm LS pops up every now and then in the used sections or on KEH. It's manual focus only though...

tuco · 03-23-2010, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by stormcloud

never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D?

You could set the shutter speed on the camera to one-second and still get an effective shutter speed of the flash duration if you don't have competing ambient studio light levels.

Nesster · 03-23-2010, 10:16 AM

if I were fortunate and crazy enough to get one of the first ones available, I'd use it to brag and to lord it over all you folks, for as long as I could

Smolk · 03-23-2010, 10:43 AM

If I were to do weddings with the 645D, it would be to pay for it

Otherwise, landscape/street photography. Oddly, as a recent owner of the analogue 645, I've been considering studio work. Never contemplated that before, but do now. I do believe tonality will be better. And I do believe in the camera fairy. Oh there it is

D W · 03-23-2010, 11:25 AM

Originally posted by stormcloud

never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet?

I managed with the 645 and 645N's 1/60 X sync speed. When you have full control over lightning in a studio the sync speed is not a deal breaker.

There is a 75 and 135 mm LS lens which should work with the 645D. The LS is triggered by the aperture stop down lever.

I will be using the 645D to take photos to sell. The same purpose as the 645N.

**rparmar** · 03-23-2010, 07:17 PM

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03-21-2010, 02:08 PM	#1
HawaiianOnline Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 612	Using the 645D... What would you use the 645D for? Weddings, landscape work, macro, etc? Just to clarify things, I do have a 645N that I use whenever I get the film bug. I use it mainly for some landscapes (although I use the FA 645 45mm and not the 35mm), and macro work. I know that the 645 was once very prevalent for wedding work, but how was it used for that? I typically use my K7 and my K20D for everything including the formal portrait session. I am unsure about using the 645D for the ceremony and the reception, but I could definitely see it being used for the formal posed shots, and maybe even the engagement session. Same situation for proms and other events. I do not do those "prom shots" with the background, props, studio lighting, and canned poses. I do the event type shots like table shots, candids, PJ type stuff. For those of you who have shot events and weddings with the 645, 645N, or 645NII, do you see working a 645D into your workflow now, and how would you use it? If you can't afford it (like me, at least for another year or more), just assume that the camera fairy is going to give you one anyway. This is more of a "what if I could get one" scenario.

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03-21-2010, 08:14 PM	#2
bensonga Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alaska Photos: Albums Posts: 149	Personally, I would use it for anything and everything.....well, at least for anything that didn't require the movements of a view camera or sports/action type autofocus (which I don't do anyways). I decided to keep the 645NII and several 645 manual focus lenses that I bought recently and I am looking forward to the day when I can add a 645D to the equation (though it might not be for a couple years). Gary

03-22-2010, 03:25 AM	#3
Cideway Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 364	When i get mine it will be used almost exclusively for my fine art landscape work.

03-22-2010, 06:35 AM	#4
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	landscape and studio work for me (though for studio work, it'd probably be overkill unless what folks have said about improved MF tonality is true :-)

03-22-2010, 11:31 AM	#5
yurihuta Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Washington DC, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 632	I would use my for most of what I currently shoot for my personal work (family/portraits, nature/macro/wildlife). My work supplies my camera equipment presently, so no need to wear it out there.

03-22-2010, 06:27 PM	#6
stormcloud Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 232	never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet?

03-22-2010, 07:52 PM	#7
kenyee Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boston, PRofMA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,026	Originally posted by stormcloud never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? Nope. No need for fast shutters when you have real studio strobes instead of dinky speedlights

03-22-2010, 10:47 PM	#8
wkkato Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Irvine Posts: 53	Mostly landscape.

03-23-2010, 12:33 AM	#9
HawaiianOnline Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hawaii Posts: 612 Original Poster	Originally posted by stormcloud never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet? The 75mm LS pops up every now and then in the used sections or on KEH. It's manual focus only though...

03-23-2010, 09:36 AM	#10
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,019	Originally posted by stormcloud never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? You could set the shutter speed on the camera to one-second and still get an effective shutter speed of the flash duration if you don't have competing ambient studio light levels.

03-23-2010, 10:16 AM	#11
Nesster Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 13,072	if I were fortunate and crazy enough to get one of the first ones available, I'd use it to brag and to lord it over all you folks, for as long as I could

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03-23-2010, 10:43 AM	#12
Smolk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Eerbeek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,853	If I were to do weddings with the 645D, it would be to pay for it Otherwise, landscape/street photography. Oddly, as a recent owner of the analogue 645, I've been considering studio work. Never contemplated that before, but do now. I do believe tonality will be better. And I do believe in the camera fairy. Oh there it is

03-23-2010, 11:25 AM	#13
D W Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hogtown, ON, Canada Posts: 329	Originally posted by stormcloud never used medium format before but for studio work isn't the flash shutter sync rate abit slow on the 645D? i know its supposed to have those leaf shutter lens for that but are there any availble yet? I managed with the 645 and 645N's 1/60 X sync speed. When you have full control over lightning in a studio the sync speed is not a deal breaker. There is a 75 and 135 mm LS lens which should work with the 645D. The LS is triggered by the aperture stop down lever. I will be using the 645D to take photos to sell. The same purpose as the 645N.

03-23-2010, 07:17 PM	#14
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,817	Landscapes, cityscapes, portraits, events.