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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
03-26-2010, 10:51 AM
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A couple images from a different part of the country. Death Valley National Park (from Zabriskie Point) and Zion National Park. I do shoot color now and then.
Both taken with the P67...of course! :)
All of these were scanned years ago with my old Epson 2450. I really should re-scan them with the V750 now and see how much more can be pulled from those great 6x7 negs and transparencies.
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
03-26-2010, 09:57 AM
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Here are a few shots of the Seward, Alaska harbor and boats I've taken over the last 20 years with my Pentax 67. Love that camera!
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-05-2010, 11:39 PM
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Another from my first roll of color film thru the 645NII. This is a local landmark of sorts (the Government Hill water tower), which I have taken photos of with just about every camera I own, both film and digital (except for the 4x5s). This is sort of a test shot for me. Easy for me to get shots at roughly the same time of day, blue sky, lighting etc....and of course, the water tower doesn't change much from year to year. This particular image is a cropped section from the full frame 645 scan, shot with the 80-160mm manual focus lens.
I enjoy using the 645NII, it's a fine camera, but with the very major caveat that I've only shot two rolls of film thus far (1 B&W and 1 color), my initial impressions are that the results are good, but they don't have a big WOW factor. My P67 images always had that wow factor for me.
I'm sure I just need to shoot more film with the 645 and it will find it's niche in my arsenal of gear. In any case, like I said, I enjoy using it.....but then again, I'm kind of a camera junkie. There really aren't many cameras that I don't enjoy using.
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
10-31-2016, 03:46 PM
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The 90mm or 105mm lenses on a 6x7 format camera are equivalent to 45 and 52 mm on a FF 35mm camera. In other words, these lenses have a "normal" FOV. I have taken many landscape photos over the past 35+ years with lenses like these. Not all landscape photos need to be expansive views. It is often the less expansive views of natural landscapes, rocks, trees etc that appeal most to me.
Gary Benson
Eagle River, Alaska
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-21-2015, 08:01 PM
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From one of hundreds or thousands of articles about the "problem" of converging lines when photographing many objects in the real world.
"When photographing a tall building, you'll often tilt the camera upward both in order for the building to fit into the frame and in order for you to get rid of any unwanted foreground.
This is when the vertical lines of the building converge towards the top in the photo."
How to Avoid Converging Verticals | PhotographyBLOG
The ability to correct for "converging lines" is one reason many architectural photographers have used view cameras or tilt-shift lenses.
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
12-04-2012, 12:45 AM
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I'm sure you will love the P67 300mm EDIF lens, but it does require a sturdy tripod and head. I use it on a Berlebach wooden tripod with a heavy duty Bogen head.
Here's a 100% crop.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-30-2012, 12:42 AM
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Pentax 645NII, 80-160mm SMCP-A lens, Fuji Provia 100 scanned with Epson V750 Pro and converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro2
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-10-2012, 12:22 PM
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I haven't posted any images here for awhile......so here's one taken with my P67II and the recently acquired SMCP 35mm fisheye lens. Velvia 100, lab scan.
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-10-2012, 09:55 PM
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The fisheye's view.......
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
08-15-2011, 09:20 PM
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I have several tripods/heads that I use with my Pentax 67, Pentax 645, Hasselblad and Mamiya TLR cameras. For the Pentax 67, my current tripod/head of choice is the Berlebach 4032 (leveling ball, no center column) wooden tripod with a Bogen 3039 Pro pan tilt head. Here's a pic of that setup with the P67 and 300mm EDIF lens. It works very nicely.
I also like the Gitzo series 4 tripods with a Gitzo pan tilt head. Generally, for the heavier medium format cameras, I prefer a quality pan tilt over a high end ball head, such as the RRS BH-55, which I use on a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod (model 3531) with my Mamiya TLR or Hasselblad 501CM.
Gary
Alaska
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-04-2012, 03:47 PM
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I received a Fotodiox Pro adapter from Amazon to mount my Hasselblad lenses on my Nikon DSLR. Very impressed with the quality of this adapter....no play at all in the lens to adapter or adapter to camera. No electronics, all manual. I've now ordered Fotodiox Pro adapters to mount my Pentax 67 lenses on both my Nikon and Canon DSLRs. For approx. $70-$80, they are a very well made and designed. Even includes a tripod foot on the bottom of the adapter. They make one for Pentax 645 to Canon EOS also.
http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Adapter-Pentax-Camera-Digital/dp/B002JXTHLE
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
04-14-2010, 11:12 PM
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Pentax 67II, 55mm f4, Ilford Delta 400, Epson V750 Pro scan.
Gary
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
12-12-2011, 12:58 PM
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Yes, both the CFV-39 and the CFV-50 can be shot with a square crop, but then it's the same 1.5x crop factor as the CFV-16 (although of course, you get more pixels in that square crop image from the CFV-39 and CFV-50).
I'm not sure that a V-system camera with the CFV back is any less useable re "things that move" than a 500C/M loaded with a similar ISO film. I almost always shoot at ISO 100, whether digital or film, so I've never concerned myself with high ISO performance.
The price is certainly high, especially for a new one. Even used CFV-16 backs generally sell for ~$4k. In that regard, a Pentax 645D is a bargain......no argument from me on that score!
I think it's mainly designed and offered as a digital back for people who already have a V-system camera and lenses and want to keep using those, rather than switching to another system......so Hasselblad has been able to charge a bit of a premium for that, considering it is the only digital back that fits on a Hasselblad V-system camera which doesn't require a separate cable connecting the back to the camera/lens. Mamiya/Leaf makes two excellent backs (Leaf Aptus II) in a 22mp and 28mp variants that sell new for $8k and would fit on a Hasselblad V camera....those would be attractive alternatives for someone who wanted to stick with a V-system camera.
I've enjoyed mine and it takes fine images.....but there are definite downsides because of the 1.5x crop sensor and the relatively low (by today's standards), resolution......although in truth, for 90% of what I do, 16 megapixels is enough.
Gary
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