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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-12-2018, 03:10 PM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-16-2018, 07:06 PM
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Around the time of the digital revolution I was writing an article on why the Pentax 645 was the best all-around camera in existence. My reasons:
All the advantages of medium format, but still quite hand-holdable
Excellent Pentax lenses (I had, and still do, 55, 75, and 150mm)
The 55 and 75 mm focused close enough for good enlargements of small subjects
Great aerial camera (most of the time I used the 150mm lens for aerials)
Projected transparencies were awesome, if you had a suitable projector. I did, but to be really spectacular you needed a big room and a really big screen.
Maybe best of all, you could trim a 645 transparency, and mount it in a superslide mount that would fit into a regular 35mm projector. That was a lot of fun.
After digital came along, I thought nobody would be interested, so I quit writing. It took a while, but eventually I bought a 645Z Also eventually, I'll probably get around to scanning some of the 645 negatives and transparencies.
JT
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-15-2018, 07:48 PM
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I wish I had known of that $2000 lens
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
12-15-2017, 09:22 PM
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Another fine group of finalists.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-15-2017, 10:30 PM
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Thanks to Logics for his detailed analysis, but I still can't choose.
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Forum: Film Processing, Scanning, and Darkroom
01-15-2017, 11:22 AM
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Well, once again I thank the posters for their replies. I happen to have a small "daylight" light table on which to place the 645 negatives. With a 24MP camera and a macro lens, I can probably get good results with just one frame. No time to try it now. Later, for sure. - JT
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