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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-10-2014, 05:08 PM
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It is in 35mm, but I like it that way, so I push it more. I shoot it in 120 and it's fine. I have 10 rolls of each in my freezer.
For me ultimate sharpness is not a goal.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-09-2014, 06:16 PM
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It's a week old thread and I will not be reading it again, but from what I recall, sharpness is the primary concern of OP. I used a borrowed P67, I don't own one and I don't pixel peep, damn, I like the look of Delta 3200 pushed to 6400 in 35mm, I like look of lenses etc... and depending on what I want that's what I will use. But OP isn't me or you and he places value on different attributes than us.
PS: I'm brand/camera agnostic, none of the brands are paying me to use their gear. I just look at them as tools.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-04-2014, 12:30 AM
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Well, I'm sure it has no impact on any of our photos :) I wouldn't submit them to comp anyway, all they are good for is for the company that runs it, to get cheap photos and advertising. Yes, I'm a bit of a cynic :)
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-03-2014, 07:04 PM
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That's one camera out of how many? And I bet it's the bottom seller for them as well. How much advertising have you seen for it compared to d5xxxx or something like that?
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-03-2014, 04:52 PM
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Nikon is pushing their DSLRs. Companies have to grow after all...
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-03-2014, 03:16 AM
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If you want to know more about film, the forum to visit is apug.org
As for me, I don't like wasting money on camera gear etc. I prefer to take overseas holidays instead. So FF digital is out for that reason.
Also you will see the trend in software and computers in general. Not to mention most likely with digi cams, the companies want you to subscribe and pay monthly or yearly fees as a service. Adobe started it and others are following. No big company can survive by releasing one great product and no one buying the next one. Since everyone is content with the last one. The software costs will not be cheap in the future...
And if you don't play their game, there is always planned obsolescence.
And since Veronica was cheap, get a good meter and see how it goes. I'm sure you are not going to spend a lot on film and processing unless you have really itchy finger and need to take photos of your cat or what you are for breakfast.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-03-2014, 02:18 AM
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E6 isn't great for prints. Since it needs to be scanned. Anyway, I'm switching from digital to film. Since I find digital way to expensive. My k5 cost me $1600 when it came out. Now it's close to $300. Don't forget the cost for decent FF lenses. My estimate for what I wanted was 8k. Not to mention it was heavier.
Also I like the results from film better and for me it's about the result and final outcome.
I would say digital is great if you want to shoot endless test shots and show how great your camera gear is. But if you are after serious photos only instead of lots of pointless ones. Film is great and cheaper too. Even hasselblad gear like mine. I will not even mention the viewfinder.
You are forgetting the time you will waste with digital. Taking lots of photos you don't need. Because just maybe. Then deleting the bad ones. Deciding what is good. Since all of them are the same. Then post processing them. You will spend many nights in front of computer. Since I work in IT, that's the last thing I want to do in my spare time.
And do to forget depreciation.
The last time I went on holiday to Okinawa, I took 5000+ photos on K5. It took me 3 months before I posted any (I don't want to be imprisoned in front of my PC). Now that I look at them, none are decent.
I didn't put a single one on my website :-/
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
07-03-2014, 12:26 AM
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Califmike, I think your posts or thoughts are allover the shop and you are not sure what to do. What's your aim and goal?
E6 isn't for printing, for printing it's C41 or BW. E6 is for projecting.
Why would you sell bronica for couple hundred $$$ and then invest into something that costs $1000s? And I'm talking with good lenses. Don't forget that MF will have different look that FF.
If you want sharp 6x7, don't get pentax, get Mamiya RB/RZ 67 or Mamiya 7. Sharp lenses and leaf shutters so they don't suffer from shutter bounce like Pentax 67. That's why those photos are not sharp.
As for me, sharpness is an easy to quantify marketing term. Focus on getting good photos instead, it usually has nothing to do with sharpness.
Great photographers are not great because of how sharp their photos are. Actually, a lot of them are opposite, since they focus on other aspect of photos that we don't hear mentioned anywhere.
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