Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-22-2018, 09:47 AM
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Fuji has collaborated with Hasselblad in the past, FWIW, so they have experience in MF film, and their expertise in small format digital easily translates to MF digital. I don't own a Fuji product but as an observer it's easy to see that Fuji is doing all the things to promote their brand that Pentax is not doing at the moment. Fuji has established a website for owners as well as professional services support, they are pushing development of the APS-C products to compete on a level with SONY including video, they have a roadmap for new MF lenses. Unlike Pentax, Fuji actually operates their own service center in the US. As to the future and longevity of the brands, I would bet Fuji has by far the best financials of the three brands, disregarding parent companies of Hasselblad and Pentax.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-21-2018, 03:47 PM
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I can only speak from my own experience. I owned the 645 D and Z, primarily because I was making large, gallery sized prints for customers. Into my semi-retirement, I find the K1 perfectly adequate for my landscape and nature photography. Other photographers that I personally know who were shooting with the Z, and still sell very large prints, have moved to Fuji because of their ultra wide lens and lighter body. I also think the odds are Fuji will be around supporting digital medium format for a long time. As for Ricoh continuing development of the 645 line, whether SLR or mirrorless, we have no idea other than guesses and hopes.
As for optical or electronic VF, I must be one of the few that is agnostic and currently work with both.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
05-21-2018, 10:13 AM
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There are many 645Z bodies on the used market as many medium format photographers migrate to mirrorless. Biz-engineer's suggestion of buying used is a good one. One issue is the quality of older legacy P 645 lenses, along with the cost of new P 645 lenses. The newer Fuji glass is excellent and is one of the reasons, along with size and weight reduction, that several photographers I know who were shooting with the Z, have moved to Fuj.
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