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Jun 18, 2018
The best camera bag I have ever owned.
The 4 wheels (actually 8 with 2 on each corner) make it very easy to move around especially in airports and airplane aisles. Construction is very good and they have put a lot of thought into its design. ThinkTank stands behind their products and frequently will replace parts free of charge.
Jul 09, 2007
Pentax 645 Medium Format Film Camera
7 of 7 found this helpful I bought this camera because I wanted to take a step up from digital SLRs and 35mm film. I was on a limited budget and got this camera plus 75mm lens for under $400. The camera is very easy to use, has an excellent exposure meter and, unlike some other Medium Formats, can be hand held at shutter speeds of 1/250 or faster. The Pentax 645 is also lighter than 6x7 models.
The resulting pictures have, as you might expect, much greater detail than their 35mm counterparts which really becomes more apparent if you want to do enlargements greater than 8 x 10. The main drawback is the short supply of lenses when compared to the Mamiya 645 or any of the 6 x 7 Medium Format. There is also somewhat harder to find 220 film rolls than 120. The 220 rolls give you 32 shots per roll versus 16 on a 120 roll. I suggest getting film holders for both 120 and 220.
The viewfinder is very limited in terms of information displayed especially when compared to a DSLR. The display shows just the aperture, speed and whether you are under or overexposed. It's very easy to adjust the exposure by either pressing some small toggle switch to increase or reduce the shutter speed, or you can manually adjust the aperture by simply turning the aperture ring on the lens. The LCD display will then tell you when the exposure is OK.
It took me a couple of tries to figure out how to load the film properly, but once you get the hang of it is easy. Use of flash is a bit of an issue because with most lenses the fastest sync speed is 1/60 second. That may be OK indoors when you want to take advantage of the ambient light, but it is too slow for outdoors fill flash situations. For those you have to buy what is called a Leaf Shutter lens where you set the flash sync speed on the lens itself. You have to have a PC sync cord to connect the lens to your flash. I use a Vivitar 285HV flash for those situations.
I would recommend having a decent scanner, either flatbed or dedicated film scanner, so that you can digitize your negatives or slides. Combine that with a good photo printer and you get get some very nice 8x10 without paying $10 or so for a print lab. For larger, you will probably want to have a lab take care of the prints.