Coming across very much like a DSLR in medium-format clothing, the Pentax 645Z combines intuitive handling with impeccable image quality in a body that's actually fairly portable compared to its peers. The Pentax 645Z is also one of the most full-feature...
Abstrakt: Let's start with the stipulation that this won't be a formal review. It won't be a first look, and it won't be a field report.Rather, this is a report about my daily use of the 645z, which I purchased in early August, 2014 and the things that I have disco...
Abstrakt: Pentax 645Z Sept 4, 2014 – New In-Depth Review Now Online It was 2005 when Pentax first announced that they would be building a medium format digital camera. Unless your memory stretches back to pre-digital days you may not know that Pentax was one of the...
Udgivet: 2014-06-20, Forfatter: Dan , anmeldelse af: pdnonline.com
Abstrakt: The highly anticipated Pentax 645Z medium format camera made its official debut yesterday and we got a chance to test it out at a special launch event in New York City. The Pentax 645Z is the third medium format camera to use a vaunted new 50-megapixel, 4...
Nikon's 28mm F1.4E ED appears to roundly complete the company's updated lineup of fast, professional prime lenses. We've already seen some initial images from a Nikon ambassador, but we've worked through a gallery of our own, with a lens of our own over t...
In the light of cameras with full-35mm sensors like Nikon's D810 or Sony's Alpha A7R, it can be hard to mount a compelling argument for digital medium format, but the Pentax 645Z is undoubtedly that argument. Apart from being the most affordable medium fo...
Large sensor with high pixel, count, Tilting, Live View enabled screen, Familiar control arrangement
High price compared to 35mm, Heavy, Bulky
The main aim of using a medium format camera is to produce higher quality images than is possible with a small format camera and the Pentax 645Z certainly delivers in this respect. Images have a superb amount of detail and colours are generally natural, y...
51.4-million-pixel CMOS sensor with no AA filter, Excellent value, used manual-focus 645 lenses available, Cheaper than the medium-format competition
Weighs 1,470g, AF could be a little faster
One of the best things about the 645Z is that it slowed me down. I stopped to think about what I was doing. I shot long exposures, waited patiently for insects to land on plants and made sure that my tripod was perfectly positioned.Of course, you can do a...
