stephengilbert
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Right, Phase needs to match Pentax's prices.
I haven't noticed, but are people demanding that Leica match Sony's?
I haven't noticed, but are people demanding that Leica match Sony's?
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Well, in the ugly MFD camera competition, this one wins hands down.Compared to what? A Phase DF or a Hasselblad H? I don't think the MFD market is actually loaded with a lot of good-looking cameras. :ROTFL:
In my cotton candy and unicorn dreams it does.Right, Phase needs to match Pentax's prices.
I haven't noticed, but are people demanding that Leica match Sony's?
Nah... they just buy an A7r instead (this is meant in jest). Hopefully Pentax/Ricoh will dot a couple other "i's", such as:I haven't noticed, but are people demanding that Leica match Sony's?
Especially for the Nikon D3X and Canon 1Ds Mark III crowd that was acclimated to $7999 pricing.( BTW, I think it is great that Pentax keeps the door open for folks to get into MFD without leaping to far into Dante's Inferno).
People love their children, and rarely see them through the eyes of othersWell, I thought the Hasselblad H was one of the ugliest cameras ever made. I think the Lunar beats it. But few others.
So why bring it up...People love their children, and rarely see them through the eyes of others
This is one ugly kid, and diverting attention to someone else's ugly kid ain't working.
- Marc
Question:Nah... they just buy an A7r instead (this is meant in jest). Hopefully Pentax/Ricoh will dot a couple other "i's", such as:
1) faster CPU, providing a quick image review
2) reducing the shutter vibration
3) wider spread on the auto-focus points
Also, Pentax / Ricoh would do well to introduce a new zoom lens comparable to the 30-90mm types that Hasselblad and Leica both offer. Pentax could also brush off the dust on the 150/2.8 and 200/4 AF's, give them a refresh (sort of like what Mamiya and Phase One did with the "D" lenses) and round out their lens line up. I'm looking at this 645D II as the Canon 1Ds Mark IV update that I never got from Canon. Not quite apples to apples, but close enough.
Supposedly, Pentax will do that.1) faster CPU, providing a quick image review
What problems do you have with your 645D? I have found the dampening very good.2) reducing the shutter vibration
That would be nice. If they have live view, it would be interesting if they also have contrast detect AF with that.3) wider spread on the auto-focus points
Wow....is the Phase One DF+ body really that expensive? I can certainly see paying more for a detachable MFDB, but $6k for the body with no back? That seems a little high. What are they thinking? :loco:The shonky DF+ body alone costs $6k, or $7.5k with the V-grip ...
Jim
Be careful Will!Well, I thought the Hasselblad H was one of the ugliest cameras ever made. I think the Lunar beats it. But few others.
Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder. I don't find the 645D ugly at all and it is supremely comfortable to hold and use.Well, in the ugly MFD camera competition, this one wins hands down.
In the best looking beauty pageant, Leica S gets the crown, with the Contax 645 as runner up. :thumbs:
- Marc
Well, I am much more interested in the beauty that comes out of your camera. I like everyone, regardless of the beauty of their equipment.Be careful Will!
You've started a war my friend! There are many Hassie H fans around here and I am one of them. I think it's a beautiful camera.
But I still like you
Pramote
I would never have guessed this, judging from your childish remarks about the choice of camera equipment that others make.Well, I am much more interested in the beauty that comes out of your camera. I like everyone, regardless of the beauty of their equipment.
Peace,
Will