Only two "native" lenses?!? Yes, I know, the camera is compatible with the other 645 lenses but these are old, some of them are not even autofocus, many of them are very soft and out of production, some exhibit an ugly distortion, unattractive bokeh, yadda, yadda, yadda...<br>
Crop Factor (does not help for Architectural Photography). Yes, I know that Hartblei has a Tilt/Shift lens for this camera (I do own it), but the glass is from Ukraine (no offense) and with the magnification factor you end up having almost a standard 50mm lens. Plus, vignette is out of control<br>
No Live View/Tethered Shooting (What?!?). There are no excuses because a Russian gentleman is building a tool for tethered photography and it actually works<br>
it is here... Pentax 645D
in Medium Format
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<p>Mixed feelings here...<br>
PLUSES:<br>
Nice ergonomics<br>
Quality of pixels<br>
Bright viewfinder/LCD<br>
It is not too heavy<br>
Digital Spirit Level<br>
Mirror Lock-Up function<br>
MINUSES:<br>
Only two "native" lenses?!? Yes, I know, the camera is compatible with the other 645 lenses but these are old, some of them are not even autofocus, many of them are very soft and out of production, some exhibit an ugly distortion, unattractive bokeh, yadda, yadda, yadda...<br>
Crop Factor (does not help for Architectural Photography). Yes, I know that Hartblei has a Tilt/Shift lens for this camera (I do own it), but the glass is from Ukraine (no offense) and with the magnification factor you end up having almost a standard 50mm lens. Plus, vignette is out of control<br>
No Live View/Tethered Shooting (What?!?). There are no excuses because a Russian gentleman is building a tool for tethered photography and it actually works<br>
50,000 shutter cycle (yes, it is not a typo)<br>
14-Bit only (Hey, this is a MF camera)<br>
98% coverage<br>
1.1 FPS<br>
Thank you,<br>
FRod</p>