Pentax medium formats

[P. J. Alling]

I thought the 645 users were the junior brothers of the brotherhood, 
(kind of like most younger brothers annoying and always underfoot), ant 
the *ist-D[x] users were the *isterhood...

Jostein Øksne wrote:

>First thing you need to know about is the Brotherhood, which is the
>unofficial PDML guild of 67 users. Then there is the smaller, but
>nonetheless defiant, Sisterhood of 645 users.
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>:-)
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>Seriously, the main trade-off is between weight of the gear and size
>of the negative. Figure out what kind of focal lenghts you would be
>likely to start with, and calculate the weight of the outfits in both
>formats. Then make your own decision on whether the 6x7 negative is
>worth the extra load. B&H may have technical data on most of the
>stuff.
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>To me this turned out in favour of 645. In addition, I was shooting
>mostly slides, so I needed a projector as well. Projectors for up to
>6x6 were relatively easy to come by (give me a hint if you'd like to
>buy mine...<g>), at least compared to 6x7 projectors.
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>Cheers,
>Jostein
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>On 10/4/06, J and K Messervy <jkmess at tpg.com.au> wrote:
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>>I really want to get a medium format at some point for landscape and maybe
>>even macro shots.  I keep an eye on Pentax 67 and to a lesser extent Pentax
>>645 gear on Ebay.  645 appears to be cheaper on average.
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>>Being a complete medium format ignoramus, can someone please explain the
>>main differences between the two systems and the pros and cons of the two?
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>>I am no professional, just a hobbyist but would love to have a medium format
>>for large prints, etc.  I would probably use a mixture of negative and slide
>>film and use it fairly sparingly.
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>>What should I go for?  What should I look out for?
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>>Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>James
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