Richard Schumer

reply withdrawn.

It's likely Pentax will upgrade their 645Z sensor in the near future -- 50mp just doesn't cut it anymore, I guess.

I did when the camera was previewed by DPR with samples; if you use the latest darktable, (beta) the files are recognized and rendered correctly. There may not be a lensfun filter to correct lens...

I surmise they used it because, when paired with software-distortion control in OOC JPEGs, the field of view is more like that of a 35mm lens.

This is apparent when comparing OOC shots with...

@Edgar....

This time, the title is right on, IMO; now we know how much a lens which matches a hi-rez sensor costs.

Not only is a 7rII pricey, so are its optics.

@Smaugo1 --

I tried to make it clear that the Pentax 50mm f:2 is quite a good performer when stopped down.

I have an old, beaten-up, scratched 50mm f:1.4 which is quite sharp from f:2.0 and...

<< NOW YOU CAN SEE WHY PENTAX IS NOT SO POPULAR IN EUROPE. >>

Pentax is not so popular in the Americas, either. In the 70s, Pentax was vying with Canon in the US market for top seller. Then...

After reconsideration, I have to amend my reply: Assuming 35 lp/mm for the 6x7, and then multiply to correct for image circle, the 6x7 negative will have to be enlarged less than the 35mm-sized...

I have one of those (actually the optically-identical 'A' model) and they are not very sharp until f:5.6 or so.

Only a 5-element design with lots of field curvature wide open (enough that I can...

I'm afraid there will be no contest, should such a comparison take place. Development of the film negative is key -- sodium sulfite acts as noise reduction when used in developers; the only one...

I just downloaded and processed a RAW image -- Superb!

But I will need a faster computer with more RAM -- my ancient box chokes on the 100-Mb tiff files which result.

This, of course, is not...

Pentax sells exactly such adapters.

At one time I was a TV performer; the weekend new anchor, who looked gorgeous on-camera with a huge telephoto lens attached, in real life had a badly hooked nose and a lantern jaw. He was never...

@The Name is Bond.

I have no dog in this fight; I use either technique when appropriate, but as I never use a studio, the "environment" portrait is more usual for me.

Taste is a personal thing; I...

@timbuckto-- "So taste and times change."

Some fifty years ago, while a soldier attached to the White House Press office, I took a course from Okimoto, LBJ's official WH photographer. Until...

@Yanko: "The suckers at Pentax marketing should have been fired (a) long time ago."

Yep. Pentax's fault has always been marketing. In its heyday, Pentax outsourced wholesale distribution to...

@onlooker. Re: shutter speed. Yes, top speed was probably 1000. So were most cameras of the time. I never had one. I saved and saved for it, but the price kept going up until it became the...

Analogue: Minolta made for Leica a camera labeled the CL. It has since beciome a very rare and expensive collector's item. Made by Minolta in Japan.

It's already happening on the small-market level, which usually indicates what will be mainstream in short order. Right now, I see small local tv stations have handed out cell phones and selfie...

"removable prism to allow an optional EVF finder"

Ouch! Reminds me of my only Nikon, a used F with a photomic removable prism. Its loose latch and sharp corners which hurt my fingers made me go...