Thursday, March 18, 2010

The new Pentax 645D (updated)

I'm glad Pentax decided to push through with their medium format camera. For one thing, this market is in dire need of competitors, and for another thing, it seems like a highly interesting camera. Very cheap for the market intended, and yet seemingly serious pro quality.
It's very rugged and rain-proof, and designed centrally for landscape photography, although obviously it can be used for pretty much anything its competitors can.

It's also the only medium format camera which has features taken for granted in smaller DSLRs, like multiple autofocus spots and such.
It's the first medium format camera I can actually imagine I might get.


It's the first medium format camera I've really been attracted to. It's gorgeous, and I like everything about their philosophy. It's not made for "product photography" and all that bullshit, it's a real photographer's camera.

KabelYaache said:
Since when is 'product photography' bullshit? Do you have any minimal idea of what product photography involves?
Every catalog you look at - or website you search involves product photography:
The photography of products - to put them in their best light (so to speak) and advertise them for sale - or for use.
Since you really know nothing about photography as a business and as a professional endeavor, Please GFY. And do shut up.

I stand corrected. Product photography is a useful and noble endeavour.

5 comments:

KabelYaache said...

Since when is 'product photography' bullshit? Do you have any minimal idea of what product photography involves?

Every catalog you look at - or website you search involves product photography:

The photography of products - to put them in their best light (so to speak) and advertise them for sale - or for use.

Since you really know nothing about photography as a business and as a professional endeavor, Please GFY. And do shut up.

Miserere said...

Eo, those are photos of an old prototype, not the final camera that will be released. Here's a couple that I sourced for my blog:

Front.

Back.

It's a nice looking camera :-)

Eolake Stobblehouse said...

Ah, thank you, I've changed the pictures now. There are many differences, though mostly on the subtle side.

dave nielsen said...

Since you really know nothing about photography as a business and as a professional endeavor, Please GFY.

What are your credentials, KabelYecch? What is your expertise? A google search turns up nothing under this "name" you've given, which when spoken is close to the sound a cat makes when hacking up a hairball.

And do shut up.

Could you possibly follow your own advice? Thanks.

Anonymous said...

I stand corrected. Product photography is a useful and noble endeavour.

Well of course you do. Who could withstand KabelYaache's relentless logic?