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This camera has quickly become my favorite camera to shoot. It is much improved over the basic Pentax 645, with better control over the shutter speed and aperture. i use manual focus lenses and the focus indicator in the viewfinder it a great addition for ensuring sharp images. Battery life is also much better Thant the base 645. This camera came with extra film backs, including a 220 back and I was able to get some 220 film to shoot. With the extra frames from 220, it’s almost like shooting a 35 mm camera, only with the larger negative.
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Medium format cameras are inherently bulky but the Pentax, although bulky, is easy to handle and shoot. Very intuitive controls. Uses 6xAA batteries. Very battery frugal. Either manual or auto focus. Both systems are sharp. Excellent lens range from wide angle 35mm up to tele at 200mm. The 645NII is the last model of its line. Highly recommended.
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I started making home movies in 1995. In 1974, I got real serious about still photography. I've worked with Sinar view cameras, Hasselblads, I own two each RB67 Mamiyas and a slew of Nikons (my latest being a D2x.) I also have worked with Leica 35mm rangefinder cameras (over rated)... If ever there were one camera I could say I loved, it would be the Pentax 645 N. Mine with the 75mm lens takes TACK-SHARP pictures EVERYTIME and the exposure is always right-on-the-money. My Penax 645 was used mainly in aerial photography while I was flying the airplane as the pilot (with a safety-pilot in the right seat.) The Pentax 100% of the time rendered exceptional shots, if I specified a shutter speed of 500th of a second. Although I have had other cameras that focus faster, the Pentax on autofocus has been flawless. I don't have any experience with any lens other than the 75mm, but if the Pentax quality is consistant with the 75, you'll be VERY impressed.Read full review
Fantastic camera. The auto focus is fast enough for the type of work I do with this camera, mainly landscape photography. The metering sytem seems to be right on if you keep in mind that no metering system is perfect. I love data imprinting between the frames on the film and not on the image. This camera is a little heavier than the old 645, but not by much. The viewfinder is extremely bright when you compare it with the older model. The metering info is very bright and easy to see. In old 645, I was never able to see the meter readout in the bright sunlight. The old camera had little red dots that formed the information and were impossible to see. One thing that most people don't realize is that this is far superior, image wise than any 35mm size digital camera. You take the pictures, have the film developed and then scan the negs and you have 140 meg digital image to work with. None of the digial camera out there can come close to this and they may not for a long time. Long live film!!!Read full review
I bought a Pentax 645 in the mid 1980s and after taking over 35,000 photos with it decided to go to its big brother- the 645N (autofocus) in 2001. The camera is amazing. It has the finest exposure meter I've ever used, the crystal clear slides I get make fabulous enlargements and it can be used in manual or auto focus settings. I have had 16x20 enlargements made from the 645 negatives and they blow you away. The overall design of the camera is flawless. The only draw back is that Pentax did not make a Polaroid back, which would have been terrific for tricky lighting situations and to check for shadows from flash shots. I love this camera and will never sell mine!
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