Pentax 645D now IN STOCK

[groovyone]

PentaxWebstore 645D

My wife would so kill me.

[crbeveri]

Originally Posted by groovyone

PentaxWebstore 645D

My wife would so kill me.

[LANCE B.]

You just HAD to put this up, hugh...lol. My wife wife and accountant would kill me.

[groovyone]

I did. Hoping it would sell out very quickly.

[venchka]

Taking a closer look........

A Digital Level function displays the vertical and horizontal inclination of the camera, ensuring captured photos remain level to the horizon.

Every camera should have this. I have used a friend's Sony A33 with the level in the viewfinder. Essential.

Consecutive shooting up to 1.1 frames per second at full 40-megapixel resolution, enables action photography in a medium-format camera system.

Some will scoff. Very few users will need more.

An in-camera HDR image capture function blends 3 consecutive frames of varying exposures into a single, perfectly blended image, maximizing detail within all tonal ranges.

The jury is still out on this one. We shall see.

Mirror-dampening hardware applies a braking action to the mirror swing, minimizing the effect of camera shake and noise levels to the image capture process.
Mirror Lockup function prevents blur caused by the movement of the mirror during the exposure, ensuring the sharpest possible image capture for professional-caliber applications.

Perfect.

Deep, 14-Bit RAW files in PENTAX PEF and Adobe DNG formats retain great detail in highlight and shadow areas of an image, and offer a high level of flexibility when processing RAW files.
Dual-slot SD/SDHC memory card support ensures fast and reliable storage for high-resolution image files, simultaneously saving in multiple formats, assigning images to different cards based on their original format, or easily holding one memory card in reserve.

Good and Good!

Magnesium-alloy covers around a rigid aluminum diecast chassis adds durability and thermal stability while minimizing weight.
Fully weather sealed and coldproof design resists rain, snow, dust and other environmental hazards during field use, to keep the camera operating at peak performance levels.

Not wimpy.

Deep, 14-Bit RAW files in PENTAX PEF and Adobe DNG formats retain great detail in highlight and shadow areas of an image, and offer a high level of flexibility when processing RAW files.

Very nice.

A 40-megapixel medium format (44x33mm) CCD sensor provides a top resolution of 7264x5440 pixels, which is ideal for ultra-high resolution imaging, exceptionally large printing applications, and outstanding cropping flexibility.

Oh my. 36% of my 6x7 negatives?

I already own 3 lenses that will work with this camera.
Garage sale? Second mortgage? Wait until the used copies hit the market?

[rfortson]

Now I have something to aspire to.

Of course, it's not a pro camera because it uses SD cards.

[venchka]

I knew somebody would say that.

[LANCE B.]

lol...

[luis_relampago]

you guys are not a good influence at all. bad TPF memebers Bad!!

[Daniel W.]

Still cheaper than most Phase / Hassy setups...

[tml]

Temptation, temptation, temptation... Greed, greed, greed...

Tri

[groovyone]

Who has bought one? C'mon, someone should. Then we can do a TPF get to gether to drool around it (not on it).