A very nice lens.

Careful your in danger of sparking off a fresh attack of GAS

The Pentax 645D is the only digital MF I can afford. 😁
The other MF are unaffordable 😩
But I would also like to have one of the Hasselblad digital H System. ❤️
It's important to keep dreaming 😇

Hi,

The highest price I paid for any of my P645 lenses was $200. Most from Robert's Camera in Indianapolis back in 2000.

I bought lenses with greater performance for less money than I would had paid for old Pre AI Nikon lenses.

Dirt cheap, I'd say. Which is ironic since they are mostly made from sand. :P

Stan

Just for fun, I made a comparison between the two Pentax 😈

Pentax 645D (2010) / Pentax Q (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Duel Pentax Extreme

Between the Pentax 645D (2010) and the Pentax Q (2011)

Pentax 645D (2010)
MF sensor (44x33 mm) 40 MP CCD (7264 x 5440 )
Price: $9,400.00 USD
Photos were taken with the Pentax-D FA 645 55mm f/2.8
(multiplication factor of 0.8) = 44mm
200-1000 (100-1600) ISO

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Pentax Q (2011)
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) 12 MP (4000x3000) sensor
Price: $800.00 USD
Photos were taken with the Pentax-01 Standard Prime 8.5mm f/1.9
(5.53 multiplication factor) = 47mm
ISO 125-3200

N°01 Pentax 645D (2010) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°01 Pentax Q (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

To see the whole thing, it's HERE

Prolific year for Panasonic, which allows the Lumix GF2 and GF3 to be released in the same year!

It is the proliferation of µ4/3 It's a good time, the period just before the invasion of smartphones.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 (2011)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix GF2 (2011)
12.1 MP sensor (4000 x 3000)
Price: $700 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 2.0) µ4/3
ISO100-6400

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

the day after by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

mess by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

make waves by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (2011)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The 12.1 MP Lumix GF3 (4000 x 3000)
Price: $600 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 2.0) µ4/3
ISO160-6400

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I feel so small by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

laughing out loud by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Small Lumix Family Photo (2009-2011)

Lumix family photo by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 (2009)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 (2011)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 (2011)

The Nikon 1

Nikon 1 J1 (2011)

Nikon 1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon released its first ML in 2011 with the new 1” format

Nikon 1 J1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon 1 J1 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I liked the performance of these little MLs
Unfortunately, the smartphone got the better of Nikon's 1 '' format 😢

N°17 Nikon 1 J1 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°18 Nikon 1 J1 (2011) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

2012

The digital photography industry becomes more stable since 2012, and the quality of the results stabilizes.
We will be able to keep our equipment longer, it's good for the consumer, less for the collector :)

The first Fujifilm digital X with an interchangeable lens

X-Pro1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012)
16.3 MP (4896 x 3264) APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor
Here with the Fujifilm XF 35mm F2 R WR
With hybrid OVF / EVF sight
Price: $1699.95 USD
(multiplication factor of 1.5)
200-6400 L (100) - H (25600) ISO

Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

* * * by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°06 Fujifilm X-Pro1 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

You've reminded me of the thoughts of how nicely a Nikon 1 would sit in the crop factor gap between my Q-S1 & MFT. E-bay linked with the thought, so now I have a J2 on the way (I'd have preferred the V1,or V2 but the J2 was a nicely priced buy it now)

I'm going to have to be more careful of this thread - the GAS it inspires is not automatically too excessively priced, unlike the latest toys...

😀 👍
Me too, I have often looked for a V1 or a V2, but they still sell a little too much at home, I think.

In 2012 Pentax also produced its ML APS-C

The very original Pentax K-01

Pentax K-01 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A strange camera that this Pentax!
Pentax K-01 (2012)
16.3MP sensor (4928 x 3264)
Storage: SD/SDHC/SDXC
$600.00USD

Pentax K-01 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Unfortunately, it lacked a viewfinder, and eventually, it was shunned by consumers.
It was ML's first and last attempt for Pentax

Pentax K-01 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°03 Pentax K-01 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Turn by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°09 Pentax K-01 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

First and last with a reasonably large sensor, but the tiny Q series predated it (2011 for the original Q & I think continued longer (Q-S1 released in 2014).
All 4 models also lacked a viewfinder, but at least they had short registration, allowing some of the benefits of ML...

Yes, of course, that's why I specified APS-C “In 2012 Pentax also produced its ML APS-C”

Nikon D600 (2012)

My first 24x36 Digital

Nikon D600 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon D600 24.3MP (6016 x 4016)
Price: $2,000 USD
ISO 100-6400 (50-25600)

600_0001 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I personally had a lot of fun using this D600

Mutism by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The teacher by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

It hurts by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I'm not sure ! by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

My second little Nikon 1

Nikon 1 S1 (2013)

Nikon 1 S1 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon 1 S1 de 10.1 MP (3872 x 2592)
Prix : $400 USD
(facteur de multiplication de 2.7) CX
100-6400 ISO

Nikon 1 S1 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon 1 S1 (2013) / Sigma 600mm mirror f/8 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

morning blur by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Overview by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Look Vintage by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 (2013)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A winning team!
My Lumix GX7 micro 4/3 with the Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm f1.8

Lumix GX7 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 (2013)
Capteur de 16,1 MP ( 4592 x 3448 )
Stockage : SD card
$1,000 USD

I had to learn to photograph differently with this GX7
The viewfinder was much too slow, and unpleasant to use, I ended up using the screen more, and holding the camera chest-high.

Me and my Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 (2013) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A pair of three by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Prendre son pied by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Help me ! by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Mister by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr