Pentax 645N - First Impressions

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I've been using my Pentax 6X7 for a couple of years now and it is a solid piece of equipment. However as a secondary camera it demands more attention than I'd like it to. So, I picked up it's younger sibling, Pentax 645N, to use as a secondary camera with my Large Format Chamonix 45F2. In today's video I've shared my first impressions of this camera and all 16 shots from the first roll up in Peak District.
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00:00 Intro
01:25 why Pentax 645N?
03:11 Autofocus
05:26 Metering
06:17 Other Features
08:00 Shooting Experience (Handling)
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[@ThomasBocage]

Your films continue to get better and better my friend. I had the chance to use the Pentax a few weeks ago at a wedding and was absolutely blown away by the results. Great choice for medium format

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thank you brother :) Glad you had a positive experience with it! Were you trying it with the 75 or any other lenses?

[@serenaburroughs7442]

Beautifully done video throughout. Looooved how cinematic everything felt while giving a nice review! :)

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Caballeroshot]

Recently picked up this very camera with the 45mm 2.8 lens which is perfect for me since I mostly shoot landscapes. Absolutely amazing system that completely wasn't even on my radar. Great video btw.

[@SathyaPeacock]

Great combo for landscapes! Thanks for watching :)

[@The_Hero_Is_Back]

Good review. Thanks.

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thanks for watching Joe 👊🏽

[@narteq]

Great video mate! Very helpful, explaining everything that matters and beautiful footage for both the camera and your outdoors. Liked & subscribed!

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thank you Petros!

[@eddie_g]

Finally taking the time to catch up. Great video Sathya! I really wanna try a pentax 645 camera. I used to use the mamiya system but never dedicated time to pentax outside of my 67 which never gets used anymore.

[@SathyaPeacock]

thanks so much for watching man, it's a neat little system. Mamiya's 645 looks pretty good too, I was considering their AFD series specifically, but they're are all more expensive than the Pentax 645N so decided to stick with the good ol' pentax :)

[@Iamtongue]

I have no idea that film cameras can be automatic. I thought it was fully manual so this was cool to see!

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thanks for watching homie 👊🏽 yeah from late 80s to early 2000s, some pretty cool film cameras were made, sort of a bridge between fully mechanical old school cameras and fully automatic digital SLRs as we know them now :)

[@Stesalti]

I had the Nii and now or the regular 645. Apart from the autofocus, the fact that it has the possibility of printing data on the negative (the thing I liked the most), obviously the photos are identical. If you don't have a budget, the normal 645 is fantastic

[@SathyaPeacock]

I agree 645 is still great if on a budget

[@nanthinisivakumar4327]

Very lively ❤😊

[@SathyaPeacock]

Thanks for watching Akka!

[@michaelharmon7162]

Then there is the 645 D and Z

[@SathyaPeacock]

Would love to try the Z at some point