I also thought of selling my Pentax gear a couple of times, mostly because of electronically controlled shutter and problem in the cold, but couldn't let it go. I love Pentax 645 lenses, they cover ultra wide to telephoto and all of them of sharp enough
@@frozenf8I remember the first autofocus cameras (mine was a Pentax SF-1n), with the simple single central focus spot, hold focus with the shutter half depressed, recompose and take the picture! I still use my F6 and D850 that way. All the complex group focus, servo, 3D modes and AF-C in general hold no interest for me, but there again, most of my remaining cameras are manual focus. I have had that error on the 645n, cured it by taking the batteries out and reinserting them. Talking of which, the battery holder is that cameras weak point. I rebuilt mine with some solder and epoxy and made it a lot more reliable.
@@drmoss_ca I've seen battery holder with wires attached to it to use it with a pack of external battery. About autofous, I also like the single point better and I focus and recompose
Not sure how this dude did it. But a light meter is a good bet, particularly a 'spot meter', aim it at the brightest bright that will be in your frame and take note of the suggested shutter speed and aperture, aim it at the darkest dark and take note. Choose a shutter speed precisely in the middle between these two values.
I simply used Pentax 645N built in light meter! I put it on average metering mode and added one stop of overexpose to compensate the reflections from the snow. What @crissroden mentioned is a better and more advanced version
@@frozenf8 overexpose for snow is a beautifully counterintuitive pro tip that only people from snowy countries know! Takes me back to Erasmus exchange in Finland.
I enjoyed a 645N and a 645NII, but sold them and their lenses about five years ago. Lovely straightforward cameras.
I also thought of selling my Pentax gear a couple of times, mostly because of electronically controlled shutter and problem in the cold, but couldn't let it go. I love Pentax 645 lenses, they cover ultra wide to telephoto and all of them of sharp enough
@@frozenf8I remember the first autofocus cameras (mine was a Pentax SF-1n), with the simple single central focus spot, hold focus with the shutter half depressed, recompose and take the picture! I still use my F6 and D850 that way. All the complex group focus, servo, 3D modes and AF-C in general hold no interest for me, but there again, most of my remaining cameras are manual focus. I have had that error on the 645n, cured it by taking the batteries out and reinserting them. Talking of which, the battery holder is that cameras weak point. I rebuilt mine with some solder and epoxy and made it a lot more reliable.
@@drmoss_ca I've seen battery holder with wires attached to it to use it with a pack of external battery. About autofous, I also like the single point better and I focus and recompose
How did you determine the shutter speed for your shots? I'm new to photography and want to try night shots soon.
Not sure how this dude did it.
But a light meter is a good bet, particularly a 'spot meter', aim it at the brightest bright that will be in your frame and take note of the suggested shutter speed and aperture, aim it at the darkest dark and take note.
Choose a shutter speed precisely in the middle between these two values.
I simply used Pentax 645N built in light meter! I put it on average metering mode and added one stop of overexpose to compensate the reflections from the snow. What @crissroden mentioned is a better and more advanced version
@@frozenf8 overexpose for snow is a beautifully counterintuitive pro tip that only people from snowy countries know!
Takes me back to Erasmus exchange in Finland.
Is this in america? it looks a lot like canada!
It is in Canada!