Street Photography with the Pentax 645 Medium format digital camera

Includes behind the scenes, full images and 100% crop images.

See the 645D here: http://goo.gl/6agkO

Today ThatNikonGuy (Matt Granger) went to the city to get some more sample photos with the 645. Despite its size, the 645 was a fun and practical street photography camera!

Gear used:
Pentax 645D http://www.pentaximaging.com/slr/645D/
Black Rapid RS 5 http://www.blackrapid.com/product/camera-strap/rs-5/

Filmed on the Nikon D5100

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• pentax 645d
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• Newtown
• East Ocean
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[lighthunter1980]

Hi mate or Matt ;)

I sneak often around in China Town and know the East Ocean... Hope to bump into you some time.

Cheers

[thatnikonguy]

@lighthunter1980 :) well feel free to say hi.

[Alkatross]

This is a wonderful example of your videos, Matt. You have a good eye for composition.

[thatnikonguy]

@Alkatross Thanks mate.

[stavyros]

why the 4 to 3 aspect ratio?

[thatnikonguy]

@stavyros like 35mm film, fx and most medium format cams, it is native 4:3

[PentaxPhotography]

@ehtkhr You will get narrower dof on a larger sensor at the same aperture settings.

[Neojhun]

I love the light gradiation on Medium Format cameras. They blend and transition heavily yet everything stays sharp.

[ehtkhr]

would have been nice to see some comparison shots. I use Nikon F2.8s and get a lot of background blur (depth of field) so that isnt really anything new to me (unless yours' are different but again.... comparison). The 1 second is the kicker for me. I can't count the number of times I have taken the 'perfect' shot and it has changed in less than a second to a better shot. Press the button, ditch the first and I'm a happy camper. Not with the 645D (pity, I had high hopes).

[afusake]

@TheKangarooguru seriously dude im not jelous at all. it is bad photography, even for test shots. jeez

[TheKangarooguru]

@afusake somebody's jealous.....

[afusake]

so bad pictures, damn!

[bryonlape]

Next time, whomever sees them about town should point and shout "Hey, it's that Nikon guy!"