Pentax 645Z Medium Format vs D810

Golf007sd

@PB_PM: Not sure what happened there....my bad.

As for this MF vs the current high-resolution Nikon D810...I think too would select the FX body. Having said that, I would like to one day have a MF in my bag.

haroldp

While the optimum applications for a D810/800 and any MF have some intersection, they are divergent enough that a comparison searching for 'better' is really fuzzy.

If I shot exclusively landscapes or studio work, this might be interesting.

When I bought the D800e, I was contemplating MF and decided against it because:

- Flexibility, the D800/810 might not be absolutely optimum for every situation, but I cannot think of any where it is 'wrong'.

- MF are not suitable for subjects that can appear suddenly and move quickly. The 'hit rate' would be abysmal.
I shot lots of news and wildlife with manual focus cameras (Nikon and Leica) and am very good at it, and would not dream of using one when a modern AF DSLR is available, it wold be like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

- long tele lens support for MF is non-existent. remember, staying a respectful distance from Ma grizzly and her cub ... 'priceless'.

- Even for landscape, a stitched multi frame panorama is the practical equivalent of larger sensor (with better lenses).

- The one situation where MF may be superior in a way that cannot be directly compensated is studio or fashion work where you have time to compose and focus, but models do move and stitching is not practical.

... H