Hi,
I am using a Pentax 645D, which I finally picked up a few months back.
I had this idea to head to the NC coast and shoot all the lighthouses for the umpteenth time. This time with the idea of printing them on fine quilting fabric to make quilt blocks. I have a textile printer in my wife's screenprinting shop so that part is covered. She, and many of her friends, are quilters and they all think this is a money-making idea. With the Cootie causing all the issues obtaining electronic components beginning last fall, and many of my clients going bankrupt as a result, I need something else.
My Nikon Df is great, but at 16 MP not enough for this. Oh, I could upres and get a decent result but I want to knock this out of the park. I'd much rather have more pixels. I rented a couple different Nikon higher res bodies and figured out that I would need to revamp my Nikon lenses. That gets to be too costly. And, here are the older Pentax lenses on the used market for less money than the old Nikon ones I would have to replace. Say what?
And, the 40 MP 645D was cheap on the used market ($1600). So, I went that route. I did look hard at the Fujifilm 50 MP models, but their lenses are all new and so too much for me at this time. I waffled on the 645Z, which is the better unit, but for what I need to do the D will suffice.
This wasn't my first MF, and not even my first digital MF. I had a Contax 645 with a Kodak Pro Back Plus from 2003-2010. Before that, I had a Mamiya 645 film rig. So, when I needed more resolution for the project, I wasn't likely to not consider medium format.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else here was using digital medium format.
And, if there is interest, I have two of the seven lighthouses done so far. More to come real soon now once the kiddies have to stay home for school and the traffic on the coast recedes somewhat. But, the images on the screen don't do MF justice. The best way is for someone to see the actual print on fabric. Can't do that online very well.
Stan
I am using a Pentax 645D, which I finally picked up a few months back.
I had this idea to head to the NC coast and shoot all the lighthouses for the umpteenth time. This time with the idea of printing them on fine quilting fabric to make quilt blocks. I have a textile printer in my wife's screenprinting shop so that part is covered. She, and many of her friends, are quilters and they all think this is a money-making idea. With the Cootie causing all the issues obtaining electronic components beginning last fall, and many of my clients going bankrupt as a result, I need something else.
My Nikon Df is great, but at 16 MP not enough for this. Oh, I could upres and get a decent result but I want to knock this out of the park. I'd much rather have more pixels. I rented a couple different Nikon higher res bodies and figured out that I would need to revamp my Nikon lenses. That gets to be too costly. And, here are the older Pentax lenses on the used market for less money than the old Nikon ones I would have to replace. Say what?
And, the 40 MP 645D was cheap on the used market ($1600). So, I went that route. I did look hard at the Fujifilm 50 MP models, but their lenses are all new and so too much for me at this time. I waffled on the 645Z, which is the better unit, but for what I need to do the D will suffice.
This wasn't my first MF, and not even my first digital MF. I had a Contax 645 with a Kodak Pro Back Plus from 2003-2010. Before that, I had a Mamiya 645 film rig. So, when I needed more resolution for the project, I wasn't likely to not consider medium format.
Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else here was using digital medium format.
And, if there is interest, I have two of the seven lighthouses done so far. More to come real soon now once the kiddies have to stay home for school and the traffic on the coast recedes somewhat. But, the images on the screen don't do MF justice. The best way is for someone to see the actual print on fabric. Can't do that online very well.
Stan