Cinematic Classic A celebration of movie masterpieces from years gone by.They prevent batteries from rolling all over your bag. To keep my batteries separated for airline travel, I place my spares in plastic holders easily found on Amazon. If you are using these in the camera and for a spare set, you'll end up saving a total of 107 grams over standard alkalizes (for 12 batteries). As with any camera, always bring a spare set! The body is already quite heavy, so go for the lighter, better performing lithium-ion AA's. Pentax 645 to Nikon F Body Adaptor: Very handy to use a small Nikon as a spare body.67 Lens Adapter: Used for any Pentax 67 lenses you may have.Allen Key: In case your tripod plates loosen up.I laminate mine to keep from getting destroyed during use (wear & water) Body/Rear Lens Caps: Due to the size of some lenses, you may need to remove to get the camera into your bag.
Shutter Release Cable: Use the thread in type as they can be used on other cameras.Soft Release Button (threaded shutter button are on the film bodies only).
There's been a ton of trial and error with what I bring, but the items below now make every trip I make. I have a short list of my favorite accessories for the Pentax 645. For hiking, a backpack is certainly the way to go. When I'm walking about, I opt to carry the camera around my shoulder and my other gear in my Domke F802. The cube-like shape of the body makes it difficult to find a shoulder bag to accommodate it with film, lenses, etc. This is the most expensive option, but definitely the best quality.Īs far as bags go, it can get a bit tough. I decided to go with a customized option by sending lugs into Tap & Dye to be used in a custom leather strap. Max width is 17mm, so keep this in mind when shopping around. You can also get just the lugs and fit your own strap. Any second hand retailer like B&H or KEH carry these. You do have the option to get a Pentax branded strap/lug combo used. For the digital 645's, Pentax switched to a standard eyelet system that you can attach snap rings to (similar to Nikon, Leica, etc.). While nicely made, these are now becoming somewhat of a commodity. The Pentax 645 and 67 bodes had a special lug system. This second version was pulled from production quickly as well, so I suspect manufacturing & design issues persisted.įirst up, straps. Pentax made a 25mm to accommodate digital shooters, but had some quality control issues and quickly had to release a second version. This is all well and good for the film bodies, but what about the Pentax 645D and 645Z? I'd probably keep the same equivalent focal lengths by switching to the 28-45mm and keeping the 120mm/4. You can find my review of the 150mm here. For locations demanding more reach, I swap this out for the 150mm/4. This also happens to be one of the best performing lenses in the 645 line-up (for you pixel peepers). PENTAX 120mm/4 Macro: Rounding out the three lens system is the medium telephoto that doubles it's usefulness with close focusing abilities. Not sure why photographers shy away from using a standard focal length for landscapes, but I rather like the look. This lens is close to a 50mm angle of view in 35mm terms. PENTAX 75mm/2.8: Such a great all purpose workhorse. You can check out my detailed review here. If I was shooting urban and street environments, I'd go with the FA (i.e. PENTAX 35mm/4: This is a top notch wide angle for any type of photography.
I'll be approaching this from the Landscape Photography angle, but can be applied to most travel photography. Many factors must be taken into consideration when selecting the proper lenses. Lens choice can be a hotly contested discussion no matter what camera system is being discussed.