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| Pentax 645N image by Howie Mudge (Image rights) |
The 645N is a auto focus medium format SLR film camera manufactured by Pentax in 1997. It is based on the previous Pentax 645 model which is a manual focus camera. It is the first medium format auto focus SLR system to be available. Competing cameras such as Contax 645 AF and Mamiya 645AF arrived two years later in 1999.
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| top view image by Robin Parmar (Image rights) |
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| left view image by Dmitry Krasitsky (Image rights) |
645NII
The Pentax 645NII released in 2001, is a revision that supports mirror lock up, half step settings as well as a 6 second manual shutter speed.
Links
- Pentax 645N and 645NII manual at Mike Butkus Orphan Cameras
| Japan Camera Grand Prix | |
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| Camera of the year
1984: Nikon FA | 1985: Minolta α-7000 | 1986: Canon T90 | 1987: Canon EOS 650 | 1988: Kyocera Samurai | 1989: Nikon F4 | 1990: Canon EOS 10 | 1991: Contax RTS III | 1992: Pentax Z-1 | 1993: Canon EOS 5 | 1994: Minolta α-707si | 1995: Contax G1 | 1996: Minolta TC-1 | 1997: Nikon F5 | 1998: Pentax 645N | 1999: Minolta α-9 | 2000: Canon EOS-1V | 2001: Minolta α-7 | 2002: Canon EOS-1D | 2003: Canon EOS-1Ds | 2004: Nikon D70 | 2005: Konica Minolta α-7 Digital | 2006: Nikon D200 | 2007: Pentax K10D | 2008: Nikon D3 | 2009: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | 2010: Olympus Pen E-P1 | 2011: Pentax 645D | 2012: Nikon D800 | 2013: Sony DSC-RX1 | 2014: Nikon Df | 2015: Canon EOS 7D Mark II | 2016: Sony α7R II | 2017: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II | 2018: Sony α9 | 2019: Lumix S1R | 2020: Sony α7R IV | 2021: Sony α1 | 2022: Nikon Z9 | 2023: Sony α7R V Special Prize Editor | |
