Photography News issue 17

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Pentax portraits Will you be shooting contemporary portraiture with the 645Z? WINA SHOOT

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About thePentax645Z

The sensational new Pentax 645Z medium-format camera boasts an effective resolution of 51.4 megapixels, super-fast AF and a top ISO of 204,800, all in a robust body. The camera offers brilliantly slick handling, whether shooting on location or in the studio, and the 76 dust- and weatherproof seals mean it will also work perfectly in challenging outdoor conditions, down to temperatures as low as -10°C. The innovative CMOS image sensor measures 43.8x32.8mm, so approximately 1.7x larger than a full-frame 35mm sensor, and it works together with Pentax’s PRIME III imaging engine to produce images of outstanding accuracy and colour fidelity. With the exceptional quality of Pentax lenses, this anti-aliasing filter-free design sensor can resolve the finest details producing images for the most critical use. Until now, medium-format digital cameras have suffered from limited battery capacity, slow continuous shooting speed and limited high ISO range. The Pentax 645Z has features and handling equal to a top-end APS-C or 35mm format DSLR, with a battery that can deliver up to 650 shots per charge, continuous shooting at 3fps with a large buffer to minimise write times and a top ISO of 204,800. Of course, there is much more, including live view, Full HD video capability, tiltable 3.2in monitor, twin SD card slots and the option of shooting 14-bit Pentax or Adobe DNG Raw files. And you get all this performance at a very competitive price: the Pentax 645Z body costs £6799, or £7699 with the 55mm lens.

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Anunmissable event… thiswill be an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience, with the chance to use the Pentax 645Z, one of theworld’s most sought-after cameras in a professional situation

only, so it’s the most affordable medium-format camera around, and it’s fully featured with super- fast, very responsive AF, a truly versatile exposure system and ISO up to 204,800. On the day, all you have to do is get to the venue, in plenty of time for a 10am start – travel to the location is at your own expense. There will be a briefing about the camera and then the shoot begins in earnest. More detail will be provided to the four selected photographers. To stand a chance of coming along to this exclusive location event, we want to see your best portrait picture. It can be any style, taken in the studio or outdoors, and the pose can be full face, head and shoulders or three-quarter length. The choice is yours, but we want to see good use of light and a creative interpretation of your subject. Advanced Photographer will be running a major feature on the event, so it’s also the chance to see your images from the shoot in print.

The medium-format Pentax 645Z is just as at home out in the woolly wilds getting cold and wet as it is in the studio shooting with flash or natural light. And our sister title Advanced Photographer has a unique indoor opportunity for four readers to try the Pentax 645Z for themselves on a specially organised location shoot at a select venue in Northampton. Pentax 645Z medium- format cameras, a selection of lenses and models will be provided, as will professional flash lighting kit. If using studio flash is new to you, don’t worry, as assistance in the form of the AP team will be available to help you achieve the effects you want. This is an unmissable event so if you are free on 10 April 2015, make sure you enter, because this will be an amazing once-in-a-lifetime experience, with the chance to use the Pentax 645Z, one of the world’s most sought-after cameras in a professional situation. The 645Z is a 51.4-megapixel DSLR that sells for £6799 body

To be in with a chance of joining us for this amazing photographic opportunity all you have to do is submit your best portrait photograph. Images should be low resolution JPEGs, 1000 pixels along the longest dimension (maximum file size 2MB), and you must have the high-resolution files available in case the judges from Advanced Photographer and Ricoh Imaging want a closer inspection. Entry images should be submitted via the online form at www.pentaxcomp. co.uk. The closing date for entries is midnight on Sunday 22 March. Please remember you must be available on Friday 10 April 2015 to enter this competition, as we can’t change this date. Full terms and conditions are at www.pentaxcomp.co.uk/terms. Howtoenter

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