dougpeterson
Workshop Member
Phase will be adding the functionality of putting the body mirror up to the DF body when used with the 40/65 Live View. However, it does not do so today. That would mean you would not need a cable release, or to switch the mode of the body (and you could select aperture/shutter-speed from C1). They also are experimenting around with adding focus racking within C1; no firmness on this though - it's under development.- We could not focus the lens from the computer, much less move focus in regular intervals. As I do stepped focus series for later convolution, this is important to me.
If it's important to you to have focus racking from the software today than the Hassy is a better solution for you.
Why do you need the stepped focus from the software and why can you not manually rack the focus? Could you move the subject instead? See my extreme macro work done with a Phase One system, made possible because I could trigger the back without any mechanical movement (not even a shutter). (note I am not saying that solution would work for you since I have no idea what you're shooting - just asking out of curiosity - it does sound like the Hassy integrated focus and shooting system would work better for you, at least until/unless Phase adds these features to the DF body.
Doug Peterson (e-mail Me)
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