Hi Guys,
I'm new around here so go easy on me!
I spent around 6 years shooting landscapes 5x4 on a Linhof Technikarden and loved it, eventually my fridge full of Velvia 50 ran out and I moved to medium format digital (Pentax 645D) to be totally frank - I've had the Pentax for 2 years and I've just never gotten on with it at all, the lenses are poor and I miss movements so badly, I really want rid of it.
I'm about to buy either an IQ160 or IQ260 - however I'm totally torn between which technical camera to get, the three I'm currently deciding on are;
Linhof Techno
Arca-swiss rm3di
Alpa 12 MAX
On my old Technikardan setup the main 2 lenses I used to use, were the Schneider XL 72mm and Nikon 90mm SW, so I think the ideal main lens for me would be the Digaron 32mm,
A couple of questions;
I really like Linhof kit, but I've read quite a bit about the Linhof being very difficult to focus with wider lenses - I'll most likely be using live-view on the IQ so would this still be a problem?
The Arca seems to offer the most amount of function for the money - I like the way the back does vertical and horizonal shift and the focus mount looks really good,
The Alpa seems to offer a heck of a lot, but I'm not sure about having to buy a separate tilt adapter, and the vertical shift is on the front, with the horizonal shift on the back - so I'm not sure if it would be as good as the Arca for doing switching? (the Alpa also seems to cost a heck of a lot more, to make it do the same as the Arca)
Any thoughts or advice from you guys would be appreciated
I'm new around here so go easy on me!
I spent around 6 years shooting landscapes 5x4 on a Linhof Technikarden and loved it, eventually my fridge full of Velvia 50 ran out and I moved to medium format digital (Pentax 645D) to be totally frank - I've had the Pentax for 2 years and I've just never gotten on with it at all, the lenses are poor and I miss movements so badly, I really want rid of it.
I'm about to buy either an IQ160 or IQ260 - however I'm totally torn between which technical camera to get, the three I'm currently deciding on are;
Linhof Techno
Arca-swiss rm3di
Alpa 12 MAX
On my old Technikardan setup the main 2 lenses I used to use, were the Schneider XL 72mm and Nikon 90mm SW, so I think the ideal main lens for me would be the Digaron 32mm,
A couple of questions;
I really like Linhof kit, but I've read quite a bit about the Linhof being very difficult to focus with wider lenses - I'll most likely be using live-view on the IQ so would this still be a problem?
The Arca seems to offer the most amount of function for the money - I like the way the back does vertical and horizonal shift and the focus mount looks really good,
The Alpa seems to offer a heck of a lot, but I'm not sure about having to buy a separate tilt adapter, and the vertical shift is on the front, with the horizonal shift on the back - so I'm not sure if it would be as good as the Arca for doing switching? (the Alpa also seems to cost a heck of a lot more, to make it do the same as the Arca)
Any thoughts or advice from you guys would be appreciated