Today I take delivery of the Hasselblad HTS 1.5 Tilt Shift unit for both studio table-top and a more portable/usable field solution than my Rollei Xact view camera. WaHooo!!!
Hopefully, this will mitigate the need for stopping down so much when doing close-up work that needs to be sharp front to back or in need of controlling the DOF or perspective more precisely than with the 120.
So, the chief studio comparison I will be trying is against the 120 macro which I currently use for most studio table-top type work. I'll be using the 100/2.2 and 50/3.2 on the HTS for these comparisons.
The H4D/40 is 1.3X crop factor added to the 1.5X factor of the HTS ... so the HC/100 = a 196mm field-of-view (120mm equivalent in 35mm terms), and the HC/50 = 98mm (or 60mm equivalent in 35mm). The 120/4 = 156mm on the H4D/40 (or 97mm equivalent in 35mm terms).
The HTS also allows use of extension tubes, but how much tilt/shift is possible with these remains to be seen, especially with the 100mm which is the longest lens recommended by Hasselblad on the HTS.
This work is always done with strobes so light levels will not be an issue.
I'll post my impressions as soon as I get there. :salute:
-Marc
P.S., I also got the Hasselbad AC converter grip for studio use so I need not worry about having grip batteries fully charged all the time. Free at last! :thumbup: