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Victor, for "THAT quality" it looks pretty bright and warm out to be snowing in France...Now, THAT's quality!
see the pix too. IQ is great (I am not as a photog)
As a current owner of a Jenoptik (Sinar) back, I can state with a certainty that they do not only care, they will see David's problems are all resolved. Whatever the cause, be it a hardware problem or a learning curve problem. Sinar only wants satisfied customers, from my own personal experience the past five years I have owned one of their products.
Pete, I know of at least two different places you can actually still buy a new Contax 645 system. And yes, I would imagine with one of Son's adapters you could also use your HC glass on it, believe it or not. The camera is a dead system, no question about it. One that was widely sold, used in every rental department, and is built like a proverbial tank as far as reliability goes. In it's day, it was by far the most flexible system made, with an excellent set of usable glass. And to it's credit, my two are still working now several years later without a hiccup. Those of us who use them today swear by them, and for a reason.Victor I like buying new stuff - where can I buy a new Contax camera and lens system? Can I use my outstanding HC glass on this new Contax system? or is the Contax system a closed system?
Pete
Always glad to support the manufacturers who have supported me Thierry. Now, we just need to get Sinar Bron, Inc. over here up to snuff so that problems such as these get resolved by someone here in the USA, and not have to be helped along from as far away as Thailand. <Grin>. But many thanks for helping my good friend David.
Whew, the heat this time of year over there must be miserable. Almost makes Florida seem tolerable Oh, and say hello to Ton Santipong next time you drop buy from me. I still want to get over there one of these days soon. Maybe for my honeymoon when Suzanne and I get married. She has been, I haven't yet, but hear it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. One that is very much on my must see list of places...Yes, Chuck, you're right. I am actually in Malaysia, right now!
Thierry
Whew, the heat this time of year over there must be miserable. Almost makes Florida seem tolerable Oh, and say hello to Ton Santipong next time you drop buy from me. I still want to get over there one of these days soon. Maybe for my honeymoon when Suzanne and I get married. She has been, I haven't yet, but hear it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. One that is very much on my must see list of places...
Ton and I share a passion for beautiful photographic images, MF digital backs, and some of the weird but magical contraptions to capture those images with :ROTFL: Over several years. But have yet to actually meet face to face. The online world has blessed me with more photographer friends all over the globe than any one man has a right to have. About half of them I have met in person, the other half still on my agenda to meet one of these days before I die, God willing and the creek don't rise And I will take you up on your offer when we get over there. Likely around December if I am lucky. Thank you for the offer!oh, you know Ton?! He is a very good friend of mine. Just have been in touch 2 weks ago. But he is out of BKK most of the time those last months. He is more in the north (Chiang Mai).
As soon as you've decided to come and visit this place, please contact me: you are welcome at my place anytime, if I'm in town (but that can be organized).
Thierry
And I will take you up on your offer when we get over there. Likely around December if I am lucky. Thank you for the offer!
Chuck - I have to admit being a bit tongue in cheek regarding my response to Victor i have just finished using a complete Contax system with a Phase One back for about a month. I have to say that there are many aspects of this camera system which appeal to me - most especially is the relatively quiet shutter! The lenses are a mixed bag in terms of quality - my favourites being the 45mm and the 80.Pete, I know of at least two different places you can actually still buy a new Contax 645 system. And yes, I would imagine with one of Son's adapters you could also use your HC glass on it, believe it or not. The camera is a dead system, no question about it. One that was widely sold, used in every rental department, and is built like a proverbial tank as far as reliability goes. In it's day, it was by far the most flexible system made, with an excellent set of usable glass. And to it's credit, my two are still working now several years later without a hiccup. Those of us who use them today swear by them, and for a reason.
You referring to all that nasty noise in the dark upper left area of the crop, or the dandruff you can see in the guy's haiR?Victor, for "THAT quality" it looks pretty bright and warm out to be snowing in France...
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Well certainly not to the extent of a new Hasselblad, but as Chuck says, lots of NIB and LNIB.Victor I like buying new stuff - where can I buy a new Contax camera and lens system? Can I use my outstanding HC glass on this new Contax system? or is the Contax system a closed system?
Pete
Anyone unsure about platform choice or wants to use multiple systems should consider a back with an adapter system. Phase backs are nice but lack this vital feature. The one trick they have up their sleeve is the very long exposure, but this is a niche feature.Take a look at the Contax 645 and a Phase back.
The Hy6 looks about the same size as the other players. Why do you think it is large?From what I can see, the Hy6 syetm is expensive, large, cumbersome and provides little advantage over the Contax.
Just using the same expression you used for Guys shots when you made the comment about it snowing in Arizona in this thread: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1581&page=4, post #71. The image you posted above shows similar noise to the one Guy posted...You referring to all that nasty noise in the dark upper left area of the crop, or the dandruff you can see in the guy's haiR?
"Do you think the Focus Trap on the Hy6, could be fast enough to catch small birds in flight from 3 feet?"
I think if you are interested in photographing birds in flight at 3 feet, medium format digital (or film) is not the way to go. Do you really need to blow up the photo over 30 inches wide? Because you can get great quality below that size with the current crop of pro digital SLR's...you will also get more depth of field, faster shutters, better autofocus, more lens selection, vastly better ISO performance, and a total system price that is a small fraction of the medium format digital body alone. If you have other plans for the system, then other reasoning applies, but for fast action nature photography, it does not seem like a good choice.
Thanks for your reply. I would mostly shoot landscape. The flying bird stuff isn't why I'd get into MFDB, but it might lead me to a focus trap camera if focus trap would help.
As it is now, for the birds I prefocus on a tripod, and I strongly doubt (I have no experience with this, please tell me if I'm wrong) that any auto focus would be fast enough to catch a a small bird at 3 feet as it flies through the frame. I don't want to blow the images of birds up much past their real life size. The advantage I would get from medium format is the ability to crop heavily, as it is a trick to catch the birds in the frame at all, much less compose them well. I've found that 1/750- 1/1000, which is in the range of the Hy6, is the critical shutter speed to stop the wings. DOF and ISO are critical only as they relate to focus on the bird, but that is a big issue. Need lots of sun. (Not interested in flash.)
Best,
Mitchell