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yes!The High Precision Focusing Rings look like they will be a nice addition. I guess we need to thank Arca and the Rm3d for their groundbreaking effort and now others will have to follow.
It's Alpa ... everything is a weeeeeee bit pricey!Looks very cool. Iphone holder seems a weeeeeee bit pricey.
The High Precision Focusing Rings look like they will be a nice addition. I guess we need to thank Arca and the Rm3d for their groundbreaking effort and now others will have to follow.
It's Alpa ... everything is a weeeeeee bit pricey!
I had to buy a replacement hex bolt for my stitching adapter ... $30. It makes replacement Leica lens hoods or eyepiece magnifiers seem positively inexpensive by comparison. However, I have to say that it is at least exquisitely made.
The Rm3D will still achieve higher precison as the resolution of the focus ring is much higher. However for most purposes the new Apla focus rings will do fine, especially if you don't shoot wide open.The new HOF focus rings definitely look like they'll put to bed the 'focus precision' competitive argument
Those are seriously beautiful babes !!!! not just cool Guy, i'm drawling now !! :toocool:Okay Alpa passed the official cool test.
Absolutely correct but I can add that the 12 SWA has 25mm of front rise (the lens moves up). However, the camera can be mounted upside-down so it can become 25mm of fall. Additionally, for stitching you can mount the lens on the rear of the camera and the digital back on the front of the camera - now the lens remains stationary and the back moves giving you 25mm of shift in one direction either horizontal or vertical depending on how the camera is oriented either landscape or portrait.The SWA has front rise only, while the STC has left and right shift (or, if turned on its side, rise and fall). If you want to shoot panos, the STC allows three quick shots (left, center, right) without any change in the camera's position. So it provides the rear shift function of the Max in a smaller camera, but without the Max's front rise and fall.
The STC is a much better setup no question about it.Absolutely correct but I can add that the 12 SWA has 25mm of front rise (the lens moves up). However, the camera can be mounted upside-down so it can become 25mm of fall. Additionally, for stitching you can mount the lens on the rear of the camera and the digital back on the front of the camera - now the lens remains stationary and the back moves giving you 25mm of shift in one direction either horizontal or vertical depending on how the camera is oriented either landscape or portrait.
Stitching 3-panels with the STC the center position will be in the center of the image circle and the left and right frames move left and right from the center. A 3-panel stitch with the 12 SWA only allows you to move in one direction away from the center of the image circle.