I received Sinarback 54M and Macbook last Friday.
I never used MFDB and Macbook before.
I had approx 3-4 hours to try the equipment and CaptureShop past night.
This morning I took my Contax 645 with 54M and Macbook to a corporate event.
I shot approx 100 images in an hour. This is much more than I do with film.
1. I replaced Contax battery once. I heard that Contax is hungry to power. I shot two rolls of film with this battery before this event, its life is much shorter compared to Nikon pro bodies.
2. I replaced Contax 360 Flash batteries two times. Contax flash is very slow to charge. I missed approx 12 images because the flash is too slow. Batteries drain fast, it may take up to 10 seconds before flash is ready. I'm very disappointed with the flash. Nikon flash is much, much better.
3. My second-hand 54M has no CD with Reference Files. Thierry said I need to buy these files from Sinar. Thierry said I need a gray card to set color balance before each photo session. I used available gray objects in the office to pipette Gray Balance, this is not a true gray, my images have reddish and other tints. I had no such requirements with slide film, now I need to do extra work.
4. Macbook crashed 3 times with a fatal message asking to reboot the computer. I don't know if it the Macbook (Dual Processor with 4 GB RAM, optimized for performance, powered from wall outlet) or the 54M back, but such interrupt can lead to big loss when happen in the middle of an event.
These are my first impressions. I'm very new to CaptureShop and its options. I'm looking for a good Contax/54M and CaptureShop workflow.
Thank for reading.
I never used MFDB and Macbook before.
I had approx 3-4 hours to try the equipment and CaptureShop past night.
This morning I took my Contax 645 with 54M and Macbook to a corporate event.
I shot approx 100 images in an hour. This is much more than I do with film.
1. I replaced Contax battery once. I heard that Contax is hungry to power. I shot two rolls of film with this battery before this event, its life is much shorter compared to Nikon pro bodies.
2. I replaced Contax 360 Flash batteries two times. Contax flash is very slow to charge. I missed approx 12 images because the flash is too slow. Batteries drain fast, it may take up to 10 seconds before flash is ready. I'm very disappointed with the flash. Nikon flash is much, much better.
3. My second-hand 54M has no CD with Reference Files. Thierry said I need to buy these files from Sinar. Thierry said I need a gray card to set color balance before each photo session. I used available gray objects in the office to pipette Gray Balance, this is not a true gray, my images have reddish and other tints. I had no such requirements with slide film, now I need to do extra work.
4. Macbook crashed 3 times with a fatal message asking to reboot the computer. I don't know if it the Macbook (Dual Processor with 4 GB RAM, optimized for performance, powered from wall outlet) or the 54M back, but such interrupt can lead to big loss when happen in the middle of an event.
These are my first impressions. I'm very new to CaptureShop and its options. I'm looking for a good Contax/54M and CaptureShop workflow.
Thank for reading.
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