Guy Mancuso
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I knew Wired would get first crack at this so thought I would show there review. Enjoy
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/05/phase-one-iq180
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/05/phase-one-iq180
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You beat me to it Guy, looks like the IQ is crossing over to the mainstream!I knew Wired would get first crack at this so thought I would show there review. Enjoy
http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/05/phase-one-iq180
Here is my take on that Wayne and maybe a guess as well. Obviously I think most folks are used to battery life on DSLR's which put out maybe 800 frames per charge and Wired is not really a photo reviewing team per say. We MF users know we will never see that in a back configuration and are more used to the 200 to 300 shots and than replace. Lets also consider huge new processor in these IQ backs and the need to push huge 80 mpx data around. Honestly I am not counting on these being better than our P backs or maybe not even equal to it. Until it's really tested in the field i'm pretty much resigning to the fact we will need extra batteries . Maybe not a popular thing to say but I'm sure there will be a compromise here on the battery life. Lets keep out fingers crossed here that it is not worse than today. I think all of us would take a equal amount in a heartbeat. I think what needs to be developed is simply better batteries in the same config.Was this a preproduction back? Concerned about the battery life comment at the end ...
Guess I missed that. Went back and scanned through it again. All I could see was "We got the chance to test one for a week".He said it was a production back.
Some good points ... obviously the reviewer had no frame of reference since he probably hasn't ever used a p65+. So jury is still out. I have no problem with batteries lasting a little less longer than my p65+ ... I'm sure I'll be using the display far more than I do now especially on my tech camera. Just hope it's still decent.Here is my take on that Wayne and maybe a guess as well. Obviously I think most folks are used to battery life on DSLR's which put out maybe 800 frames per charge and Wired is not really a photo reviewing team per say. We MF users know we will never see that in a back configuration and are more used to the 200 to 300 shots and than replace. Lets also consider huge new processor in these IQ backs and the need to push huge 80 mpx data around. Honestly I am not counting on these being better than our P backs or maybe not even equal to it. Until it's really tested in the field i'm pretty much resigning to the fact we will need extra batteries . Maybe not a popular thing to say but I'm sure there will be a compromise here on the battery life. Lets keep out fingers crossed here that it is not worse than today. I think all of us would take a equal amount in a heartbeat. I think what needs to be developed is simply better batteries in the same config.
Lets also remember these batteries are not very big to say even Hassy's grip battery or leica's S2 battery so they will be limited by size and output.
He obviously had it on Zero Latency for some bizarre reason.Was this a preproduction back? Concerned about the battery life comment at the end ...
Much as I admire the IQ backs, Wired is not exactly a source I would take seriously. I find it slightly odd/amusing that Phase emailed everyone about that review.
Actually could be these guys were the last ones ... Could be they got a demo back recently after everyone else.He obviously had it on Zero Latency for some bizarre reason.
completely pointless review for ProPhotographers - tells you nothing.
well done Phase for prioritizing this nonsense over shipping to your loyal customers.
Not quite, he did point out that "the motor drive isn’t as fast as my 35mm"............completely pointless review for ProPhotographers - tells you nothing.
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Wow - definitely we needed this guy to tell us THAT :ROTFL: very insightful indeed!Not quite, he did point out that "the motor drive isn’t as fast as my 35mm".
They where the first to get a production unit according to my sources.Actually could be these guys were the last ones ... Could be they got a demo back recently after everyone else.