voidshatter
Member
I would pick the SWA over the WA for even better looks
Even if you shoot with lenses without shift capability, you would never know whether you would add more lenses in the future.
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From Alpa TC to SWA or STC ?
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Even if you shoot with lenses without shift capability, you would never know whether you would add more lenses in the future.
GrahamWelland
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Personally if I were looking at the SWA, beautiful as it is as a work of art, I'd take a step back and consider what I wanted in terms of shifting capabilities. Then, I'd buy an STC ...
With respect to the dual hand grips, nice to have but unless you are walking around shooting handheld as if holding an old speed graphic press camera, I would question how necessary they are. If you have a single right side hand grip and cradle the lens in your left hand you can achieve pretty much a solid grip on the camera to shoot handheld. I've certainly done this before with my TC as a walk around package and it worked fine.
With respect to the dual hand grips, nice to have but unless you are walking around shooting handheld as if holding an old speed graphic press camera, I would question how necessary they are. If you have a single right side hand grip and cradle the lens in your left hand you can achieve pretty much a solid grip on the camera to shoot handheld. I've certainly done this before with my TC as a walk around package and it worked fine.
As someone who loved the Hassie SWC as a walk-around camera, I've now moved happily to the STC. I thought long and hard about which Alpa, and finally took some advice from a long time professional user. I think the STC is the best balance between movements and portability. Better movement capability than the SWA but more portable than the Max.