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PaulDng
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Hi Everyone,
A long time lurker and first time poster looking for a little advice.
I’m looking at making the jump to MFD, almost ready to “Abandon Hope” as the forum sub-title says . I haven’t quite made the decision yet but I’m getting very close.
I shoot landscapes with 4x5 film and occasionally a Canon 5DMk II, for various reasons I’m looking to replace the 4x5 system and maybe the Canon. Currently I have the budget to get started with a used back and SLR, if this works out then I’d partly fund a digital view camera system by selling the 4x5 gear and some Canon glass.
I’ve found a couple of used packages which I’m considering.
1: Phase One P65+ with 645 DF and 80mm LS lens.
2: Leaf Aptus-II 12 with 645 DF – body only.
The P65+ system is 2K cheaper than the Aptus and includes a lens so more spare cash for other bits and bobs. 60MP will be plenty for me, 80MP might be nice but it’s not really a factor in my decision.
So, some questions
The Aptus is tempting being newer tech and 80MP with a larger LCD but apart from the extra expense I’m worried about weatherproofing, it rains a lot here in the UK and I like to shoot seascapes often in stormy conditions where salt spray might be a problem, how weatherproof is the Aptus compared to the P65+?
I’m currently leaning towards the P65+, from what I’ve seen it’s built like a tank and does everything I need, the only slight concern is the small LCD, is it usable for checking focus?
Lens choice, an 80mm lens makes sense as I’ll want a normal perspective but I’ll need to add a wide angle, I find I use a 90mm maybe 80% of the time on 4x5 (24mm when I shoot with the 35mm system) so something roughly equivalent for 645 MF would be needed. I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations.
Many thanks and I apologies if this has all been covered a hundred times,
Paul.
A long time lurker and first time poster looking for a little advice.
I’m looking at making the jump to MFD, almost ready to “Abandon Hope” as the forum sub-title says . I haven’t quite made the decision yet but I’m getting very close.
I shoot landscapes with 4x5 film and occasionally a Canon 5DMk II, for various reasons I’m looking to replace the 4x5 system and maybe the Canon. Currently I have the budget to get started with a used back and SLR, if this works out then I’d partly fund a digital view camera system by selling the 4x5 gear and some Canon glass.
I’ve found a couple of used packages which I’m considering.
1: Phase One P65+ with 645 DF and 80mm LS lens.
2: Leaf Aptus-II 12 with 645 DF – body only.
The P65+ system is 2K cheaper than the Aptus and includes a lens so more spare cash for other bits and bobs. 60MP will be plenty for me, 80MP might be nice but it’s not really a factor in my decision.
So, some questions
The Aptus is tempting being newer tech and 80MP with a larger LCD but apart from the extra expense I’m worried about weatherproofing, it rains a lot here in the UK and I like to shoot seascapes often in stormy conditions where salt spray might be a problem, how weatherproof is the Aptus compared to the P65+?
I’m currently leaning towards the P65+, from what I’ve seen it’s built like a tank and does everything I need, the only slight concern is the small LCD, is it usable for checking focus?
Lens choice, an 80mm lens makes sense as I’ll want a normal perspective but I’ll need to add a wide angle, I find I use a 90mm maybe 80% of the time on 4x5 (24mm when I shoot with the 35mm system) so something roughly equivalent for 645 MF would be needed. I was wondering if anybody has any recommendations.
Many thanks and I apologies if this has all been covered a hundred times,
Paul.