This is a little like a Sunday morning talk show with polite people. Nobody agrees, but everybody is civil (which is good).
What is a focus mask and do the lesser digital backs, Aptus for example, have it?
It sounds like only a couple people are using the viewfinder aka rangefinder technique? Why are the viewfinders so unpopular? Do they not have composition lines within them? Is it because the composition is small? (I had a Mamiya 7 and liked it.) Or is it like live view where they are over promised and under delivered (250 excepted)?
Most users seem really keen on higher f-stops and hyper focal focusing to maximize depth of field. Sometimes I want narrow depth of field, like a Leica at f2. Is that possible with these back and lens combinations? Again, like a super rangefinder.
Do any of the viewfinders automatically correct for rise/shift? (I know they don't do tilt).
If live view does not really work, then what would be the advantage of the IQ140 versus an Aptus 7 or 8?
I think I'd like use it like a rangefinder with rise/shift and a depth of field indicator much of the time, with the option of using tilt on a tripod. Dan is super talented. Is it too high an expectation for me?
For you architectural fans, do you find the rise and shift is adequate with something like the 35mm to 40mm or do you find you run out of image circle with anything over 3 stories tall and you have to go to photo merge/panoramic?
I can see I should rent an Arca and an Alpa. And it sounds like I'll need to rent the viewfinder and rent a 35mm to 45mm lens.
Thanks for your help will all my newbie questions. Jeff
What is a focus mask and do the lesser digital backs, Aptus for example, have it?
It sounds like only a couple people are using the viewfinder aka rangefinder technique? Why are the viewfinders so unpopular? Do they not have composition lines within them? Is it because the composition is small? (I had a Mamiya 7 and liked it.) Or is it like live view where they are over promised and under delivered (250 excepted)?
Most users seem really keen on higher f-stops and hyper focal focusing to maximize depth of field. Sometimes I want narrow depth of field, like a Leica at f2. Is that possible with these back and lens combinations? Again, like a super rangefinder.
Do any of the viewfinders automatically correct for rise/shift? (I know they don't do tilt).
If live view does not really work, then what would be the advantage of the IQ140 versus an Aptus 7 or 8?
I think I'd like use it like a rangefinder with rise/shift and a depth of field indicator much of the time, with the option of using tilt on a tripod. Dan is super talented. Is it too high an expectation for me?
For you architectural fans, do you find the rise and shift is adequate with something like the 35mm to 40mm or do you find you run out of image circle with anything over 3 stories tall and you have to go to photo merge/panoramic?
I can see I should rent an Arca and an Alpa. And it sounds like I'll need to rent the viewfinder and rent a 35mm to 45mm lens.
Thanks for your help will all my newbie questions. Jeff