Jim,
I use the 23HR and 32HR on an Arca RM3Di. Mostly used with an IQ180, but also used it on a 260 Achromat.
23HR - much smaller. Can mange a couple of degrees of tilt and a couple of mm of shift. Shift is useful purely for composition, not really an option for stitching. You can get some nasty flare in the middle of the image in the form of a red blob. When care is taken to avoid this, the lens is fantastic. It is very sharp and of course, as wide as you can go short of the 17 TSE. CPL vignettes a little when used with the CF. Alone is OK.
32HR - A real monster and even bigger with the 105mm CF. Some have complained about lenses getting decentered on transport or in the bag, but I have not experienced this. Supports shifts of +/- 15mm. I love the perspective, and gives a horizontal FoV close to the 23HR when stitched. Works fine with CPL (upto 10mm +/-) and ND filters. This could be my all time favorite lens in any format. It is also super sharp.
I also have the 40HR, but use the 32HR far more. Only times I take the 40HR is if I want something a little more compact than the 32HR.
I think the 32HR is much more versatile than the 23HR. This may be too much of a change than you're looking for, but you could replace both your lenses with a 32HR and SK60XL. Adding an SK120ASPH or Rodie 90HR-SW would give you 3 lenses with huge image circles. As for sharpness all 3 are as good as I have seen.
Let me know if you want some RAW files, just PM me a drop site.
23HR
32HR +/- 15mm LR stitched
IQ180|32HR|CF|2-frame flat-stitch, 15mm L/R shift in Landscape|6mm fall|All processing in C1, Stitching in PS CC[/QUOTE]
Cheers...
I use the 23HR and 32HR on an Arca RM3Di. Mostly used with an IQ180, but also used it on a 260 Achromat.
23HR - much smaller. Can mange a couple of degrees of tilt and a couple of mm of shift. Shift is useful purely for composition, not really an option for stitching. You can get some nasty flare in the middle of the image in the form of a red blob. When care is taken to avoid this, the lens is fantastic. It is very sharp and of course, as wide as you can go short of the 17 TSE. CPL vignettes a little when used with the CF. Alone is OK.
32HR - A real monster and even bigger with the 105mm CF. Some have complained about lenses getting decentered on transport or in the bag, but I have not experienced this. Supports shifts of +/- 15mm. I love the perspective, and gives a horizontal FoV close to the 23HR when stitched. Works fine with CPL (upto 10mm +/-) and ND filters. This could be my all time favorite lens in any format. It is also super sharp.
I also have the 40HR, but use the 32HR far more. Only times I take the 40HR is if I want something a little more compact than the 32HR.
I think the 32HR is much more versatile than the 23HR. This may be too much of a change than you're looking for, but you could replace both your lenses with a 32HR and SK60XL. Adding an SK120ASPH or Rodie 90HR-SW would give you 3 lenses with huge image circles. As for sharpness all 3 are as good as I have seen.
Let me know if you want some RAW files, just PM me a drop site.
23HR
32HR +/- 15mm LR stitched
IQ180|32HR|CF|2-frame flat-stitch, 15mm L/R shift in Landscape|6mm fall|All processing in C1, Stitching in PS CC[/QUOTE]
Cheers...
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