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I just received my phase one P45+ back. I read the manual , which seemed straight forward. When i set up the back i set it up for i set the file format to IIQ Raw L, ASA 50. I shot some test photos and opened the file with capture one DB and also tried photoshop CS2. the files seemed to have been saved as tiffs and the resulting file size was the size of a postage stamp with 170dpi.
Can anyone get be set up on this back, as i would like to shoot tonight and not wait till tomorrow when Digital transitions opens.
tomorrow i will call digital transitions.
For the record: i am running Capture One DB 3.7.4
a dual 2.5GHz MAC with OS 10.4.11 and Adobe CS3.(my main computer)
When i open capture DB and try to import captures I get the following message: Failed to import The captures could not be imported because the import file does not exist
I am able to open the captures in CS3.
Apparently i need however many hours of capture one DB training it takes to use what appears to be powerful but highly counterintuitive software.
While the back may be capable of excellent captures i am not impressed. I've tried several digital models(canon 1DSII, mamiya ZD and now the phase P45+) I have never had this level of difficulty.
I have used drum scanners, dedicated film scanners and now a creo IQ3 scanner with no training whatsoever and have never been this frustrated/disappointed.
I would like however to thank everyone that contributed advice and guidance. I sincerely appreciate the help.
If you're using C1 3, which is a great piece of software even if it lacks some of the features of C1 4, then there is a great book by Walter Borchenko which steps you through both the basics and advanced steps.i find this episode amazing. It appears the back was purchased with minimum understanding of digital capture and raw processing. his difficulties are with C1 not the 45+. apparently it was an impulsive purchase?
Guy is correct. The dealers that frequent this and other forums are here to help, even if they didn't originally purchase from that dealer. I'm sure that from with the vast amount of knowledge on this forum we should be able to help you get up and running smoothly.I agree Jack we have some great dealers here that are always willing to jump in get folks going and have nothing to gain. Gotta love the spirit of all of them.
That's how I read this too, and I don't see why the dealer, who is reputable by the way, is to blame. Let's face it MF digital isn't a walk in the park.i find this episode amazing. It appears the back was purchased with minimum understanding of digital capture and raw processing. his difficulties are with C1 not the 45+. apparently it was an impulsive purchase?
True.What's wrong with someone not wanting to deal with all this, if Leo/Felix isn't happy with the purchase, that's all there is to it, I'm sure that we've all bought equipment that didn't fit us in the past.
Fortunately I'm a certified Contax nut so fight it out among yourselves. :salute:True.
Okay, now---who in this support group is gonna buy Leo/Felix's P45+ ??
Guy?
Thanks for the clarification on the actual issue and that it was NOT dealer support issue!my issue is simply the software for the P45+ requires substantially more formal study/training the my research suggested.
Maybe you can take that P45+ to the June GetDPI.com workshop out West. A few days with seasoned Phase shooters (including myself and Guy) and you'll forget all about your midnight woes.Thanks for the clarification on the actual issue and that it was NOT dealer support issue!
However, as others have indicated, getting started with C1 to the point you can get awesome quality images out of your new back will take all of 15 or 20 minutes tops. Learning the more advanced tricks for tweaking images to perfection comes simply with time using the software
While your statement is true in the general case, the thing that gets my goat is that the whole Kübler-Ross grief cycle took place in about 4 hours, from starting to work with the device to the decision to sell. Without saying this to be offensive, this has to be the least amount of work that I have ever seen anyone willing to do to get his value out of a $13000 purchase, by far.What's wrong with someone not wanting to deal with all this, if Leo/Felix isn't happy with the purchase, that's all there is to it, I'm sure that we've all bought equipment that didn't fit us in the past.
I'd like to clarify one point here: users of Power PC Macs (i.e. non-Intel chip architecture) are not required to stay with version 3.7.9 of C-1. One of my Macs is a PowerMac G5 (PPC) running OS 10.4.11. It's slower than Felix's though has lots of RAM and several hard drives. This machine hosts Capture One version 4.11 and mostly works fine. It's not like running it on an Intel Mac, but it will get Felix way beyond where this thread started.
Tip: if running the configuration I describe above, close C-1 before opening CS3. They don't play nicely together.
Of course, C1 3.7.9 works fine too, but I feel that moving to 4.11 is worth it.