Trouble with PhaseOne?

[spassig]

Should I ride a sick horse?
Was thinking of upgrading from PO IQ3 50MP to PO IQ4 100MP. But after talking to local representative - yet - I am unsure.
What do you think?

Jochen (Germany)

 

[drevil]

Well there is only an IQ4 150mp back.

And to be honest, there is quite some information missing in this message......what did the local representative tell you that makes you hesitate?

 

[Mexecutioner]

Well there is only an IQ4 150mp back.

And to be honest, there is quite some information missing in this message......what did the local representative tell you that makes you hesitate?

Did the IQ4 Trichromatic get discontinued?

 

[spassig]

I will not give detailed explanation here.
But I see IQ4 100 MP on the website.

Jochen

 

[Mexecutioner]

Good luck with your decision then

 

[spassig]

I haven’t a decision yet ;-)

 

[Phase V]

Ich dachte die lokalen Händler sind alle gefeuert worden?

 

[Paul Spinnler]

The direct sales reps have been fired. Their distribution is indirect via dealers who get a commission, e.g., like Calumet. That way they are flexible cost-wise.

 

[spassig]

I doubt that Calumet has the experience to give good advice. I bought my XF/IQ350 from a local representative after testing it for two weeks.
Will this service be available from Calumet in the future?

 

[buildbot]

Should I ride a sick horse?
Was thinking of upgrading from PO IQ3 50MP to PO IQ4 100MP. But after talking to local representative - yet - I am unsure.
What do you think?

Jochen (Germany)

Well, they might not update it as much as promised, but Phase will probably support it for a huge amount of time - I doubt they’ll go out of business, unlike Rollei for example.

And unlike Rollei/DW Photo, Phase one support is effective, repairs are fast, and actually performed.

 

[Mexecutioner]

I haven’t a decision yet ;-)

Whenever you do

 

[Maxx9photo]

IQ4 150 all the way, why limit to 100?

 

[Paul Spinnler]

I think an XT XL is in the cards. It is nice to have a big tech cam with recorded shift ways.

But still, the XC is really disappointing after all this time.

 

[Alan]

Do you use camera movements? IQ4-150 would be better if so.

 

[spassig]

@Maxx9photo
Not so expensive ;-)
I use a Leica SL2 and found 50MP are good.
I think the IQ4 is good for my workflow.
In Germany there is no change to test a IQ4 yet

 

[spassig]

@Alan
No

 

[buildbot]

@Maxx9photo
Not so expensive ;-)
I use a Leica SL2 and found 50MP are good.
I think the IQ4 is good for my workflow.
In Germany there is no change to test a IQ4 yet

Is the price difference actually that much? Used/new?

Also if you are interested in saving money, the IQ3 100MP is a great choice as well. They are going for 7-10K USD it seems.

 

[spassig]

But still, the XC is really disappointing after all this time.

I learned that it was supposed to be introduced two years ago

 

[spassig]

Is the price difference actually that much? Used/new?

Also if you are interested in saving money, the IQ3 100MP is a great choice as well. They are going for 7-10K USD it seems.

I will show what are different between IQ3 and IQ4.
Edit
In the next days I have a conversation with the representative regarding differences

 

[buildbot]

I will show what are different between IQ3 and IQ4.
Edit
In the next days I have a conversation with the representative regarding differences

Always good to talk to a dealer/rep to get more info!

The big differences I can think of are frame averaging, dual exposure, the expose to the right feature, and of course a much newer and linux based system in the IQ4. It's not without downsides though, as power sharing I believe is implemented slightly worse than in the IQ3, it takes longer to turn on, and uses more batteries.