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Wanted to know if anyone is using a 90 degree finder (e.g. PM-5 or PME90, etc) on your 5xx camera(s) with the CFVII 50c? Any issues on handling on tripod or hand held?
In addition, same query about shooting vertical using 907x 50c with the OVF? with the Grip?
Thank you.
The CFV II is perfectly compatible with my PME90 and 500C/M.Wanted to know if anyone is using a 90 degree finder (e.g. PM-5 or PME90, etc) on your 5xx camera(s) with the CFVII 50c? Any issues on handling on tripod or hand held?
Agreed.. My back can't take it hunched over with that much weight. It's a great idea in theory but the 500 body + lens + cfvii is a bear. Maybe with an angled viewfinder it might be a bit better, but I'll just stick with the 907x + V adapter if I need to use the V-lenses without a tripod.I have the Mk I version and what I can say is that mounting a PM90 or 45 will increase the weight a lot, to the poimt that hand holding will cause fatigue, especially if the CW winder is attached as well.
I tried this fit on the street (500CW + CFV-50c + PM90 + CW winder) and after 15 min of hand-holding I gave up.
I ended up shooting vanilla with waist level only.
On tripod of course there are no problems at all. In this case I use the PM90 with an additional flip-magnifier for fine focus.
I haven't had much problem walking about with the 500CM+CFVII 50c+Planar 80mm+WL finder. It's heavy, but it sits on my neck strap tucked under my arm as I walk, and I pivot it up to shoot, the strap acts both to distribute the weight around my neck and shoulder, and stabilize the camera. The 50mm, 120mm, and 150mm lenses are bulkier and a little bit heavier, but it doesn't seem to be that difficult to carry them and get sharp hand-held photos.Agreed.. My back can't take it hunched over with that much weight. It's a great idea in theory but the 500 body + lens + cfvii is a bear. Maybe with an angled viewfinder it might be a bit better, but I'll just stick with the 907x + V adapter if I need to use the V-lenses without a tripod.
An EV reading on the CFV II 50c digital back while the mirror is locked up (500 series camera mode) would be extremely helpful... similar to what can be seen with native XCD lenses.Beautiful product! Please let me know if you have any specific questions about the camera. We are working on a major piece about the camera and we may get some answers directly from Hasselblad.
Godfrey, I have now used the SDFormatter app in windows every time that I have down loaded from the card. The card has performed perfect ever since. So, I believe the primary issue I was having was the formatting of the card. This includes formatting within the camera. Using the SD Card.org formatter appears to have cured the issue.Jeff, if you go to the SD Card.org page that I linked in my first post above, you can download the SDFormatter app in Windows format from there. I strongly encourage you to do that rather than use other formatting tools ... It does the right job for sure, according to the SD Card specification. (It wasn't clear whether you'd use Windows native volume format tools from your reply, thus my response.)
I'm pretty sure the the distinction between 3FR and FFF is simply the difference between the processing power required to produce them. I cannot see any difference whatever in the finished products.
I've used Phocus Mobile 2 a bit more on iPadOS than Phocus on macOS. I get very much the same output no matter which of the two I use when I export a good exposure with no editing at all to TIFF or JPEG, directly from the raw files.
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I have never used this to format cards in camera. I ALWAYS formatted in camera. After every shoot, I download images to Hard Disk and format the card in camera again.Godfrey, I have now used the SDFormatter app in windows every time that I have down loaded from the card. The card has performed perfect ever since. So, I believe the primary issue I was having was the formatting of the card. This includes formatting within the camera. Using the SD Card.org formatter appears to have cured the issue.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE COACHING!!
GetDPI Rocks!
Jeff
I too have always formatted in camera, whether it be Canon, Sony, Olympus, GoPro, etc., or my Hasselblad CFV16. But in the case of the 50c, I had repeated card issues. Now after following Godfrey's suggestion of the SDFormatter, I have had no issues with the card. I now always have 2 cards in the 50c with one being backup.I have never used this to format cards in camera. I ALWAYS formatted in camera. After every shoot, I download images to Hard Disk and format the card in camera again.
However after re-reading this thread I reformatted my selection of cards using SDFormatter. Much to my surprise I put one of those newly formatted cards in camera and saw it is recognised and usable. I did not expect that thinking that it MUST be formatted in camera.
So my question. Format card with SDFormatter, pop in camera, take images copy to HD and then what? 1. delete all images? 2. Format in SDFormatter? 3. Do you never format in camera?
Right now, framing is guesswork through the WLV or PME. I have the acute matte with 44x33 markings on order to regain the full classic 500 workflow.Question for all of you using the CFVII 50c on a V series camera.
Are you checking the screen on the back prior to capture or are you trusting what you see thorugh the viewfinder (waist, 45 or 90 finders) for proper framing? Are you using the mask or getting the Acute-matte screen with the markings for the 50c to help with framing? I guess the real question is how different is your workflow with this back on a V series camera? Thank you for your thoughts in advance.