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The camera is on sale as much as I know - the control is done with an iPad which stores all the settings and controls the movements. Write them an email at:
[email protected]
and send them greetings from me.
Regards
Stefan
Dick
as always - the devil lives in the details. Such a camera is technically the future, production is also not a problem once you are through getting supplies and quality stabilized.
But there need to be dealers who sell this. As you can easily see this camera can do things which are WAY BEYOND any other camera (including our HCam) can do. Charlie Gfeller is one of the most inspiring people I know and the concept is clearly what would be the future of large format.
But now there is no more (in reality) Sinar, the other makers are somewhat in a state of shock trying to survive all this digital wave of revolution.
The market is difficult, there are customers who buy this, but mostly bypassing the dealers (who are mostly not covered with a profound experience of View camera science terms anyway and would need to first stock a sample, learn how to use it and then convince potential customers in a time consuming expert way -for most dealers this is asked too much - exceptions exist !) because they are from the scientific or niche special market.
I know this all too well as the HCam is in the same range of crazy new revolutionary device market.
It is NOT EASY ! mainstream is sold about pricing and availability. whereas this can be a real PITA, it is a known procedure for the dealers.
To learn something revolutionary new - is another question without (mostly) answers.
Regards
Stefan
Edwin is turned on, and he is the obvious choice for UK importer... I would like to work with him.
To use or sell this you do not have to be like me... a mechanical and electronic engineer and real-time computer programmer with experience with view cameras.
Cars, and everything else is getting more complicated... and soon this will be that camera of choice for product photography.
It is very much easier to operate than a traditional view camera.
I think Sinar is the only manufacturer of reliable digital backs, suitable for heavy usage, like macro catalog work.A MF that will last through an entire summer of shooting, just tired of the breakdowns
It would not be difficult to make it more reliable than contacts, and less medically damaging than a mobile phone.And here comes the next feature that I want - again it is an idea by Canon:
Patent – Short Range Wireless Lens Mount & Other Accessories
http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/01/patent-short-range-wireless-lens-mount-other-accessories/
Cool idea - no more contact problems, unlimited digital communication between components, standardized interface and protocol.
***** !
This is what I mean when I say cameras need to evolve into real digital devices.
Greetings from Munich
Stefan