jotloob
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Beautiful . But where is the release button ? ? ?
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Beautiful . But where is the release button ? ? ?
With copal lenses it is the Alpa gold thumb actuator with sync cable.Beautiful . But where is the release button ? ? ?
Thanks for the response . I have the old and new style wakeup device with the "golden" release button . Quite handy for handheld .With copal lenses it is the Alpa gold thumb actuator with sync cable.View attachment 216832
With X shutter it is the back of the screen.
That's why I hope that the IQ5 we get bluetooth for third party wireless trigger, but would not hold my breath.
I mean even the XC has an unnatural front shutter button although it should be part of a grip like the rest of the camera world.
It works well with the TC if you have shift sticks installed in the HPF rings which you can use to manually focus with say the middle finger while the thumb is used for actuation.Thanks for the response . I have the old and new style wakeup device with the "golden" release button . Quite handy for handheld .
But how do you manage handheld with a touch on the back screen ? I imagine , that you need some exercise to do that .
I was mostly joking of course, as it would get tiring. But it does feel great and stable for a moment. Might actually work for some.Pano is nice - but a bit heavy for walk around
I find vastly better luck using the Copal Shutter with Alpa's sync cord / switch. I rotate the lens 90 degrees so the shutter release is on the bottom of the camera. Shutter is fired by the middle finger of my left hand that is cradling the bottom of the camera. You can still focus with the thumb/forefinger of your left hand.It works well with the TC if you have shift sticks installed in the HPF rings which you can use to manually focus with say the middle finger while the thumb is used for actuation.
The magic formula is: TC + X shutter + HPF ring + Shift stick. Then you hold the TC with both arms and can easily actuate and focus.
I find vastly better luck using the Copal Shutter with Alpa's sync cord / switch. I rotate the lens 90 degrees so the shutter release is on the bottom of the camera. Shutter is fired by the middle finger of my left hand that is cradling the bottom of the camera. You can still focus with the thumb/forefinger of your left hand.
You can use live-view for helping zone focus, but I find for actual picture taking the long scan time of the e-shutter kills more shots than missed zone focusing. Regardless, these cameras really are the wrong tool for serious hand-held shooting. YMMV.
Dave
It seems like a small thing but it's not.This is a good example of one of those Alpa attributes that extend beyond "symbol and status" - the square mounting format. This may seem like an insignificant random choice, but in fact was a well considered design choice made by Alpa (not by chance and not by Seitz) to incorporate a square mount that has benefits, as Dave illustrates above.
https://www.captureintegration.com/alpa-12-camera-systems-benefits-of-a-square-lens-mount/
Steve Hendrix/CI
Wouldn’t a circular mount be even better?This is a good example of one of those Alpa attributes that extend beyond "symbol and status" - the square mounting format. This may seem like an insignificant random choice, but in fact was a well considered design choice made by Alpa (not by chance and not by Seitz) to incorporate a square mount that has benefits, as Dave illustrates above.
https://www.captureintegration.com/alpa-12-camera-systems-benefits-of-a-square-lens-mount/
Steve Hendrix/CI
Cannot be fastened while having flexibility for multiple positions.Wouldn’t a circular mount be even better?
Wouldn’t a circular mount be even better?
I meant my answer tongue-in-cheek - I just meant that additional axial symmetry could only be beneficial.. Forgot to include an appropriate emoticon.Perhaps, if it had built-in rotation. But then you've added additional engineering, cost, tolerances, etc. And really, a bit beside the point. Once you've established where you like the components (copal shutter trigger, aperture handle, lens open/close switch, etc.) of the lens chassis to be located, depending upon your own subjective intentions and where your hands most easily go to, then that is how you always mount the lens. There wouldn't really be much point to adding in a rotating mechanism for a lens mount (that I can see).
Steve Hendrix/CI
I don’t think it would be that hard to design a system around a circle - perhaps akin to a Durst enlarger mount, but more precise.But why is the image blurred with a copal shutter?
Cannot be fastened while having flexibility for multiple positions.
Arcas R mount is round but it is a pain in the ass in the field and sometimes you think something is tight although it is not. The ending position is fixed.
The Alpa mount clips in in a second and stays fixed like a rock. Changing orientation is very quick. Remember everything is square and symmetric, meaning lenses, tilt adapters, backs can be turned around quickly while keeping very high tolerances and rigidity and therefore planarity.
I meant my answer tongue-in-cheek - I just meant that additional axial symmetry could only be beneficial.. Forgot to include an appropriate emoticon.
I’m both seasonally-sensitive and super-hip - what can I say.I like the Dracula emoticon!
Steve Hendrix/CI