Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
Congrats Woody and nice choice going to the 39 mpx . Man you guys are killing me everyone is buying the big guns. I may need to upgrade.:wtf:
No very happy with my 22.
No very happy with my 22.
Great to see you here. Join our insightful photographic forum today and start tapping into a huge wealth of photographic knowledge. Completing our simple registration process will allow you to gain access to exclusive content, add your own topics and posts, share your work and connect with other members through your own private inbox! And don’t forget to say hi!
The only other camera I know that can do this is the Mamiya RB 67 ProII which uses a rotatable adapter which can rotate 90 degrees with the MFDB mounted. I had the chance to try this with the Phase P25 back and it is an impressive package. Of course no metering and no AF! But there are very impressive optics for this body and with appropriate back could be a great kit for the landscape shooter.But it can only be usable in landscape mode. Turning the camera on its side makes the WLF unusable.
Yes, the Hy6 is the only current system which offers a WLF in both landscape and portrait modes. You just rotate the back, not the camera.
I think this system makes sense for someone with a large exisiting investment in lenses, but the camera is a lot larger and heavier than it needs to be (a problem for landscape shooters). The viewfinder area is only half active. The lenses are a lot slower then the competing systems. The crop factor of digital backs means that the wides for this system are not very wide at all (another problem for landscape shooters), and that is on top of the points you mention such as lack of metering, lack of AF (or even focus confirmation) as well as a lack of the more modern features found on the latest MF SLRs.But there are very impressive optics for this body and with appropriate back could be a great kit for the landscape shooter.
I can understand that... I'm fortunate my wife indulges me in this regard. No model release for this shot... I consider it a landscapeThese kinds of photos would get me in trouble with the Mrs. She's a bit provincial when it comes to me photographing scantily clad nubile young women. I'll stick to subjects that don't need model releases.
Yes Welcome Woody!:clap:In addition to the RZ there is the Fuji GX 680 that can do it too. It has the advantage of built-in tilt and shift on the lens standard... But it's a tank compared to the RZ which is a tank compared to the Rollei or Hassy.
PS: Welcome to the fray Woody!
Is it possible you mean 5.6cm x 7.6cm?It is because the image area of the film is 5.6mmx7.6mm
Is it possible you mean 5.6cm x 7.6cm?