Hi,
Pentax 645Z is a great value. The new lenses are pretty expensive. Lloyd Chambers has tested a lot of the older lenses and he found that most were not really great.
The Pentax 645Z doesn't have T&S if you need that. There may be an old Pentax 67 shift that may be adapted, tough.
Personally, I will go the Sony A7rII route. Part of that is because I am an old Minolta/Sony user and have a lot of lenses for that system. Another reason is that I am pretty sure that mirrorless/EVF is where we are going. So, I don't want to buy into old technology.
Chris Barret a well known architecture photographer made the shift from IQ-260 to Sony A7r, he uses both Canon T&S lenses and a lot Hasselblad CFx (Zeiss) glass. He seems very happy with the Zeiss lenses.
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Personally, I have a bunch of things on order:
- A Sony A7rII
- A Canon 24/3.5 T&S
- A Zeiss Batis 85/1.8 lens
- A Metabones adapter for Canon
- A Sony adapter for my older Sony lenses.
Hopefully I get delivery first week of August (according to estimates). I will share my findings when I get the stuff.
Like Chris Barret I mentioned before, I have a bunch of Zeiss lenses for my Hasselblad/P45+.
I plan to get the H-Cam Master TS adapter to use with the Hassy lenses.
It has been reviewed by Jack Flesher, the image below is from that article.
This comes with a Canon mount. So I will need another adapter from the Canon bayonet to Hasselblad V.
Must say, I am a bit skeptical about the Hasselblad lenses on high resolution sensors, not least as I think I see some significant chromatic aberration which may not be easily corrected on a shifted lens.
On the other hand the Master TS adapter comes around 1000€ (including tax) and having T&S for 6-lenses would be a nice thing.
Just to mention: The Master TS adapter is mostly based on Mirex adapaters. Mirex has Canon to Hasselblad adapter, which is cheaper than the Master TS, but the Master TS is probably less crammed and has a tripod mount, meaning that we can tilt the camera and not the lens.
So the Master TS is clearly on my shopping list.
The original A7r had some problems with vibrations from the shutter. Those should have been eliminated by the electronic first shutter curtain (EFSC) on the A7rII. Without the EFSC the shutter needs to close before exposure, so EFSC improves reaction time significantly.
Best regards
Erik
Looking for a few preliminary opinions on a new system for myself. I do panoramic work and usually end up stitching. I sold my IQ180 and need a go to system that produces the best bang for the buck. Here is what I am currently thinking:
Sony A7RII with Cambo Actus/Rodenstock HR 40mm (great glass but tough portable system in the weather) or
Sony A7RII with Canon 24mm TSE (easy to use and good pano results) or
Pentax 645Z with DA 28-45mm (still a great camera and glass and it is MF so you must know what you are doing and just using it makes beautiful pictures no matter what you point it at, haha, right?)
Any opinions?
Mark