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Steve..... another concern I have is that Phase is putting major eggs into the XT at the expense of leaving Tech camera users behind. IMO that would be a major mistake.
Victor
I gotta agree with Steve, this would not be logical. As a XF and Tech camera user, I preordered an XT as initially I wanted to upgrade to the Cambo 1600 to be able to rotate the back, the XT looked like the future and knowing my Cambo lenses (5 of them) would not be obsolete, I ordered the XT with the 32mm (now that it is not so delicate in the helical / Copal mount). How can they intentionally betray users of XF and Cambo after collaborating with Cambo in the frame? Surely the XT will have more features, but should be because of communication between the newly mounted lenses and the IQ4 and should be the same on the XF and blue ring lenses. Do they expect people to own two IQ4s one with old software for the XF and tech camera frames and the other for the XT? They gotta be drinking / smoking something I don't have.I agree this would be a mistake. As such, I don't feel their specific intent moving forward is to kill other tech camera options. The majority of the profit from hardware for Phase One is selling digital backs. It doesn't matter which camera they go on, if they don't sell enough digital backs. They will certainly be able to add features for the XT that are not available for non XT tech cameras. But they would be wise to not limit those features which would port easily to non XT tech cameras. That would be a disaster. I am cautiously confident that they realize this.
Steve Hendrix/CI
Actually, I graduated in Software Engineering from Uni :lecture:... None of us here, AFAIK, are software engineers and yet in the time frame of just minutes it was discovered that a lot of features either don't work at all or not as intended.
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Today I've tried the XT. It is small, lightweight, good looking and fully integrated.It has an excellent design with every feature one could want in a small package except for tilt.
If tilt would have been possible, the XT would have come with tilt.Not so sure about tilt coming to the XT in the next 15 months due to lens design. The thickness of the aperture blades and electronics makes for difficult tilt design I was told today.
If tilt would have been possible, the XT would have come with tilt.
For many, no tilt (or auto focus stacking) might be a deal-breaker.
If tilt would have been possible, the XT would have come with tilt.
For many, no tilt (or auto focus stacking) might be a deal-breaker.
I'm really ignorant about the tech camera sector and tecnologies, I just asked the P1 representative.Not so sure about tilt coming to the XT in the next 15 months due to lens design. The thickness of the aperture blades and electronics makes for difficult tilt design I was told today.
This is THE main feature.... one of the main features Phase is touting is the intergraded shutter....
This is THE main feature.
Rodenstock lenses with Copal shutters are no longer available from Rodenstock. It is my understanding that now all the stock of new Copal lenses have been used up.
Phae V
No one mentioned that the change in ownership at Phase might have taken many at Phase off their game with regards to the IQ4 since now one can assume pushing the XT is really what Phase cares about now.
Perhaps the new owners impressed upon Phase how important the IQ4 release was and they rushed it a bit prematurely?
It's an interesting thought. I recently had cause to ask Capture One/Phase One a simple question: All new MBP ship with 10.14.6 as standard OS. C1 lists 10.14.5 as the supported version. I asked two things: Does it support 10.14.6 and does it support the already released Catalina - 10.15.x
The reply was simply bizarre: The latest supported version is 10.14.5 I was told and not they couldn't comment on 10.14.6 as they did not discuss "future versions" of C1. The same applied to Catalina support.
I've worked in the IT sector for a long time. Those answers, in practical terms are a sign that all is not well within Capture/Phase. These are not "future versions" about which secrecy may be required because of fantastic new and highly competitive features! This is simply about continuing support by C1 for one of the two major operating systems that they purport to support. These are currently released OS versions for which betas have been available for months in the case of Catalina. This is a technical matter of ensuring ongoing compatibility of their product with the currently released OS.
My experience is that as companies grow and as software capability complexifies, there often comes an inflexion point where the competent people who have managed the software business to that point, suddenly, are incapable of managing the new scale/complexity issues. This feels like one such point for C1. It may also be that investors have changed and brought new expectations for focus or performance metrics.
Whatever the case a new broom is required in the software area at C1/Phase. The culture needs to return to delivering timely value to customers, ensuring ongoing support in a timely way for supported operating systems and ceasing to behave as if everything is a secret - openness and engagement would be a good starting point. There is indeed something rotten in the state of Denmark at present to paraphrase someone.
In terms of openness and engagement with the market, I can only suggest that Phase may take a leaf out of....Fuji's book.
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