Hi all,
I'm tyre kicking and doing a lot of thinking while my beloved technical camera is away getting serviced. Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but it also forces a kind of reanalysis of priorities and working methods and how one wants to move forward with their work.
In this sense, while I absolutely love my Linhof Techno and Leaf Credo setup – I especially love shooting film with the Techno, and the results from the Credo within some limitations are I think right up there with anything else on the market save for ultimate resolution – I think it's time I seriously looked into alternative tools as a way of future proofing myself. The reality is I'll never be able to afford to upgrade my Credo to the newest IQ4150, and because I'm missing a much needed RS 40mm HR W lens in my digital view camera setup I've been forced to shoot a lot of work of late with 8x10", 4x5" and 6x7cm film to cover the gap. All things considered, it might be time for me to sell the Credo, keep the Techno for film, and think about a newer mirrorless system to cover more of the digital work needs.
This has got me thinking about the Leica SL2...
The great UI, IMHO perfect ergonomic design and amazing SL Summicron lenses have got my attention – I've never seen MTFs that are so amazing, especially for AF lenses – and this suggests a real future proofing for eventual higher resolution bodies. I've also read that it has a thinner cover glass on the sensor for better response with M lenses. This got me thinking it must also be better for shift lenses moved off centre. The L mount seems pretty large, which is a good thing for this stuff? Anyway...
Is anyone out there shooting with a SL2 or maybe SL with shift lenses? Leica / Schneider, Canon, Nikon, Cambo Actus, etc? Any experience to share?
My most used FL would be 24/28mm, followed by 45/50mm. I only need those two, really. Tilt is not really needed for what I do, but I do sometimes dial some in when doing landscape. I could live without it.
My experience with Canon mkii TS-E lenses is not so good. They kept breaking and locking up. I gave up pretty quickly, but maybe my lenses were duds or things have been improved over the last few years?
What's the older Leica / Schneider 28mm PC Super-Angulon like? I see some on e-bay in R mount?
No idea about Nikon's offerings, except generally people say the Canon's are better optically.
Finally, who's using an L mount camera on an Actus? Is this an exercise in frustration and what lenses are you using?
Any help / advise / knowledge is appreciated! If I do this, it'll be a setup I'll stick with for a long time so am keen to do my homework.
Thanks,
Tim
I'm tyre kicking and doing a lot of thinking while my beloved technical camera is away getting serviced. Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but it also forces a kind of reanalysis of priorities and working methods and how one wants to move forward with their work.
In this sense, while I absolutely love my Linhof Techno and Leaf Credo setup – I especially love shooting film with the Techno, and the results from the Credo within some limitations are I think right up there with anything else on the market save for ultimate resolution – I think it's time I seriously looked into alternative tools as a way of future proofing myself. The reality is I'll never be able to afford to upgrade my Credo to the newest IQ4150, and because I'm missing a much needed RS 40mm HR W lens in my digital view camera setup I've been forced to shoot a lot of work of late with 8x10", 4x5" and 6x7cm film to cover the gap. All things considered, it might be time for me to sell the Credo, keep the Techno for film, and think about a newer mirrorless system to cover more of the digital work needs.
This has got me thinking about the Leica SL2...
The great UI, IMHO perfect ergonomic design and amazing SL Summicron lenses have got my attention – I've never seen MTFs that are so amazing, especially for AF lenses – and this suggests a real future proofing for eventual higher resolution bodies. I've also read that it has a thinner cover glass on the sensor for better response with M lenses. This got me thinking it must also be better for shift lenses moved off centre. The L mount seems pretty large, which is a good thing for this stuff? Anyway...
Is anyone out there shooting with a SL2 or maybe SL with shift lenses? Leica / Schneider, Canon, Nikon, Cambo Actus, etc? Any experience to share?
My most used FL would be 24/28mm, followed by 45/50mm. I only need those two, really. Tilt is not really needed for what I do, but I do sometimes dial some in when doing landscape. I could live without it.
My experience with Canon mkii TS-E lenses is not so good. They kept breaking and locking up. I gave up pretty quickly, but maybe my lenses were duds or things have been improved over the last few years?
What's the older Leica / Schneider 28mm PC Super-Angulon like? I see some on e-bay in R mount?
No idea about Nikon's offerings, except generally people say the Canon's are better optically.
Finally, who's using an L mount camera on an Actus? Is this an exercise in frustration and what lenses are you using?
Any help / advise / knowledge is appreciated! If I do this, it'll be a setup I'll stick with for a long time so am keen to do my homework.
Thanks,
Tim
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