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Congrats Vieri!My new PhaseOne XT, IQ4 150 Mp with the Rodenstock 23, 32, 50 and 90mm lenses![]()
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Happy to be back shooting tech cameras after 8 years since I sold my Linhof Techno! Have a great weekend, best regards
Vieri
Thank you very much, Todd!Congrats Vieri!
-Todd
Thank you Jurgen!Congrats Vieri . What a great set and just in time for X-MAS . But where are the firecrest filters ? ? ?![]()
Thank you very much Bill!Way to go, Vieri!
I'd be interested in your views of the lenses. I have the 32 which is arguably the sharpest lens I've ever used, and the 70 mm which is also superb. I'm waiting on the telephoto that's been promised - i'd like something around 140-150 mm.
Craig, I love these images your posting! It looks like your BTS image might be in your back yard, I assumed you would have to shoot from some place remote to avoid light contamination.My Cambo / IQ4150 tech camera with a very long lens attached. (Or, a very long lens with my Cambo / IQ4150 tech camera attached.) I'm currently using the Cambo Canon EOS lens adapter which works but does create a fair amount of vignetting. I've ordered a set of adapters to directly mount the XF to take full advantage of the Takahashi's 88mm image circle.
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And, a recent photo taken with this setup showing the Seagull Nebula.
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That is so impressive!Greg, you are correct it is in my backyard in St George, Utah - a community of around 150,000 and not at all a dark sky location. I use a combination of filters to cut through light pollution and even moonlight. The most powerful are narrow-band filters that just let through specific wavelengths associated with specific elements like hydrogen, sulpher or oxygen. The red color in the sample photo is from frames taken with the hydrogen filter since hydrogen fluoresces in a very specific red wavelength.
that is a nice kit! congrats! does that mean no more Hasselblad?My new PhaseOne XT, IQ4 150 Mp with the Rodenstock 23, 32, 50 and 90mm lenses
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Happy to be back shooting tech cameras after 8 years since I sold my Linhof Techno! Have a great weekend, best regards
Vieri
Thank you very much!that is a nice kit! congrats! does that mean no more Hasselblad?
Thank you very much!Yes, my Hasselblad kit went to my dealer to be sold
Best regards,
Vieri
Hello Thomas,Hi Vieri,
may I ask why you switched from Hasselblad to Phase One? Were you not quite as happy with the X1D II or is it about the more resolution?
Greetings Thomas
Hello Joe,Congratulations Vieri! As an X1D II shooter, I'm saddened to see you leave the club. But I know that your new system will produce the beautiful images that we have enjoyed as you've used Leica, Hasselblad and now Phase One equipment. Thanks for sharing your choices and rationale, and for continuing the share your stunning art. Stay safe and be well.
Joe
That’s fantastic Vieri, I’m looking forward to see what you can do with this bad boy! Congratulations!My new PhaseOne XT, IQ4 150 Mp with the Rodenstock 23, 32, 50 and 90mm lenses![]()
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Happy to be back shooting tech cameras after 8 years since I sold my Linhof Techno! Have a great weekend, best regards
Vieri
Hello Vieri,Hello Thomas,
the X1D II is a fine camera, but the PhaseOne XT & Rodenstock lenses, I feel, is on a different level when it comes to image quality, plus I much prefer the aesthetics of larger format images. Might I refer you to a couple of articles I wrote about this? First is here: https://www.vieribottazzini.com/202...-camera-system-for-landscape-photography.html, and the second is here: https://www.vieribottazzini.com/2020/12/phaseone-local-ambassador.html. Hope this helps! Best regards,
Vieri
Thank you very much indeed!That’s fantastic Vieri, I’m looking forward to see what you can do with this bad boy! Congratulations!