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fmueller
Active member
In for a penny, in for a pound.My new PhaseOne XT, IQ4 150 Mp with the Rodenstock 23, 32, 50 and 90mm lenses
Happy to be back shooting tech cameras after 8 years since I sold my Linhof Techno! Have a great weekend, best regards
Vieri
So, have you ever heard of this guy named Dante?
dchew
Well-known member
I'm getting ready for a short backpacking excursion in Southern Ohio; just a few days over the weekend. Shakedown for a new tent and to give the RRS Ascent a try in the woods. As usual, I go down ratholes weighing things. When I rechecked my STC, I realized it just had its twelfth birthday. Do cameras have dog years? I hope not. But it is getting some noticeable "patina." Oh how I love this thing.
Dave
Dave
Paul Spinnler
Well-known member
Dave, I see you are not using Alpa’s release plates; your solution looks more compact. Are shift movements restrained in any way?I'm getting ready for a short backpacking excursion in Southern Ohio; just a few days over the weekend. Shakedown for a new tent and to give the RRS Ascent a try in the woods. As usual, I go down ratholes weighing things. When I rechecked my STC, I realized it just had its twelfth birthday. Do cameras have dog years? I hope not. But it is getting some noticeable "patina." Oh how I love this thing.
Dave
Shashin
Well-known member
But is it getting lighter?
dchew
Well-known member
I don't use them precisely because these RRS plates are smaller and lighter and there are no restrictions on movements as long as you are ok orienting the camera grip-side down when performing rise/fall. See the pic below for how I orient for rise/fall.
I never understood the reason for those extended release plates and/or the stitching adapter for the STC. I do understand it for the 12+ and other cameras because it keeps the lens from moving during rise/fall. But that is not an issue with the STC.
Notice I don't use the grip either for the same weight/bulk reasons. I have the strap I just slide my fingers into for rotating, mounting and carrying. That works better than the grip because when the STC is oriented this way the grip is kind of useless. If you want something mounted on the "top" of the camera (where I have the wrist strap), this won't work as well.
It's not as pretty without the grip either.
Dave
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Paul Spinnler
Well-known member
The extended release plate is needed so that the back plate of the STC can shift fully downwards 18mm; is the RRS plate on the backside of the STC not in the way of this movement?I don't use them precisely because these RRS plates are smaller and lighter and there are no restrictions on movements as long as you are ok orienting the camera grip-side down when performing rise/fall. See the pic below for how I orient for rise/fall.
I never understood the reason for those extended release plates and/or the stitching adapter for the STC. I do understand it for the 12+ and other cameras because it keeps the lens from moving during rise/fall. But that is not an issue with the STC.
Notice I don't use the grip either for the same weight/bulk reasons. I have the strap I just slide my fingers into for rotating, mounting and carrying. That works better than the grip because when the STC is oriented this way the grip is kind of useless. If you want something mounted on the "top" of the camera (where I have the wrist strap), this won't work as well.
It's not as pretty without the grip either.
Dave
Not sure I understand how you get the full range of movements?
dchew
Well-known member
That's what I mean by having the grip-side down, mounted to the tripod. It eliminates any restrictions. Here is the back side; should have posted this before. Centered, back shifted down, back shifted up. When oriented this way, the "down" shift just moves into that part of the camera. When shifting "up" it just sticks up into the air.
Dave
Paul Spinnler
Well-known member
Now I get it! Yes, I bought the STC with the wooden grip directly so it never occurred to me to put a tripod plate there - I think conceptually they could have engineered it to have the grip on the other side, but the hand strap solves it nicely. Do the plates from RRS also have multiple pins so you can make sure they do not move and stay in place?That's what I mean by having the grip-side down, mounted to the tripod. It eliminates any restrictions. Here is the back side; should have posted this before. Centered, back shifted down, back shifted up. When oriented this way, the "down" shift just moves into that part of the camera. When shifting "up" it just sticks up into the air.
Dave
That makes the camera more compact!
Dave, these small plates might shave off a few more grams.
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Trevor Davis
Member
Gorgeous setup. Which lens hood is that?
jotloob
Subscriber Member
Trevor
What you see is : HR-DIGARON 4,5/40mm + HELIOPAN ES67 SH-PMC protection filter + HELIOPAN STEP UP RING 67-82mm + JJC LN-82W 82mm metal lens hood .
Trevor Davis
Member
Thanks, Jürgen. I have been looking for a lens hood for my Rodenstock, this helps point me in the right direction.
kdphotography
Well-known member
"That's some Pig."That's what I mean by having the grip-side down, mounted to the tripod. It eliminates any restrictions. Here is the back side; should have posted this before. Centered, back shifted down, back shifted up. When oriented this way, the "down" shift just moves into that part of the camera. When shifting "up" it just sticks up into the air.
Dave
dchew
Well-known member
"That's some Pig."
