Here is my scenario. I have canon gear, a leaf aptus 65 digital back, hassy H2 system, and Rollei x act-2 both the medium format cameras are of the H mount.
I have decided to sell the Rollei because I just do not have the time to use the view camera. However, I do like the ability to have tilt-shift options.. mostly shift for landscapes. I realize that over the last year, I have used my Hasselblad/aptus mostly for landscapes. Of course at this point there are no real PC or shift options for the hasselblad and with them going to a closed system, it is not going to happen. I really do love the image quality obtained from the leaf back. I am supposed to hear from Leaf about the cost of a various upgrades in the next week or two. . If the cost of the upgrade is within reason, I have considered switching to one of the Mamiya systems but have not gotten great reviews from a few who have tried this route. The Hy6 is a great system but the lenses are cost prohibitive. The other problem with the MF system is the loss of portability (when traveling) or fast action shooting for birding.
So this is what I have considered---- Keeping or upgrading the Leaf back, selling my complete hasselblad system, and getting an Alpa 12SWA, for landscapes, and keeping some canon gear for traveling and wildlife shooting--perhaps the 40D or 1DmkIII and keeping the 5D. In regards to the Leaf back, I would prefer a less cropped sensor (e.g. the 75) but would perhaps not need the 75S since i would not need a fast frame rate for my purposes.
Any thoughts about this strategy? I am not sure what the Alpa would cost with the required accessories and perhaps 3 or 4 lenses to allow me to use the Leaf back but guessing about 16K and by selling the hasselblad and a few other items I probably would no longer need, I might be able to swing this. Mark
I have decided to sell the Rollei because I just do not have the time to use the view camera. However, I do like the ability to have tilt-shift options.. mostly shift for landscapes. I realize that over the last year, I have used my Hasselblad/aptus mostly for landscapes. Of course at this point there are no real PC or shift options for the hasselblad and with them going to a closed system, it is not going to happen. I really do love the image quality obtained from the leaf back. I am supposed to hear from Leaf about the cost of a various upgrades in the next week or two. . If the cost of the upgrade is within reason, I have considered switching to one of the Mamiya systems but have not gotten great reviews from a few who have tried this route. The Hy6 is a great system but the lenses are cost prohibitive. The other problem with the MF system is the loss of portability (when traveling) or fast action shooting for birding.
So this is what I have considered---- Keeping or upgrading the Leaf back, selling my complete hasselblad system, and getting an Alpa 12SWA, for landscapes, and keeping some canon gear for traveling and wildlife shooting--perhaps the 40D or 1DmkIII and keeping the 5D. In regards to the Leaf back, I would prefer a less cropped sensor (e.g. the 75) but would perhaps not need the 75S since i would not need a fast frame rate for my purposes.
Any thoughts about this strategy? I am not sure what the Alpa would cost with the required accessories and perhaps 3 or 4 lenses to allow me to use the Leaf back but guessing about 16K and by selling the hasselblad and a few other items I probably would no longer need, I might be able to swing this. Mark