Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
Well got back late last night and processed these on the plane, yes i had a crowd of folks over my shoulder watching me process and of course it was like being at a workshop teaching folks how to do this stuff. Loved it. LOL
Anyway I actually did pretty good on the laptop so some details these are all shot with the P30 plus Phase back. Shot at ISO 400 no flash at all , all natural light but I was on a on a tripod for everyone of these. These shots are the result of Jack and i hiring 2 models for the workshop for the attendees to shoot . What you don't see is obviously 10 folks blasting away shooting along with me. From M8, D300 , D3, Mamiya ZD all capturing this teaching event we put on. I gave a lighting seminar before we started and just imagine teaching lighting without lights. LOL It actually went extremely well with regards to fill and main and such . But obviously a lighting workshop needs to be done. Anyway let's chat about the P30 plus. This bad boy is something else . Later on i will show you at ISO 1600 there is not a damn thing to sneeze at with regards to noise. If processed in the newer C1 version 4 the images are as clean as any D3 or 1dsMKII or III version at ISO 1600 . Yes folks this one took me for a surprise and as you see ISO 400 is just outstanding. I really like this back and been actually torn on it between the P25 plus but i am going with the P25 plus for the simple tilt/shift issue with backs and micro prism. Besides i am buying a Horseman SWD II with 35mm digitar also in my package with Capture Intergration. I only shot the P25 non plus but even ISO 400 looked good i AM expecting a ISO 400 to look like these with the Plus series. So my guess is I should be just fine. Also the P30 plus is a crop sensor which honestly even without the mask in camera i did not even notice it.
Anyway let me post a few images from it and later when i wake up i will get into some noise stuff with this back.I should mention in LR the noise was really good but C1 is really fine tuned to these backs and the files looked much better in regard to noise without smearing at the default levels. Again very impressed here. One other thing that COMPLETELY impressed me with the Phase backs is they just freaking work. There simple to use and not one glitch I ran into all week and this was with all three different backs. I even used the same card at one point and no issues. I can't talk about this enough because the last thing I needed when shooting this series was a screw up and screwing around with the camera back deal. I am a shooter not a engineer and I just want to shoot.
Anyway I actually did pretty good on the laptop so some details these are all shot with the P30 plus Phase back. Shot at ISO 400 no flash at all , all natural light but I was on a on a tripod for everyone of these. These shots are the result of Jack and i hiring 2 models for the workshop for the attendees to shoot . What you don't see is obviously 10 folks blasting away shooting along with me. From M8, D300 , D3, Mamiya ZD all capturing this teaching event we put on. I gave a lighting seminar before we started and just imagine teaching lighting without lights. LOL It actually went extremely well with regards to fill and main and such . But obviously a lighting workshop needs to be done. Anyway let's chat about the P30 plus. This bad boy is something else . Later on i will show you at ISO 1600 there is not a damn thing to sneeze at with regards to noise. If processed in the newer C1 version 4 the images are as clean as any D3 or 1dsMKII or III version at ISO 1600 . Yes folks this one took me for a surprise and as you see ISO 400 is just outstanding. I really like this back and been actually torn on it between the P25 plus but i am going with the P25 plus for the simple tilt/shift issue with backs and micro prism. Besides i am buying a Horseman SWD II with 35mm digitar also in my package with Capture Intergration. I only shot the P25 non plus but even ISO 400 looked good i AM expecting a ISO 400 to look like these with the Plus series. So my guess is I should be just fine. Also the P30 plus is a crop sensor which honestly even without the mask in camera i did not even notice it.
Anyway let me post a few images from it and later when i wake up i will get into some noise stuff with this back.I should mention in LR the noise was really good but C1 is really fine tuned to these backs and the files looked much better in regard to noise without smearing at the default levels. Again very impressed here. One other thing that COMPLETELY impressed me with the Phase backs is they just freaking work. There simple to use and not one glitch I ran into all week and this was with all three different backs. I even used the same card at one point and no issues. I can't talk about this enough because the last thing I needed when shooting this series was a screw up and screwing around with the camera back deal. I am a shooter not a engineer and I just want to shoot.