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Don: I'll bite: what is sweet?SWEET!
Heck, I’ve jokingly referred to my AFD III as my point-n-shoot which it is if you compare it to a technical camera….:ROTFL::ROTFL::ROTFL:Both the Cambo and Alpa compact solutions are designed for small size and use of wide lenses. Neither Cambo Compact nor Alpa TC have shift movements. It merely turns your $30K MFDB into a point & shoot.
Hey Andrew, I was wondering when you were going to chime in. I am in the info gathering stage at this point and it is down to the Alpa SWA and the Cambo WRS-1000. The SWA images I used for the desktops (to which all are welcome to use) were provided by Alpa. I am really taken by it's design and the idea of using the Leica UniFinder really makes it unique. I would just have to figure out the lens length conversion to dial in the right settings.
As an Alpa owner/user I have a few questions for you:
What are your feeling towards the SWA?
Does the 1-axis shift restriction impede you in any way?
How do you stitch panos with it?
Have you used the SWA extensively?
Which shots in your gallery are with the SWA?
What MFDB do you use?
Thanks for putting up with me and all of my silly questions.
Of course I meant: .... it should NOT be worse ....Isnt the Frankefinder 2:3 ratio? I wonder if this is a problem or not. However I use a 3:4 Ricoh finder on my M8, it should be worse to use a 2:3 Finder on a 3:4 camera/back.
Carlos,Hey Andrew, I was wondering when you were going to chime in. I am in the info gathering stage at this point and it is down to the Alpa SWA and the Cambo WRS-1000. The SWA images I used for the desktops (to which all are welcome to use) were provided by Alpa. I am really taken by it's design and the idea of using the Leica UniFinder really makes it unique. I would just have to figure out the lens length conversion to dial in the right settings.
Could you explain this further? Does the SWA have a method for mounting the camera at 90 degree rotation? That would certainly clear up the horizontal stitching issue.Does the 1-axis shift restriction impede you in any way?
It doesn't impede too much because I have a Max to use when I need horizontal shifts. However, when I do need a horizontal shift while using the SWA, I have been rotating the camera 90 degrees and use the rise/fall as my x-axis while keeping a vertical (portrait) orientation on my DB.
Carlos:However, I am torn between getting a Leaf Aptus-II back (which fits better into my current workflow) and a Phase back with much longer exposure times (but requires switching to Capture One Pro - which I do own - to get the best out of the RAW files).