Happy to help where I can Carsten on any specific questions - I have the Hy6 and a 75LV I use on it - and a few lenses 40/80/110/180.
For workflow I use the latest incarnation of Sinar Capture - pretty much just to produce DNG's and get the colour right - I favour linear mode for natural light. You will find Sinar colour to be excellent. After making DNG's I then move to Lightroom workflow ( primarily because of data base ) and use Photoshop or Silver FX as add ins as required - If you prefer Aperture - that works just as well in my experience.
Have never used some of the more advanced functions of the Hy6 ( focus bracketing) or with Studio lighting, or tethered - where Sinar colour management really shines...
I recommend you pick up an Hy6 trigger cable when you are shooting on tripod - expensive. If you need a good deal on adaptor plates for the LV - send me a PM - I have everyone of them and don't use a few.
Favourite lenses are 180mm Rollie and 110 Zeis - both huge bits of glass but all lenses are old school excellent and designed for 6X6 shooting on film. very Rollie lens is sharp enough on center - but the real test for me isn't sharpness it is how the back/lens combination handles natural greens and transition from sharp to OOF - you will like both.
As an aside - for different lookI use the LV on a Mamiya RZ pro kit.
The LV is a high utility back with its ability to rotate whilst mounted and switch from landscape to portrait mode ( fantastic real world shooting feature) and the 33megapixels plenty for my style of landscape and portrait shooting
A film back for the Hy6 if you are that way inclined - will see you make proper B&W shots that shine.
Happy shooting.
Hey Peter!
I am glad to see that the old Hy6 fans are still around and active
I can confirm Guy's main complaint with this camera, namely that the switches on the left side of the body move too easily, and that it is easy to inadvertently change settings. However, that is a minor issue for me, and I still love the package overall.
The rotating sensor thing is a function of the adapter, but I have the plain adapter, so no rotation for me. It does look like I can detach and manually rotate the back though, as it has two sets of contacts. Maybe that is what you meant?
I will buy the 6060 back at some point. I wanted to buy the 4560 back adapter, since I already have that kind of back for my 6008i, but DHW has run out and won't be making any more for now :/ I will have to buy a new 4560 back if I want to shoot like that, but it also costs 1500 Euro, so that is on indefinite hold. I will keep my 6008i until I buy the 6060 back, and will keep the 4560 back until I find an adapter for it, or can replace it with a full 4560 back.
Interesting that you use the back on different medium format cameras... I thought I would use it on the Hy6, and maybe later a Cambo or Alpa, but you are right, I could keep my RZ67 and buy an adapter frame for it... I will think about that. For now, the Hy6 is my setup.