darr
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As promised, here are a few sample images. This is not the best time of year to acquire a new digital back and expect to be able to find time for trying it out, but I did get to wander off to a country road yesterday for a couple of quick shots, and I was also able to shoot some lilies in the studio tonight.
I can tell you that I like the back very much, especially the Live View (LV) because I no longer need to carry my ground glass and loupe, and anything that lightens up my bag is a blessing. My eyes are not as good as they use to be and I am wearing bifocals, but I can focus just find with LV alone.
I tried to shoot with different lenses and some shots with movements. An LCC was made for all shots, even for ones I would not normally do. The images were brought into Phocus, an LCC was created and applied, and then the images went directly into Lightroom (LR). I do not have the time to learn Phocus at the moment, so LR is it.
In chronological order:
Centipede at Flipper Park, Thomasville, GA
Alpa Max + SK 28xl @ f/11 + CFV50c
Contrasty scene, no ND or polarizer filter, one shot exposure. I could see to focus with LV without having to use my Hoodman Loupe.
Setting Sun on Family Cemetery, Metcalf, GA
Alpa Max + SK 47xl @ f/11 + CFV50c + 5mm Fall
The red circle indicates where I want to focus. The screen looks much better than what is in the photo.
After I clicked the '+' button, the red circle area is enlarged; I then focused on Fred's memorial.
100% enlargement from the finished photo above of where I focused. The colors are different because I use a camera to make art.
Old Rickety Shack, Metcalf, GA
Alpa Max + SK 72xl @ f/11, 400 ASA + CFV50c + 5mm Shift, 10mm Rise
This was shot from across the road and between eighteen wheelers hauling logs to the lumberyard. This lovely shack is lopsided in all corners.
White Lillies
Alpa Max + SK 120mm M @ f/11 + CFV50c
Behind the scenes and in the studio.
The back is in the vertical position, and the Profoto Air remote is hanging from the studio stand.
I use my Alpa cold shoe with a cord bracket (left side), and do not want to add another attachment to my camera body (I like simplicity).
Lucky for me the CFV50c allows a 3.5 mini jack (second cord out of back) connection to my Air remote to set off the strobes. Piece of cake in the studio!
And the first shot I took with the back ...
Evening at St. Marks NWR
Alpa Max + SK 72xl @ f/11, 800 ASA + CFV50c
It was pitch black when I was loading my car. It was just me and the alligators!
I can tell you that I like the back very much, especially the Live View (LV) because I no longer need to carry my ground glass and loupe, and anything that lightens up my bag is a blessing. My eyes are not as good as they use to be and I am wearing bifocals, but I can focus just find with LV alone.
I tried to shoot with different lenses and some shots with movements. An LCC was made for all shots, even for ones I would not normally do. The images were brought into Phocus, an LCC was created and applied, and then the images went directly into Lightroom (LR). I do not have the time to learn Phocus at the moment, so LR is it.
In chronological order:
Centipede at Flipper Park, Thomasville, GA
Alpa Max + SK 28xl @ f/11 + CFV50c
Contrasty scene, no ND or polarizer filter, one shot exposure. I could see to focus with LV without having to use my Hoodman Loupe.
Setting Sun on Family Cemetery, Metcalf, GA
Alpa Max + SK 47xl @ f/11 + CFV50c + 5mm Fall
The red circle indicates where I want to focus. The screen looks much better than what is in the photo.
After I clicked the '+' button, the red circle area is enlarged; I then focused on Fred's memorial.
100% enlargement from the finished photo above of where I focused. The colors are different because I use a camera to make art.
Old Rickety Shack, Metcalf, GA
Alpa Max + SK 72xl @ f/11, 400 ASA + CFV50c + 5mm Shift, 10mm Rise
This was shot from across the road and between eighteen wheelers hauling logs to the lumberyard. This lovely shack is lopsided in all corners.
White Lillies
Alpa Max + SK 120mm M @ f/11 + CFV50c
Behind the scenes and in the studio.
The back is in the vertical position, and the Profoto Air remote is hanging from the studio stand.
I use my Alpa cold shoe with a cord bracket (left side), and do not want to add another attachment to my camera body (I like simplicity).
Lucky for me the CFV50c allows a 3.5 mini jack (second cord out of back) connection to my Air remote to set off the strobes. Piece of cake in the studio!
And the first shot I took with the back ...
Evening at St. Marks NWR
Alpa Max + SK 72xl @ f/11, 800 ASA + CFV50c
It was pitch black when I was loading my car. It was just me and the alligators!