Let me preface this by saying that I’ve worked in the industry long enough to understand that, when applying the phrase “minimal money” to MFD, there are still many zeros to the left of the decimal point in the price.
I currently have a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II (not the D model) that I would like to use with a digital back. I am interested in this *solely* because I like working with this camera and I’d like to work recreationally (meaning when I can’t bill the consumables to a client) with it without having to pay for film and processing. Frankly, I can get the file quality I need out of my Nikon DSLR setup, I just don’t like working with 35mm DSLRs very much. I love working with the RZ, however, and that’s the ONLY reason I want a digital back for it.
Here are my priorities/needs:
a) Must work with Mac OS X 10.10 and 10.11!
b) Must work with the RZ67 Pro II (not D) and bonus points if adapters are available to let it work with the Hassy 500-type cameras as well.
c) HUGE bonus points if it can shoot untethered as I’d like to do some outdoors stuff with it.
d) Preferably decent long exposure performance (say performance up to 30 seconds is very good, up to 60 seconds tolerable).
e) Physically larger sensor even at a lower resolution would be preferred so wide lenses stay wide
f) Resolution is NOT important as I don’t think there’s any MFDB made that wouldn’t meet my needs in this respect.
1) What would be the best fit (for me) digital back for less than $2,500 (current cost of a D810)?
2) Can I get any sort of worthwhile digital back for less than $1,500 (just curiosity)?
I currently have a Mamiya RZ67 Pro II (not the D model) that I would like to use with a digital back. I am interested in this *solely* because I like working with this camera and I’d like to work recreationally (meaning when I can’t bill the consumables to a client) with it without having to pay for film and processing. Frankly, I can get the file quality I need out of my Nikon DSLR setup, I just don’t like working with 35mm DSLRs very much. I love working with the RZ, however, and that’s the ONLY reason I want a digital back for it.
Here are my priorities/needs:
a) Must work with Mac OS X 10.10 and 10.11!
b) Must work with the RZ67 Pro II (not D) and bonus points if adapters are available to let it work with the Hassy 500-type cameras as well.
c) HUGE bonus points if it can shoot untethered as I’d like to do some outdoors stuff with it.
d) Preferably decent long exposure performance (say performance up to 30 seconds is very good, up to 60 seconds tolerable).
e) Physically larger sensor even at a lower resolution would be preferred so wide lenses stay wide
f) Resolution is NOT important as I don’t think there’s any MFDB made that wouldn’t meet my needs in this respect.
1) What would be the best fit (for me) digital back for less than $2,500 (current cost of a D810)?
2) Can I get any sort of worthwhile digital back for less than $1,500 (just curiosity)?
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