As someone without any experience regarding technical cameras and evaluating Cambo RS vs Alpa SWA vs Artec I am interested in how you guys actually work:
1) How do you frame with such a camera? Do you use the optical viewfinder (I think the Alpa-viewfinder also shows some marks how the frame changes when you shift) or do you use a groundglass or do you just shoot and look at the display what you get or do you shoot tethered?
2) Do you ever use a technical camera handhold?
Here is my take so far:
ALPA:
+ nice grips, nice viewfinder, several camera bodys, so one could eventually own a TC for handhold phoptography and add a Max later or use a SWA as a "compromise"
+ "sexy"
+ quality of the mechanics
Cambo RS:
+ shift in all directions
+ price seems ok compared to the other options
Artec:
+ Shift AND tilt
+sliding adapter: focusing with groundglass without having to exchange the glass with the back-the back can stay on the camera - however I have some second thoughts how precise the focusing works with such a "small" groundglass (compared to LF gear)
- no handholding (because a: you cant mount an optical viewfinder and b: its just not made for handholding/ no grips)
- a lot of money, but then you also have tilt included, a loupe and groundglass included
1) How do you frame with such a camera? Do you use the optical viewfinder (I think the Alpa-viewfinder also shows some marks how the frame changes when you shift) or do you use a groundglass or do you just shoot and look at the display what you get or do you shoot tethered?
2) Do you ever use a technical camera handhold?
Here is my take so far:
ALPA:
+ nice grips, nice viewfinder, several camera bodys, so one could eventually own a TC for handhold phoptography and add a Max later or use a SWA as a "compromise"
+ "sexy"
+ quality of the mechanics
Cambo RS:
+ shift in all directions
+ price seems ok compared to the other options
Artec:
+ Shift AND tilt
+sliding adapter: focusing with groundglass without having to exchange the glass with the back-the back can stay on the camera - however I have some second thoughts how precise the focusing works with such a "small" groundglass (compared to LF gear)
- no handholding (because a: you cant mount an optical viewfinder and b: its just not made for handholding/ no grips)
- a lot of money, but then you also have tilt included, a loupe and groundglass included