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Hello there,
any pros and cons for these 2 digi backs ? one is CMOS and the other CCD but the C looks more versatile and the live view and screen useful.
do you have any preference or advice ? it is to use with Older Cameras (503 and SWC/M)
thanks !
You are talking about hyperfocal distance focusing, and you will need to run tests to find the sweet spot for each lens.Thank you everyone, Considering more the 50c...
For focusing: checking the markings and closing the lens to f8-f11 isn't safe with a wide biogon ?
Hear, hear! I had the opportunity to shoot with Darr over the Xmas holidays and can really resonate with what she says. Darr was shooting her CFV-50c with her ALPA TC and I was shooting mine with the RM3di. I had left my focusing card at home for one particular lens so we tried my back on her camera and lo and behold I learned some things. The ALPA with its shorter focusing helical allows one to shift back and forth between OOF and in focus. The Arca-Swiss has a much finer focusing helical, but you have to turn it so much to change focus that the precision just gets lost. No offense To the AS people, but if I had gone into tech cams with an ALPA, I'd still be with it!I have a first generation CFV-50c that I purchased new. Prior to the 50c, I used a Phase One P45. The P45 does not have Live View, whereas the 50c has excellent Live View for my needs. My images are sharp because I learned a technique on how to focus with the Live View, and I think all the years I focused on the ground glass of view cameras helped. I use the 50c on an ALPA Max and TC; and Hasselblad 501CM and Flexbody. I do not use the in-camera screens to focus, but the Live View with focus spot. My cameras using the 50c are always tripod mounted or on a copy stand. When I first started shooting with the 50c, I tried focusing my 501 + 150 CFi via the in-camera focusing screen and found if I used a viewfinder magnifier, I could nail the focus, but not without. When mated to the Flexbody, it becomes a compact view camera, and if you are into studio work, it is a sweet setup. I personally would not buy any digital back for the 500/200 series cameras expecting to be able to focus via the focusing screen as accurate as with film. I would be amazed if any of the 500/200 series cameras could be calibrated for accurate focusing with a 50 MB digital back as the plane of sharp focus is a fraction of a sliver. There is a percentage of shooters that struggle with manual focus and this might be attributed to vision accuracy and/or shooting technique. I am 60 years-old and wear bifocals, but I can still manually focus, but I know those that struggle, and digital backs like the 50c come up for sale because they demand a shooting technique that is not suited for everyone. Hope this helps!
Kind regards,
Darr
Howdy John!Hear, hear! I had the opportunity to shoot with Darr over the Xmas holidays and can really resonate with what she says. Darr was shooting her CFV-50c with her ALPA TC and I was shooting mine with the RM3di. I had left my focusing card at home for one particular lens so we tried my back on her camera and lo and behold I learned some things. The ALPA with its shorter focusing helical allows one to shift back and forth between OOF and in focus. The Arca-Swiss has a much finer focusing helical, but you have to turn it so much to change focus that the precision just gets lost. No offense To the AS people, but if I had gone into tech cams with an ALPA, I'd still be with it!
Anyway, Darr taught me quite a lot and in the end I was able to salvage some shots with her help. The CFV back is a lovely machine, but it needs to be used (imo) with an ALPA system or through the lens focusing system. Just my opinion.
And if I haven't been clear enough before - thank you, Darr, for a wonderful morning.
JB
No one teased me (in this regard) - clearly my fault. Where did you see that?Whatever happened to the square sensor camera Hasselblad teased us with last year? As I recall it was a 100 mp sensor squared to 75 mp and had a 501, 503, etc. form. Really looked cool.
https://www.dpreview.com/news/29116...75mp-square-format-v-style-v1d-concept-cameraNo one teased me (in this regard) - clearly my fault. Where did you see that?