Massive Si
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I am looking for help/advice on dipping my toe into technical cameras & lenses with my DB
background: I used to own a beautiful 4x5 field camera and I miss the movements and look I was getting from that film setup. (also people would leave me alone when they saw that camera - now with digital everyone wants to chat as they pass by)
I know I dont have the best back for this type of application. I have an IQ3 50 (so no ES and the back has microlenses) but I would appreciate some comments on what i can expect with such a back for purely landscape work. (no architecture)
I find lugging my DF+ and lenses around a bit of a pain, and because of my low quality wideangle lens I am getting despondent with my results. so I'm looking for three things mainly:
1) Image quality.
I am struggling with my results from the 28mm I have. I got it used really cheaply, but the results I'm getting from this lens are not great.
Plus, its not possible to mount my Lee filter system to this lens, which I really miss
2) Portability
I get frustrated with the huge hunk of kit which is my current setup of DF+, DB and 28mm 80mm and 150mm (although the 80 and 150 used mainly in the studio I do take them out sometimes)
3) Low cost
Putting aside jokes about MF & low cost, these days I am sure lots of us are more conscious of our spending - this is a serious hobby for me, not a profession. So I want to keep costs to a minimum
So taking all this into account, I am curious to know whether I would be better with a technical camera, or something like the Cambo Actus DB?
Also what lens could I start out with, to gt me going and fall in love with taking landscape photos again
any thoughts/comments gratefully received
background: I used to own a beautiful 4x5 field camera and I miss the movements and look I was getting from that film setup. (also people would leave me alone when they saw that camera - now with digital everyone wants to chat as they pass by)
I know I dont have the best back for this type of application. I have an IQ3 50 (so no ES and the back has microlenses) but I would appreciate some comments on what i can expect with such a back for purely landscape work. (no architecture)
I find lugging my DF+ and lenses around a bit of a pain, and because of my low quality wideangle lens I am getting despondent with my results. so I'm looking for three things mainly:
1) Image quality.
I am struggling with my results from the 28mm I have. I got it used really cheaply, but the results I'm getting from this lens are not great.
Plus, its not possible to mount my Lee filter system to this lens, which I really miss
2) Portability
I get frustrated with the huge hunk of kit which is my current setup of DF+, DB and 28mm 80mm and 150mm (although the 80 and 150 used mainly in the studio I do take them out sometimes)
3) Low cost
Putting aside jokes about MF & low cost, these days I am sure lots of us are more conscious of our spending - this is a serious hobby for me, not a profession. So I want to keep costs to a minimum
So taking all this into account, I am curious to know whether I would be better with a technical camera, or something like the Cambo Actus DB?
Also what lens could I start out with, to gt me going and fall in love with taking landscape photos again
any thoughts/comments gratefully received