I am thinking of getting a Leaf Aptus back, such as, an Aptus 17, for my Hasselblad Flexbody but I am concerned that I will not be able to use the Flexbody in its "normal" or vertical orientation and get portrait format images because the backs have the sensor in landscape format. If I turn the Flexbody onto one side to get the sensor in portrait orientation, the tilting plane will be horizontal.
I usually want the tilting plane to be vertical, so I get from near ground to distant ground in focus. Does you understand what I mean? With a "normal" Hasselblad, you would just turn the camera onto one side, but that will not work with a Flexbody for the reason mentioned above.
Is there an adapter to allow Leaf backs to be rotated or reversed? Can the change be easily made on site?
On another forum, I was told that the Aptus backs come standard with latches on the back for both orientations so you choose your format when you put the back on. Is this correct? I guess you have to remember to rotate the viewfinder mask to match the orientation of the back if you are using a mask!
I would appreciate your thoughts.
Roger