Hi,
I would opt for the Aptus from Leaf.
Or phase one.
The ZD back is also nice and for a good price point but I think the extra budget for phase or leaf is worth the money
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Frank is not only a good photographer but he gives really good advice.
Margelatu, might I suggest that you consider making a trip to another dealer in another province or even the U.S. I don't know this company but here is one suggestion for Vancouver:
[a href=\"http://www.lensandshutter.com/locations.lasso]http://www.lensandshutter.com/locations.lasso[/url]
Vancouver is probably the closest major city where you might have some choice. You could go there for a few days, make a vacation out of it, and go back and forth to the dealer, testing out the camera , lenses and back(s)? Call them first though.
If you have more money and/or travel points then you might head to the US where there are lots of nice dealers with great prices in most major cities. Again, turn the trip into a mini vacation and borrow/rent the camera/back for a few days and shoot and then go back to the dealer and play with the RAW files on their computers, checking out the software at the same time.
Remember that you will be building a relationship with this dealer that will last for many years, so you'll want to check out their history, explore their website, see what people on this forum think about them (search the dealer's names on the LL forum), talk to them first before visiting and make sure that in case of emergency you are able to either visit or send something via courrier. Also find out about their post-sale telephone support. You should be able to get a flight from Calgary to major cities easily.
If you are interested in PhaseOne, then go to the P1 website and look at their dealer locations by state and punch in a state and it will help you find a dealer. I have placed the link for you here:
http://www.phaseone.com/Content/ContactUs/...rthAmerica.aspxWashington State is relatively close to you and the dealer locater shows at least 2 phase one dealers there, though I know nothing about them. On the other hand there is this:
In the city of Atlanta there are two dealers that regularly post to this forum:
Steven Hendrix (of PPR) sells Leaf backs (among other things) and his url is this:
http://www.ppratlanta.com/digital.phpChris Lawrey (of Capture Integration) sells phaseone backs and his url is this:
http://www.captureintegration.com/home.htmlI have interacted with both of them and they are both helpful and nice people. They have used backs and cameras but their list of these changes so you have to ask for updated demo/used/refurb list.
If you opt for leaf, then here is the Leaf America site where you can ask the Leaf managers for some suggestions about dealers and Canadian distributors:
http://www.leafamerica.com/contact.asp There is one in Toronto but their name/contact info escapes me for the moment. If Thierry Hagenauer reads this, he can probably make a suggestion. Here is Thierry's email - he is a friendly and helpful person and responds to emails:
thierry.hagenauer@sinarcameras.comHope that this helps.
Sean