I guess with so much reputation in your work, you also own a Sinarback eXact.... I wonder why you didn't choose that instead... You see... as I said before, after Yair refused me to compare the Leaf 12II (which you choose to use) with my (at the dates) 528c, I did try the Aptus out of another owner (who had the back after the original owner died at the age of 42 - Yair knows the case) and I must say, although lenses where different, the results where so much in favor of the 528c that even a "blind" man could see... OTOH, the Sinarback 54H is even better than the 528c....
I wonder... surely if you do such a great job, have all these studios and charge all that money, you surely have a web page... what is it? You may also contact me privately via PM with your mail address... We are both at the same subject with not much (serious) competition around and knowledge on that (very difficult) part of photography is developing all the time... We may benefit both after we get to know each other...
P.S.... Aaaah! ...welcome to the forum!
Sorry, Theodoros, you sound kind of defensive, and I am not a fan of peeing contests. Forgive me if I am wrong in that assessment.
If you disagree with anything I have said, thats fine. I'm good with that. I am just a working pro who's been doing this a long time.
Thanks for the welcome to the forum! I joined recently to answer a question for someone else who asked me to. I saw this subject and thought I'd chime in. I have no interest in debating what and who is better at any particular aspect of art repro. There are many factors that determine success in this field.
Yes, I have multiple web pages, but no interest in advertising here.
I am; however always interested in how other people do the same job, as well as new ways to accomplish the same goals.
From what I gather, you like to use the Sinar 54H and have had good results with it that you feel are superior to a Leaf Aptus (why the Aptus?, btw?, I never mentioned using an Aptus. I use a Credo80....or is that what you are challenging Yair with?)
My retort is simple. A scan back like a Betterlight or PhaseOne scan back, or multi shot MFD are marvelous tools for art repro capture. On paper, they are better color and resolution than single pop modern single capture backs like the Credo and IQ250 CMOS backs. But in my real world experience it is more about skill, lighting, knowledge of the client's goals, budget and experience. The "big picture" pardon the pun.Just my 2 cents.