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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: geesbert on September 16, 2008, 04:14:04 am

Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: geesbert on September 16, 2008, 04:14:04 am: I am looking into digital large format cameras for product and and food photography. As I will go to Photokina next week, what makers are out there to look out for?

Sinar, Arca Swiss, Cambo, Linhof, Horseman, what else?
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: Graham Mitchell on September 16, 2008, 04:15:47 am: Perhaps Alpa?
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: jaswantvaghela on September 16, 2008, 04:40:22 am: Try Silvestri and wista also...
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: geesbert on September 16, 2008, 04:46:27 am: alpa is not really suitable for product and food photography.
i need proper back movement
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: Kumar on September 16, 2008, 04:50:15 am: I'd suggest buying a used, clean Sinar P2 and depending on your needs, buying the necessary conversion kit for a P3. Far cheaper and more flexible than buying a P3 by itself.

Cheers,
Kumar
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: tho_mas on September 16, 2008, 05:09:38 am: Quote
alpa is not really suitable for product and food photography.
i need proper back movement[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a] (http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=221704\")
Alpa back shift:
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Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: thsinar on September 16, 2008, 05:13:00 am: One good and money-saving solution.

Another possibility is to take a look at our "f3" model with sliding adapter: not as convenient self-locking drives and micrometric adjustment, nevertheless very stable and precise camera.

Have a look at it.

----> "Sinar View Cameras" brochure to download here:

http://www.sinarcameras.com/site/index__ga...rs-rand-54.html (http://www.sinarcameras.com/site/index__gast-e-1072-24-1154-urlvars-rand-54.html)

go to "Brochures" and download "Sinar View Camera System" file (3.10 MB)

Best regards,
Thierry

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I'd suggest buying a used, clean Sinar P2 and depending on your needs, buying the necessary conversion kit for a P3. Far cheaper and more flexible than buying a P3 by itself.

Cheers,
Kumar
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Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: Kumar on September 16, 2008, 05:41:35 am: Quote
Alpa back shift:
http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index....showtopic=27649 (http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27649)
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For product and food photography, one would need tilt and swing movements, in addition to shift...

Cheers,
Kumar
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: E_Edwards on September 16, 2008, 06:49:40 am: We use Sinar P2 and Sinar X with Linhof sliding adaptors, they work a treat for product photography. You can easily get used and mint condition Sinar 4x5 cameras for reasonable prices.
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: tho_mas on September 16, 2008, 06:56:23 am: Quote
For product and food photography, one would need tilt and swing movements, in addition to shift...[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=221717\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
yes. But "geesbert" asked for "proper back movement". And Alpa supports that.
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: paulmoorestudio on September 16, 2008, 12:17:35 pm: Quote
yes. But "geesbert" asked for "proper back movement". And Alpa supports that.
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please provide link for the alpa camera with "proper back movement"
which, I am sure we all understand this to be: tilt, swing, shift and rise/fall. I would be interested in
seeing this alpa view camera for still-lifers like myself.

I am have been using a rollei xact2 (a proper view camera) with hassy back..it is unclear to me
whether sinarbron here in the us is bringing this camera in.. they took on the rollei line but it is not in their interests to really support it while trying to sell p3's. So I can't tell you the availability of it..It is a flawed camera and if I were to make the change today, I would convert a p2 to a p3 but that was not an option for me 4 years ago.
I don't know how well the hy6 and the p3 intergrate with each other.. the xact2 and rolleiflex where meant to interchange and for that reason it was the best option for me..
I would like to see a new smaller view camera be built with the hy6 in mind.. one with bellows and all the movements one needs and the ability to use the lenses and finders..
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: klane on September 16, 2008, 05:20:50 pm: I use the cambo ultima d, very precise camera and very high build quality.
Title: View camera options fot DMF
Post by: geesbert on September 26, 2008, 04:29:56 am: So I am on my way back from Photokina. I tried to look at them all, my favourite is the Linhof 679, maybe followed by the arca swiss. most other cameras just don't feel precise enough.

the linhof is as smooth as it gets, anyone knows of any drawbacks? I guess it is also the most expensive solution, but the difference is not that big, compared to the price of a MFDB.