Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: Ed Jack on December 21, 2009, 11:28:17 am
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I am still getting used to my Pro back 645M. Is it normal to have to press Ok after every exposure before being allowed to shoot the next one ? After every exposure it says "CAP db" in the VF and on the LCD top panel for about 3 seconds, I presume it just says this to signify it is writting to the CF card ? I have tried this with 2 differnet 2GB CF card (One lexar and the other San Disk) and each card does this. I just wondered if there was a setting to make the pressing of the Ok button after ever expsure unnecessary, such that you can shoot continuously - al-be-it a one frame very 2-3 seconds ?
I am still pleased with my purchase, a nice file for one thousand and five hundred bucks.
Ed
gratefull for any other hints on using this back, at least this thread isn't arguing pointlessly about 35mm Vs MFDB!
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It is not normal to have to press the OK button after each exposure.
Try using MicroDrives instead of CF. When I had the 645M years ago, I found that the back "liked" using microsdrives better than CF cards. Apparently the DCS Proback was designed around the MD, even though it can take CF cards. I believe you may be limited to the size of MD that you can use....
Get a copy of the Kodak "Custom Looks" add-on software/module -----simply excellent---similar to what C1Pro is just now doing with its "Styles" profiles, only Kodak figured that part of the workflow years ago!
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I am still getting used to my Pro back 645M. Is it normal to have to press Ok after every exposure before being allowed to shoot the next one ? After every exposure it says "CAP db" in the VF and on the LCD top panel for about 3 seconds, I presume it just says this to signify it is writting to the CF card ? I have tried this with 2 differnet 2GB CF card (One lexar and the other San Disk) and each card does this. I just wondered if there was a setting to make the pressing of the Ok button after ever expsure unnecessary, such that you can shoot continuously - al-be-it a one frame very 2-3 seconds ?
I am still pleased with my purchase, a nice file for one thousand and five hundred bucks.
Ed
gratefull for any other hints on using this back, at least this thread isn't arguing pointlessly about 35mm Vs MFDB!
I have a couple of 645Cs and I've never seen the problem that you mention, you could always have your back checked out by Midwest Camera.