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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: frencm on September 21, 2010, 11:03:56 pm

Title: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: frencm on September 21, 2010, 11:03:56 pm

Hi All

I am starting to shoot a lot of watches and jewellery with a leaf Aptus 65 on a Mamiya 645FADII or RZ67 body.

I want to incorporate movements with my set up for(obviously) not a great deal of outlay. I also have a Cambo Ultima D large format camera which I hope I can use with the Leaf or maybe with my Canon 5D mark II.
Does any one have experience with either set up for the kind of stuff I shoot?
What are the relative merits for each combination?

I have done research but now have a headache from the various posts I have read so any contributions gratefully recieved.
Many thanks in advance for your help and expertise
Mark
Equipment-Mamiya RZ/AFDII 120mm/F4 macro lens, Canon 5D markII, Cambo Ultima D, Schneider60mm/F4 apo digitar lens

Title: Re: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: Wayne Fox on September 22, 2010, 12:36:13 am

are the movements to increase depth of field?  Many now do this with multiple captures and software like Helicon Focus.

Title: Re: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: frencm on September 27, 2010, 12:03:15 pm

Hi

The movemets are to primarliy to increase DOF . Do you know what lens goes best with this setup when shooting macro?

Many thanks

Title: Re: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: BenNorton on September 27, 2010, 12:13:12 pm

You can't go too far wrong with the Macro 140mm RZ lens and a copy of Helicon Focus as Wayne previously mentioned.
Alternatively, just get the Cambo adaptor plate for the Mamiya fit Leaf A65 and you're ready to rock and roll.

Title: Re: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: JonathanBenoit on September 27, 2010, 12:17:18 pm

Quote from: frencm on September 27, 2010, 12:03:15 pm

Hi

The movemets are to primarliy to increase DOF . Do you know what lens goes best with this setup when shooting macro?

Many thanks

If you want to use the cambo, I'd say get the 120mm/f5.6 Macro Digitar

Title: Re: which combination for best results DSLR Leaf Back Large Format
Post by: UlfKrentz on September 27, 2010, 02:45:21 pm

Be careful with the aperture and do not step down too much, you can easily loose a lot of sharpness, especially in macro.

Cheers, Ulf