too heavy no chance to sell , totaly anti ergonomic , use one full day to work ,you won t be able to hold it after 3 hours...
For those of you who are really interested in the Phase One XF camera (used with an IQ260) here are few brief post shoot notes.
I recently completed a shoot in Arizona where the temp reached over 100 degrees. I am 5'9 and weight about 155 pounds. My glove size is medium. I prefer to use the rear auto focus button with my right thumb and fire the shutter release with the front grip button with my index finger. The XF has a small dial near the rear focus button which I use to change the ISO on the fly. I tend to shoot at ISO 50 to ISO 200. No problems with ergonomics with me.
My shoot started at 5:30 a.m we wrapped by 11:30. The assignment was to photograph a golfer. I shot over 800 frames. No problem with handholding the camera through out the duration of shoot. Off the top of my head my favorites features so far are:
Integrated profoto flash sync. - I was able to put subject in a bit of shade -- set camera shutter speed on 1/1600 and LS lens at f4.5. The profoto strobe was set to give a kiss of light. Perfect. No misfires.
The camera battery and digital back each use the same type of battery. I travel with eight of the new 3400 batteries. Its very convenient not to sort through different chargers while on the road.
The auto-focus is very snappy. It has a very bright focus assist light. I was very pleased with the sharpness of the take. My only issue was with the Lee Wide angle lens hood slightly blocking the beam. So I switched to the Normal lee hood (w/ the 80 and 110mm)
If anyone has any specific field use questions for the XF please ask. Glad to give a working report.
P.S. I would like to thank Michael for this wonderful forum. I have met some very positive, creative and outstanding people who just happen to be photographers on this site. While I was shooting in Arizona I got a chance to hang with Don Libby, a top notch landscape photographer. Check out his excellent field use blog on the XF.
http://www.ironcreekphotographyblog.com/2015/08/phase-one-xf.htmlP.S.S. I traded in my old DF+ and upgraded to the XF.