Thierry,
Thank you for the status. Although I can understand the situation as far as the Hy6 is concerned, my personnal feeling is that Sinar would be shooting itself in the foot were it to support only Sinar + LEaf backs for this tempting camera.
Regards,
Bernard
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it might be not easy to understand me, but my approach was always and only to get a system which worked for me good enough ( formerly with the brumbaer tools and my input to its workflow and specs as well ).
to make this clear:
i never have had any interest to invent something for anyone but me. i wanted a good and fast software, i wanted color shift free files, i wanted a camera which does not press me to look through fisheye like viewfinders or to mount and unmount 100 times a day my back just to take a look through the ground glass.
i could not afford that someone made the things for me exclusive, so i looked for partners, as i found them in stefan or in sinar. great partners because they have been very competent in their field and they have been very open to speak with me. this is a fantastic because so started an exchange which has led to real results. much more than i ever expected.....
i am not a "tinkerer", even i have less interest in gear than most here in LL ( which does not make it easy for me to write a review for michael.... ).
i never visited a photokina show till now, nor will i do this year. why? because i have to shoot at this time as i had to do it last time. i am a full-time photographer, not an engineer, not a camera or software manufactory and not a distributor of anything except my photographs.
but i have a vison how the things should work for me, and i try to go there where i want to go. i have to repeat it: i am not spending much time in gear -thinking in it or testing it,- but i know how my tools should work and i move myself if i dont find it in the market as i want it to be.
i spoke with many people, many are ignorant but others listened and discussed with me. some of these have been real great minds and capacities in their field and so things could happen as brumbaer tools or now the arTec.
know what i mean? if someone has a phase back with a "V" mount and wants to use the arTec, although it looks as there will not be an adapter from sinar ( although i dont know if this will be the last word ).
if you want this camera you have two choices: . either you are one of this LL ( ) photographers who earn 7 ,8 or 9 numbers hi income each year: than trash your phase back and buy a sinar or buy two ( you`ll save taxes ) , or you are still under this income level ( sorry this discussion about the incomes was too funny .... ) than use your phase or whatever back, take the phone, phone someone from whom you think he can help you, maybe mr. zoerkendorfer or whom ever,- tell him your vision, your problem and the chances you see for him if he helps.
i am honestly somehow tired of blaming all day long the manufactories for what they should do and what they should not do. its boring and my personal experience of working with companies isnt bad at all, at least my experience with sinar was and is simply great. but working with a company means giving and getting, not only asking and criticizing.
so if you already know whats wrong, if you know what does not exist,- make it appear. its not such big thing with a mechanical mount ( maybe i am wrong herein .... someone who knows more about the technical specs will tell it soon, as i suppose ).
but, as i said above.... i myself am very happy now to have finally the camera i always wanted. so at least for me thats great... good result for moving my ass and for asking help because i did not liked the existing solutions.
of course i like the side-effect a lot that many people can use this results now too and its really a big honor for me to see colleagues and great photographers will use this camera. i hope they will like it .
but about the missing features my personal advice: speak with sinar, speak with phase. speak with leaf or with zoerkendorfer or ask your friend around the corner to build you an adapter. and than there will soon be a solution which helps everybody in this game. maybe i am too euphoric at this moment .... pls. forgive me this.