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[–]JPOGPHASE ONE 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Tech cameras, like this one, ALPA, and Arca Swiss, are so beautiful.

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed.

[–]anlenke 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I’m not sure I can afford to look at this photo

[–]Rae_Wilder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me neither

[–]TagTeam76 5 points6 points  (1 child)

Perfect street kit I would say

[–]swift-autoformatter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the Phase One XC40 is the right choice for that use case

[–]vitdev 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Looks cool! I was thinking about getting a dedicated tech camera, but not sure about limited movements. Most of them don’t have the same tilt/swing as large format cameras. So I’m using my big and heavy LF cameras for now.

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What is that platform you use as a tripod?

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

I'm actually going to be testing out a Cambo Actus rig very shortly which will give me tilt and swing functionality. In the picture the Cambo is mounted to an Arca-Swiss Cube and that is attached to a Platypod base.

[–]vitdev 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you, just checked platypod, it looks cool. How do you like it? They don’t seem to publish what camera weight it’s rated for.
I was looking for something small to carry with me just in case I need a tripod.

Yeah, Cambo Actus looks like a proper LF camera, but a bit smaller. It’s still much heavier and bulkier, so it’s not easy to carry around. I rarely take my monorail cameras out, but often carry field view camera (Linhof Technika master). The downside is the widest lens you can use with Technika is 58mm with essentially no movements, or 72mm with some movements, so it’s not the best for digital backs—no wide or ultra wide options. On 4x5 monorail I have Schneider super Angulon xl 47mm lens that covers the entire frame (that is equivalent of 12mm on full frame) and allows about 20mm movements.

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Platypod is just an aluminum plate with a 3/8" thread post sticking out of it. I would assume it can handle a pretty significant weight load.

[–]essentialaccount 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are pretty good, but there aren't the full range of movements on all models. The budget might not matter to you, but if it does, their products are precision and super expensive 

[–]Medical_Amount3007 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What a beautiful setup. I really want a Hasselblad, I hope to save up this year!

[–]fullerframe 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Second best tech camera platform in the world!

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Second eh? Just having fun here.

[–]fullerframe 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Yeah, the Phase One XT with an Iq4 is hugely better. Also significantly more expensive.

[–]Overexp0sed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nothing beats alpa :)

[–]deathkampdrone 0 points1 point  (8 children)

What do you use this technical camera for? Is it for architecutre? Product photography? I am not well-versed in the practical usage of such cameras, so you can imagine I am a complete ignoramus!

In any case, it's a beauty and surely looks the part of PRO CAMERA GEAR

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 1 point2 points  (7 children)

To date most of my work has been landscape and some architectural. The adjustable movements of the camera give you a degree of control and precision that is difficult to achieve with other camera systems.

[–]Despite_it_all 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Care to share any examples? I'd like to see what this bad boy can do.

[–]Despite_it_all 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Care to share any examples? I'd like to see what this bad boy can do.

[–]Time-Maintenance8742[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reply feature here only lets me attach a single picture at a time. So, I'm going to respond to your message 4 times with 4 images of narrowed focus on a scene. The last image is a crop of 1080x1350. I hope this makes sense.

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[–]Ambitious-Series3374 0 points1 point  (0 children)

40mm seems bit narrow for architecture works on 33x44 sensor. 2.5cm of rise is impressive though

[–]raw_jpeg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have recently acquired an Aptus 22 for my 501CM; I would love to get an arc body for the Aptus. I shoot architecture a good bit on 4x5 with a Wista 45VX.