StephenEastwood wrote:

are you insulting Rush?  I draw the line there, he is my hero! 


Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

I'm sorry, I should have stuck to the much less volatile Arab/Jew equation. I take back everything I said about the drug addled, right wing, pompous, asshat.

Robert Randall wrote:

I'm sorry, I should have stuck to the much less volatile Arab/Jew equation. I take back everything I said about the drug addled, right wing, pompous, asshat.

Thank you, that is much better 


Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

StephenEastwood wrote:
bargain is the P45 and H3D I sold with h2/h3 and 80 each went for around 15k, each 39mp.  For photographers with less money and looking to jump to a MFDB from a DSLR at a budget, the DL28 is a good deal, as are the older used aptus 22mp backs and P25's 

Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

Robert Randall wrote:
I've always maintained that Leaf was a better choice when shooting people, and that Phase was a good choice for product. After today, I can't think of anything I would choose a Phase back for. That being said, any functioning Leaf/Hblad combo that you find at resale would be my choice. I owned a Contax system with a Leaf back, and I traded it in for the H1/Leaf Valeo. While the Contax glass was nice, the auto focus function was too slow, and with eyes like mine, I needed better, which the H1 provided.

A tip for eBay, limit your search for items to a geographical area you're willing to travel to in order to inspect the item before purchase. You'll find this eliminates about 99% of the fraud BS that goes on with sellers.

Thank you gentlemen!  My wife and my pocketbook may not like you much longer, but I sure appreciate it.

StephenEastwood wrote:

lets start a petition to get Canon to enter the DB market and make backs and body lens line  I am in!!!



Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

Can we have them start with one for a Pentax 6x7?

MC Rock wrote:

Can we have them start with one for a Pentax 6x7?

they would quite possibly want to make their own with dedicated lens line for future profits.  At least I would.

Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

StephenEastwood wrote:

they would quite possibly want to make their own with dedicated lens line for future profits.  At least I would.

Stephen Eastwood
http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com

Didn't they just build a new lens plant?

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Sean Baker wrote:

Didn't they just build a new lens plant?

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I actually had the opportunity to put my hands on and look through the new Leica MF at the Palm Springs Photo Festival.  Felt great - a lot like the Pentax or a big 35mm, - great ergonomics.  It's supposed to price in the area of the Blad - but my guess would be if it ever does see the light of day probably Blad + 15-20%.  Also I'm not a first model year kind of guy.  But it was sweet.

Don

Robert Randall wrote:
Here are two crops from captures of a BLACK jacket. Both shot with Hblads, same lens and light, both processed using default settings. Due to the increased size of the H3D file, the crop contains less image area than the P45. I did pick an area that was identical in terms of coincidental angle to the light.

Phase P45 Phase software



P45 ACR



H3D 50

Wow! very impressive.  Did you try it with Leaf?

Robert Randall wrote:
Here are two crops from captures of a BLACK jacket. Both shot with Hblads, same lens and light, both processed using default settings. Due to the increased size of the H3D file, the crop contains less image area than the P45. I did pick an area that was identical in terms of coincidental angle to the light.

Phase P45 Phase software



P45 ACR



H3D 50

Robert,

I'm confused.  I thought you were a Leaf guy.  Where's the Leaf/Blad comparison?

Don