Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shot with 501C/M and 150mmCF T* + Leaf Aptus 22 (can be bought for about $6k) http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/RGA_Photo__000921MASTER2_large.html Shot with Flexbody+40mm CFi FLE T* + P45+ http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/CF055849SwingingBridge_1_large.html Shot with 501C/M + 120CFi T* + Leaf Aptus 22 http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/RGA_Photo__000856MASTER_large.html Shot with 501C/M + 150CF T* + 2Xe + Leaf Aptus 22 http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/RGA_Photo__000873MASTER_large.html Shot with 501C/M + 80mmCFi T* + Leaf Aptus 22 http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/RGA_Photo__000891MASTER_large.html Shot with Flexbody +50mm CFi FLE + Leaf Aptus 22 http://www.rgaphoto.com/coastal/content/L_000599_MASTER_large.html Shot with 501C/M + 150mmCF T*+ PhaseOne P45+ http://www.rgaphoto.com/coastal/content/Foothill_Creek_Master_large.html Shot with 501C/M + 50mmCFi FLE + Aptus 22 http://www.rgaphoto.com/coastal/content/L_000513_MASTER_large.html Never been able to get good people shots: not sure if that's because of me or the low ASA. Alstair has done some great shooting with a 501 handheld plus digital back on his travels. It's a good landscape kit, but heavy. That's why I sold it all and got the Alpa system. 1/4 the weight; 5X the sharpness... YMMV, Bob On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:17 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > Works on the 500CM fine but you will probably new newer CF lens. No 6x6 > sensor though, a "full frame" 645 sensor is $25K+ :-) > > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> > wrote: > > > I would love to have a digital back for my 'blad, but only one that is > > 6x6, not the little ones. I'm not sure any digital backs will work on my > > 500CM, but they should on my 500ELX. Ah, if I only hit the powerball. > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Douglas Nygren > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 5:39 PM > > To: lug > > > > Subject: [Leica] Old Hasselblad V with digital back, Leica, Fuji Xpro 1 > > > > As Leica prices increase and increase (in order to make their Factory > > stores profitable or appealing to a retailer?), adding a digital back to > my > > existing old Hasselblad V system becomes more tempting. Leica M prices > and > > Hasselblad digital back prices are beginning to converge. > > > > Maybe instead of the M10, I'll consider the digital back the Hasselblad. > > > > Then again, it may be time to cash in and sell my used Leica gear and > pick > > up the Hasselblad back and still have money left over to buy a Fuji > xpro-1 > > with M adapter and use any remaining Leica lenses on that. > > > > > > Cheers--Doug > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler http://www.rgaphoto.com