Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seth, Hasselblad has a few digital backs. But the sensor for their largest 39MP back measures 3.67 x 4.9cm, quite a bit smaller then 6x6. Len On Dec 27, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Seth Rosner wrote: > Mark, I'm writing about something about which I know next to > nothing; but is there not a digital back for the 6x6 Hasselblad? > And I know that the Alpa 12 can be had with a 6x6 digital back. > > Seth > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" > <mark@rabinergroup.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 8:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] 6x17 lust > > >> Any 2 and a 1/4 square camera a Rolleiflex or old Hasselblad would >> be twice >> the frame size of the S2 only shooting film instead of just a >> capture area. >> >> There does not seem to be a medium format system like the traditional >> Hasselblad in which a digital back you'd get for it is very close >> at all to >> 2 1/4 square. Though some are hyped as "full frame" digital. >> Referring to >> full frame 645 not 6x6. And not even that. >> 6x6 = 2 and a 1/4 square >> Its 6 cm >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> >>> From: Richard Man <richard.lists@gmail.com> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:10:51 -0800 >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: [Leica] 6x17 lust >>> >>> I have no budget right now, but looking at the XPan pics made me >>> drool after >>> this: >>> >>> < >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Fuji-GX617-Panoramic-Camera-Giant-XPan-BOXED- >>> MINT_W0QQitem >>> Z270320360174QQihZ017QQcategoryZ3351QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie >>> wItemQQ_tr >>> ksidZp1638Q2em122 >>>> >>> >>> I know it will be VERY different from the XPan as the XPan is >>> handheld >>> camera whereas 6x17 is get-a-sherpa camera, but oh man, the size >>> of the >>> negatives..... >>> >>> Makes S2 looks like a half frame, and the Nikon FX a quarter >>> frame and the >>> 4/3rd a... 16th frame. >>> >>> -- >>> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >>> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1865 - Release Date: > 12/26/2008 1:01 PM > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information