Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think Bob Adler was considering it at one point. From what I understand, the only fly in the ointment is that some of the Zeiss lens are not made to cover the large image circle required for shifting... On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Visitng my Leica dealer I met another M shooter I know. Today he was with > Eric Owen, a local camera repairer specialising in mechanical medium > format equipment and the inventor of the "Bendy Blad" My friend is now the > owner of the last one ever to be made. I understand that there are a couple > of dozen of these scattered around the world. > This is a Hasselblad Flex body with a custom made attachment that provides > full rise/fall/tilt/shift etc in a body that can be used with his PhaseOne > digital back! So really a view camera in a tiny package. Gorgeous gadget > and showing superb craftmanship. The book underneath contains amazing > photos from Stavros Pippos, a South Australian landscape photographer. Wide > open lens and DoF from closest flower petal at the extreme corners to > minute detail on the horizon. Amazing. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/L1014827.jpg.html > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>