Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't embarrass me. Terrible snapshots with rough developing just to try to show the detail! BTW anyone that wants one now will need to track down an existing owner as this one is the very last forever according to Eric the master crafstman. Eric mentioned several different designs he's done to accommodate different lenses I suppose. Each one an individual creation, no doubt Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 16 February 2012 12:29, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > I did almost buy one. But opted for a complete change from Hassy. The 40mm > has no rise/fall/shift (this camera does both); zero. The 50 is only a wee > bit. > With the Alpa I use a 35mm large format lens (kind of) with shift for a FOV > = ~18mm in MF terms. That's vertical and horizontal. Now that's what I call > near/far ;-) > > BTW, great images Geoff! Doesn't matter what gear it was taken with. > Bob > > On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 11:48 PM, Richard Man > <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > > > 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> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >