pedro39photo
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For me the most important in DMF is the sensor dimension and the viewfinder.
The H3D / H4D have a great viewfinder but the mirror slap sound its so so aggressive that sometimes gets boring and annoying, the Mamiya 645 / Phase one have a camera body with less buttons user programmable but have a nice softer mirror slap.
I never tried the contax 645 viewfinder, but i think he have the better viewfinder and soft mirror slap of all MF 645 bodys.
For the backs i think that for the price range of 2000€ / 2500$ usd any full frame 1.1x its good with some limitations of the LCD / ISO / exposure time.
My objective with a low budget for the DMF was keep the passion and the pleasure of composing with huge viewfinder/DOF/ aspect ratio that no 36MP 35mm system give me.
Its nice to have 40/50/60MP DMF system, but that came to a huge price range almost excessive...
After see the price ratio of the 50MP backs / euros / USD per MP and the return of the image / system bring to the photographic processes, for me its a excessive porn satisfaction. i don´t have anything against anyone spending 40.000 or 60.000$ in a DMF its great to have that money spend in the best, but for me the ratio gets to much high to see a real improvement.
I like the equation of having all the benefits of the DMF with a great price per MP. and the olds backs with fat pixeis shine an win in the price/DMF/ratio.
Some sample ratio numbers :
Used H3D 22MP + 2 lens (4000€ : 22MP) = 180€ per MP
Used H3D II 39MP + 3 lens (9000€ : 39MP) = 230€ per MP
Used Mamiya ZD + 3 lens (2700€ : 22MP) = 122€ per MP
I Know its very different system in quality and image, but in the end for me its almost the same fun because its DMF and not 35mm system with more euros in my pocket for travel and prints...
Just a personal opinion, great Christmas for all and sorry my bad English
Pedro
One more sample of a "very old...Mamiya ZD" and crops
The H3D / H4D have a great viewfinder but the mirror slap sound its so so aggressive that sometimes gets boring and annoying, the Mamiya 645 / Phase one have a camera body with less buttons user programmable but have a nice softer mirror slap.
I never tried the contax 645 viewfinder, but i think he have the better viewfinder and soft mirror slap of all MF 645 bodys.
For the backs i think that for the price range of 2000€ / 2500$ usd any full frame 1.1x its good with some limitations of the LCD / ISO / exposure time.
My objective with a low budget for the DMF was keep the passion and the pleasure of composing with huge viewfinder/DOF/ aspect ratio that no 36MP 35mm system give me.
Its nice to have 40/50/60MP DMF system, but that came to a huge price range almost excessive...
After see the price ratio of the 50MP backs / euros / USD per MP and the return of the image / system bring to the photographic processes, for me its a excessive porn satisfaction. i don´t have anything against anyone spending 40.000 or 60.000$ in a DMF its great to have that money spend in the best, but for me the ratio gets to much high to see a real improvement.
I like the equation of having all the benefits of the DMF with a great price per MP. and the olds backs with fat pixeis shine an win in the price/DMF/ratio.
Some sample ratio numbers :
Used H3D 22MP + 2 lens (4000€ : 22MP) = 180€ per MP
Used H3D II 39MP + 3 lens (9000€ : 39MP) = 230€ per MP
Used Mamiya ZD + 3 lens (2700€ : 22MP) = 122€ per MP
I Know its very different system in quality and image, but in the end for me its almost the same fun because its DMF and not 35mm system with more euros in my pocket for travel and prints...
Just a personal opinion, great Christmas for all and sorry my bad English
Pedro
One more sample of a "very old...Mamiya ZD" and crops