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Fun with MF images 2024

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vjbelle

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darr said:
Hi Robert,
Thank you for your kind words.

The image was processed in Lightroom. The colors are naturally bold and Hasselblad’s color science keeps them that bold even in Lightroom.

I do not have much experience with Phocus, but as soon as I can work with a 28P, I will start to work with Phocus. I have a rental I will be working with soon as I cannot find a 28 for sale.

Best to you,
Darlene
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I think that you are going to find Phocus clumsy with no advantage over anything Adobe makes. I have tried hard to use it but keep reverting back to Camera Raw for raw conversion with much better results - especially with highlight and shadow recovery. The only real importance Phocus has for me is the elimination of banding for that one or two files that may have an issue and are destined for print.

Of course YMMV and I am only speaking for me.

Victor B.
 
darr

darr

Well-known member
vjbelle said:
I think that you are going to find Phocus clumsy with no advantage over anything Adobe makes. I have tried hard to use it but keep reverting back to Camera Raw for raw conversion with much better results - especially with highlight and shadow recovery. The only real importance Phocus has for me is the elimination of banding for that one or two files that may have an issue and are destined for print.

Of course YMMV and I am only speaking for me.

Victor B.
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Victor,

I just rented a 28P and started processing a few files in LR. Although I was anticipating using Phocus, I don't find any need yet. If I was using movements, maybe I would find the need, but so far, on the 907x 50c, I am not seeing a problem. Thanks for your comment.

Darr
 
f6cvalkyrie

f6cvalkyrie

Well-known member
Last week, I received a parcel from Anwarp, containing a an angular finder and a loupe for my Phase One DF ...
It turns out that vintage accessories from the Mamiya 645 era fit the DF and probably also the DF+
So, I put the angular finder to use for these shots from the garden ...

Thank you very much, Anwarp, this was mega kind of you !!!

with the SK 80/2.8






with the Phase One 28/4.5


 
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vjbelle

Well-known member
I am not going to elaborate on my experiences with Phocus other than the software does not extract anything more than what Camera Raw can extract. Phocus has a habit of just stopping. Have to restart the software time after time. It just is not in the same league as Adobe. My intentions are, as stated previously, to use it for banding issues and nothing more. If you are happy with it then continue to use it. Horses for courses.....

Victor B.
 
tenmangu81

tenmangu81

Well-known member
@darr
Hi Darlene,
Did you ever find any magenta cast on your colour pictures with your rental 28P on your 907x 50c ?
@JFA
I agree, Phocus is far better for lens corrections than Adobe softwares. But you can however achieve rather good corrections using Lightroom or ACR. I don't want to reignite a discussion about Phocus vs Lightroom/ACR, but I find the Adobe softwares more powerful, as far as the processing tools are concerned. Except for lens corrections, yes....
 
chriswebb

chriswebb

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JFA said:
That sounds like a hardware issue rather than a software issue. I've not experienced any crashes or 'stopping' issues using Phocus.
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I am a software developer, and I got to say reactions like yours are not helpful. That is your experience and apparently it is different from another user. It would not be the first time software has worked fine for one person and not for another. You can't really make any determinations whether it's a software or hardware issue from his description alone. Your anecdote does not invalidate another's.
 
mristuccia

mristuccia

Well-known member
I'm a software developer as well, and I tend to think that it may be a software compatibility issue with some kind of hardware configurations (GPUs, CPU architecture, storage type, ecc...). If it was hardware problem, you'd typically have crashes and "stoppings" not with just one single app, but with many, if not all the installed ones, and even by just using the OS alone.

On my old Intel-based MBP, for example, I've experienced an issue where the exported TIFFs and JPEGs did not include keystone and crop corrections.
On my new M3 Max MBP I'm non experiencing any bugs, nor crashes nor glitches of any type. Call me a lucky guy.
I've also PS, Camera Raw and LR, but I still prefer the Phocus way, and results. Call me a crazy guy.

For simplicity, you may want to coalesce the two sentences and just call me a lucky crazy guy. 😉
 
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vjbelle

Well-known member
chriswebb said:
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CFV II 50c | Rodenstock 32HR Dig W with CF | 3 shot stitch at 1/4th scale | Testing out this lens. B&W because CF.
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Would love to hear more of your reactions regarding the 32HR. I don't shoot wide that often and have the Schneider 35XL for those few times that I need that kind of FOV. My 35XL has nowhere near the movement capabilities of the Rody 32 but I can squeeze 10mm worth of rise but that's just about it. The 32HR would be a good compliment to my Rody 50mm albeit pricey - but then all the good stuff is.

Victor B.
 
stngoldberg

stngoldberg

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f6cvalkyrie said:
wow, Stanley, this looks like a place that I would like to visit :)
What a pity it is on the wrong side of the Atlantic for me.

Enjoy your lunch,
Rafael
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Rafael,
After you enjoy your seafood, you can drive east two miles on route 77 to Grays Ice Cream stand. I have been enjoying the black raspberry since my parents took me there over75 years ago. If your adventurous, you might wish to order the rum raisin which is also yummy!IMG_0280.jpeg
 
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Landscapelover

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Dear friends,

I haven't been here for a while. Can anyone tell me how to look for the old "Fun with MF images" prior to 2023?

Thank you,

Pramote
 
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