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RolleiX-Act1
camera, Rollei X-Act2
digital camera
If
I had to replace any
of my three Hasselblads,
I would immediately
get rid of them and
get either a Linhof
M 679, a Rollei
X-Act 1 or Rollei
X-Act 2. Once you
get used to a large
format camera you
find how limiting
a normal Hasselblad
is.
Downside
of these medium format
studio cameras is
that your old Zeiss
lenses lack the ability
to provide enough
coverage to allow
you to use tilts and
swings on a studio
camera. So you need
to use Schneider or
Rodenstock lenses
which are made for
cameras with tilts
and swings.
I
have only seen the
Rollei and Linhof
cameras at two Photokina
trade shows and countless
photography trade
shows across the USA.
In our own studio
we use Cambo Ultima,
Wisner, and several
old-fashioned Hasselblad
ELX cameras. However
I am seriously thinking
of upgrading to a
Linhof, Rollei, or
perhaps an Arca-Swiss.
The advantage of an
Arca-Swiss is that
you can then also
use a large format
scan back. A large
format tri-linear
digital scanning back
such as BetterLight
captures about 7 x
9 cm, so a bit too
high for the Linhof
or Rollei.
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posted August 12,
2001
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