[Leica] VictorBlad

[mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)]

I think it was the 16 MP CFV with 80/2.8, but my memory is a bit hazy  
as it was a couple of years ago. Available light, hand held except  
for one of the few outdoor tripod bench tests I kept. Apologies in  
advance for the lack of artistic merit in the 'blad shots.

D3x also available light and hand held, but with much more light. I  
admit now I didn't get 100% out of the back, but the impression I got  
was that it's a lot harder to get 100% out of the CFV than the D3x,  
and the D3x was just better overall. EXIF data should be intact, but  
ignore the info for the CFV; the camera doesn't communicate shutter/  
aperture to the back properly. Also it was probably the most  
unreliable combination I've ever used (more battery out resets  
required than even early-FW M8s; the reason I don't have any more  
images is because the back bricked itself and we had to finish the  
shoot with D200s.)

It's taking ages to upload because even the quality 12 jpegs are  
massive. I'll send a separate email.


On May 29, 2009, at 5:52 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:

> Appreciate the offer Ming.
>
> Which V back did you shoot with?
> Which lens?
> Locked down on tripod?
> Studio strobes?
>
> I'm curious; but only if I can come close to seeing something  
> similar to my situation.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
> On May 28, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Ming Thein wrote:
>
>> If anybody wants I'll stick a full sized D3x file or two up to  
>> download on my server for you to play with. I think I've got a  
>> couple of V back files (different subject though) which I can put  
>> up too.
>
>
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