- #Contax 645 film camera upgrade#
- #Contax 645 film camera full#
- #Contax 645 film camera portable#
- #Contax 645 film camera software#
- #Contax 645 film camera iso#
I haven't looked close at the Fuji GFX 50.
#Contax 645 film camera full#
Chinese brand Fringer offers full electronic coupling including aperture and AF. Would adapting your lenses on a mirrorless Fuji be a reasonable alternative? - CMOS MF-crop sensor: 7500 Euro should get you the kit with standard lens and an adapter.
#Contax 645 film camera portable#
Flash is similar: A one pass portable kit isn't very powerful. Upon the light issue: Yes I heard of tripods, even own some, but don't fancy carrying them around.
#Contax 645 film camera iso#
Do you have enough light to shoot your Nikon at ISO 50 or 25? - If "yes", one of those backs should work for you and it is time to figure out if it feels worth the money. To my understanding elderly somewhat affordable digital backs aren't made for high ISO. Have you figured out, if it will work for you at all? And why it should do so?Ĭlarifying: In film days I was happily toting my TLRs, loaded with ISO 1600 B&W and brought an obvious MF advantage home into my darkroom (compared to the grainy mess I'd get from the same speed in my 35mm stuff). Lacking an MF system accepting digital backs, I don't know an answer. Paying a good lab to make high resolution scans of your favorite film frames for printing might be a better short-term option, since the more modern, more usable CMOS backs in Contax mount are so difficult to find (and expensive when you do). But consider carefully before investing: if you only make occasional prints, keeping the Contax as a film system may be more sensible. Prices will be higher than eBay, but selection of used backs in Contax will be better and the dealer will offer some warranty protection against defects. If you CAN afford the cost, and feel it is worth it to use your Contax digitally, I'd strongly recommend speaking to an official Phase dealer near you in Europe. These sell used for at least $10,000 (US). You don't get to enjoy the experience of your wonderful Contax or its Zeiss lenses, but the world of digital changes quickly and 645 just isn't practical unless you're a professional who can afford one of the newer Phase CMOS backs in the IQ series.
#Contax 645 film camera upgrade#
The D850 is a dramatic upgrade from the D610: Nikon finally got their color issues sorted, and the 46 MP sensor resolution equals or betters any affordable used back for medium format. Beyond 400, you're wasting your time: these old CCD backs were meant for bright sunshine or studio flash, not available light shooting.įor the amount of money you might risk on an old used Contax-compatible digital back, you could buy a new Nikon D850 to replace your D610 and achieve similar (if not completely identical) results. If you set ISO to a modest 200, picture quality degrades noticeably, with ISO 400 being even worse. Also, they are limited almost exclusively to ISO 50 or 100: not ideal for the handheld shooting most Contax owners prefer. Repairs can cost as much as the entire back itself, and require shipping to the country where the back was first made. Buying one of these orphaned older backs used on eBay is a risk: you might get a good deal, but if the slightest thing goes wrong with the back it will be incredibly expensive to fix. These backs originally sold new for the price of a Mercedes Benz automobile, and were marketed to professional photographers who could afford to buy or lease from a franchised specialty dealer who would support and maintain the backs. Note that older digital backs made for medium format cameras like your Contax were never intended for "consumer" or "amateur" use.
#Contax 645 film camera software#
Leaf and Phase both use the excellent Capture One raw file software to maximum benefit. If you see a nice Leaf back in Contax mount, consider that as well. Many prefer the "fat pixel" colors and tones over other sensor designs, but they are very prone to moire issues when shooting fashion or portraiture. But they have the larger "fat pixels" which are good in some ways and bad in others. P25 and P25+ are the cheapest "full frame" models, with sensors closer to 6x4.5 film frame. Other models in that Phase lineup are also good, with the P30 being especially popular with Contax users. The Phase P45 recommended by coronawithlime is excellent, if you can find it and afford it. Backs for Hasselblad V, Hasselblad H and Mamiya/Phase mount are far more common in much greater variety to choose from. Unless you get lucky and find exactly the back you want when ready to purchase, you'll probably need to "settle" for whatever back becomes available to you in Contax mount at a reasonable price.
Good model digital backs (even not-so-good models) with Contax 645 mount are in very high demand but very limited supply.