Sorry lads im not getting this.I had this on loan for a week to try it out with its new 28mm lens,a stronger tripod and an 8gig card.Coming from 5d im ready to shag it in the bin after using this.I even smiled when i handed over the €32,000 euros for it.Dont get me wrong the 5d is great but after a week with this ,what can i say.

RobertP thanks I meant tho, a square 22Mp sensor, since other manufacturers won't do it. But again, the 6x4.5 is the norm on MF sensors. I am just a sucker for 6x6 cropping

Well, Digital MF quality has it's place and there are real requirements for that. But the 5D will do great for most things, I don't even think there's need to debate it. I just mean that, I was shocked to see the ammount of time, work and processing needed for working with a MF Back compared to the world of 35mm DSLRs I'm used to. You won't want to take out the big guns unless you need to. If most of your work can be done just nicely with a 5D or 1DsMk2 ( or the correlated Nikon camera ), why put 5 times more stress on all points of your processing workflow ( regarding bandwidth, file sizes, storage, processing power, etc )? All I say is, if your need for MF quality is something for every now and then, it's better to rent when a client requires.

JessicaLuchesi wrote:
I was shocked to see the ammount of time, work and processing needed for working with a MF Back compared to the world of 35mm DSLRs I'm used to. You won't want to take out the big guns unless you need to.

Since switching to MF from a 5D I have not once wished I had the 5D. The quality is addictive. The extra workload is not nearly as bad as you make out either.

It's funny when wannabe-know-it-all's spit out crap about crop.

foto-z wrote:
JessicaLuchesi wrote:
I was shocked to see the ammount of time, work and processing needed for working with a MF Back compared to the world of 35mm DSLRs I'm used to. You won't want to take out the big guns unless you need to.

Since switching to MF from a 5D I have not once wished I had the 5D. The quality is addictive. The extra workload is not nearly as bad as you make out either.


About the quality being addictive, I'll second that. And the camera itself, and how it handles. There's no arguing there. For now, it's just a different reality for me, one I'll maybe have to get used to.

RADO SL600 wrote:
Sorry lads im not getting this.I had this on loan for a week to try it out with its new 28mm lens,a stronger tripod and an 8gig card.Coming from 5d im ready to shag it in the bin after using this.I even smiled when i handed over the €32,000 euros for it.Dont get me wrong the 5d is great but after a week with this ,what can i say.

john, you drop a hell of a lot more cash in DML than i do...

louis fusco wrote:
RADO SL600 wrote:
Sorry lads im not getting this.I had this on loan for a week to try it out with its new 28mm lens,a stronger tripod and an 8gig card.Coming from 5d im ready to shag it in the bin after using this.I even smiled when i handed over the €32,000 euros for it.Dont get me wrong the 5d is great but after a week with this ,what can i say.

john, you drop a hell of a lot more cash in DML than i do...

Hi Louis,here's the thing i did'nt even borrow off them, i have to say i was tempted to buy in the UK or the US because of the price difference,But if something went wrong and all that.DML gave me a good price as Ireland goes . Body came in last week,28mm only came the other day.Will pick this week Let you know how i get on with it.At the end of the day the client is paying for it.

If you want to spend $37k, you should look at one of these.