The Hasselblad V-system Zeiss lenses are shockingly accurate on focus calibration and provide amazing quality. Even the more modest performers are extremely good performers, which is one of the reasons why I've been a little baffled when I hear some folks complaining that "...they're just not sharp enough for the digital backs..." This particular Sonnar 150mm f/4 is freekin' ancient (made in 1967, pre T* coatings) and has a crack in the focusing mount … It's too expensive to have it repaired since I can buy a replacement without any issues for half the cost of repair. But I think photos like this one show that it is more than just "good enough" to be useful on the digital back. :)
The PD Travel Tripod is an excellent quality, ultra-light and ultra-compact piece of kit given its carrying capacity, height, and versatility. It holds the Hassy with even the 150 lens and digital back quite stably enough to be extremely useful, and it's small enough to toss into my bicycle backpack and not be a burden. The price … while it's not inexpensive, it's about 2/3 of what my Arca-Swiss Monoball P0 Hybrid *ball head* costs, never mind a suitable set of legs to hold that head off the ground. It's one of those things where you actually get what you pay for and, if you use it enough, you're ahead of the game. :) G — "My sharpest lens is a sturdy tripod." > On Dec 22, 2020, at 10:33 AM, Toine <to...@repiuk.nl> wrote: > > That's impressive. And just set the lens to infinity? None of my > pentax lenses is set at infinity at infinity. Must be the tripod. I > had my eye on a PD tripod for a very long time, the price tag is my > only drawback. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
