Its Friday again! And letting our hair down, we taken a quick and closer look at my (new to me) Sinar X large 4×5 format camera with Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 lens. We have covered large format film photography and cameras in our earlier TGIFriday articles. My first hands-on encounter was with the Sinar P [...]

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We recently had the opportunity to try out the ultra high end cameras made by bespoke Swiss maison Alpa. And one of the cameras we tried was the Alpa 12 TC (Travel Compact) with a GFX mount to attach to our regular Fujifilm GFX 50S II. We used this opportunity to compare the Alpagon/Rodenstock Digaron [...]

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Its Friday! We reviewed the Alpa 12 Plus last week. We managed to get two megabuck top end cameras in the same place, and thought it would be interesting to do a quick comparison between the Alpa 12 Plus and the Phase One XT camera – both technical cameras capable of both shifts and rise/falls [...]

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We spent a week with the ultra high end Alpa 12 Plus with Alpagon/Rodenstock HR 4.0/40mm X-shutter lens and the Phase One IQ4 150 digital back. Our thoughts on a camera which will cost about SGD 100k. At the end of last year, I had the opportunity to try out the Alpa cameras, and came [...]

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We take a moment to relax a bit after last week’s fury of activities at Watches & Wonders and look at a camera which was loaned to us for two weeks – the new Sony A7RV. It came with two lenses – a 90mm prime macro lens, and a general purpose 24-70 zoom, from the [...]

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Last week, we looked at what’s in my bag when I was using the Alpa Focus Stacking System on loan. Today, I discuss how the system is used. Using the Alpa Focus Stacking System for watch photography The Alpa Focus Stacking System is first assembled as shown below by connecting the various components to each [...]

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Follow-up to my adventure with the Alpa STC Silver Edition, I was also sent the Alpa Focus Stacking system for a test run. And test it we did. We used the system in several of our shoots at LVMH Watch Week, as well as for the some Watches & Wonders Preview. What was in our [...]

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Follow up to our gear review of the Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition last week, we continue to explore with you the photographs we took over the month or so the camera was on loan to us from Alpa in Zurich. TGIFridays: the new Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition Part 2 – sample photographs Lest [...]

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We were offered to try out the new Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition by Alpa of Switzerland. Of course we jumped on it! The package arrived just before Christmas 2022, and this is our review of this magnificent camera. Review: new Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition The ALPA 12 STC Silver Edition is available at the professional price [...]

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Followup to my Dear Santa essay, with my three picks for watches, I hinted at a camera being in the wishlist too…and indeed it was. And it has already been delivered by Santa. Presenting, the new, to me, Sinar X with Nikkor W 180mm f/5.6 large format camera. TGIFridays: Santa delivers! New (to me) Sinar [...]

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We managed to get our hands on the new Fujinon GF 20-35 mmF4 R WR, the widest medium format lens made by Fujifilm for the GFX system and ran it through it paces. Here are our impressions on the lens with our GFX 50S II. Lens test with the new ultra wide Fujinon GF 20-35 [...]

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Alpa, a high end technical medium format camera company releases a new version of their 12 STC in collaboration with Hasselblad. Press Release with additional information and commentary in italics. New: Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition Medium Format Technical Camera The ALPA 12 STC Silver Edition is available at the professional price of CHF 28,800. Limited [...]

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Just for the fun of it, I was at Crisp Contrasts, a commercial studio who represents me as a photographer to try out their Sinar P large format camera. Here is a run through using the studio’s Phase One P45+ medium format digital back. Photography with the Sinar P and Phase One P45+ Technical cameras [...]

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I proposed a dual camera strategy which consists of a medium format camera and a micro four thirds camera for the watch photography work for this site, as well as for capturing moments in life. I recently made a change to this strategy, and now have distilled all the requirements which can be met by [...]

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Leica released the much anticipated next generation camera to their famous M lineup, with the M11, replacing the M10-P. This is a brand new camera, full of the latest technology, but cut in the same design cloth as the original M3. We attended the Media sessions, and here are our first impressions. If you are [...]

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At the Lange Exceptional Masterpieces exhibition, currently on till Dec 5, we participated in a special activity, showcasing analog photography, where a large format camera is used to shoot a paper negative, and the entire process of developing and printing a portrait is showcased. TGIFridays Special activity. Large Format film photography: Shoot film and see [...]

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We take a closer look and get a week with the rather rare Leica S3, a rather rare sighting in the world of high end digital medium format cameras. Leica Singapore called and asked if I was keen to take the Leica S3 for a test drive. But due to other commitments, they can only [...]

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This is our concluding episode of the three part series on the Hasselblad 907X 50C. In this article, we present some sample images, and discuss image quality and draw our conclusions on the camera system. The earlier two episodes on our fortnight with the new(ish) camera system from Hasselblad is found here: Hasselblad 907X 50C [...]

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Last week we reviewed the new Hasselblad 907X 50C. This week, in Part 2 of the series, we used the latest Hasselblad digital back with a vintage 503CW made from 1996. How does it work? Here are the details. Using the Hasselblad CFV II 50C digital back with the 503CX If you have not read [...]

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We took the Hasselblad 907X 50C on a loaner and used it as our main camera for two weeks. This is our review of this amazingly beautiful mirrorless digital medium format camera.

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