dp2 quattro lcd?

[GaryLH]

funny, i forgot the part about my eyes also being balls within 3-4 feet. selective disclosure i like to call it.

i will get the loupe, from Sigma, next week and report back. i bought it for editorial portraits and documentary work. never approached that stuff with a need for speediness and i always provide myself a little 'getting to know you' time before i take a new camera to work. i have work cameras. so, not anywhere near a deal breaker for me. i see it as a toyo/mamiya 7 sort of affair. slow and considered

Yep.. U got the it right..

Enjoy
Gary

 

[GaryLH]

Whether the LVF-01 requires the separate purchase of the mounting bracket?

What advantages the LVF-01 has over the Hoodman for its almost 3x price?

Thoughts?
Thanks.

Giorgio

I can answer one for sure and guess at the second.

The mounting bracket comes w/ the lvf-01 was what someone told me awhile back.

The price difference I think has to do w/ project volume vs cost of manufacture. The hoodman is designed to work w/ a bunch of different cameras and has a rubber band like way to attach it. The sigma version is designed to work w/ only the DP Quattro cameras. And is easily removable. Thus the sigma has significant less volume to spread over project cost but has a more versatile design but very specific to Quattro. They will not work w/ Merrill I've been told.

My guess is check,eBay for knockoffs of the lvf-01..if there's a demand, it will be somewhere on eBay.

Gary

 

[Ken Ford]

The LVF-01 does come with the dpX bracket, no need to buy one. I've handled a few of the Hoodman loupes, and the Sigma is of much better quality. I don't regret the purchase.

 

[pagpow]

Thanks for the responses thus far. Keep'em coming.

Does the VF-41 actually have frame lines for the various aspect ratios available on the camera, or is it worth repurposing a VF with the appropriate horizontal coverage and then masking down the vertical with tape?

Giorgio

 

[emraphoto]

so, after waffling back and forth with selling the Quattro, i broke down and purchased the LVF-01. the camera has gone from frustratingly crippled in bright, outdoor conditions to an absolute joy to use. being a glasses wearing, middle aged man, the 'viewfinder' is now enormous and very sharp.

the camera is still no rapid fire machine gun but neither were the Mamiya 7/6 or Xpan, which this camera essentially replaces for me. the RAW conversion software is all the things the interwebs claims BUT the prints... oh the prints!

to sum it up, buy the LVF-01 and the camera becomes a whole new beast.

 

[Ken Ford]

I agree wholeheartedly!

 

[GaryLH]

Glad to hear...

Just as an FYI...

The different versions of the foveon sensor is kind of like having different film loaded in your camera. They seem to provide different looks just like film. For example, the Merrill sensor has better tonal range, not as contrast, and more accurate color (except for some situations of magenta sky's) at cost of slower af and high ISO one stop less than the Quattro sensor.. The pre-Merrill sensor while smaller in mp size, had a creamy look to the shots, but otherwise looked similar to the Merrill.

Enjoy your Quattro.
Gary

 

[emraphoto]

i had a few versions of the dp cameras in the past. has always been the same story... large format like interface with outstanding out of camera jpegs. i like that combination.

as for the Quattro, i have a real love hate love relationship with it. it is the exact opposite of my usual game. every time i begin to loathe it, i knock out a great frame and inspect the files. then i love it again. i think, if the lcd blackout in raw or superduper high (or whatever they call it) jpeg could be dealt with, i'd be a convert all in.

for now, i will try and adopt my approach to the camera. i have never been a machine gunner, frames wise, so fingers crossed.