I am thinking if getting a 645 digital back, such as the iXpress 132C, for my Flexbody but I am concerned that I will not be able to use the Flexbody in its "normal" or vertical orientation and get portrait format images because 645 backs have the sensor in landscape format. If I turn the Flexbody onto one side to get the sensor in portrait orientation, the focusing plane will horizontal, across the image.
I want the focusing plane to be vertical so I get from near ground to distant ground in focus. Does anyone understand what I mean?
Am I correct in thinking that I cannot rotate the iXpress back to change the sensor to portrait format? I guess this means that I will be limited to images which are the square of the smaller dimension of the 645 sensor (usually 4080 pixels) or portrait images “carved” out of that square? Do users find this a severe limitation?
If I can get only portrait images from the square area of the sensor, that means losing the benefit of having a 22MP sensor and I should save money and purchase a 16MP square sensor back? Does that make sense?
I would appreciate your thoughts.
Roger
I want the focusing plane to be vertical so I get from near ground to distant ground in focus. Does anyone understand what I mean?
Am I correct in thinking that I cannot rotate the iXpress back to change the sensor to portrait format? I guess this means that I will be limited to images which are the square of the smaller dimension of the 645 sensor (usually 4080 pixels) or portrait images “carved” out of that square? Do users find this a severe limitation?
If I can get only portrait images from the square area of the sensor, that means losing the benefit of having a 22MP sensor and I should save money and purchase a 16MP square sensor back? Does that make sense?
I would appreciate your thoughts.
Roger