ComicDom1
Member
I have to say that after attempting to get information out of Leaf today that I really was disappointed.
While this might be old news to some, apparently they do not even make a square sensor back for Hasselblad anymore. According what I was told, they do not really support any of their older products.
Today I had one of their sales people tell me that while their backs will work on a 500 C/M body but not on a 201F because of the Focal plane shutter. When I explained to him that the focal plane shutter could be shut down and the camera basically becomes a fully mechanical 501 C/M and can use the same lenses as the 500 C/M he just could not seem to grasp it. In fact he went on to repeat himself several times and claimed from his experience, that the 201 in C mode will not work properly. So finally I told the guy that I was getting the impression that he really did not seem interested in selling me a back at all. All of a sudden he changed his tune and told me that was not true. When I started to ask him questions in regard to the measurements of the sensor size, he told me well he did not have the spec in front of him but it was a 6x4.5 in size. When I asked if they ever got refurbs like Hasselblad does, he said not often.
What I guess I do not understand, is how these people can be in the business of selling high dollar items like digital backs, and not understand the model differences they will run into. I personally have only been researching about 3 weeks, and while I am sure I know just enough to be dangerous, compared to the guy I spoke with today, I feel like I have a wealthy of knowledge.
I feel like I got a much warmer reception from both the Hasselblad and Phase One reps I spoke with. I am thinking that 16MP is enough for me, and both Phase and Hassy offer the square format which can be cropped to a 6x4.5 if necessary.
Jason
While this might be old news to some, apparently they do not even make a square sensor back for Hasselblad anymore. According what I was told, they do not really support any of their older products.
Today I had one of their sales people tell me that while their backs will work on a 500 C/M body but not on a 201F because of the Focal plane shutter. When I explained to him that the focal plane shutter could be shut down and the camera basically becomes a fully mechanical 501 C/M and can use the same lenses as the 500 C/M he just could not seem to grasp it. In fact he went on to repeat himself several times and claimed from his experience, that the 201 in C mode will not work properly. So finally I told the guy that I was getting the impression that he really did not seem interested in selling me a back at all. All of a sudden he changed his tune and told me that was not true. When I started to ask him questions in regard to the measurements of the sensor size, he told me well he did not have the spec in front of him but it was a 6x4.5 in size. When I asked if they ever got refurbs like Hasselblad does, he said not often.
What I guess I do not understand, is how these people can be in the business of selling high dollar items like digital backs, and not understand the model differences they will run into. I personally have only been researching about 3 weeks, and while I am sure I know just enough to be dangerous, compared to the guy I spoke with today, I feel like I have a wealthy of knowledge.
I feel like I got a much warmer reception from both the Hasselblad and Phase One reps I spoke with. I am thinking that 16MP is enough for me, and both Phase and Hassy offer the square format which can be cropped to a 6x4.5 if necessary.
Jason
