Frank Doorhof
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Yesterday I use the Leaf AFi7 in a workshop to see how it would perform when I'm a bit more stressed for time and have less time to get my shots.
But first as promised some 100% crops from the series I did with Myrthe.
Shot handheld, sharpness can be improved when shooting from the studio stand.
100%crop:
100%crop:
these are crops AFTER photoshop
I will update some 100% crops when the weather clears up and I can do some outside shooting, I will drive to Urk for that, alot of fishing boats so always good for fine detail.
the second part
First I want to adress something I found out when I tried to mount the AFi on the studio stand.
Standard this is impossible with my stand, the lens is thicker than the body extends below it so whatever you try it won't fit on the big plate of my studio stand, I don't know how other stands are constructed but for me it's impossible.
I solved it by adding a manfrotto tripod stand which is rather thick and contains the same tripod screws as the body itself, so it raised the AFi app 2cm which was enough for it to be operated.
Working with the AFi is growning on me, and most of the time than also the negatives begin to surface.
With the AFi this is very little and most of it is probarbly getting used to (remember this is day 2).
The thing that does happen to me sometimes is that I accidently move the setting for the aperture, it's placed in a position where somehow I rather easily touch it, however this is often more a personal thing and other people might never experience it
Second is the framing, I'm used to the THICK lines in the RZ67ProII's betterscreen focussing matte.
With the AFi this is a little bit less clear, but also not a real problem and more personal.
What stays is a overwhelming feel of WOW and OH, everytime you press the shutter you are welcomed by the wonderful feel of a MF camera taking a shot (you have to experience this at least once, only problem is you want it everytime after that )
Image quality and handling are just sublime with the AFi, and I get more enthiousastic every day.
To be continued
But first as promised some 100% crops from the series I did with Myrthe.
Shot handheld, sharpness can be improved when shooting from the studio stand.
100%crop:
100%crop:
these are crops AFTER photoshop
I will update some 100% crops when the weather clears up and I can do some outside shooting, I will drive to Urk for that, alot of fishing boats so always good for fine detail.
the second part
First I want to adress something I found out when I tried to mount the AFi on the studio stand.
Standard this is impossible with my stand, the lens is thicker than the body extends below it so whatever you try it won't fit on the big plate of my studio stand, I don't know how other stands are constructed but for me it's impossible.
I solved it by adding a manfrotto tripod stand which is rather thick and contains the same tripod screws as the body itself, so it raised the AFi app 2cm which was enough for it to be operated.
Working with the AFi is growning on me, and most of the time than also the negatives begin to surface.
With the AFi this is very little and most of it is probarbly getting used to (remember this is day 2).
The thing that does happen to me sometimes is that I accidently move the setting for the aperture, it's placed in a position where somehow I rather easily touch it, however this is often more a personal thing and other people might never experience it
Second is the framing, I'm used to the THICK lines in the RZ67ProII's betterscreen focussing matte.
With the AFi this is a little bit less clear, but also not a real problem and more personal.
What stays is a overwhelming feel of WOW and OH, everytime you press the shutter you are welcomed by the wonderful feel of a MF camera taking a shot (you have to experience this at least once, only problem is you want it everytime after that )
Image quality and handling are just sublime with the AFi, and I get more enthiousastic every day.
To be continued