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Curved Dawn. Arizona, April, 2009
Phase One 645 with P65+ back and 300mm lens @ ISO 100
On this site'sWhat's Newpage for April 14, 2009 I wrote the headlineSo You Think Medium Format Digital is Easy?It was an introduction to two important articles written byJoe Holmesabout the challenges related to producing the highest possible image quality with medium format digital. These articles are available on Joe's site. The first is titledMEDIUM FORMAT DIGITAL CAMERA OPTICAL PRECISIONwhile the second isGETTING TOP QUALITY FROM MEDIUM FORMAT.
What Joe addresses in detail are problems that exists with MF digital that can potentially get in the way of producing the image quality that these systems are capable of. Joe address issues such as sensor plane accuracy as well as lens and focusing screen calibration problems.
Lest anyone think that MF camera and back makers are doing a poorer job that 35mm companies, one only needs to read the concerns that people have with front and back focus on DSLR...

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