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  1. <p>Thanks! I will check with some rental shops on the B1 with the adapter, but I think I will find some kind of DIY way to use the deflectors if I go the B1 route.</p>
  2. <p>Hello, I plan to pick up a couple of Profoto B1s. I'm coming from the Elinchrom Ranger, and have a few modifiers (39" Deep Octa, 17" Beauty Dish, 20x51" Strip). I know I can use the EL26333, the I have a question about the deflectors that come with Elinchrom modifiers (the Elinchrom part number is EL26305). Has anyone ever used this? I really don't want to buy a Profoto Beauty Dish ($400) if I don't have to, but I cannot see an umbrella hole in this thing based on the pictures online that would allow me use the deflector, and without the deflector the Elinchrom beauty dish is rendered useless. Thanks!</p>
  3. <blockquote> <p>The earlier 645 AFD and 645 AFD II are very similar to it; the updates were minor and incremental (and for some people like myself, certain things within the updates actually worsened handling or operational convenience). I use a 645 AFD for both film & digital backs and am very happy with it.<br> These models work with all the manual focus M645 lenses - some tremendous bargains and unique lenses without autofocus counterparts - as well as the non-leaf-shutter AF Mamiya/Phase One lenses.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ray...thanks a lot for this information. There are some pretty good deals on used Mamiya 645 bodies well within my budget (I was thinking about getting a D810 or another used D800 as a backup along with a 35mm /1.4...still may end up doing this later down the line). I'm going to dig a little further and see. Definitely want to get some tests in with this and an 80mm lens.</p>
  4. <p>Hello,</p> <p>I am in the early stages of considering shooting more portraits in MF and would like to get some information. I used a friend's PhaseOne 645 with a 40MP back and an 80mm lens and I really like the quality of the images.</p> <p>I'm currently shooting with a Nikon D800, and plan to hold onto that camera for many reasons (namely the video capability). The question I have is what would be the best body (645 body) to buy to get started that will allow me to start with a film back and then perhaps move on to a digital back if I feel this is something I want to continue. I'm definitely open to getting something on the used market.</p> <p>On my buddy's rig, I also did some shooting with high-speed sync and flash, but he had leaf shutter lenses, which are a bit out of my price range now. I heard that with MF the lens type has just as much bearing on the sync speed as the camera body, and upgrading to LS lenses would render the higher sync speed. With the newer high-speed sync lighting systems from Profoto and Elinchrom, are LS lenses necessary?</p> <p>Please feel free to point me to other threads if this topic has been addressed previously.</p>
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