Hy6

<p>Congrats on the purchase, did you purchase it used?</p>

<p>I actually got a new one, with the 80mm f/2.8 AFD lens. I've been quite busy this week and really haven't had time to sit down and figure out how everything works, I just know there will be a learning curve.</p>

<p>Fortunately the seller sent me a brand new battery which works great now, but I was impatient, and decided to try to find a battery on my own while his shipped (from Hong Kong). I found out that the Sony branded F-570 battery (with the smart chip built in) does _not_ work in the HY6 - the camera will turn on for a second, then turn off, and trigger the battery's protection circuit at the same time so it will appear as though the battery is dead. Putting the battery in a charger for a couple minutes fixes that though. I returned the Sony, and got an Energizer F-570 compatible battery, and that worked like a charm. I was soooo happy when the camera finally sprang to life as I was sweating what I would have to do if I couldn't get this brand spanking new camera (relatively speaking since we don't really know if they are being manufactured anymore) to work.</p>

<p>Now that I've cleared out my queue of film to scan, I can process the next batch, then I'll have time to load some film into the HY6 and give her a good trial!</p>

<p>Nice I would love to hear what you think of it, what kind of scanner you're using too! I hope you didn't get too ripped on the price off ebay, I asked DHW last month how much a new body was from their store and its 4830 euros. Hope that helps!</p>

<p>Indeed I found out also the same thing: Sony brand 570 doesn't work with this camera. Though the Sony charger can charge other generic 570 batteries.<br>

on the other hand, congratulations on your brand new Hy6. with a good battery it would work out its promise of being the best (technologically most advanced, schneider and zeiss lenses, and a crop factor =1 sensor) medium format camera today.<br>

Cheers,<br>

Tak</p>

 

<p>I had been in contact with Reiner from DHW, and once I found out they would add a 6% surcharge to using Paypal, I decided it was better to just order one from HK. I get points on my credit card anywhere I use it, so it just works out better that way.</p>

<p>So far I am really impressed with the HY6. It is everything I expected it to be, very well engineered, ergonomically designed, it just feels great hand held or on a tripod. To answer an earlier question, I just upgraded to an Epson V700 scanner with a custom holder from betterscanning.com (and glass covers). I did a comparison against some scans I did late last year with my previous scanner (Canon 8800F), and it is a night and day improvement in every respect with the Epson, so I'm really glad that that has worked out for the better. Hopefully I can get some time this coming weekend to load up a few rolls into the HY6 and get some shots under my belt. My main intention when looking for a new MF body was autofocus, and I agree, this is the top of the line as far as full frame medium format autofocus bodies goes.</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for the info Guy! Glad you're enjoying the camera! I guess you're using the 645 back? Can't wait to see your tests, never heard of betterscanning.com so I'm going to check it out now! Much appreciated!! :)</p>