Aw 'cmon Richard. Man up... (get it? Richard Man? :-) This photo and the following: http://www.rgaphoto.com/2011-01-Yosemite/content/RGA_Photo__001075_HDR_MASTER_large.html Taken 1/2 way around Mirror lake (about 3/4 mi there and 3/4 back) packing: 501C/M Flexbody with 2 finders A12 back A24 back Leaf Aptus 22/ 3 batteries 2Xe 3 Extension tubes 180mm C T* 250 CFi 50 CFiFLE 40 CF FLE 80 CFi 120 Macro CFi Gitzo GT5541with Gitzo Moly Pano Various filters, cable releases, lens unjam tool, etc. etc. Pentax Spotmeter And 3 5packs of FILM In the snow with snow crampons. Uphill both ways!! So yeah, don't be a wimp!! ;-) P.S. Get a ThinkTank pack!! (try BearImages) Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com ________________________________ From: Richard Man <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 1:26:15 PM Subject: [HUG ] Re: VS: Re: AW: Re: It's a sad Hasselblad day........ That was my plan originally too in this thread - return the 60mm and get the 50mm and see how things go. I guess I will do that. I am sure the 503CW/P30 is a killer combo, but it will be the "shoot within 100 feet of a car" type of images rather than "hike 7 hours into wilderness" type, unless you are Bob Adler of course :-) (he called me "wimp" when I made the "..100 feet of a car" comment) On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Franc Flipsen <fujifan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi James, > >I think he's talking about 4/3 sensor used by panasonic and olympus. As for >your P30 back, it has a crop factor of 1.3 so the viewing angle of a 40mm lens >is actually 52mm. Also PhaseOne does not recommend lenses wider than 40mm >(before Factoring) as they cause color fringing on the edges of the sensor. >With that in mind an SWC or a 30mm is out of the question. 40mm(52mm) >50mm(65mm) >60mm(78mm) 80mm(104mm) 100mm(130mm) 120mm(156mm) 150mm(195mm) 180mm(234mm). >Taking the crop factor into consideration I'd start with a 50, 80 and a 120 >then >add a 40 and a 180. Once you get used to the quality of a digital back you'll >never go back to 35mm gear for anything serious. I got hooked on my old kodak >back (16Mp) traded up to a P25 and really got addicted, Now I've got a H3d39 >and >prefer it to my Nikon D3. Your going to see a big difference even in an 8x10 >print. > Franc > > > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog> // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]