Phase and Mamiya together again…
Ok folks, we all know about the Phase/Mamiya collaboration that has led to the Phase/AFDIII camera, and I have to say, there’s many good things that have come of this, like the new lenses with much better build quality and even a 45mm tilt shift. Well this seems to have gone one step further with this announcement. Essentially, Phase has invested in Mamiya which further solidifies that relationship and gives rise to all sort of speculation, mainly what does this mean for the RZ? I’m going to ante up that here is a system already beloved by shooters, in most if not all rental houses across the world and just begging for the next full frame sensor beyond 645. No one’s arguing that it is an old platform that could use a myriad of updates such as a wider lens (remember that 43mm that was shown at Photokina just before digital knocked the crap out of everything?) and of course AF has to be addressed at some point which will require a new body, but I’m kinda tickled that this could open the doors for many new options in MF land.
Just one thing Phase: Don’t close the system. Photographers like choices and they hate being told that they don’t have any other options, even if it would benefit them. So just keep it open and things can only get better.
Capture One 4.6.3 is out but still does not provide tethered support for the 5D Mark II although it does provide increased support for the 5D Mark II sRaw fw1.07 images. It is also an update for quality improvement on the P 65+ Sensor+ images.
