Pan Lexin
14-Nov-2003, 06:32
I just received a new ARCA SWISS F-METRIC 4*5 from BH PHOTO. I have some questions about it:
1. There are a few scratches on the front and rear standard. And the coating of the stardard base seems to be uneven and different from the coating of the standard and the rail. Is this normal?
2. The F-metric comes with a telescopic rail. I find it difficult to calculate the distance between the two standards when the two halves of the ruler are apart. Is there any efficient way to do the calculation?
3. I heard on the Arca Swiss Discover model there is sound to remind the user when the standard returns to the "zero" position. But how come there is no sound on the f-metric?
4. The rear standard tilts backward sometimes when I pull the back to loading a film back. Am I loading the film back in the wrong way?
5. F-metric vs. Sinar P2 in shooting table top still life, architecture and scenary, any opinion?
6. Will the MICRO-METRIC OBBIX bring me a lot of convenience?
I ordered this camera from BH Photo. The special order took 6 weeks. It is my first time using a large format camera. Previously I used Nikon F100, FM2 and Hasselblad 501cm. The impression f-metric gave me is that its finish is not as good as expected, not as good as the cameras I used before. Appreciate if any one can give me some useful infomation. Thanks.
1. There are a few scratches on the front and rear standard. And the coating of the stardard base seems to be uneven and different from the coating of the standard and the rail. Is this normal?
2. The F-metric comes with a telescopic rail. I find it difficult to calculate the distance between the two standards when the two halves of the ruler are apart. Is there any efficient way to do the calculation?
3. I heard on the Arca Swiss Discover model there is sound to remind the user when the standard returns to the "zero" position. But how come there is no sound on the f-metric?
4. The rear standard tilts backward sometimes when I pull the back to loading a film back. Am I loading the film back in the wrong way?
5. F-metric vs. Sinar P2 in shooting table top still life, architecture and scenary, any opinion?
6. Will the MICRO-METRIC OBBIX bring me a lot of convenience?
I ordered this camera from BH Photo. The special order took 6 weeks. It is my first time using a large format camera. Previously I used Nikon F100, FM2 and Hasselblad 501cm. The impression f-metric gave me is that its finish is not as good as expected, not as good as the cameras I used before. Appreciate if any one can give me some useful infomation. Thanks.