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07 Apr, 2010
Phase One P30
Brilliant piece of kit for older Hasselblad H1 and H2 cameras. Allows a more measured pace when taking pictures. One of the cheapest ways of getting into medium format digital back quality, without spending £12 grand, still going to be expensive about, the cost of a top of range DSLR body when you include the second hand camera and the digital back. Old technology now, the P30 has been around since April 2006, good for ISO 100 to 800 and comes with Phase One's software Capture One DB and industry standard, updates are free to digital back holders. Once you get used to the software you'll be amazed at how good it is and how it can speed up your work flow. Brilliant software for those who like to shoot tethered to the computer, probably nothing else half as good, just seems to work unlike Apple's Aperture!
So does that mean it won't hold up to a Nikon D3x or Canon EOS 1D mk3. Well it does and then some, blows them away for colour fidelity, sharpness and the flexibility of the 16 bit files. If you need large high quality prints 24 inch x 36 inch or bigger then get one! The back I purchased from Dtek a Phase One dealer who sells on Ebay has done 65,000 exposures. This isn't a problem as the backs have no moving parts and could probably handle 1 million exposures without malfunction.. With Phase one you can also buy an extended warranty at a later date for a year and every year thereafter if you wish. If you find you don't like it, then you'll lose little or nothing by reselling it on Ebay.
Drawbacks apart from cost; slower to use but to be honest you don't notice this after a few exposures, don't try it for sport though!
03 Jul, 2011
Super lens and excellent value for money.
I bought this lens to compliment my other Canon L series lenses. As a professional wedding photographer, I needed a lighter telephoto to carry around during a wedding. This lens is a cracker, small, light and razor sharp. Perfect for the job. Dislikes well, variable aperture but to be honest this is nit picking. Compared to my 35mm to 350mm Canon zoom and the 70mm to 200mm f2.8 Canon Zoom, the image quality is up there with the best.

26 Nov, 2023
Recommended , hard to beat at this price point!
The pouch is well-made and protects the film holder from damage. It's an excellent product and very good value!