During that shoot, the camera shut down and announced that the digital back was to hot. I suspect that an outdoor summer shoot I did in 95 degree weather using an IBM Microdrive (which runs very hot), had something to do with this problem happening in the first place. They then shipped it back along with a detailed service report and all the test prints they had done.Īs far as I can tell, the camera/back is now perfect. They bench tested the system and immediately replaced the sensor component, then calibrated it to my Contax 645. Kodak had me overnight my entire camera kit and the back in question at THEIR expense.
Here is an update concerning the focus problem using the Kodak ProBack 645C on my Contax 645: I'll keep an update as we progress with Kodak toward a solution to this problem. If you have a set up like this I urge you to do a controlled test with an 80 wide open and the camera on a tripod. We are dealing with Kodak now, and they are slow to respond, asking for endless ex&les to study. I then called a friend who had just taken delivery of a new 645 and Kodak 645C back. Placing the back on the 2nd body did not solve the problem. But upon doing an in studio test I found that the images were indeed not focused at the plane indicated in the viewfinder, but instead slightly in front of it by a few inches. I use the back for some time until one day I noticed a % of out of focus shots when shooting wide open with the 80/2.Īt first I thought it was me. When Kodak announced the 645C ProBack, I was delighted to be able to go unteathered. I have 2 Contax 645s and a series of lenses that I use for weddings and portrait work.
Daniel and all, here is a word of caution that has yet ot be resolved.
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