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- Page 1 F l e x A d a p t o r GETTING STA RT E D PostScript Picture (black logo) Phase One A/S Phase One U.S. Roskildevej 39 24 Woodbine Ave DK-2000 Frederiksberg Northport, NY 11768 Denmark +45 36 46 01 11 +1 631-757-0400 +45 36 46 02 22 +1 631-757-2217...
- Page 2 Notice The name Phase One is a trademark of Phase One A/S. The names Hasselblad, Mamiya and Rollei are registered trademarks of their respective companies. All specifications are subject to change without notice. Phase One takes no responsibility for any loss or damage sustained while using their products.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
1 I n t r o d u c t i o n Why choose a FlexAdaptor ......2 2 Hardware description What does the FlexAdaptor include . -
Page 4: Why Choose A Flexadaptor
3. It lets you take advantage of the view cameras movements even in one-shot mode. The FlexAdaptor does not need to be reomoved in order to work in one-shot mode. Just select one-shot mode and shoot like you would with your Phase One single-shot camera back. -
Page 5: Hardware Description
Which Phase One digital backs can be used? The FlexAdaptor is designed for the all Phase One One Shot backs: LightPhase, Phase One H 5, Phase One H 10, Phase One H 101, Phase One H 20 and Phase One H 25 can be used with the FlexAdaptor. - Page 6 FlexAdaptor Getting Started The FlexAdaptor comes with a Insert Plate to be fitted in the FlexAdaptor. The right insert plate must be used in order to fit the digital back to the FlexAdaptor. The availible insert plates are for Hasselblad, Contax, Maniya 645 and hasselblad H1.
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Page 7: Flexadaptor Ground Glass
FlexAdaptor Getting Started The FlexAdaptor Focusing Screen The FlexAdaptor is equipped with a special focusing screen that matches the focal plane of your camera. The masked areas on the focusing screen are guidelines to indicate the image area available in one-, two-, or three- capture mode. -
Page 8: Acessing The The Focusing Screen
FlexAdaptor Getting Started the ground glass. Now gently press the viewfinder's left side down on the focusing screen until it clicks. Make sure that both sides are properly mounted. FlexAdaptor Viewfinder How to access the focusing screen The viewfinder has a built-in magnifying glass. You can... -
Page 9: Mounting The Flexadaptor On A View Camera
Mounting the FlexAdaptor on a view camera 1. Remove the focusing screen on your view camera. 2. Mount the FlexAdaptor onto the view camera. In order to facilitate mounting, the FlexAdaptor matches both the mounting of the focusing screen of the view camera as well as its closing mechanisms. - Page 10 L-shaped back rears e.g. Linhof Kardan GTL will limit positive and negative tilts. Since the focus plane of the FlexAdaptor matches that of the view camera, you can use all available camera settings. Also, you may use all types of lighting and you may even use wide-angle lenses.
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Page 11: Phase One One-Shot Cable
FlexAdaptor Getting Started With Phase One H 101, LightPhase/Phase One H 5 for CONTAX 645 or Mamiya 645AF you always have to turn the insert. Where the LightPhase for Hasselblad lets you turn either the digital camera back or the insert 90° The rotation of a digital back only makes sense for backs with a rectangular sensor. - Page 12 FlexAdaptor Getting Started The One-shot release cable has a little contact built in to the housing that connects to the digital back. By pressing the contact the back receives the “wake-up” signal and prepares for taking a capture and the back will remain active until it times out.
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Page 13: Capturing Images For Stitching
3 Capturing Images for Stitching The color markings on the FlexAdaptor The FlexAdaptor has four color codes on the small po- sition selector dial on the left right of the FlexAdaptor. Each color identifies the position of the stops used for stitching. - Page 14 The FlexAdaptor slides smoothly and ac- curately and the masked areas on the focusing screen provide you with full control over each single capture.
- Page 15 When the composition and lighting of the subject is done we are ready for capturing the files for our stitched i m a g e . 1. Rotate the position selector on the FlexAdaptor into the desired position. 2. Then gently slide the camera back into the desired capture position for the first capture.
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Page 16: Stitching Images In Capture One For Macintosh
FlexAdaptor Getting Started 4 Stitching images in C a p t u re One for Macintosh Stitching images in Capture One is a simple process. Keep in mind that the Curve, Histogram, Unsharp Mask, Color-Management and other image settings in Capture One will be similar for all the images stitched together. - Page 17 Stitch Developer button in the Capture Collection. 3. In the FlexAdaptor Stitch Developer arrange the im- ages if the order is not right and give the stitched im- age a filename and start the stitching process by click- ing the stitch images button.
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Page 18: The Command Buttons
FlexAdaptor Getting Started The command buttons Stitch Images The Stitch button in the capture Collection. This will bring the selected captures into the FlexAdaptor Stitch Developer. Capture One Stitch Developer Resize window The resize window toggles between a large and a... - Page 19 FlexAdaptor Getting Started Stitch Images Starts the stitching process and develops a tiff file. Image Title. Sets the filename for the stitched image. Overlap Selects the overlap of the stitching. Select Narrow wide or Landscape depending on the capture overlap used when capturing the images.
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Page 20: Stitching Images In Capture One For Windows
FlexAdaptor Getting Started 5 Stitching images in C a p t u re One for Wi n d o w s Stitching images in Capture One is a simple process. Keep in mind that the Curve, Histogram, Unsharp Mask, Color-Management and other image settings in Capture One will be similar for all the images stitched together. - Page 21 FlexAdaptor Getting Started 2. Select ”FlexAdaptor Stitch Developer” from the Workflow menu. This will open the FlexAdaptor Stitch Developer. Now select the images to be stitched in the capture collection of Capture One. In the FlexAdaptor Stitch Developer give the stitched image a filename and start the stitching process by clicking the stitch images button.
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Page 22: The Command Buttons
FlexAdaptor Getting Started The command buttons Develop and stitch the captures Develop and stitch the captures starts the stitching process. Add selected captures This adds the selected Captures in the Capture Collec- tion to the Stitch Developer window. Identify stitch Order... - Page 23 FlexAdaptor Getting Started Stops stitch operation Starts to develop the images in the Stitch Developer window. Expand the stitch preview area Gives a larger preview area of the Stitch Developer window. Image title Sets the image title for the procesed tiff file Overlap Sets the overlap of the stitching.
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Page 24: 5 Troubleshooting
FlexAdaptor Getting Started 5 Troubleshooting What to be aware of when capturing and stitching images Phase One´s versatile Flex Adaptor allows you to create high- resolution, panoramic images by stitching two or tree images t o g e t h e r. A straightforw a rd process you quickly learn to mas- t e r. - Page 25 My final stitched image is darker in the corn e r s Most lenses have an image circle that by far exceeds the cap- t u re area of the FlexAdaptor. However most lenses will lack light in the corners. This might not be seen when shooting film, but can bee seen using a digital camera.
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Page 26: Technical Spesifications
FlexAdaptor Getting Started 5 Technical Data Phase One FlexAdaptor specifications: 4” X 5” view camera suppport: Sinar, Horsmann, Toyo, Linhoff, Cambo, Arca Swiss Dimensions: Lenght: 307 mm Width: 172 mm Depth: 50 mm without viewfinder Depth: 97 mm with viewfinder... - Page 27 FlexAdaptor Getting Started...
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