Cambo Actus-G & Canon EOS R + EOS R VS GFX50s

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Cambo Actus-G & Canon EOS R + EOS R VS GFX50s

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Cambo kindly lent me the AC-782 adapter for the Actus GFX. Many thanks for the long-term loan and apologies for the way-late publish. I hope this video is helpful to EOS R users.
The AC-782 fits Canon EOS R bodies to wide or long benches and bellows. In this video, I show the EOS R on the 300mm bench and long bellows attached to a Mamiya 645 mount into which is screwed an M39 adapter. On that bad boy is the finest macro lens I've ever used, the Schneider-kreuznach APO-Digitar 5.6/120 m. It is pin sharp wide open across the frame, and holds up really well all the way to 3x macro, beyond which I can't get unless I find a lot more extension.
Anyway, this video shows a bit about EOS R handling on the Actus-GFX as well as basic Actus functionality for those that aren't that into the earlier Fujifilm Actus video I did.
Finally, I pit the EOS R and GFX behind the same lens, with the same extension, under the same light, distance to subject, and more. To do that, I had to use the 35mm crop functionality. It all works out.
If you're interested, check out the Actus-GFX here:
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And the Canon EOS R adapter here:
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And here is the awesome Schneider lens:
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@KennethRosenstroem 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Please more on this subject.

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. I hope to do more.

@sigmundklaus Жыл бұрын

I am really torn between this and the Novoflex ... I know this is an old video. Do you have some long term advice? I don't kniw if you've continued using these since makong this video.... Thanks :)

@guyprolly Жыл бұрын

Fauxtaku here. I hope to make a video showing the Novoflex in use. It is the only one I have kept, but here are many reasons for this, none of which make it BETTER in absolute terms, but just easier for my space and current studio requirements.

@russellbaston974 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@SrinivasanDurairaj 3 жыл бұрын

Nice practical review. Thanks .... I have few questions to ask. 1) Is it possible to tether GFX system when we use Actus system ? 2) How does the shutter functions both in the camera and the lens? Both body and the lens have connectivity ? 3) can we use old view camera lenses ?

@FauxtakuLounge 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can. You cannot control the GFX lenses when attached to the Cambo unless there is a special adapter for it. I am using old view camera lenses on the Cambo you see.

@stephendixon8575 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there, thanks for this video - I know this was a little while ago now, but can you recall the details of the M39 to Mamiya 645 adapter you used on this set up. Looked online but can’t seem to find one. Can you also confirm if you still need the retaining ring on behind the rear element once mounted to the adapter, as I was thinking access might be a bit awkward. Looks like a great way to also prevent the rear element accidentally hitting your sensor when mounted this way - bit like the large format wide angle recessed lens plates but in reverse 👍

@guyprolly 2 жыл бұрын

Fauxtaku here. The lens attached is the Schneider 120/5,6 Macro APO Digitar, which doesn't come in M39 but which I have put into M39 with a thread adapter. The M39 to Mamiya adapter does NOT need a threaded retaining ring, but the adapter I used to put the Schneider into an M39 thread, may have. I no longer use that lens as I have moved on from general advertising photography and despite that lens being the best thing out there with loads of movement potential and sharpness that is off the charts even for small sensors, I had to let it go.

@sgroadie6367 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one! More on the lens please. I am keen to use the cambo setup w either my Panasonic MFT and GFX50R (planned). What magnification can you get with this lens at full extension and with the standard bellows?

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

The taking lens is an 80/4 or 105/4 Sinaron Digital. At full extension the 80mm gets around 4-5x and the 100 gets 4x or so.

@adamkencki 11 ай бұрын

have noticed more dust in the camera while using the gfx or the canon with the bellows?

@guyprolly 11 ай бұрын

I have not, no. The bellows are well sealed, and being natural leather, they last a long time without flaking. The Novoflex, on the other hand, flakes, as do lots of other cameras with paper or synthetic bellows.

@adamkencki 11 ай бұрын

thank you! @@guyprolly

@proartwork7189 3 жыл бұрын

I have the Actus B standard bellows. I wondering if I should experiment in adding extension tubes between the camera and actus as oppose to purchasing the longer bellow and rail.

@FauxtakuLounge 3 жыл бұрын

I have done that, but on the lens end. It works well, but swings become much more pronounced and accuracy therefore drops.

@proartwork7189 3 жыл бұрын

@@FauxtakuLounge thank you

@melvyneu6022 Жыл бұрын

Have you tried the NovoFlex Universal Tilt-/Shift Bellows?

@guyprolly Жыл бұрын

Fauxtaku here: In fact, I own the BALPRO T/S and have used it professionally since 2014. I have yet to make a review of it but hope to soon.

@riswandikoedratphotography2745 4 жыл бұрын

does the rear panel tilt and swing? 'cause if it can't, that's not 100% view camera movement.

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

The rear panel in stock form only rises and falls and shifts. But you can get another adapter to tilt and swing it all together from the optical bench. The problem then is that it moves the entire thing at the same time, so it isn't like a full size technical camera though it is by that time almost as large.

@petera1033 4 жыл бұрын

what lens mount for the Scheider?

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

The lens is in a tube mount that replaces a copal 0. I have that mount attached to an M39 that goes into a Mamiya 645 to M39. Lots of adapters, but it works a charm.

@petera1033 4 жыл бұрын

@@FauxtakuLounge thank you sir - I will investigate the 'tube mount' as I am thinking about adding a Cambo or similar so I can make pretty macros on the GFX and the the Leicas. Cheers and Merry Christmas. Pete

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

@@petera1033 Merry Christmas, Peter. Typically the lens comes in the copal or electronic mount. I will make another video or show photos of that lens. I've had two versions, one in a tube mount and one in a copal. Both excellent, but the tube mount one appears to me more sought after today. I've not used a macro lens from any system that comes close to the fidelity of this lens wide open across the frame. I wish it were faster, but I'm extremely happy with its results. Edit: Coverage is great, meaning even in extreme macro using the GFX, you have plenty of room to shift or tilt or rise or slide. This lens can cover 5x4.

@petera1033 4 жыл бұрын

@@FauxtakuLounge I think that would be a very good video - also if you could share your lighting strategies re Leica SL - that would be good too - because the options seem limited...

@FauxtakuLounge 4 жыл бұрын

@@petera1033 With the SL I just use off-brand flashes, first Nikon, then Godox. The reason is that generally manual flash worked just fine and I never bothered with TTL in fast-moving scenes. I set shutter speed, flash power, and run and gun for events. But the SL I mainly use in the studio for magazine and macro work. For that I just use any old wireless trigger and external lights.