We spent a week with the ultra high end Alpa 12 Plus with Alpagon/Rodenstock HR 4.0/40mm X-shutter lens and the Phase One IQ4 150 digital back. Our thoughts on a camera which will cost about SGD 100k. At the end of last year, I had the opportunity to try out the Alpa cameras, and came [...]

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We were offered to try out the new Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition by Alpa of Switzerland. Of course we jumped on it! The package arrived just before Christmas 2022, and this is our review of this magnificent camera. Review: new Alpa 12 STC Silver Edition The ALPA 12 STC Silver Edition is available at the professional price [...]

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Last week we took the first step towards attempting to make macro photographs of watches using large format cameras and lenses with sheet film. This journey begins in small steps, the first being to start with a 4×5 large format camera and lens, but using a digital back, as it allows us immediate feedback, and [...]

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