Hi Yair,

How long does Phaseone envisage providing support and firmware upgrades for the iXG? It appears to be a very fixed system, i.e. not very modular in comparison to the XF camera for example.

Many thanks,

Sally

From: AHFAP, for image professionals in the UK cultural heritage sector [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Yair Shahar
Sent: 12 March 2019 17:58
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Subject: Re: Recommendations for Medium Format Camera Imaging Set-up for 2D Digitisation

Hello Sally,

You can have a look at the iXG 100MP. There are a few herbariums in the US and Australia who have done that when their older system have gotten, well…old, or when they needed to up their throughput…

Link

If you are anywhere near Birmingham next week, you should be able to see it at the Photography Show at the NEC

Hope this helps

Yair

Yair Shahar | Product Manager | Phase One

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From: AHFAP UK cultural heritage sector <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Sally King <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2019 at 17:26
To: AHFAP UK cultural heritage sector <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Recommendations for Medium Format Camera Imaging Set-up for 2D Digitisation

Hello,

I am the Camera Officer in the Herbarium of Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. We image herbarium specimens (pressed plants mounted on archival board) at 600 ppi on medium format cameras. We aim to reproduce a high quality images of herbarium specimens so that botanists can zoom into the image and see the same detail that would be seen with a 10x magnification hand lens.

We are looking to upgrade our Aptus II 10 Medium format cameras as the Copal 0 shutter used in the Schneider Apo Digitar 5.6-80 lens has been discontinued. We are getting far fewer actuations from repaired shutters so the cost effectiveness has decreased a lot.

The last camera we purchased in 2013 was a PhaseOne iXR 80MP Reprographic camera used with a custom built lightbox.

Has anyone purchased new medium format camera set-up for 2D digitisation recently that they would recommend (including lightbox)?

I have been asked to come up with a quote for a new set-up and any information and experience would be greatly received.

Many thanks,

Sally

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