Sliding Back and Stitching Back Solutions
for large and small format view camerasStandard Sliding Back: The Kapture Group standard sliding back is designed for basic view camera operation and allows both portrait and landscape digital view camera photography.
Stitching Sliding Back: The stitching back is a 3 position sliding back that allow stitching with the back oriented in the portrait or landscape position to increase file size and field of view. Single capture is also provided.
QuadStitch Sliding Back: The QuadStitch sliding back adapter is the most versatile 4 by 5 stitching back available. Color coded drop-in masks for 8 framing options correspond to color coded rotating stops make setup a snap.
OneShot Compatibility chart: A OneShot Cable Release may be required for view camera operation with certain digital backs.
Hasselblad H1 Adapter Plate: Please add $200.00 to the pricing below for the Hasselblad H, Sinar Hy6 and Leaf AFi verson of the included drop-in adapter plate. This is because the Hasselblad H requires the release mechanism be built directly into the adapter plate.
Standard Sliding Back for view camera operation
Cat# - KG-007 - $1995.00
The Kapture Group Standard Sliding Back Adapter KG-007 mounts directly onto the rear standard of your view camera. Interface plates are available for Arca-Swiss, Cambo, Horseman, Sinar, Linhof, Toyo, Rollei Xact 2, Universal Graflok and many others. Most medium format view cameras are also supported. Each unit includes the view camera Interface plate and the rotatable drop-in insert for landscape and portrait imaging. All Kapture Group sliding backs accept Hasselblad viewfinders for framing and composition.
The included drop-in interface plate is available in Phase One 645AF/DF, Hasselblad V, Hasselblad H series (add $200.00), Mamiya 645AFD and Contax 645 mount. Adapter plates for the Sinar Hy6 and Leaf AFi digital cameras are also available (add $200.00) The drop-in inserts are rotatable and allow landscape or portrait orientation of your digital back. Kapture Group Sliding Back adapters incorporate a bright custom Maxwell Precision Optics focus screen. When ordering please specify your digital back model number so the correct screened mask can be installed.
Cat# KG-008STI - $2595.00
The Kapture Group 3 position STITCHING Adapter can be mounted to just about any view camera. Interface plates are available for Arca-Swiss, Cambo, Horseman, Sinar, Linhof, Toyo, Rollei Xact 2, Universal Graflok and many others. Most medium format view cameras are also supported. You can shoot single, double or triple captures to increase both file size and field of view at the flick of a switch. Each unit includes the view camera Interface plate and the rotatable drop-in insert for landscape or portrait imaging.
Kapture Group Sliding Back adapters incorporate a bright custom Maxwell Precision Optics focus screen.
Cat# KG-QUAD - $4995.00
The Kapture Group QuadStitch sliding back adapter is the most versatile and user friendly 4 by 5 stitching back available. Color coded drop-in masks for the 8 framing options correspond to color coded rotating stops make setup a snap. The extremely smooth sliding and cranking action of the QuadStitch eliminates potential camera movement between captures for pixel perfect stitches every time.
Note: Photoshop CS3 now allows photomerge (stitching) to be preformed in 16 bit with fantastic results.
Once obsolete wide-angle view camera lenses regain their wide-angle field of view and normal focal length lenses no longer act as strictly telephoto. Lens designs to cover 4 by 5 film now create digital images up to 7835 by 10522 pixels using a 22 MP digital back. Digital backs with 39 MP sensors are also supported for even larger file sizes. The QuadStitch is available for Hasselblad V, Hasselblad H shown above , Mamiya 645AFD and Contax 645 mount digital backs. Adapter plates for the Sinar Hy6 and Leaf AFi digital cameras are also available (add $200.00)
OneShot Cable Release Compatibility Chart
There are several digital backs that require a OneShot Cable Release for view camera operation.
Below is a list of the DO and those that DON'T.Cat# - LF-001 - $395.00
Cat# - PHA-001 - $395.00
Cat# - PBP-001 - $395.00
- All Phase One digital backs DO require a OneShot
- The Leaf Valeo 6 and C-Most digital backs DO require a OneShot
- All other Leaf digital backs DO NOT require a OneShot
- The Kodak DCS Pro Back Plus DOES require a ProShot
- All Hasselblad / Imacon digital backs DO NOT require a OneShot
- All Jenoptik eyelike digital backs DO NOT require a OneShot
- All Sinar digital backs DO NOT require a OneShot
Hasselblad H Series adapters are available for all Kapture Group Sliding Backs.
Please add $200.00 to the pricing above.
