« Previous page ULTIMA Digital Applications : Ultima 35 Series : Ultima 35 Camera system : Ultima 35 Camera system Overview of the ULTIMA 35 Camera System The purpose behind designing the Ultima 35 is to give the photographer a lower cost option to the medium format digital back. The advent of the full-frame sensor based in a 35mm DSLR body made this possible. Considering a digital back producing a 70MB file, a sliding back and a 4x5 camera can easily cost $20,000 or more, the Ultima option begins to make sense. This combination (the Ultima 35 and the Canon EOS 40D/5D, EOS-1Ds; Mamiya ZD, Nikon D2X or Nikon D3) gives the photographer the flexibility to shoot with all of the attendant movements of a view camera as well as the ability to take the 35mm DSLR on location and use it's "regular" lenses. All of this can be done untethered and without the need of a bulky battery pack. The Ultima 35 places the sensor exactly in the optical axis vertically, horizontally and front-to-back. Any rear movement, whether swing, tilt or shift keeps the film plane on axis and in focus. The camera as a standard kit will allow the DSLR to be mounted in a horizontal position. Add an L-bracket to mount the DSLR in a vertical position.  A special application is possible for the Mamiya ZD, featuring a larger CCD than the usual DSLR. Digitar lenses of 90mm and above are recommended for this camera set-up because of the larger Mamiya Body. Schneider makes an excellent series of lenses designed for digital photography, the APO-Digitar lenses. These lenses have the ability to resolve down to a 5-micron pixel. Some of these lenses are retro-focus and all give a broad range of movements. The lenses we recommend are the 28 mm, 72mm, 80mm, 90mm, 100mm, 120mm, 150mm, Macro 80mm, Macro 120mm and macro 180mm (there are also 35mm,  47mm and 60mm available, but they cannot be focused on the recessed sensor). All of these lenses allow up to 20mm of shift and 15mm of rise. That may not sound like much, but remember that is over a half of a frame of movement in any direction. Schneider's 28mm WA-Digitar lens will allow up to 12mm of shift and rise in either direction. These focal lengths are direct 35mm equivalents. Cambo has also created adapters to allow Hasselblad, Mamiya RB/RZ and Mamiya 645Pro lenses to be used on the Ultima 35. Unfortunately, electronically controlled lenses cannot be used. Shutters in the lenses are not necessary. The only reason for the lens is for the optics and aperture setting.   Related products:   Ultima 35 Base Camera body without SLR Kit » Details ULMZD-35 SLR Kit for Mamiya ZD » Details ULC-Mk3 SLR Kit for Canon 1D(s) series Mk3 » Details ULC-35 SLR Kit for Canon 1D(s) series Mk1, Mk2 » Details ULC-20 SLR Kit for Canon 20D / 5D » Details ULFS-35 SLR Kit for Fuji S2 / S3 » Details ULN2x-35 SLR Kit for Nikon D2x » Details ULN3-35 SLR Kit for Nikon D3 » Details UL-760 L Bracket for Mamiya ZD » Details UL-723 L-Bracket for Canon 1D(s) Mk3 series » Details UL-720 L-Bracket for Canon 1D(s) Mk1/Mk2 series » Details UL-751 L Bracket for Canon 5D » Details UL-732 L-Bracket for Nikon D2x » Details UL-733 L-Bracket for Nikon D3 » Details SF-72 Recessed Lensboard #0 » Details SF-630 Flat Lensboard #0 » Details SF-631 Flat Lensboard #1 » Details ULH-23 Lensmount for Hasselblad-V Lenses » Details ULM-645 Lensmount for Mamiya 645 Pro Lenses » Details WA-Digitar 2.8/28 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Apo-Digitar 5.6/72 Cpl0 in Copal 0 shutter » Details Apo-Digitar 4.0/80 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Apo-Digitar 4.5/90 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Apo-Digitar 5.6/100 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Apo-Digitar 5.6/120 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Apo-Digitar 5.6/150 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Macro-Digitar 5.6/80 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details Macro-Digitar 5.6/120 NK0 in Aperture Mount » Details UL-8 Accessory Holder » Details UL-343 Compendium Shade » Details UL-470 Conversion Kit to 4x5" » Details UL-471 Conversion Kit to Ultima 23 D » Details UL-472 Conversion Kit to Ultima 35 from 45 » Details