The view camera system for professional photography.
A Jenoptik Company
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Sinar means system.
Sinar view camera systems – legendary Swiss precision craftsmanship –
optimized for digital photography.
The world of professional photography is as subject to the progress of our times as is the demand for
quality, which encompasses an ever larger spectrum. Sinar cameras are in unrestricted use wherever
professional skill, creativity and enterprising spirit are applied effectively and where quality-conscious
performance stands out distinctly above the “anonymous masses”.
Thanks to its logical and continuously effective modularity, only the Sinar System provides the fea-
tures that make it possible to meet these stringent demands. There are countless Sinar view cameras
in daily use around the world, providing dependable, premium quality contributions to an optimal
workflow.
Sinar view cameras are considered to be the epitome of professional camera systems. To this day,
their precision, simplicity of operation and their longevity are unsurpassed and they constantly set
new standards in the world of professional digital and analog photography
Unlimited creativity. Captured by Sinar.
Adequate camera systems
In today’s professional photography, there are manifold applications for different camera formats:
digital 35 mm and medium-format cameras as well as view cameras. The decision concerning the
acquisition of just the right camera system is dependent as much on the prospective fields of appli-
cation and their requirements as it is on one’s own performance expectations.
The fields of application of view cameras extend over a very broad range of professional photography.
Sinar Systems are in daily use in all fields: in still life-, industrial-, nature-, architectural-, reprographic-,
people-, and fashion photography.
Unlike a non-adjustable rigid camera, a
view camera allows converging lines to
be straightened out by means of easy
adjustments.
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The View Camera: In the digital era,
indispensable for numerous tasks.
With its versatile accessory modules, the Sinar View Camera delivers superb
image quality of the highest level. Professional work in creative image composition and faithful reproductions without compromises within a clearly
defined workflow are guaranteed. Perspective and sharpness as the most
important creative elements are set and evaluated directly at the camera.
This avoids time-consuming and expensive correction work at the computer
and visible losses of data quality.
The rules and fundamentals of optical laws have not changed. However the demands on cameras
and on lenses with regards to resolving power and quality have grown to entirely new dimensions.
Specific system configurations designed to meet these requirements allow to make optimal use of
the image resolving capabilities of today‘s digital backs and to demonstrate the qualitative differ-
With a view camera, the plane of sharpness
can be positioned on the subject selectively
and the perspective can be adjusted independently and concurrently.
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Sinar View Camera Models.
Sinar p3
The Sinar p3 represents the highest precision in cameras and the very best ergonomics for unre-
stricted creativity. The photographer has all the needed adjustment capabilities at his disposal – with
Swiss precision and superb mechanical construction. When digital backs are used, these factors and
stability play a decisive role. The asymmetrical swing and tilt axes make sharpness compensation
possible in the shortest time and with the greatest accuracy.