Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Mamiya has announced the RZ33 medium format camera, which packs in a 33MP CCD sensor. The RZ33 has a sensitivity range of ISO 50-800 and captures files to a .mos 16-bit RAW file format.
The Mamiya RZ33 should start shipping in July for $17,990. Check availability on B&H Photo.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
The Pentax 645D is a medium format, interchangeable lens camera. It features a 40MP Kodak CCD image sensor measuring 44mm x 33mm, and a 14-bit A/D converter. The 645D offers a sensitivity range of ISO 200-1000, which is expandable to ISO 100 and ISO 1600. The 645D also features an 11-point AF system with 9 cross-type sensors positioned in the middle, and a 77-segment multi-pattern metering system. The 645D’s optical viewfinder offers 98% frame coverage. Additionally, the 645D features a 3-inch LCD with 920k dot resolution. The 645D stores images via dual SD card slots, which accept SDHC cards (but not the newer SDXC cards).
Initially, the Pentax 645D will only be available in Japan at an initial retail price of ¥850,000, which is a bit under $10,000 USD at the time of the camera’s official announcement.
Fuji took an interesting turn earlier this month with the introduction of a medium format film camera – the Fuji GF670 Professional. I don’t have much more information other than what was available at the time of the announcement; however, you will find a number of up close photos along with some additional commentary on the new medium format shooter below. [Read more…]
The Leaf Aptus-II 8 is a 40MP digital back with a sensor size of 44x33mm and is capable of capturing images at a rate of 0.8 seconds per frame and a burst of 60 full-res images per minute. The Aptus-II 8 is available for €13.995. [Read more…]
Pentax appears to be teasing us with a campaign geared toward the launch of the fabled 645D medium format camera, which has been rumored and leaked about for some time now.
The teaser, which has changed slightly since its first appearance, suggests an unveiling of the new camera in March at or around the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Japan.
Stay tuned.
The Hasselblad H4D-40 is a 40-megapixel medium format camera geared toward high-end 35mm photographers. The H4D is packaged with Hasselblad’s Phocus 2.0 software for processing images from the camera. The H4D-40 ships from Hasselblad with the camera body, viewfinder and 80mm lens for $19,995.
More details in the press release below.
The Fuji GF670 is a foldable medium format camera that offers 6×6 and 6×7 format shooting with 120 and 220 roll film. The GF670 features an 80mm lens, rangefinder, aperture-priority mode for auto exposure, as well as manual exposure mode.
The GF670 should be available in the second quarter of 2010.
Additional details on the GF670 in the press release below. [Read more…]
Hasselblad has been teasing us with emails over the past couple of weeks or so. The camera maker has confirmed its global launch event for the new 40-megapixel, medium format H4D-40, which is set for next Wednesday, February 10. [Read more…]
The Leaf Capture Remote app will allow you to use your iPhone or iPod Touch to view and zoom captured RAW images remotely from the Leaf digital backs. The app is a free download from the iPhone App Store and is available now.
More details in the press release below. [Read more…]
UPDATE 12/3/09: Image scans from the Pentax 645D manual have been removed by request and as a courtesy to those involved. However, it wasn’t like this was Pentax’s best kept secret in the first place, given the Pentax 645D patent application filed in 2008.
The Pentax 645D has been in the rumor mill for a long time; however, the buzz over this camera has grown over the course of this year.
It looks like part of the camera manual has leaked online, along with rumors of an early-2010 appearance, perhaps around PMA 2010.
Rumored specs include a 39.5-megapixel sensor, and you can see from the manual scan that SD cards and the DNG raw format are in the mix.
[xitek forums via Photo Rumors]