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The Lomography Belair X – An Affordable Medium Format Film Camera
There’s been no shortage of bad news for film lovers in the past few years. So here’s some good news – especially for hipster art nerd photographers who aren’t content with just using Hipstamatic retro filters on their iPhone photos – the new Lomography Belair X 6×12. This here is the real deal – an […]
Read More »Hasselblad H4D-200MS Camera – 200-Megapixel Photos
If the $9700 15-megapixel Sigma SD1 DSLR announced last week isn’t enough for you, maybe the latest from Hasselblad should be your next camera. The Hasselblad H4D-200MS medium format digital camera system was announced last September at the Photokina tradeshow in Germany. The H4D-200MS uses a high-resolution digital back on a Hasselblad H-Series medium format […]
Read More »smc Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 AL [IF] SDM AW Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens
Today, Pentax announced the smc Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 AL [IF] SDM AW ultra-wide-angle lens, the second lens for the 645D Medium Format digital camera. It features a 19.5mm in the 35mm format (or approximately 15.5mm when mounted on a Pentax 645-format film SLR camera body) focal length, Aero Bright Coating, a built-in […]
Read More »Mamiya RZ22 Digital Medium Format Camera
Mamiya announced the RZ22 digital medium format camera that is similar to the Mamiya RZ33 camera system. The Mamiya RZ22 features the 22 megapixel Mamiya DM22 digital back, the Mamiya RZ67 Pro-IID camera body, up to 70 frames-per-minute shooting speeds, the Mamiya Digital Interface kit and focusing screen, and Capture One and Leaf Capture softwares. […]
Read More »Pentax Camera Boutique Opens In NYC
First Pentax camera boutique opens in NYC Hot City, Cool Cameras Pentax launched its first camera boutique on June 23rd at Willoughby’s camera store in New York City. While the air conditioning and open bar were a great respite from the city’s summer temperatures for hot and tired journalists, we were there to preview Pentax’s […]
Read More »Mamiya RZ33 Medium Format Digital Camera – Return Of A Classic
A few days ago, Mamiya announced the RZ33, a dedicated digital version of a classic medium format workhorse camera. In the pre-digital era, Mamiya medium format film cameras were one of the top choices for serious photographers who wanted better image quality than they could get from 35mm film. In particular, the Mamiya RB67 and […]
Read More »Leica S2 Digital SLR Firmware Update
Last Friday, Leica announced a firmware update for their S2 medium format digital SLR. Some of the firmware fixes and upgrades are: a new white balance preset for HDMI continuous lighting, a memory card compatibility fix, improved image viewing and added exposure data on the LCD display, faster tethered shooting, and an optional custom setting […]
Read More »TIPA Selects Hasselblad H4D-40 as Best Medium Format D-System
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced the Hasselblad 40-megapixel H4D-40 camera as the Best Medium Format D-System for the second consecutive year. The Hasselblad H4D-40 is being recognized for its groundbreaking True Focus with APL (Absolute Position Lock) and because “The H4D series has been designed to meet the demands of high-end commercial […]
Read More »Pentax 645D Medium-Format Digital SLR Camera
Today, Pentax announced the 645D medium-format digital SLR camera. The Pentax 645D offers super-high-resolution images with approximately 40 effective megapixels. It features a lightweight but strong magnesium-steel alloy body, LCD panels with tempered glass plates for extra protection, a 3.0-inch color LCD monitor with approximately 921,000 dots, a 44 x 33 image sensor, a newly designed […]
Read More »Pentax smc D FA 645 55mm f/2.8 AL [IF] SDM AW Lens
Today, Pentax announced the smc D FA 645 55mm f/2.8 AL [IF] SDM AW lens, the first model of the smc Pentax-D FA 645 Series for use with medium-format digital SLR cameras.
Read More »Mamiya Leaf Capture Remote iPhone Application
Mamiya has announced the Leaf Capture Remote application for the Apple iPhone. The Leaf Capture Remote application for the new Mamiya DM system transforms an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch into a remote image viewer so that while the photographer is shooting, other people on set can watch via a standard Wi-Fi network, without hindering […]
Read More »Phase One 645DF Medium Format Camera
Phase One announced the new 645DF medium format camera. The 645DF supports both focal plane and leaf shutters, features improved capture responsiveness and autofocus speeds, workflow improvement with custom-shooting modes (product, portrait or landscape photography), new tactile buttons, a fully sealed eye-cup, improved viewfinder masks, and sets a new standard for high flash sync speeds […]
Read More »Schneider Kreuznach, Phase One and Mamiya Medium Format Digital Lenses
Schneider Kreuznach, Phase One, and Mamiya Digital Imaging just announced that they are collaborating on design, development, delivery of superior quality and the manufacturing of new medium format camera digital lenses. The first lenses are the 55mm, 80mm and 110mm, all f/2.8 leaf shutter lenses designed for the Phase One 645DF and Mamiya 645DF cameras.
Read More »Hasselblad H4D-60 Medium Format DSLR
Hasselblad announced the launch of their new H4D camera series with the first model, the H4D-60 medium format DSLR. The H4D-60 features a 60 megapixel medium format sensor, True Focus and Absolute Position Lock, and Phocus 2.0 imaging software that drastically reduces the learning curve for high-end imaging. With the new H4D-60, Hasselblad is trying […]
Read More »Leica S2 Price And Availability Announced
Leica recently announced that their new S2 professional digital SLR will be available this October. I got to take a look at a pre-production Leica S2 at the annual PMA tradeshow this spring, and let me tell you – it’s no regular digital SLR. The Leica S2 makes even the Nikon D3x and Canon EOS-1Ds […]
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