Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark and David, At the Photo Imaging Expo in March, Pentax and Mamiya booths were crowded with people interested in their new MF DSLRs (18MP Kodak CCD and 22MP Dalsa CCD). They will most probably be priced at around 850-900K yen (8K USD) in Japan. This will undoubtedly bring a breakthrough in the MF digital world. Indeed, even a lot of amateurs (myself included) are now keen on digital MF as their next targets. Cheers, MIKIRO Japan > Hi mark, > > i agree that those prices are certainly becoming more attractive. I've > never worked with a square format camera, though I've had friends that > insist the square format is THE only format :) However, undeniably, > those Canon lenses are cheaper than their medium format equivalents :) > > The 1Ds mkII now seem exorbitantly priced even compared to, for example > the D2x, which according to dpreview.com, is every bit as good as the > 1ds mkII for less money! It looks like the APS size sensors are going to > be around for a long time. > > Let's hope the DMR is at least nearly as good, to ensure Leica's > continued existence.... > > ---------- > David Teo > > On 05-Jun-05, at AM 04:38, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> I can easily skip that 24x36 digital format for the near to medium future >> and just go from the 1.5x crop format (23.7 x 15.6mm) to the format >> I'd get >> with a digital back on my Hasselblads. Something to the tune of 37mm >> square >> at the minimum I think. Those are coming down and have approached >> certainly >> the price of a Canon S. body. >> >> Some calcs: >> 23.7 * 15.6 = 369.72 >> 24 * 36 = 864 >> 37 * 37 = 1369 Hasselblad Ixpress V96C $9.7k >> There are smaller ones for cheaper. >> 49 * 36.7 = 1798.3 Sinar Back 54M 15-20k > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >