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05/19/2005 11:54:55 AM · #1 |
I think Canon or some other company should make a medium-format style DSLR with interchangeable sensor backs so we can have 1.6 or 1.3 or FF, or even film! Also, since we could remove the sensor module from the camera, it'd be much easier to clean. The mirror/viewfinder would be made for full frame but would darken the edges for different size sensors. The body would have the controls, LCD, battery, memory card slot-- everything that won't go out of date as soon as a sensor and its electronics will--the parts that incrementally increase over time. Maybe an 8mp 1.6x back would cost $600, a 10mp 1.3x back for $1000, all the way up to 24mp FF for $3500 or so. As new ones come out, they would be faster, have less noise, use less battery power; more frames per second, so many things could be upgraded! I suppose the back would get fatter as more electronics are needed, maybe the FF sensor would have a vertical grip containing the electronics. More expensive bodies would offer more controls, better build quality, larger LCD, and maybe only the more expensive ones could handle the FF sensors because of its permanently attached vertical grip.
I think it sounds like an awesome system, and I'm sure I haven't even thought of many details. What do you think?
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05/19/2005 12:29:28 PM · #2 |
| are you "sleeptyping" ??? LOL |
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05/19/2005 12:33:54 PM · #3 |
| You make one, I'll buy it! |
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05/19/2005 12:50:41 PM · #4 |
| There are already Medium Format backs that work on current MF systems, allowing you to use MF film or Digital on the fly. |
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05/19/2005 12:57:50 PM · #5 |
| I shoot film on a 30 + year Hasselblad, film backs still available new or used, repairable as well, Digital backs available through Hasselblad or other outside manufacturers. Great images too! |
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05/19/2005 01:04:35 PM · #6 |
has anyone read anything on that mamiya 7II? it's the size of an slr but uses 6x7 negatives. Definately worth having, even for the digital pro.. can't match that digitally as far as I know?
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05/19/2005 01:04:44 PM · #7 |
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05/19/2005 02:17:28 PM · #8 |
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05/19/2005 02:21:35 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by magicshutter:
has anyone read anything on that mamiya 7II? it's the size of an slr but uses 6x7 negatives. Definately worth having, even for the digital pro.. can't match that digitally as far as I know? |
The Mamiya 7 II is a medium format 6x7cm rangefinder camera with interchangeable leaf shutter lenses. It is ?The Ultimate 6x7 Rangefinder?, virtually no bigger than the top 35mm SLRs. Quiet, compact and lightweight, the Mamiya 7 II has a built-in Aperture Priority A/E meter with fully manual exposure capability. This allows one to create incredibly detailed 6x7cm ?Ideal Format? images with ease. A panoramic adapter accessory can be used for true 24x65mm panoramic images. The precision rangefinder is ideal for quick, accurate focusing, particularly in low light situations.
The Mamiya 7 II offers double exposure capability and choice of black or champagne finish with a restyling over the original Mamiya 7 model. It uses all Mamiya 7 lenses including the latest 50mm f/4.5 superwide lens with optical finder and 210mm f/8 with optical finder.
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05/19/2005 02:24:38 PM · #10 |
LOL.. I'd really would like a 24Mpixel back for only $3500.
the 22Mpixel back for the Hasselblad H1 only cost $16000 ;)
if you want interchangable backs for both film and digital buy the Hasselblad H1, the body with 80mm lens and 120/220 filmback is around $7000, then you can get a 16Mpixel and 22Mpixel backs for a LOT of money ;)
the image quality of the Hasselblad exceeds the 1Ds II by 400% and so does the price ;)
one lens for the Hasselblad has a very similar pricetag as the Mark II bodies $3000 - $9000 ;)
but to play with a mediumformat camera like the H1.. there's no turning back, even with the 1DsII you would never feel comfortable with that toy camera after using H1D 22Mpixel camera delivering 136Mb files :) |
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05/19/2005 02:34:27 PM · #11 |
We mainly shoot film 2 ¼ or 4x5. Most of what we shoot goes to press and we have in house film scanners, and scan our transparencies for press. A 4x5 transparency scanned can go as big as 8-ft x 10-ft at 200 dpi it makes a big file but a beautiful print.
Our equipment consists of:
1-Hasselblad 500ELM
2-Hasselblad 500CM
1- Hasselblad 50mm
2- Hasselblad 80mm
1- Hasselblad 120mm
1- Hasselblad 150mm
1- Hasselblad 250mm
5- Hasselblad A12 backs
2-Nikon FTN
1- Nikon F36 drive
1- Nikon 20mm
1- Nikon 24mm
1- Nikon 50mm
1- Nikon 55mm macro
1- Nikon 85mm
1- Nikon 105mm
1- Nikon 200mm
1-Cannon F-1 with motor
1-Cannon FTB
1-Cannon 28mm
1-Cannon 50mm
1-Cannon 135mm
1-Toyo 4x5 View
6-Metz 45 flash
4-Novatron studio flash
2-Photogenic studio flash
5-Studio Pro studio flash
OH YES and 1-Cannon 10D Digital camera with an 18-125mm zoom.
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05/19/2005 02:54:13 PM · #12 |
| lol.. as I said, if you play with MF then the 35mm format will become something in the past :) |
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05/20/2005 10:11:20 PM · #13 |
I'd love to have me an H1 but atlas this poor guy will not likely ever own one. I can't imagine an 8x10 foot print. I mean, I've seen those ads and all that, but to actually be able to shoot and print a billboard (for those not of america, those are the massive signs on the side of the road that advertise product, upcoming businesses etc.)
But again the level of redundancy that entails,,, I mean a portrait photographer owning something that detailed.
Message edited by author 2005-05-20 22:11:39.
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