Ricoh announced the new Pentax 645Z medium format camera. It becomes the cheapest digital medium format camera ever released and it can be preordered at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
There are a couple of interesting Sony related news:
– First, Sony is literally conquering the full medium format digital camera market in one single strike! Hasselblad, Phase One and now Pentax use the newly developed and first ever CMOS sensor with 50Mp. Sony just had to make one sensor to wipe out the sensor competition from that market!
– The Sony sensor is the first CMOS sensor in the MF market, it’s the first sensor that allows useable High ISO with the new Pentax going up to 204,800 ISO!
– If the rumor is correct than the Sony [shoplink 25383 ebay]Mamiya 7 alike (here on eBay)[/shoplink] digital mirrorless medium format camera will cost less than the Pentax (less than $8,500).
Full press release of the new 645Z:
51.4 effective mega-pixel CMOS sensor
Designed to meet the demands of professional photographers, the 645Z offers a 43.8mm x 32.8mm 51.4 mega-pixel CMOS sensor, which is ideal for ultra-high resolution imaging, exceptionally large printing applications and outstanding cropping flexibility.
Class leading speed and response
Built with the assumption that every second matters, the 645Z offers a fast frame rate of 3FPS, quick image processing to rapidly review images, and swift image transfer with USB 3.0 computer connection.
Versatile live view with a tiltable LCD panel
The high-resolution, tiltable, air-gapless 3.2-inch LCD monitor with approx. 1,037,000 dots offers live view for convenient framing and reviewing of image lighting. The tilting LCD is convenient for waist level or overhead shooting.
SAFOX 11 Autofocus Module
Assure the sharpest focus with the SAFOX 11 autofocus module maximizes 27 AF sensors and a vast light sensitivity range of –3EV to +18EV. The new focus module includes 25 cross sensors and three AF sensors dedicated to low light focusing.
Real Time Scene Analysis with 86,000 pixel sensor
The new Real Time Scene Analysis System features an 86,000 pixel RGB light-metering sensor and improved algorithms that further enhance accuracy of exposure, white balance and autofocusing. This assures a perfectly exposed image even in difficult lighting conditions.
Durable design
With a magnesium alloy body, die cast aluminum chassis, and 76 special seals, the 645Z boasts a fully weather and coldproof design to resist water, fog, snow, sand and dust, for top performance in extreme field conditions as well as in the studio.
Anti Aliasing filterless design
Anti Aliasing filterless design achieves superior resolution for rich, detailed imagery at supreme resolution where camera settings, lens selection and shooting conditions are controlled to prevent moiré.
Beautiful, full HD movies and H.264 video
Enhance your video recording experience with full HD movie capture in the H.264 format (1920 x 1080 pixels/60i/30p), also including the ability to switch from still image to video recording with the flip of a dedicated switch. Equipped with a stereo microphone terminal for external microphone connection, the user can also adjust the audio recording level manually and visually monitor sound levels during recording.
Optional FLU, Eye-Fi Wireless, and SDXC Memory card compatibility
Perfect for studio or macro shooting situations, the optional 16 GB FLU CARD for PENTAX in the 645Z allows the photographer to remotely change settings such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO, shift the AF focus point, release the camera shutter, check a Liveview image, and browse and download images to any web browser enabled device. Eye-Fi Wireless and standard SDXC Memory cards are also compatible.
Dual SD card slots
Dual slot SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card support ensures fast and reliable storage for high resolution image files, simultaneously saving in multiple formats, assigning images to different cards based on their original format, or easily holding one memory card in reserve.
100-204800 ISO
High sensitivity range of ISO 200-204800 with improved noise performance throughout, including ISO-specific noise reduction, the 645Z will be ready to perform in a wide range of light levels and shooting conditions.
Multi-pattern white balance
When shooting scenes that include multiple light sources, such as sunlight and shade or flash, light sources are recognized automatically and the image is separated into different areas. White balance is adjusted separately in each area according to the different light sources to achieve optimal colour reproduction. With a newly added Multi-Pattern Auto mode, switching back and forth between modes is easily achieved.
HDMI port
An HDMI port outputs high definition images, video and sound to HDTVs.
HDR Image Capture
Improved in-camera HDR image capture features more blending options and better pixel registration for easier operation without a tripod.
Customizable RAW/Fx button
Customizable RAW/Fx button allows for easy access to common shooting settings.
Other features
- Compatibility with new D FA autofocus lenses as well as older 645 lenses ensures a wide selection of PENTAX glass for a wide range of photographic applications.
- Deep, 14 Bit RAW files in PENTAX PEF and Adobe DNG formats retain great detail in highlight and shadow areas of an image, and offer a high level of flexibility when processing RAW files.
- All-glass, trapezoid pentaprism viewfinder with interchangeable focusing screens offers a 98% field of view viewing angle for accurate framing applications.
- Mirror dampening hardware applies a braking action to the mirror swing, minimizing the effect of camera shake and noise levels to the image capture process.
- Mirror Lockup function prevents blur caused by the movement of the mirror during the exposure, ensuring the sharpest possible image capture for professional-caliber applications.
- A Digital Level function displays the vertical and horizontal inclination of the camera, ensuring captured photos remain level to the horizon.
Preorders at BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
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I would prefer Sony not develop a interchangeable lens MF camera, just keep making better sensors, and bigger ones. I would like to see some RX1 type efforts. Sony does not need another lens design to work on.
Perhaps Sony ought to give up camera making altogether so that we can have very affordable durable cameras with 14bit RAW files and good support?
Imagine Ricoh using the 12, 24, 36MP sensors for a CSC…
How about we just kill Canon and Nikon off and keep them from dragging along badwards tech and deals with major sports like the NFL?
What’s with the killing? You can’t have light without darkness, etc. Would it affect how you take photos of the other guys have a good/bad camera?
Killing them off will not have any effect on you taking ISO 6400 pics of your cat indoors. So just relax.
mmmmm….I agree that a good first (but maybe only first…) move for Sony in MF would either be a fixed single FL lens or fixed 2x-3x zoom, in a body similar to the Fuji 645 series cameras. Small and light (for medium format), relatively simple, and the lowest price point for DMF. It would be a wonderful camera, and I would certainly buy one—have been waiting many years for such a thing at an “affordable” price point. “Affordable” in this case means something different than it does in smaller sensor cameras, of course. Perhaps the better word is “reachable”. For me, the Pentax is getting very close to “reachable” now. The gears are turning in my head already…
But I don’t think it is wise or necessary for Sony not to develop DMF on their own with their own lenses, but more importantly with a mind to allow for the adapting the fairly decent number of existing medium format lenses. This is a bridge Sony has already crossed, intellectually, with the E/FE mount line of cameras. I doesn’t appear to have hurt them at all.
They just did. The only thing here that is different is that it has a Pentax badge.
So this camera still uses a mirror? Do I smell a Sony mirrorless low megapixel, ultra high sensitivity “S” version in the works?
With this, now Sony will be over 50% market share in digital sensor imaging manufacture. People (and companies) likes to have what others are using, so more people (and companies) will jump in in the Sony Digital Sensor Imaging boat.
But the Lens manufacture boat seems to be sailing very sloooowwwwly.
Lens manufacturing for who? For Sony? A-mount is pretty sorted out no? E-mount and FE need lenses, yes…but as you say “People (and companies) likes to have what others are using, so more
people (and companies) will jump in in the Sony Digital Sensor Imaging
boat.” does that mean Sony cameras or Sony-sensor-bearing-cameras? If the latter, then the lenses for those systems are not up to Sony.
Someone that was at the presentation of the Pentax 645Z is saying there were rumours in the crowd there that Pentax is working on a RX1 style medium format camera.
I was hoping that Sony will do this as it wouldn’t need a new system, but only 1 fixed lens. Well at least Sony will have an input providing the sensor.
I smell a low cost Sony MF Mirrorless camera with this same sensor. Using adapters to work with all available Mediam format Lenses using CDAF.
“Sony sensor wipes out the MF sensor competition!”
Is there any competition, Pentax, Hasselblad and PhaseOne are all using Sony sensors? Isn’t the rest film only?
Dalsa and Aptina produce MF CCD sensors in varying MP densities (30, 40, 60, 80, I believe) used by everyone in that market (Hasselblad, Phase One, Mamiya Leaf)
I am not sure if Hasselblad/Imacon make their own sensors, though. I knew Imacon made the digital backs but not sure about sensors themselves.
So it looks like Sony is hitting competition here, not only Aptina directly, but also Nikon – Aptina are making the Nikon 1 System 1″ sensors.
I do not believe the MF Sony sensor would be a Nikon worry since it is not a market they are invested in. It would be a worry for Aptina, perhaps, but Nikon doesn’t have much to worry about. Aptina is not going out of business because of this…
This is what I meant, if the larger share of Aptina profit comes from selling MF sensors since Nikon 1 System is not selling very well and at insanely reduced prices, this should hurt them a lot. They might decide it is not worth developing 1″ sensors if there is some sort of synergy in the development process. Don’t know if they have other markets, e.g. medical equipment, etc
Nikon 1 system not selling well is only hurting Nikon, not Aptina. Just like Hassleblad, Phase One and Pentax with Sony’s sensors, Nikon has a contract with Aptina for a specific number of sensors over a specific period of time, under a specific price per unit. There are also contract exit conditions. Nikon 1 not selling well would definitely not be one of those conditions.
nope, you have backs with sensors from Kodak (older models) and Dalsa
lol … and 10 Years later Sony will deliver lenses for that baby …
This is a Pentax camera not a Sony.
Pricing and Availability
The PENTAX 645Z will be available for purchase in June 2014 for a category-low retail price of $8,499.95 for the body only.
The newly available FA 645 lenses are available now for the following prices:
SMC-FA 645 75MM F2.8
$839.00
SMC-FA 645 45MM F2.8
$1,319.00
SMCP-FA 645 150mm f/2.8(IF)
$1,679.00
SMCP-FA 645 300MM f/5.6 ED(IF)
$5,759.00
SMC-FA 645 400MM F5.6 EDIF
$3,479.00
SMC-FA 645 ZOOM 45-85 F4.5
$2,879.00
SMCP-FA 645 120mm f/4 MACRO
$1,679.00
SMCP-FA 645 200MM f/4 (IF)
$1,319.00
SMCP-FA 645 80-160/4.5
$2,519.00
SMCP-FA 645 33-55 f/4.5 AL
$3,239.00
SMCP-FA 645 ZOOM 150-300MM F/5.6 ED
$3,239.00
SMCP-FA 645 35mm f/3.5
$1,919.00
SMCP-FA 645 55-110 f/5.6
$2,039.00
there are two bits though where good old CCD still has an edge: sensor size, bit depth – you can’t beat those
and forgot to add – low ISO
bit depth ? you still believe the 16 bit lie ?
I don’t believe, I shoot in 16-bit -> that’s the difference I can see, no need to believe 😉
Having 16 bits means nothing on it’s own. There is only about 12 bits of information in those 16 on current CCD sensors. The rest is just noise. CCD development has stalled, with high read-out noise, low read rates, low QE (quantum efficiency) and poor low light performance and modest dynamic range. About the only thing in it’s favour is that it is available in larger formats.
CCD still has its place in specialist scientific sensors, but for mainstream cameras it’s clearly on its way out.
I keep reading all these comments, I do agree with the science and numbers presented in them, but then when I edit captures from MF back (16-bit raw) and compare to 14-bit/12-bit ones from the same shoot – there’s just so much more information in the file, you can abuse that file almost as much as you want before it falls apart -> i can’t do that with other files, at least not in that extent.
So the question is, is it really only about science and numbers or not?
How come Pentax’ 51MP cam offers 3fps and Sony’s 12MP 7S only 2.5 fps?!
ther’s a lot more space for cooling chips…
It claimed “645Z offers a FAST frame rate of 3FPS” lol… I am start confuse how to categorize those term…
Probably a sizeable buffer with a chip that size. Can you imagine file size? Must be 50mb per shot, at least.
that made a point 🙂
I’m more concerned about how quickly the image appears on the LCD than fps. Medium format cameras and not made for those who “spray and pray” or for sports shooters. Using a MF camera (film or digital) is a much slower and methodical process compared to 35mm/FF or smaller formats. One takes fewer shots but ends up putting more thought into each and every frame. And if you were to migrate to an even larger format such as 4×5 or 8×10, then you’d see the whole process slow down even further. Large format cameras are in fact so slow, that if you take less than 30 minutes to set up and make your first exposure, then you’re either doing something wrong or you got lucky so that all you needed to do was set the camera on the tripod, extend the bellows, install the lens, add any applicable filtration, pull the focusing cloth over your head, focus, take several spot-meter readings, set your aperture, set your shutter speed taking into account reciprocity failure, focus, then insert the film holder, remove the dark slide, attach the cable release and click.
only for jpegs. raw are 1fps
The faster frame rate is probably disabled on the a7s so it can be made available on the battery grip/ 4k recorder.
An incentive for still picture shooters to buy it.
The plus side of the slow fps is that any super cheap slow SD cards can be used. 🙂 Good thinking from Sony. 🙂
FYI: The battery grip (VG-C1EM) does nothing to improve fps (A7R).
I don’t think barry is referring to the battery grip available now, but rather a battery grip/4K recorder which may become available after the A7S is released and which would process images separate from the camera.
That is plain wishful thinking on Barry’s part. There is not even the slightest indication from Sony such a thing is in the works. In fact, Sony pursued a 3rd party to make the external 4K recorder (it is all on YouTube).
This is a rumor site but come on there are some standards even here! Gossips, wishful thinking, misleading information and factually incorrect stuff, even if they happen to come from “Sony executives” have their place. 🙂
Oh, don’t get me wrong, I’m certainly not convinced, just trying to clarify what he might have been discussing.
That pretty much eliminates anything that can legitamately be considered a rumor and we may as well close down sar.
In the unlikely event that this rumor is not already being planned by Sony they will read it here and realize it is a good idea.
The battery grip /4k recorder won’t happen since Sony has officially outsourced the 4k recorder to Atomos with the Shogun.
The product was annonces during the presentation of the 7s.
Also none of the alpha 7 bodies has a special connectors like the alpha99 to allow complex datas communication between the body and a virtual enhancing device.
If this thing happen it would be link via an usb and a hdmi cables like the Shogun. Not a very integrated solution as suggested by the grip form factor.
In the a7r as in most digital cameras the battery grip is just a power source and auxiliary control device.
The battery grip/ 4k recorder is an actual recording device therefore can be used to record still images ..at a faster frame rate..as well as 4k video.
There is no separate battery grip for the A7S. The 3rd party 4k recorder is just that and no more. Not even Sony claim the stuff you are fantasizing.
Sony is an electronics company heavily invested in 4k technology includind 4k tv, 4k projectors, 4k dvd and 4k video cameras,both consumer and professional.
The chances that Sony will release a 4k camera and require users to only purchase a 3rd party 4k video recorder to use it are in my opinion zero.
The facts are against you and your opinion. Check this out:
http://www.atomos.com/
The only real evidence is time either this will happen or it wont.
I have been heavily critisized for repeating facts told to me by sony that are not necessarily all true.
Atomos Shogun may be the first portable 4k recorder but I doubt it will be the only.
Read the specs and you’ll see that 3fps is only in JPEG mode, while the camera maintains the same fps of the 645D in RAW.
If sony makes ilc mf mount should be uniersal with adaptors so sony does not need to make a complete lens system.
A and E mount cold have a 1.4x wide field tele adaptor.
So could canon and nikon.
I totally agree with this. Make it easily adaptable to Pentax, Mamiya, Hasselblad, Contax and Bronica lenses. (Actually I would be happy with just a straight Pentax mount!)
And 35mm lenses could also be used when mf lenses are unavalable.
A new user will probably already have a complete 35mm collection to which they can add mf lenses as they can afford to.
So with 35mm lenses would the camera have to go into a cropped mode or something? Would it be any different than a really expensive FF camera at that point? The sensor is already a cropped version of the true 645 frame, which is the smallest medium format frame size itself…
Oh… now I see you mentioned using a wide field adapter. OK, I guess that would work.
The 1.4x tele would be necessary for the wide field adaptor to work. So the wide field and tele are a single adaptor.
I’d be really interested in such a system from Sony, that would allow me to use the sizeable investment I have in A-mount glass, albeit with some speed loss, and with new dedicated lenses. And if it were as portable and lightweight as my a99, or even more so? I’m in.
It looks good, fantastic BUT this is not medium format!!!!
Not, as it has been used originally.
Traditionally the naming “645” means a film size 6 x 4,5 cm, 600 x 450 mm.
I am not happy about that well-known namings, standards are abused by marketing people.
60 x 45mm please…… =_=”
I think you meant 60mm x 45mm, not 600×450. Also, while medium format film is 60mm wide, the actual capture size is closer to 56mmx42mm
Check your facts.
This is what Wikipedia says:
“Generally, the term applies to film and digital cameras that record images on media larger than 24 by 36 mm (full-frame) (used in 35 mm photography), but smaller than 4 by 5 inches (which is considered to be large-format photography).”
Anything larger than full frame is already medium format (unless it is large enough to be called large format).
Check his comment again.
“Not, as it has been used originally.”
23.622 inches by 17.7165 Inches (600mm x 400mm) seems like a bit of a lofty goal for medium format.
MF has never been that size. Try 56mm x 41 ish.
MF means bulky built?
Sure it’s looks big and bulky to most, but for those who use at 645D (like myself) can contest to how comfortable it feels in the hand. It may look big ‘n bulky, but feels really good. The 645D/Z are about 100gm heavier than a D4. I’ve walked around town for hours with it around my shoulder with my bag and tripod too, and it’s fine if you’re in average shape.
New milestones:
GH4 – First 4K video camera (2014)
Sony – First mirror-less Full Frame camera (A7x)with King of ISO in both Still and Video (2014)
Pentax – First cheapest CMOS Medium Format camera (645Z) (2014)
Next milestones:
Sony – First Hybrid Mount Full Frame camera (A99) (2014)
Fuji – First organic mirror-less Full Frame camera (XProX) (2015)
Canikon – None (2014)
I always thought the A99 was released in 2012…
Most new things come from Sony and Olympus, it seems.
This tiny new CMOS sensor is in no way a real competition to what people use the real/full frame medium format digital stuff for. By the sounds of things people here barely aware of the existence of such cameras.
real 645s all ask for at least 3 times the price so they are not in competition anyway. but this is a lot of pressure on the new hassel and low end phaseone/mamiyaleaf(which also 433)
Still it’s wrong to say that Sony is conquering the medium format market.
If this is medium format market, then the Pentax 645D already “conquered” it. 🙂
The competition, Leica S2/S, based on the price alone makes even the die hard Leica fan cringe.
Granted, but it doesn’t seem to be hurting their bottom line. My guess is a revised S series with this sensor would put many people over the moon and if they bought one with the previous sensor, this camera is more than 2X the performance of the last, with live view. What are a few more sheckels to those professionals? My guess is very little, plus, they already have lenses that are imho better (and pricier) than anything pentax is offering right now.
Even though I cannot afford it, as a professional in this market, Leica S paired with this new Sony sensor would be a very potent combo, perhaps the best digital imaging device ever made.
Downvote away 🙂
The Leica S/S2 output is 16bit. It looks like that is not possible with the Sony CMOS sensor (none of the cams/digi backs offer it AFAIK). It may be a small point for some but it is a factor to consider.
Wrong:
Phase One IQ250 : 16 bits
Hasselblad H5D-50 : 16 bits
At lease two thirds of MF camera made by sony sensor have 16 bit output.
I think you are giving professionals way too much credit. According to estimates there are 6000 MF cameras sold per year, out of which only 1200 come from Leica. Money mean something even to pros 🙂
May I ask where you got those numbers? Just curious. Thanks in advance.
Sure thing. It’s an interview from last year with some Leica guy. Not hard numbers, but I imagine he has a general idea of what he’s talking about.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marcbabej/2013/05/08/how-leica-camera-is-reinventing-the-medium-format-market-on-its-own-terms/2/
“There are no industry-wide figures”, as I said, and the guy is from Leica, so he is definitely out of touch with the rest of the industry.
I think Leica is probably only going to sell about 1200 S systems a year, but that is before this new sony sensor.
That still represents almost 33 million in sales.
I didn’t say it’s not much money, surely there’s a reason to continue producing these cameras. But, there aren’t many who can or are willing to buy these cameras. That was my point.
Yes, there aren’t hard numbers, as I said, but your claim that the guy is out of touch with the industry is unfounded. My guess is he knows better than both of us.
A sensor size of 44x33mm cannot be called medium format by traditional definition.
This is a APMFS-C sized sensor (Advanced Photo Medium Format System type-C) 🙂
Watch out, you may get flamed…
That’s a big shaky shutter too — its not for those girly-men internet heroes……(:-)
DPreview:
“…we were surprised to see that the 645Z’s shutter is actually quieter than the one on the Sony A7r”
Good news! Hopefully this’ll be a winner for the Pentax brand as other MF (APMFS-C:) offerings are way too expensive. It may make for a splendid portrait or fashion shooters camera!
A Porsche is smaller than a Mazda so it’s quieter? What on earth makes you think smaller equals less noise? BS.
No. Anything bigger than 35mm and smaller than 4×5 is medium format. 645 was invited as a way of making 4×5 cheaper to shoot itself.
There is no ‘true’ MF, it covers a range.
“The tilting LCD is convenient for waist level or overhead shooting.”
But not for portrait/fashion photographers. We work vertical folks. Seems anything Sony has forgotten about us Vert Togs with recent cameras lacking full LCD articulation and no smart wireless flash systems, or native flash cables.
My a7R sits in the bag more and more, lacking the convenience of my a77 screen. a7R vertical grip is an ergonomic train wreck compared to a77/a900.
Hope you video guys are happy taking over our still cameras. I wonder if you’d complain if someone took away your convenient horizontal orientation and provided comfort for only vertical shooting. How would video togs react if Sony killed your microphones in trade for a flash system?
Sony? Are we not talking about a Pentax camera?
go outside dude, you spent too much time on the internet today
This whole “you” and “we” thinking is so touching.
I agree that the articulation of the LCD is great, as it is in the a99/77, the choice to eliminate it for the a7 series was obvious given the goal of ultimate compactness. It has nothing to do with appeasing video guys.
I’m also with you on the need for a proper wireless flash system. However I am supportive of the multi interface shoe since it unifies Sony accessory connections and allows a user to attach standard ISO accessories such as pocket wizards. But why Sony excluded stereo / sync ports on the damn f 60 flash is beyond me.
How can they call it 645 when it’s not 6cm * 4.5 cm?
Even 645 film format was 56x42mm…
And 6×6 was 56x56mm…
The only thing that was 6mm was the width of 120/220 film.
“The only thing that was 6mm was the width of 120/220 film.” … and they called it 120/220 film 🙂
Also 1″ sensor is not 1 inch as well, same with 1/2.3″, 1/1.7″, etc
HS – that is one UGLY MF.
I meant.. one UGLY MF camera. hehe
Sony Mamiya 7 alike camera, please…………….
Sony Mamiya 7 alike camera, please…………….
Sony Mamiya 7 alike camera, please…………….
Actually Sony is going to announce that exact thing late in 2014.
BAZINGA!
SEE? E-MOUNT IS DEAD!
LMAO
One sensor to rule them all.
So if you’d take a micro four thirds-sized crop out of this sensor, you’d still get 8 megapixels out of the image. 13 megapixels for an APS-C-sized crop. This is remarkable.
If Sony were to develop a camera with a high-quality fixed prime (sharp like the FE 55/1.8), one could have a 3x crop-based zoom on it. You would get a 35mm-ish lens at the full image, a 50mm-ish lens with full frame crop, and a nice 85mm equivalent at and APS-C crop. Imagine that.
Remarkable? A crop of an 24 Megapixel FullFrame Sensor is 15 Megapixel.
I think it is a medium format sized version of the d800e (d7000) sensor… or is it the d610 (a900/d3x) 24mp sensor?
One thing I know for sure is when Sony decides to do the same with their apsc sized 24mp sensor, that will be the camera to have.
If your only concern in a camera is that’s small, and you’d rather have portability in lieu of superior image quality that is literally unobtainable with a smaller sensor (including FF), then you’d be happier with an APS-C, 50MP camera. On the other hand if image quality is of paramount concern AND you actually know the pitfalls of smaller sensors, then you wouldn’t even give such a camera a second thought – let alone think such a tool would be useful.
Fifty MP on an APS-C would result in such small pixels, that your ISO performance would be unusable at 400. However, that doesn’t really matter since diffraction would kick so quickly, say about f/4, that your whole range of f/stops would yield diffraction with the sharpness falling off as you closed down the lens. Such is the problem with high-megapixel cameras with small pixels.
I think you misunderstood what I typed.
An APSc crop of a 24mp FF is 10.6mp, not 15mp. And mFT crop would be 6mp.
You’re forgetting to square. APSc Crop factor is 1.5 width and 1.5 height. That makes it to 2.25x. For mFT its 2x width and 2x Height, so the factor is 4x for Mpix conversions.
No more FE lenses then?
I just hope this will work with SELP1650 in crop mode!
Well said Marco.
Pentax just makes great cameras!
RX1 + MF sensor + fixed Zeiss = the last camera I’ll ever buy.
If there are more people thinking like you, Sony will will disappear…
Not if Sony wants me to replace the RX1.
That’s the point: Sony does not live or die on the fate of one camera decision (and, lenses be damned, of course) – because, they are a Consumer Electronics Giant!
[and … count me in on this one: RX 33×44, reasonably wide, not too fast, stupidly high ISO, around €5,000 – mmmmmmmmmmmmm…]
That MASSIVE Pentax logo, ow my eyes.
Makes me wonder what the RX version will be called if Sony desides to make one. RX-0.1?
“- First, Sony is literally conquering the full medium format digital camera market in one single strike!”
Literally? What are its sales numbers?
A little embellishment on the Admin’s part. Let it go. 🙂
Optional flu doesn’t sound that tempting, still better than assured though.
Isn’t that kind of small to be called medium format?
Medium format has traditionally referred to a film format in still photography and the related cameras and equipment that use that film. Generally, the term applies to film and digital cameras that record images on media larger than 24 by 36 mm, but smaller than 4inches(101.6mm)x5inches(127mm)
But it’s not made in Germany.
whow, they made in a full alu cast body this time, looks like a real progression. and, it is water resistant. Good move Pentax.
8000 € in Germany – http://shop-de.ricoh-imaging.eu/645z-kameragehaeuse.html
I think I stay with my A7r.
Now we only need a Sony A7M with same MF sensor for half the price!