On 7 Oct 2004 at 1:22, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:
Now that Mamiya ZD SLR, fixed back, 22MP, for the 645-series lenses....*that's* a novel approach....an 1D on steroids....:))> (while Bronica just shut down business btw!) Hmm....at 1200gr, it's even lighter than an 1Ds I believe:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04092902mamiya_zd.asp
And with a 36mm x 48mm sensor, it is twice the size of the Canon 1Ds Mk. II sensor. Since Canon is saying bigger sensors are less noisy, we'll have to see what this means!
Anyone want to guess at pricing? I'm estimating $15,000.
Karen
The Mamiya people at the booth were saying less than 10,000 Euro. If so, that would probably mean a $10,000 US selling price and put a serious dent in the prospects of companies selling 22MP digital backs for $25,000, especially since the Mamiya back for the AFD and the RZ cameras is likely to be even less than $10,000.
From what I saw, the Mamiya camera was the most exciting new product, as it will force a total restructuring of the pricing of high end digital cameras and backs. It won't do everything the 1Ds MkII does, or a Sinar with 22Mp back does, but it does enough of both and at a price/performance level that both segments will have to reassess their positions.
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