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Mike McCarty · 09-30-2006, 09:22 AM

At the Photokina photo equipment show going on in Germany there are a lot of significant announcements taking place regarding the next generation of digital cameras and related equipment. Here are a few more:

Remember the name Hasselblad? Hasselblad was the nuts when it came to medium and large format film cameras. In terms of image quality no 35mm could compete. However, the physical size and price of the larger formats left most to adapt the nimble 35mm slr. Well, it appears that not much has changed.

Hasselblad has just announced its new H2D and H3D digital cameras with 22mp and 39mp respectively. The price is expected to be in the tens of thousands and the weight comparable to an M1 tank.

If you just can't cope with 39mp you may want to check into the Seitz 6x17 digital panoramic camera which will produce a 160 mp image in one second, or a 470 mp image in two seconds. Billed as "The Rolex Of Cameras," and going for $36,000, they state the following:

With increasing image resolution the engineering precision of the camera hardware becomes very important. All Seitz cameras are made from solid blocks of aluminium as used in space technology and produced with state-of-the-art CNC machinery. Machining tolerances are at the decisive 1/100 mm. Uncompromising precision and perfectly adjusted lenses are our guarantee for excellent results. Every Seitz 6x17 camera is hand-made in Switzerland and is unique.

And then there is this from Canon (I want one):

Canon has announced the Media Storage M30 and M80 devices which feature a high resolution 3.7" TFT LCD screen, CF and SD reader, USB 2.0 connection and either a 30 or 80 GB hard disk. These devices are similar to the Epson P series Photo Viewer devices enabling you to backup and store images directly from storage card or camera and display them on the built-in screen. The M30 and M80 also support direct printing via USB and are powered by the now 'Canon standard' BP-511A Lithium-Ion battery. Canon are keen to stress that these products are not OEM but have been developed in-house.

09-30-2006, 09:22 AM	#29
Mike McCarty PHOTOGRAPHY MODERATOR SOG Member '03 Finalist Taos SOPA '03 HonMen SoCal ASOPA '03 Finalist SoCal ASOPA '04 Finalist Taos SOPA Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 2,674	Pixel envy? At the Photokina photo equipment show going on in Germany there are a lot of significant announcements taking place regarding the next generation of digital cameras and related equipment. Here are a few more: Remember the name Hasselblad? Hasselblad was the nuts when it came to medium and large format film cameras. In terms of image quality no 35mm could compete. However, the physical size and price of the larger formats left most to adapt the nimble 35mm slr. Well, it appears that not much has changed. Hasselblad has just announced its new H2D and H3D digital cameras with 22mp and 39mp respectively. The price is expected to be in the tens of thousands and the weight comparable to an M1 tank. If you just can't cope with 39mp you may want to check into the Seitz 6x17 digital panoramic camera which will produce a 160 mp image in one second, or a 470 mp image in two seconds. Billed as "The Rolex Of Cameras," and going for $36,000, they state the following: With increasing image resolution the engineering precision of the camera hardware becomes very important. All Seitz cameras are made from solid blocks of aluminium as used in space technology and produced with state-of-the-art CNC machinery. Machining tolerances are at the decisive 1/100 mm. Uncompromising precision and perfectly adjusted lenses are our guarantee for excellent results. Every Seitz 6x17 camera is hand-made in Switzerland and is unique. And then there is this from Canon (I want one): Canon has announced the Media Storage M30 and M80 devices which feature a high resolution 3.7" TFT LCD screen, CF and SD reader, USB 2.0 connection and either a 30 or 80 GB hard disk. These devices are similar to the Epson P series Photo Viewer devices enabling you to backup and store images directly from storage card or camera and display them on the built-in screen. The M30 and M80 also support direct printing via USB and are powered by the now 'Canon standard' BP-511A Lithium-Ion battery. Canon are keen to stress that these products are not OEM but have been developed in-house. Attached Images __________________ Mike McCarty