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Phase 1 – 60.5mp Full Frame 645 Digital Back
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Should you have any spare cash lying around:
Phase One Announces World’s First Full Frame 645 Medium Format Camera System, based on Breakthrough Sensor Technology
Sensor+ redefines sensor functionality to support pros’ investmentsCopenhagen, July 14, 2008 — Phase One A/S today announced the
P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system based on Sensor+
CCD technology co-developed with DALSA Semiconductor.
This patent pending, Sensor+ technology represents a significant advancement in
image capture. The chip platform offers the most demanding
photographers upgradeable CCD functions, ensuring a longer lifespan
for their digital back investments.“Photographers need real reasons to upgrade past 39 Megapixel digital
backs,” said Henrik Håkonsson, CEO of Phase One. “Real value
includes higher resolution but also requires new functions, faster
operation, higher quality through expanded sensitivity, increased
dynamic range, better results in the studio or on location and a better
longer-term investment. I believe we are able to achieve this and
more with our Sensor+ technology.”Improvements and upgrades based on Sensor+ technology have been
designed to enable:
— Scaleable pixel and file size
— Higher sensitivity & dynamic range
— Increased flexibility for operation and capture
— Improved capture ratesThe P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system are fully
upgradeable, based on advancements in the chip technology, providing
a competitive advantage through enhanced performance and new
functions as well as a lower overall cost of operation. Such
improvements have previously been available only at the cost of new
chips and hardware.The Phase One P 65+ is the first digital back and camera system to
take advantage of the new Sensor+ design and is the world’s first fullframe
capture system based on actual 645 film format. The P 65+
provides the largest live capture area available with coverage of
53.9mm x 40.4mm – enabling full viewfinder coverage thus no need
for lens magnification. “What you see is what you get.” The P 65+
sensor format provides 20 percent more live area compared to 39 or
50 Megapixel, 48mm x 36mm chips currently delivering or announced.
Sensor resolution is 60.5 Megapixel with 8984 x 6732 active pixels
achieving 180 MB, 8 bit RGB files.In addition to offering the industry’s largest live capture area and
highest resolution, the P 65+ offers captures at 1 frame per second,
reduction of Moiré artifacts, next generation Lens+ & Focus+
technologies and an unprecedented 12.5 f-stops of dynamic range.Pricing and Availability
More technical details and demonstrations of Sensor+ technology will
be available at the Photokina trade show in September 2008. Camera
shipments with P 65+ digital back are expected to begin in Q4 2008.
The P 65+ digital back starts at $39,900; the P 65+ camera system
starts at $41,990. Advance orders are available now. For more
information please contact salesphaseone.com .About Phase One
Phase One is a leading provider of digital image capture and work flow
management technology. Phase One P+ Series digital backs and
camera systems open new possibilities, putting the focus back on the
moment of capture. Phase One Capture One software helps streamline
the capture and post-production process. Supporting DSLR, mediumand
large-format photographic equipment, Phase One products are
renowned for their superior quality, flexibility and speed — enabling
pro photographers to realize their most subtle and most complex
visions without compromise.Phase One is an employee-owned company based in Copenhagen with
offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Cologne and Shanghai.
For more information about the products, visit the Phase One web site
on http://www.phaseone.comAll other brand or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.From $80,000 for a basic setup I think I’ll give this one a miss…unless Sigma do a range of lenses for them.
There is still a long way to go until we get real 4×5 or 8×10 sensors… or at least 6×7’s.
(There is a typo in the title, that should be 60.5MP?)
Your phasone linky includes the full stop, Mark.
http://www.phaseone.com/$40k is about €28k at present conversion rates, which means in reality it’ll be about €50k here.
Herself might upgrade just because it’s full frame, she’s used to her Phase One H25 and likes the Capture One software.
She was toying with the idea of one of those digital Hassies though.
Not sure if the new PhaseOne back will sit on a Hassie.H3D II DSLR 39 = 48x36mm | 39MP $37k
Hasselblad H3DII 50 = 48×36mm | 50MP $45k (ish?)
PhaseOne P65 = 54x 40mm | 60.5MP $42k
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