Medium format DSLR - 22 megapixels

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But....where is the Mamiya ZD they promised us so long ago?

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"Jim Townsend" <not@real.address> wrote in message
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> Well.. It's a hybrid anyway :-)
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/ [...] ya22mp.asp
>
> Leaf and Mamiya introduce 22MP DSLR
> Friday, 9 September 2005 11:30 GMT
>
> Leaf and Mamiya have joined forces and announced a 22MP
> medium format DSLR by combining the Mamiya 645AFDII and
> the Leaf Aptus 22 digital back.
>
> Should add an interesting twist to the ever present
> digital vs film debates...
>
>

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"Jim Townsend" <not@real.address> wrote in message
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> Well.. It's a hybrid anyway :-)
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/ [...] ya22mp.asp
>
> Leaf and Mamiya introduce 22MP DSLR
> Friday, 9 September 2005 11:30 GMT
>
> Leaf and Mamiya have joined forces and announced a 22MP
> medium format DSLR by combining the Mamiya 645AFDII and
> the Leaf Aptus 22 digital back.
>
> Should add an interesting twist to the ever present
> digital vs film debates...

Only if it actually ships. Mamiya has made quite a few announcements lately
that are still on the vine.

>
>

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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:39:01 -0500, Jim Townsend <not@real.address>
wrote:

>John A. Stovall wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:59:35 -0500, Jim Townsend <not@real.address>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Well.. It's a hybrid anyway :-)
>>>
>>>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/0509094leaf_mamiya22mp.asp
>>>
>>>Leaf and Mamiya introduce 22MP DSLR
>>>Friday, 9 September 2005 11:30 GMT
>>>
>>>Leaf and Mamiya have joined forces and announced a 22MP
>>>medium format DSLR by combining the Mamiya 645AFDII and
>>>the Leaf Aptus 22 digital back.
>>>
>>>Should add an interesting twist to the ever present
>>>digital vs film debates...
>>>
>>
>> Sinar has had 22MP digital back out for almost a year for the
>> Hasselblad V and others.
>>
>> What's the interesting "twist"?
>
>Cameras and digital backs have been available for
>years..
>
>They're combining both and marketing them together
>as a package..

Other have done it before... Leaf has been doing it with the
Hasselblad H-1 system for over a year...


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