On Sep 25, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Toralf Lund wrote:
Digital cameras are not really "medium format" cameras, however,
The term "medium format" is quite arbitrary in any case, isn't it? I
believe the distinction between medium and small format has been
kept at least to a certain degree in terms of market segment as well
as the "negative" format, though - i.e. digital cameras from
traditional medium format vendors have larger sensors than the ones
that descended from 35mm bodies, and are sold to some of the same
people.
I don't know that "medium format" as a type designation is arbitrary
at all. It denotes cameras that used 120/220 sized roll film, with a
range of capture format sizings from 6x4.5 to 6x17 cm.
Same for 35mm: 35mm cameras are cameras that use double-sprocket cine-
derived film which is 35mm wide. There are half and double frame 35mm
cameras, variants like the Robot Rapids, etc.
I think there may be a couple more, but never mind that.
Quite likely. Alpa is one that comes to mind. Bronica (now gone),
Contax (also gone), Fuji, Horseman, Mamiya, etc etc are all names in
the medium format market space.
That makes it a pretty nice market with only a few competitors,
selling only pretty high-end gear, all of which is, by definition,
pretty new. Established leadership there is up for grabs.
Maybe. I don't know that much about the market as such, really.
BTW: Remember that Victor Hasselblad of old is gone. The vestiges of
the name continue in other hands.
I do think it would be nice if Hoya/Pentax would get their
collective arse moving on that front with the 645D. I'm sure they
have business reasons for the delays to deal with, but there are a
lot of Pentax MF users who would be made happy with the release of
this camera.
I'm sure they would. Perhaps a 645D would not appeal to people who
pre-book a new Leica camera without knowing the price, though...
That's not the market that it would appeal to. The market of Pentax
medium format users (6x7 and 645) who have a healthy collection of
excellent lenses continue to wait for it... Same as the Leica R camera
users await with bated breath the R10 digital body.
Godfrey
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