When we talk about medium format cameras, the numerical term doesn’t describe the camera, it describes the film. Small format is 16mm or 35mm, large format is 4inx5in (or 8inx10in) sheets of film, and medium format is in the middle. Out of the medium format class there are a bunch of format types. The 645 is the smallest of them. More »
Mamiya’s RZ67 was the meccano set of medium format cameras, with a system of film backs, lenses, finders and accessories that made it a popular choice with commercial photographers, especially studio photographers who valued the flexibility of the RZ67 system and the robust build quality of the equipment. More »
In the latter half of the 20th century, photography technology entered a golden age. The age of the medium format camera. Mamiya. Bronica. Pentax. Few would argue the very pinnacle of design in this class of camera was the Hasselblad. So highly regarded was this maker’s cameras they were chosen by NASA to be taken to the moon. More »
Medium format wizards Mamiya are continuing their legacy of huge-sensored digicams with the new DL33—33 megapixels spread across a 36mm x 48mm sensor, which is twice the size of a full-frame DSLR’s chip.
Pro photographers might start hyperventilating when they see this Mamiya ZD 645AFD II Digital System, which the company touts as the first 22-megapixel digital camera system for under $10,000. That’s a pretty good deal, considering that a 31-megapixel Hasselblad costs $25,000.
This Mamiya supercamera is offered as a $9999 kit including a 80mm f/2.8 autofocus lens, the 645AFD II body which usually sells for $3000 separately, and the new part of the system, the Mamiya ZD 22 Megapixel Digital Back. What, they’re selling the fronts and backs of cameras separately now? WTF?
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