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# I remember studying astronomy at uni
I was told with much excitement about the 'charge-coupled device'.
Now every home has one, I've got two. A billion pixels? Won't be
long before we get that on a mid-range camera.
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:40, archived)
# Indeed
Phase one have released a camera that shoots as default something bonkers like 180mb jpgs, I know it's medium format, back that's technology that drips down as the years roll by
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:53, archived)
# Don't shoot till you see the whites of their retinas.
(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 21:58, archived)
# The subatomic atoms in their retinas more like
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 22:02, archived)
# well this Leica puts out 100MB JPGS.
So if you're shooting RAW then you're gonna end up with about 4 meg snaps coming out of your pooter. that's fucking mental.
s.leica-camera.com/leica-s-system/
(I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 22:41, archived)
# Things of beauty aren't they
Just a shame the price tag of medium format is out there with the clouds.

I guess every photographer would love to get their mittens on one of these guys, but then the reality kicks in. Unless you are are more or less a studio based photographer, or being paid in a similar environment, justifying the cost would be daft given the top-end gear of Canon and Nikon can deliver so much more for situations that require more than shooting rates of barely more than one a second

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 28 Mar 2010, 22:56, archived)