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Originally Posted by adan
OK - the S2 is still a year out.
Suppose I (or some other photographer) wanted to try my/her hand at some of the studio/fashion/architecture/magazine portrait (read medium-format) genres it seems to be aimed at. You know, just to try to build a "book" of images that need more than 10-12 Mpixels and see if I can?
What is the cheapest reasonable way to roughly approximate the "look and feel" of the S2 in both handling and output - i.e NOT getting involved with anything $10,000+
I'm thinking a Canon 5D MK2 would be the most direct route to: near-MF IQ, big sensor, 20+ Mpixels, some capability for Leica glass, availability of TS/PC lenses, roughly equivalent form factor (hand-holdable).
Sony A900 has the sensor and pixels, but not the extensive pro/studio/field lens range.
Let's stick with cameras that actually exist today - waiting for pie in the sky, I can afford to wait for the S2 itself. No Nikon MX or D3x until you can actually link me to one.
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A used or rebuilt Imacon scanner and any number of great MF film systems out there from 645 to 6X9.
Seriously. This whole spend $80K on a system is fine if you are making $5-10K days or are independently wealthy. Otherwise film is still a very viable option for many many pros. Plus it sets you stylistically apart from the pack. And you get true MF full frame.
And lets not forget that shooting lots and lots of 37mp (or even 21 for that matter) images is going to take a lot of computing power. Expect to ramp up your whole system. Better to get that roll back and scan the one or two images that are worth anything and make some nice prints.
The S2 looks like a great camera but it's not aimed at the casual user. Well, maybe the very very rich ones....