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probably this ?   http://petapixel.com/2016/02/12/russian-zenit-camera-coming-back-battle-leica-luxury/

 

 

 

Saw that on Leica Rumours.

 

Why would Leica develop such a camera?  Technically, what would a, say, 36MP CCD M mount offer?  Presumably, it would have the new rangefinder from the M(240), new shutter, better processor, larger buffer, better LCD ... what would the new form factor look like?

 

No video, no EVF and no live view, so it's aimed at that group that prefers the look of the CCD sensor (and don't like video or live view), so that sounds like a traditionalist.  Would a traditionalist (wanting a thinner camera like an M7 and possibly a manual shutter cocking lever like a film advance) want a new form factor?

 

Sounds brave.

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Especially as a 36 MP CCD would be a bit of a challenge to build, mainly in the noise department.

Perhaps but if memory serves there already are existing small format mf CCDs in the 60s, so maybe. That said, it does seems quite odd to pack pixels on a sensor that's inherently lower dr. I could see them doing a 24mp or there abouts perhaps. Note that the rumor mentioned this could be a new voigtlander entry. At this point, this all seems pretty fanciful to me.
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That 50 MP CCD has a dynamic range of 69 Db. If I calculate correctly that is 12 EV values, which is less than the top CMOS sensors of today. It does not bode well for high-ISO performance, unless pixel-binning is used.

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Hmmm... seems like all this hubbub is likely about a new mirroless 'blad. Interesting.  http://www.dpreview.com/news/5879385906/hasselblad-to-announce-game-changer-next-week

Well, that made me visit DPreview  since a long time. It will be a while before I  attempt to make a "joke" post on this forum again... :(

 

Anyway, let's add my wholly uninformed  and probably wildly off the mark prediction: That Hasselblad will be a 50 MP SL competitor.

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Well, that made me visit DPreview  since a long time. It will be a while before I  attempt to make a "joke" post on this forum again... :(

 

Anyway, let's add my wholly uninformed  and probably wildly off the mark prediction: That Hasselblad will be a 50 MP SL competitor.

 

Jaap, it will not be wide of the mark, CEO Perry Oosting has stated many times, that he is going after the prosumer Leica market.

 

So a Mirrorless MF more portable camera is coming. And as sources stated, starting with a 50 MB sensor and all the old V- and current HC-lenses can be used on it with an adapter, like the concept of the SL. But who knows maybe in a square format (sensor and camera?) as this is the brand identity of Hasselblad.

I guess there will be a new lens mount and new "smaller" lenses, fitting the new flange distance and thus solving the crop factor of the MF-sensor size. So real UWA-lenses are becoming possible in the digital MF-age...

 

Could be a nice replacement of my trusted 903SWC

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Well, they probably won't be competing on price ;)

 

That remains to be seen indeed, but Hasselblad's latest offerings are already very competitive prized, when you compare them with P1.

And that they can also be competing with the Leica prize range wouldn't surprise me at all.

Say something between the S and SL range and lens prizes comparable with the SL? Their latest 50 MB CMOS  sensor back (that is almost a camera with the electronics but without the mount) with a 44x33 mm. sensor costs 10k Euro's. Remember it is Medium Format, but probably with a, more or less, S-sized sensor we are talking about......

 

If all true Leica has to up their game with the new (mirrorless) S-generation (soon), prize wise and in innovation.With this I mean a SL body, S-mount and S-sensor, 50 MB.....

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Won't be more than 24mp. That's about the limit of RF accuracy, and even at 24, the deficiencies of pre-1990s lenses are pretty obvious. Higher sensitivity and DR seem far more likely.

 

Not sure that we're going to see any radical departures, but it would be nice to see in an incremental update:

- Better metering. If you use a Mono 246, you are undoubtedly familiar with its overreaction to backlighting.

- Better EVF and/or the ability to use EVF and flash at the same time.

- Eliminating the crashiness (requiring battery-out recovery) in continuous mode.

- Eliminating the bottom-plate that makes recovering from crashiness even worse.

 

Dante

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