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Just reading the review on the above. What would a camera like this be used for and whatever that is would it be a must or would another camera system costing much less do the same?
Is it a must have name for people with the money to afford it as in a status symbol or is it more the right tool for the job item?
Stu
It will be used mainly, I expect, for very high resolution product photography.
If you factor in inflation to the cost of a top quality medium format film camera from 30-40 years ago (which were, essentially, used for the same purpose), then the price is maybe not too far different.
As the camera is unlikely to be used out of the studio or specialist set, it probably does not carry much "status symbol" baggage but, rather, will be used by professionals who specialise in product work who might regard it as the only tool for the job.
Might be interesting to see just how much better the final image is compared to, say, a Pentax 645D costing a third of the price.
There's also the 'impressing client' aspect. If one turns up to do a shoot with a compact, you will not be taken seriously. If you turn up with a pro DSLR you will be taken far more seriously. Turn up with a Hasselblad H4D and they'll think you're the bees' knees. Lol! 
...taking up Mad-Dog's point, having used the 50Mp version, M-D, are you of the opinion that boosting Mp to the equivalent of 200Mp by combining multiple images, as this new version does, is a necessary upgrade to get the quality required for top-end product photography?
If so, is it a technology we might see moving down the camera scale in due course?
The article states:
Quote: can accurately position the sensor with accuracy
Umm... so I guess accuracy is an issue then.
I do wonder how many pro's togs actually buy such kit. I would imagine (although I have no real idea) that the real market is from rental revenue? i.e. rental companies and high end studios may buy the kit to then rent out to photographers.
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I do wonder how many pro's togs actually buy such kit. I would imagine (although I have no real idea) that the real market is from rental revenue? i.e. rental companies and high end studios may buy the kit to then rent out to photographers.
I guess that if a major auto manufacturer is paying an advertising agency several £-millions for a model launch campaign, the cost of a camera like this is chicken feed.
Quote: The article states:
can accurately position the sensor with accuracy
Umm... so I guess accuracy is an issue then.
I do wonder how many pro's togs actually buy such kit. I would imagine (although I have no real idea) that the real market is from rental revenue? i.e. rental companies and high end studios may buy the kit to then rent out to photographers.
A photographer friend of mine has just bought the H3D, which is what inspired me to find comparative shots. He shoots weddings and family portraits, and has been going for over 30 years. The difference in quality is noticable with the naked eye as it were.
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