
Historically it hasn’t been possible to get in to any new medium format digital systems without spending at least around twice what the top tier full frame cameras like the D3x or 1Ds cost. Leaf’s new Aptus II 5 digital back now makes it possible to jump in to a medium format system for a much more reasonable price. The new back sports a 48x36mm 22 megapixel CCD imager and costs $8000. [...]
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I’ve always found a lot of the special edition cameras to be rather amusing. Usually it involves some sort of metal bling like silver, gold or titanium colors. Pentax has gone all pre school with the Kore Ja Nai robo toy themed special edition K-x. Considering that Pentax will be offering the K-x with 20 body and five grip color choices that you can configure with an online creator, I’m sure that it wasn’t a big stretch for Pentax to put together this multicolored camera. [...]
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