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Mamiya ZD:Is That Quality Needed And The PriceOMG!

BradWray From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 650 posts, RR: 1
Posted (7 years 1 month 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1952 times:

I was browsing trough a large selection of DSLR reviews and looking at the prices of them and I came across the Mamiya ZD...

Now this camera has:
• 21.7 million pixels total
• RAW without compression size: 5328 x 4000
• 1.16 x focal length
• ISO 50 - 400
•2.3 or 5 frames (single and continuous)
•1.2 fps up to 10 shots
and many many more breathtaking specification which can be seen here... http://www.dpreview.com/news/0603/06030903mamiyazd.asp

Now after trying to unsuccselfully trying to find the price of this I could only find it on www.ebay.com priced at US $12,999.00
I almost choked after seeing this price tag.

What do you think of this and is this much quality needed in a camera and would you ever buy one of these?

Thanks, Bradley! Smile

Hamilton: English for 'Alonso's bitch' :D

5 replies: All unread, jump to last

Edoca From Belgium, joined Mar 2005, 687 posts, RR: 10
Reply 1, posted (7 years 1 month 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1941 times:

Bradley - there's just no comparison with the DSLR's and point&shoots that us mortals / amateurs use... This is a medium format camera. The pictures it produces are not 3:2 images as with most DSLR's and analog 35mm film SLR's. The images are not even 4:3 as with most P&S. This produces almost square large pictures just like analog Mamiya and other similar cameras (I'm not a specialist at all, but there are other brands like Hasselblad etc). Such cameras are used by pros - let's not forget that photography as we know (i.e. all based on the old 35mm film camera) is only a tiny part of what exists out there.

To answer your question though, basically the picture produced with this camera will have many more pixels than one from a standard cam. Resolution may seem extreme, but it may not be that fantastic when you consider the type of pictures and the sensor used. Like I said, this is probably a simplistic view, others will be able to explain much better...

So if you need to produce pics like this, as many pros will (wedding photography, nature, art, studio work, ...) yes you might actually need this! Good question anyway, could become an interesting thread...

Kereru From New Zealand, joined Jun 2003, 873 posts, RR: 50
Reply 2, posted (7 years 1 month 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 1911 times:

Made for when you want billboard size prints. yes

Cheers

Good things take Time.

Viv From Ireland, joined May 2005, 3106 posts, RR: 31
Reply 3, posted (7 years 1 month 5 days ago) and read 1901 times:

This is a medium-format camera. In terms of resolution it will blow any normal DSLR out of the water. Sensor is 4 x 5 cm.

as has been said, if you want huge sharp prints this is the camera to do it. I would love one - for landscapes.

Hasselblad do one that is even more expensive.

Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-400, Fuji X Pro 1, Fujinon 35 f/1.4, Fujinon 18 f/2

9VSPO From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (7 years 1 month 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1892 times:

Quoting Viv (Reply 3):
if you want huge sharp prints this is the camera to do it

For £7000 I should damn well hope so!! Wink

Cosec59 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (7 years 1 month 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1888 times:

Quoting 9VSPO (Reply 4):
Quoting Viv (Reply 3):
if you want huge sharp prints

Quoting 9VSPO (Reply 4):
For £7000 I should damn well hope so!!

Not over-sharpened either Wink

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