Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Picture This and That: 2012 Exotic Creatures Edition

For reference, here's a chart of some of the exotic ILC cameras on the market (or announced and coming soon).  I haven't included makers of medium-format and large-format view cameras because they are just kits of parts, essentially, rather than complete cameras that are more-or-less usable out of the box.


UncommonUnaffordable
Camera categoryFujifilmRicohSigmaHasselbladLeicaMamiya LeafPentaxPhase One
RF-style MSC

no sensor or lens
-GXR ***
n/a
$350
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Consumer
DSLR / SLT / MSC
body only
--SD15
4.7MP *
$1000
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Professional
DSLR / SLT
body only
--SD1
15.3MP *
$2300
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Rangefinder

body only
X-Pro1 **
16.0MP
$1200
---M9
18.1MP
$7000
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Fixed back
medium format
body only
----S2
37.5MP
$23000
-645D
40.0MP
$9000
-
Removable back
medium format
no lens or back
-----645DF
n/a
$6000
-645DF
n/a
$6000
Removable back
medium format
with back no lens
---HD4-40
40.0MP
$18000
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Removable back
medium format
with back and lens
---HD4-31
31.7MP
$14000
-DM-28MP
28.0MP
$10000
-P 30+
30MP
$17000

* - output JPEG pixel count; actual photosite count is 3 times greater for the Foveon X3 sensor
** - shipping later in the year
*** - the GXR system uses bundled lens and sensor modules (aka lensors)

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