A really expensive 8x10 camera

Mainecoonmaniac · Jun 17, 2021

https://petapixel.com/2018/04/17/largesense-unveils-worlds-first-single-shot-8x10-digital-camera/

I'm an film guy, but this is fascinating. It's really our of my price range.

removed account4 · Jun 17, 2021

this camera back has been in development and being tweaked for a long while, im really happy it is finally available !

cramej · Jun 17, 2021

jnantz said:
this camera back has been in development and being tweaked for a long while, im really happy it is finally available !

It was available 3 years ago....now no longer available because they're working on v2.

guangong · Jun 18, 2021

Building a sensor this size is an amazing accomplishment. There are applications where such a camera makes economic sense, but a $100,000 buys a lot of film. With cost of the Hasselblad digital back, I don’t believe I’ll be able to buy enough film in my remaining years to substitute digital.
Moreover, I already spend too much time at computer. Enough is enough.

Mainecoonmaniac · Jun 18, 2021

guangong said:
Building a sensor this size is an amazing accomplishment. There are applications where such a camera makes economic sense, but a $100,000 buys a lot of film. With cost of the Hasselblad digital back, I don’t believe I’ll be able to buy enough film in my remaining years to substitute digital.
Moreover, I already spend too much time at computer. Enough is enough.

Though I find I the camera fascinating, I agree with you. $100K will buy a lot of film. Maybe a hybrid workflow to save some money by shooting 8x10 film and scan it a real nice scanner. I shoot 8x10 and there's nothing like viewing a negative on a light table. It's a piece of film that was exposed at a place and time. It's physical and could be touched. No software updates required.

Andrew O'Neill · Jun 18, 2021

gone · Jun 18, 2021

Putting that lens on that camera is like putting lipstick on a pig. No matter what you do, it's still a pig. Correct me if I'm wrong, but having a big sensor, well, it's still a digital camera, right? With all the shortcomings that come w/ that, like less exposure latitude than film, a lower tonal scale, and the inability to make good B&W pics. Other than that, it's a really swell camera :}

Petapixel is the gift that keeps on giving.

pbromaghin · Jun 18, 2021

Can someone please explain why 12 big mega pixels are better than 20 small mega pixels covering the same scene?

A really expensive 8x10 camera

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