The Pentax 645D teaser is actually slowly displaying more details of the camera - now we can see the shutter release:
The teaser started on February 9th. Six days later the progress bar is aprox, 1/5 of the way to the end. That means the official announcement should somewhere around March 9th-10th, 2010. There were some rumors that the 645D will be unveiled at the CP+ Camera and Imaging Show in Japan (March 11th-14th, 2010).
Here is a prototypes picture of Pentax 645D (courtesy of Pentax):
Pentax 645D back view (source: Pentax Japan)
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got to see this.
s2 purchase will have to wait.
cannot believe that there will eventually come something exciting from Pentax, one would almost lost the hope…
No risk, no glory. Pentax takes the risk; its looking good so far.
Hoya and Samsung might want to reconsider…….
actually truth is that entry to MF market can be much easier than DSLR market… Not many customers have the system (most of them just rent it) and even those who have (for example through legacy of MF film days) are not really stuck in it too deep (2-3 lenses simple to resell and everything else like flashes is universal).
So if they will combine both markets – high end DSLR with low end MF, they can have winner and many people would jump on it. Art is just to find sweet spot – world dont need another Leaf competitor and certainly not another DSLR like performing camera.
hoya own pentax last i heard.
Admin, you forgot one piece of news:
http://www.camera-pentax.jp/new/news01/index.html
Sensor is 1.7 times bigger than 24×36, therefore 33 x 44 mm. File size is 100 MB.
There are currently two 33×44 Kodak sensors:
- 31 MPx (e.g. Hasselblad H3DII-31)
- 40 MPx (e.g. the brand new Hasselblad H4D-40)
The file size (100 MBytes for 16 bits uncompressed RAW) should allow to determine which one Pentax 645D will use. Could somebody make the appropriate computation?
actually 100Mpix is low for both.
TIFF 3x16bit compressed would be about 150MB
100MB would equal to 31Mpix with 8bit TIFF uncompressed though. Something hassy markets. So it might be that 31Mpix. But it doesnt matter, anything above 20Mpix would be fine as long as DR is there…
Thanks, appreciated. Should be 31 MPx then.
By the way, it may matter in the sense that, apart from pixel count, the 31 MPx sensor has micro-lenses and an AA filter and the 40 MPx has micro-lenses too (and impressive high ISO capabilities) but apparently no AA filter.
High iso nobody wants from MF body. 40Mpix would again match price-wise low end Leaf backs and it makes no sense anymore.
Sure it would be nice to have high iso and 40Mpix, but priority is somewhere else. Lack of AA filter is definitely good but when AA filter is good to not compromise resolution, it is not big deal if it is there or not.
I wrote about the Kodak sensor here:
http://photorumors.com/2009/12/08/pentax-645d-may-be-using-this-39mp-sensor-from-kodak/
I think they will use the 40MP.
This 39 MP sensor is bigger: 36 x 48 mm or twice the size of 24×36.
Among Kodak sensors, only 31 and 40 MP are 33 x 44 mm, thus 1.7 times the size of 24×36.
I wish they’d just announce the damn camera already. This “teaser” business is a joke given how many times this thing has been announced over the years.
They will announce that they have designed the camera and may manufacture it sometime in the future.
ROTFL
But I hope it won’t happen and the camera will be in shops sooner than later. Hoya isn’t like old good pentax, they at least try to be serious and do the things right. I guess Hoya was best thing that happens to Pentax ever since – first they made K-x, than 645D which was presented for few years already… keep it going and we’ll have a serious player on market!
Two comments – One, it sure looks prettier than the prototype – they took some K-x series lessons and put some curves – Two I hate to be a fly in the ointment but , and I’m sure it’s still capabilities will be unmatched at it’s price, but if it also takes video , if they’re following the K series lessons , then they would have a modern piece of hardware that would be sought after by a whole new market who’s waiting for the Red grail. It’s probably too much to ask but ….it just so reminded me of the K-x series curves. Now who wouldn’t like to shoot 1080/60p on that size sensor !
Im really excited about this!! older speculation about this camera had it at 18 or 19 MP back in like 2007, and it keeps jumping up… 31 would be great, 39 would be even better… and its a Kodak sensor… unless its a POS that Kodak didnt put much effort into, which i dont think is the case. others like hassie use kodak and charge 4 times as much, so think of how great of a value this really is!!?!?! …. supposing this has the same quality and DR as the sensors they sold hassie. I know the processor has alot to do with the quality of image, but a 39 MP Pentax should give the H4D-40 a good run. right?
the older pentax MF film cameras were great… but have you ever seen how they are put together? it didnt have a separate “back” per-say… it was sort of built into the camera itself… is this camera going to have the same thing? what im asking is… can the sensor “back” be changed out easy enough to upgrade to more MP when Pentax decides to offer more options… 40Mp, 50, 60 even? ( like a phase one, hassie, mamiya) or do i just have to buy a new camera all together
like i said im really stoked about this camera… cant wait to see comparison tests!!!!!!
No separate back. At this price, you’re still cheaper off just getting a 645D-II once it comes out compared to a new back from the competition.
Why don’t you use most current image.
Thanks! I haven’t seen those.
This is probably the most exciting photographic product this Spring. If they deliver the goods with the rumored features at the rumored price, they will singlehandedly save medium format and cause an upheaval in both the 35mm and medium format world. They may also, singlehandedly, shift the current focus on video dslr and high ISO to large sensors and creamy bokeh.
At the rumored $6500, it really does take much of the wind out of the Nikon Dx series and Canon 1 series. I’m not just talking their high end mp cameras. If someone was looking at the D3s or 1D4 today at $5000, they may just decide ot spring an extra $1500 for this beast.
As a student photographer interested in studio portrature I can assure you that If this pentax has good iq at the price of a top DSLR then i would definitly go with the pentax when that time comes. Right now it seems dslrs are filling there usual sports and photojournalism role as they always will but they have also sneaked into a lot of studios where the photogs just couldnt afford the mf options, this might change that all with one announcement. Not to mention pentax has always made great glass and for studio use you really dont need a lot of lenses so this could be a really cheap under 10k option for studios and even wedding photographers.
Doesn’t it say CP+ in the Japanese text above the picture. Perhaps someone could translate?
Yeah it does say CP+ lol
now it looks even better:
http://i49.tinypic.com/120l8qh.jpg
If They can offer leaf shutter lenses with Ths camera, I.m in .