Pentax Unveils a 40-megapixel Medium-Format Camera

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031002pentax645d.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/1...2pentax645d.asp</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX 645D lens-interchangeable, medium-format digital SLR camera. Thanks to the incorporation of a large image sensor, equal in performance to professional-standard digital camera backs, this high-performance model delivers super-high-resolution images with approximately 40 effective megapixels. It also offers outstanding dependability and superb operability and maneuverability to make outdoor shooting effortless and comfortable for demanding photographers."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1268261154.usr1.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>Not my kind of camera, but Pentax has done something interesting here by releasing a medium-format camera at under $10,000. <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/news/1003/10031002pentax645d.asp" target="_blank">dpreview.com has all the specs and details</a>.</p>

[John London]

Could spend $38k for a Mamiya medium format camera. Of course it is 50+MP camera. So, the Pentax is a bargain in comparison. Sounds like it is time to add to that collection of cameras.:)

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Pentax USA are looking at bringing this stateside, it seems. MF for under 10k is a great feat.