Phase One XF 100MP - The First 100 MegaPixel Medium Format Camera

Yesterday Phase One introduced the XF 100MP – the world’s first 100 megapixel medium camera. Today the company also published the above short video which gives a first look at the new camera.

Unlike the previous IQ250 50MP CMOS medium format back from Phase One, which had a relatively small sensor (for a medium format camera) with about 44mm over 33mm in size (compare this to a 35mm sensor which has 36mm over 24mm and you understand what MF means). The new XF 100MP is more or less as large as they come – 53.7mm x 40.4mm.

If this isn’t enough, Sony doubled the resolution and to top everything down it also improved the sensitivity by one full stop (officially at least). All of this comes at a price (a very high one – see below), but this camera/back is intended to be the ultimate high resolution camera for the higher tier of professional photographers around the world (although others might just as well rent it for a specific project and enjoy all these benefits without breaking the bank).

The new XF 100MP – super size sensor with super resolution

Here are some of the new futures of the XF 100MP:

New 101MP CMOS sensor (made by Sony), 53.7 x 40.4mm size 11,608 x 8708 pixels.
ISO – 50-12,800 (one stop more than the 50MP Sony sensor).
16 bit color.
Dynamic range – 15 stops.
Maximum exposure – 60 min.
Firewire 400/800 / USB 3.0.

As for pricing, the camera body, back and 80mm Schneider Kreuznach lens (~50mm equivalent) will cost $49,000 (the back with the new sensor cost most of the money here).

Alexia Sinclair on using the XF 100MP

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns9mU2UY8S4[/youtube]

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Iddo Genuth

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