14-bit color. Large photosites, low noise, huge dynamic range. Simple, raw, DETAIL. Leaf (a digital back maker) makes a 17MP back that will absolutely blow the 16.7MP Canon 1DsMK2 files out of the water.
There's a reason people spend so much on these camera backs. I've shot with most of them. I don't own any but rather rent them on a job-by-job basis, around $600/day. Even for magazine doubletruck size, the quality of these MF digital backs is superior to all DSLRs. The lack of noise in the shadow areas of images...fine detail in hair and faces... quality of out of focus areas, as a result of a larger imaging area. Simply comparing the output file size is a small part of the overall quality... like comparing just processor clock speed when looking at PCs, Macs, Suns, SGI machines, etc.
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what's so great in this camera that i can't find in a e.g. canon DSLR apart from the crazy 31 MP's?
Nuguns101:
14-bit color. Large photosites, low noise, huge dynamic range. Simple, raw, DETAIL. Leaf (a digital back maker) makes a 17MP back that will absolutely blow the 16.7MP Canon 1DsMK2 files out of the water.
There's a reason people spend so much on these camera backs. I've shot with most of them. I don't own any but rather rent them on a job-by-job basis, around $600/day. Even for magazine doubletruck size, the quality of these MF digital backs is superior to all DSLRs. The lack of noise in the shadow areas of images...fine detail in hair and faces... quality of out of focus areas, as a result of a larger imaging area. Simply comparing the output file size is a small part of the overall quality... like comparing just processor clock speed when looking at PCs, Macs, Suns, SGI machines, etc.