Hasselblad has developed new digital cameras and camera backs based on a new digital platform, for both general and specialist professional photographers. Building on its H1 range of products, Hasselblad has launched the H2 cross-platform camera and the H2D fully integrated digital camera.

Both of the cameras include a series of brand new features, and are fully compatible with Hasselblad's existing H system lenses. Additionally, the Ixpress digital back line has...

Mamiya has recently launched the new 645AFD II, which seamlessly supports both film and digital capture all in one camera system and incorporates the latest auto focusing technology. In addition to a faster, more sensitive focus response, the camera offers a selective spot or wide focus area within its "I + I" CCD focus pattern sensor array. Single, continuous and manual focus overrides are available as shooting situations change.

Its latest MSC (Mamiya Serial Communication) data transfer technology is built in to...

At the Spring Tokyo Trade Show, Pentax presented its first 645 digital medium-format camera. The professional-quality camera has a Pentax 645 autofocus mount, and is compatible with existing smc Pentax 645 interchangeable lenses. The camera also features a Kodak extra-large CCD image sensor with 18.6 total megapixels.

Pricing has yet to be announced.

Tamron USA has ceased sales of Bronica ETR-Si, SQ-Ai, SQ-B and GS-1 cameras and accessories in the United States market. Takashi Inoue, the company’s president, cited the advent of digital photography for the decline in medium-format sales. The current sales volume cannot sustain the production of Bronica SLR products, he said.

Tamron will post a list of dealers with substantial Bronica inventory and suggests that photographers contact these dealers to purchase equipment. The Bronica RF645 Medium Format Rangefinder will continue to be...

Building on its RZ67 film back, Mamiya has introduced the new RZ67 Pro IID. The Pro IID offers advanced microprocessor technology for traditional film capture, while enabling direct communication of many camera functions to digital capture backs through its Mamiya Serial Communication system.

A wide selection of interchangeable lenses, prisms and focusing screens provides convenience. Interchangeable backs for roll or Polaroid film, or for digital capture backs, increase the...

Mamiya has introduced an integrated medium-format digital SLR camera, the Mamiya ZD. The built-in 22-megapixel, 36-by-48mm Dalsa CCD imaging sensor is nearly three times as large as a full-size 35mm D-SLR sensor. The 14-bit analog-to-digital converter records information as 12-bit-per-color channel for color accuracy. Data transfer from the sensor is processed with...