Five years after announcing its development, Pentax has unveiled its 645D medium-format camera. It is the first digital version of the company's 645 system and features a 40-megapixel, 44×33 CCD sensor and a 921k-dot 3-inch LCD screen. It is compatible with existing 645-system lenses.

The sensor, nearly 1.7x larger than 35mm-format cameras, can produce RAW images as large as 50 MB. With 1/4000 second shutter speed, the 645D can take...

In a strategic alliance with Hartblei, Phase One has introduced the Phase One 3.5/45mm TS lens, based on Hartblei’s 45mm f/3.5 Super Rotator lens. The small, lightweight, medium-format tilt-shift lens offers up to 12mm of shift and an 8° tilt for maximum flexibility.

The 3.5/45mm TS lens can be paired with the Phase One 645 camera system and offers photographers the ability to correct perspective, selectively sharpen and soften an image, and adjust the plane of focus without changing...

Mamiya has released the 645AFDIII, the latest addition to its professional line of medium-format film/digital cameras, with an updated intercommunication protocol called MSCE (Mamiya Serial Communication for External) to improve communication between the digital back and camera body.

The Mamiya 645AFDIII employs a new coreless motor to make autofocusing fast and quiet. To further improve AF control, the focusing point can be...

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...