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Leaf and Mamiya have joined forces and announced a 22MP medium format DSLR by combining the Mamiya 645AFDII and the Leaf Aptus 22 digital back. The Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II allows tethered or untethered shooting, has a 3.5-inch touch-screen for adjusting setup and image settings plus a 1.2 fps capture rate. It also offers faster focusing its predecessor the ProDigital, 36 custom functions, user selectable Selective Spot Focus or Wide Focus area modes. Image can be stored onto CompactFlash cards or Leaf Digital Magazines.
Press Release:
PRESS RELEASE
LEAF & MAMIYA INTRODUCE THE PRODIGITAL II THE LATEST 22 MEGAPIXEL D-SLR
Elmsford NY, September 1, 2005 Leaf and Mamiya today announced the latest 22 Megapixel D-SLR, the Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II. Comprised of the New Mamiya 645AFDII camera and the Leaf Aptus back, the new ProDigital II offers medium format quality with the convenience of a small format system.
Professional photographers rely on the best tools to create an image said Jan Lederman, President of Leaf America. Performance and image quality are critical. The new ProDigital II allows photographers to focus and shoot fast, tethered or untethered, and see the quality of the image from the camera.
The Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II improves the workflow by letting you work more intuitively. For example, the 3.5 touch screen, which allows users to setup and adjust image settings, is where you create and name folders and files. The lighting-fast 1.2 f.p.s. capture rate is a perfect match for the completely new auto-focusing system.
Other improvements the Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II offers:
- Faster focusing than the original ProDigital
- User-selectable Selective Spot Focus or Wide Focus area modes
- All critical exposure and shooting information including exposure and available image storage are now available in the viewfinder.
- 36 custom functions. Individual camera preferences such as 1/3, 1/2 or full aperture/shutter speed increments, flash synch speed, dial functions, exposure compensation increments, bracketing sequence, dial direction setting and much more are easily set and recalled in a snap.
- Separate user configurations can be set and recalled on-the-fly when several photographers are using the same camera.
- Images can be stored on Compact flash cards or Leaf Digital Magazines
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Leaf Aptus 22 digital back specifications
| Sensor |
Full frame CCD dual sensor readout (DSR) for double capture speed (patent pending) Bluetooth® wireless technology Cooling fan for efficient heat removal |
| Image size |
4056 x 5356 |
| Dynamic range |
12 f-stops
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| Color depth |
16-bit (65,536 levels per color) |
| Continuous shooting |
1.2 sec per frame (50 frames per minute) (both tethered and portable) |
| LCD |
• 3.5" in
• 211,680 Advanced touch-screen graphic user interface (GUI)
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| Functionality on LCD |
Pre-shoot file naming
Image flags
Full browsing and file management
Create job folders
Preview up to 20 images on one screen
True zoom to verify focus
Histogram
Exposure alarms
Average exposure meter
Spot meter (f-stop)
Custom and preset gray balance
ISO 25 - 400
Selectable image-setting tags
Metadata
Custom file annotations
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| Wireless display--DP-67 Digital Proof (optional) |
Size: 3.5 to 4 in.
Pixels: 230,400
Based on HP iPAQ certified models |
| Storage |
• CF card type II (read/write speed depends on CF from 3 MB per second or higher)
• 20 GB Digital Magazine (read/write speed--17 MB per second)
• Standard high-volume portable FireWire disks are optional |
| Power |
Battery allows over 1000 frames and over four hours of continuous operation |
| File size (Leaf Aptus 22/17): |
Leaf HDR 16-bit: 126 MB/99 MB Leaf raw HDR 16-bit: 42 MB/33 MB Compressed raw HDR 16-bit (cHDR) (approximate size): Lossless cHDR: ~21 MB/~17 MB Nearly lossless cHDR: ~11 MB/~9 MB RGB 8-bit: 63 MB/48 MB CMYK 8-bit: 84 MB/65 MB |
| Lighting conditions |
Compatible with all lighting conditions |
| Cameras supported |
Hasselblad: H1 and V series
Mamiya: 645AFD, RZ67, RB67
Contax: 645AFD
Fuji GX680
Bronica SQA/ETRS
View cameras: Sinar, Toyo, Cambo, Linhof, Horseman, Rollei X-Act, and others |
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