Pentax 645Z – 51 megapixel medium format Tropicalised and ISO 204,800
” Pentax raised in the segment of medium format Pentax 645Z offers a 51-megapixel 44 x 33 mm sensor, sensitivity up to ISO 204,800 and a splash and dust resistant body. ” After years in which the industry average fomrato remained anchored to the CCD technology, the segment has recently seen the landing of CMOS sensors.
Phase One and Hasselblad have paved the way and now Pentax joins the group with the new Pentax 645Z evolution of the first model of digital medium format Pentax 645D Nissan confirmed that the landing of the well-known medium-format system in the new millennium.
The sensor stabilized and without anti aliasing filter by 43.8 x 32.8mm offers a resolution of 51.4 megapixels (8,256 x 6,192 pixel images – 14-bit RAW): considering the size probably, as was done for Phase One and Hasselblad, even in this case, there is a hand of Sony. As was the case with the first model, even a medium-format Pentax 645Z is abnormal, which makes outdoor vocation its characteristic.
The body is resistant to splashes and dust, thanks to the presence of seals 76 critical points. Among other peculiarities, the use of a swivel display 3.2″ can also be used in Live-View that joins the optical viewfinder with 98% coverage.
The new Pentax 645Z is able to exit from the study without problems also for its ability to climb up to the value with the sensitivity of ISO 204,800 not fearing so also the situations in which the light is really poor. Even the flurry of 3fps is not a matter between the usual medium format, as well as the ability to record Full HD 1080/60i movies.
These are characteristics that derive from the choice of a CMOS sensor. In the exterior, the autofocus SAFOX 11 should know how to assert herself, even with the use of 27 sensitive points, including 25 in the cross and claimed sensitivity of -3EV.
The leaf shutter focal plane can work up to 1/4000 of a second. The camera features dual slots for SD memory cards, SDHC and SDXC UHS-1. The body only lost about 1470 grams. It has not yet been declared in the official price, but for the U.S. we are talking about a very competitive $ 8,499 for the body.
Finally, the more interesting feature of this Pentax 645Z is undoubtedly the price: a camera appears to now, the digital medium format more ” economic ” in the market. ” Economic ” in quotes because I know is always to spend $ 8,499, a figure certainly very high compared to most DSLRs and mirrorless full frame in circulation, but significantly less than the costs needed to buy a digital back medium-format Hasselblad or Phase One, whose prices are about 29 thousand and $ 37,000; or the price of a Leica D, amounting to over $ 21,000. Thanks to the medium format Pentax 645Z become a bit more accessible, even if the price is still far from popular.
