Pentax has just introduced the first sub-$10,000 medium format camera capable of shooting HD video – perfect if you want that 70MM look in your productions. The 645Z Camera gives filmmakers the first affordable way of capturing images close to that of 65mm film.
Here are the highlight specs:
- 51.4MP CMOS Sensor – 43.8 x 32.8 mm
- Prime III Image Processor
- Anti-Alias Filter-Less Design
- 3.2″ 1037K Dot Tiltable Air-Gapless LCD
- 1920 x 1080 — 60i/30p/24p Video Capture (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (MOV))
- 1280 x 720 — 60p/50p/30p/25p/24p
- ISO Sensitivity Range of 100 – 204,800
- Dual Slot SD/SDHC/SDXC
- SAFOX II TTL 27 Point Autofocus System
- 3 fps Continuous Shooting
- Weather Sealed Magnesium Alloy Body
- Pentax Flucard and Eye-Fi Compatible
- PENTAX 645AF2, 645AF and 645A mount lenses PENTAX 67 medium format lenses useable with adapter
- Availability: June
- Price: $8,500 Body Only
While most filmmakers looking to drop $8k on a video camera will probably look do a dedicated video camera like the C100 or C300, this could be an interesting choice if you love the 65mm look. While it will have a much bigger field of view than a full frame camera like the Canon 5D MK III, it’s not going to give you quite the same look as IMAX as that is a much bigger image area.
The 645Z makes use of a Sony CMOS sensor that apparently gives far better low-light performance than previous Medium Format cameras that used CCD sensors.
Pentax Introduce 70MM Medium Format Video Camera: 645Z
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