On 10-02-06 1:12 , Rich wrote:

some blather, snipped

The real nugget of interest in there was the contention that this 40
Mpix camera would be a threat to the Leica S2.

H4D-40: $20K (Incl. 80mm lens) 40 Mpix (44x33 [4:3]), No A-A.
($24K with a second lens, say a wide-angle 28mm f/4 or 100mm f/4 macro).

Leica S2: $23K (no lens), 37.5 Mpix (45x32mm [3:2]), No A-A.
($28K with a 70mm f/2.5 lens).

Other costs of ownership of the 'blad (esp. getting a set of Fujinon
lenses) would be cheaper than Leica.

For example, the Leica with one FFL lens: $28K.
the Hassy with three FFL lenses: $28K.

Hasselblad are going to eat Leica's cheese on this one - other than the
very well heeled shooter or pros with particular needs.

Certainly there is a lot to say for Leica's fine lenses, they are
probably better than the Fujinon's of the Hassy. But by enough to
matter to most pros who need to turn in work and manage a capital
budget? Hardly. (You can also adapt older V series Carl-Zeiss lenses
to the Hassy and these are in abundant supply).

As to sensor format, just grow up. It has never really mattered (other
than special cases like wide pano) and matters even less today other
than what is tied to lens output. That's what determines the marketing
decisions.

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