Posted 09/26/08 at 01:00:10 AM by Paul Lilly

Hasselblad can already boast bringing the first digital camera to market outfitted with Kodak's wicked 50 megapixel sensor, but the flagship H3DII-50 won't have much time to sail the high MP seas by its lonesome. Hasselblad CEO Christian Poulsen promises a 60MP version will debut in April 2009.

Of course, digital photographers know that it isn't necessarily the size of the megapixel that counts, but how you use it. Even still, 60MP sounds pretty damn awesome. That will give the H3DII-60 a 94 percent full frame coverage, and Poulsen wants to make clear that "although we hear the phrase 'full frame' being used quite frequently, no manufacturer has yet achieved true medium full frame."

Not that it needs any reaffirming, but the new 60MP DSLR won't come cheap. Expect to pay a smidge over $27,000 for the bragging rights.

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Posted 07/15/08 at 12:48:05 PM by Mark Edward Soper

645 (6x4.5cm) film cameras have long been a favorite of medium format photographers, and now Denmark-based Phase One has become the first company to achieve a full-frame digital version of the popular 645 format. Featuring a 60.5MP resolution, Phase One's new P 65+ provides over 10MP more resolution than rival Hasselblad's new H3DII-50 model, along with a 180MB image size.

To find out more about the technology behind Phase One's breakthrough, and to learn more about the flexibility of the Phase One system, join us after the jump.

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Posted 07/14/08 at 03:32:00 PM by Mark Edward Soper

Eastman Kodak has released its first 50MP image sensor, the KAF-50100, shattering the megapixel count of its previous KAF-39000 model. The KAF-50100 produces 150MB image files, and provides resolution capable of distingishing an object the size of a laptop computer within a 1.5 mile field of view, such as an aerial photo. The sensor is the same physical size (48mm x 36mm) as its previous 39 megapixel model. This is twice the size of the 24mm x 36mm sensor used by full-frame DSLR cameras based on 35mm designs, such as Canon's EOS 5D, and achieves its higher MP count by using Kodak's new TRUESENSE 6.0 micron full frame CCD Technology platform. The image sensor has an 8176 x 6132 pixel array. It's designed for DSLR cameras, but don't expect to see cameras using it at your local big-box electronics store.

To find out more about who's putting this mammoth resolution to work first, join us after the break.

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