Phase One announces 60.5-megapixel digital back

Leonard Goh | Jul 15, 2008

Moore's law seems to have accelerated over the past week--Kodak's recent 50-megapixel sensor is now outdated after digital back manufacturer Phase One announced its mind-staggering 60.5-megapixel P65+.

It has a full-frame medium-format sensor that measures 53.9 x 40.4mm, which towers over the typical point-and-shoot's chip which is about 10 times smaller. The 1.3GB RAM buffer can probably handle eight 180MB shots before it runs dry. A premium device has to be fitted to a premium body, which is a good variety of studio cameras from Linhof or Sinar that most of us can only dream of.

Although the megapixel fray for point-and-shoots is fading slowly, it has just begun for professional cameras. Unless you're a working photographer whose clients require bill-board-size prints, we're not really sure which media will let you display 60.5 megapixels' worth of details in their full glory.

The P65+ costs US$39,900, which is the price of a car. If I strike the lottery, I think I'll go for the latter.

Picture credit: Phase One

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