You know what you want, and you want the best. Mamiya gives you the absolutely jaw-dropping image quality of 80Mp with their DM-Series 80Mp DSLR Camera Kit with 80mm LS Lens. This kit puts the Mamiya 645DF Camera Body, the Mamiya Leaf Aptus-II 80 Digital Back, and the Mamiya Sekor 80mm f/2.8 LS D Lens in your hands. In addition to this powerful trio, the venerable imaging company includes Phase One Capture One DB (Digital Back) software and Leaf Capture software. From the moment body, back, and lens are put together, your life will never be the same.
The Mamiya Leaf Aptus-II 80 Digital Back is a simply stunning imaging device, offering up unsurpassed detail, rich, vibrant color, and overall mind blowing images. The camera will pick up nuance and subtlety in your subjects that you will not even see with your own eyes. The stats break down like this: 80Mp (10,320 x 7,752) are rendered by the 54 x 40mm CCD imaging sensor. The Uncompressed RAW file size is an impressive 165MB, while compressed RAW files are 107MB. Aptus-II backs provide 16 bit high dynamic range color and the ability to render awe-inspiring images, even when tightly cropped.
Along with the included 80mm LS lens, the camera body can also shoot focal plane lenses and accommodate other digital backs, making this a versatile kit capable of future upgrades or swap-outs with ease. The wide variety of compatible lenses include: Schneider leaf shutter lenses, Phase One Digital focal plane lenses, Hasselblad V lenses, and Mamiya 645 AFD lenses.
The provided software puts you on the ground running. Phase One Capture One DB is designed for use when tethered to a digital back. It features a sophisticated toolset that thinks like a photographer, lending to intuitive operation, along with a customizable graphic interface. Leaf Capture is also designed for tethered use in high-volume situations, such as commercial fashion and catalog work. In addition to the included software, the downloadable Leaf Remote Capture app for the iPhone 4 and iPod touch expands your flexibility and streamlines your workflow.
More information can be found for each individual kit item here:
Mamiya 645DF SLR Medium Format Autofocus Digital Camera Body Mamiya Leaf Aptus-II 80 Digital Back Mamiya Sekor 80mm f/2.8 LS D Lens
In demanding daylight situations, photographers can use one of three Schneider leaf-shuttered lenses Sekor AF 55mm f/2.8 LS D, Sekor AF 80mm f/2.8 LS D, and Sekor AF 110mm f/2.8 LS D for predictable high-speed flash synchronization. These lenses can be used to fill-in or overpower even the brightest ambient light.
For more conventional situations, photographers can use the camera's focal plane shutter system and then choose from more than 15 world-class Mamiya optics, which range from 28mm to 300mm.
Regardless of shutter choice, photographers can look forward to faster autofocus technology, as well as improved ergonomics and performance accuracy
Through dedication, reliability, and unique design, Mamiya continues improving and refining the finest professional photographic products with state-of-art advancements such as superior apochromatic and digital lens technologies, as well as practical, ergonomic camera design
Now with tethered shooting support for the Mamiya/Leaf Digital Backs, Capture One features a sophisticated yet intuitive toolset and customizable graphic interface that has become the industry standard for many professional photographers and their clients
With the addition of the new Leaf Remote Capture app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, the Leaf Capture Suite is the professional photographer's ideal tool to quickly and easily move from image capture to print.
The latest versions of Capture One, Leaf Capture, and Leaf Capture Remote are available for download through Mamiya
Clients can view images for your shoot from the comfort of your Wi-Fi enabled client room. Assistants can check focus even when at a distance from your main computer. Stylists can see what the camera sees - all without crowding around the photographer or main computer area. Imagine the possibilities!
Both LC Remote app, and Capture Pilot are free downloads available through Mamiya