digital cameras - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

14 Jul 1999

...
 > And on the digital camera topic, can anyone
recommend a make/model of
> digital back for a 4x5? I've been following with interest, since I've been

...
 I've not looked into the price of digital backs,
but I did once (about 8 
years ago) price some _large_ CCDs. The prices were (IIRC) many 10's of 
thousands of pounds. OK, so those were high-speed multiple port devices, 
but...

I doubt you'll get a 5*4 CCD for the sort of price any of us could afford 
:-(. I would love to be proved wrong, BTW. 
Prices are still high, but it's entirely possible to rent a 4x5 CCD back
...
 from a professional camera shop for a reasonable
amount.  Of course, you get almost instant feedback about detailed camera movements,
so
this sort of setup is extremely popular among advertising/product
photographers.

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