Graham Mitchell
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This was about market share for Phase, and it's good news for Leaf users who must have been concerned. I don't think many at Leaf will keep their jobs in the long term. Phase will eventually be rebadging their own backs with a Leaf logo, rather than keeping two engineering divisions alive. Not a bad thing, especially if they merge the best of both technologies together.
If the Hy6 were to be discontinued, there would only be one active leaf shutter platform left (Hasselblad) and no camera left with a proper WLF. Phase and Leaf users will be stuck with the worst available camera body. That's the real tragedy. Phase was crazy to buy Leaf and not the Hy6! (A rotating 645 sensor like the P65+ on the Hy6 would be a dream combination). In fact, that would be such an obvious move that it makes me think they must have tried and the Hy6 is not for sale and must have some other future planned. We'll soon know.
If the Hy6 were to be discontinued, there would only be one active leaf shutter platform left (Hasselblad) and no camera left with a proper WLF. Phase and Leaf users will be stuck with the worst available camera body. That's the real tragedy. Phase was crazy to buy Leaf and not the Hy6! (A rotating 645 sensor like the P65+ on the Hy6 would be a dream combination). In fact, that would be such an obvious move that it makes me think they must have tried and the Hy6 is not for sale and must have some other future planned. We'll soon know.