Paul Spinnler
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There you go – Blackmagic Design just announced the Ursa Cinema cam with 16 stops DR (ie small pixel pitch Sony BSI); we are on the cusp of leaving behind IMX411 and all 100 megapixel crop MF bodies will be soon move to 180 - a significant jump. Perfect for tech cams with HR glass!
Most likely Sony's IMX811 platform. What's striking is that it is an un-announced sensor and that BMD is going out with it already, meaning Sony has been sampling the sensors for a while ... which means maybe the IQ5 is closer than we think.
This means in terms of next gen products:
Leica M12 / M12M / Q4 / SL4: 100 MPX
P1: IQ5-250, potentially 275 - maybe this year already????!!!
Fuji, Hassy, Leica crop MF: 180 MPX; if Leica S4 has in-between mount potentially 200
It also means we'll most likely soon see a new Sony flagship at 100 megapixels, followed by the M12 + S4 in 2025, alongside the IQ5.
Better save up them pennies - the next-gen is around the corner and maybe its worthwhile to just look forward to the products in 2025.
Next steps:
+ Keep IQ4 - it'll be a 25k trade-in value for IQ5 and it might be out this or next year -> BOOM; as a result, I except IQ4 supply to remain very limited; those who swooped in on cheap forum deals at 20k are incredibly lucky; trade-in value will anchor IQ4 values, so better hold on to them babies
+ Leica S4 falls right into the new tech cycle - perfect for its 2.0 APO optics which will fully resolve 2.8 microns
+ Prior-gen crop MF Fuji and Hasselblad will get another round of bodies rather sooner than later once Leica made their move; interesting to see optics performance on 2.8 microns; there will be lenses which perform better or worse as we'll have 2020s gen crop MF optics (Leica S4) and 2010s gen crop MF optics alongside 2020s gen crop MF optics from Hassy, Fuji
It would make perfect sense for Leica to drop the M12 in 2025 WOW, M12M in 2026. 50 and 35 APO M are going to shine.
IQ5 might be the new king of the sensor hill very soon!!
Most likely Sony's IMX811 platform. What's striking is that it is an un-announced sensor and that BMD is going out with it already, meaning Sony has been sampling the sensors for a while ... which means maybe the IQ5 is closer than we think.
This means in terms of next gen products:
Leica M12 / M12M / Q4 / SL4: 100 MPX
P1: IQ5-250, potentially 275 - maybe this year already????!!!
Fuji, Hassy, Leica crop MF: 180 MPX; if Leica S4 has in-between mount potentially 200
It also means we'll most likely soon see a new Sony flagship at 100 megapixels, followed by the M12 + S4 in 2025, alongside the IQ5.
Better save up them pennies - the next-gen is around the corner and maybe its worthwhile to just look forward to the products in 2025.
Next steps:
+ Keep IQ4 - it'll be a 25k trade-in value for IQ5 and it might be out this or next year -> BOOM; as a result, I except IQ4 supply to remain very limited; those who swooped in on cheap forum deals at 20k are incredibly lucky; trade-in value will anchor IQ4 values, so better hold on to them babies
+ Leica S4 falls right into the new tech cycle - perfect for its 2.0 APO optics which will fully resolve 2.8 microns
+ Prior-gen crop MF Fuji and Hasselblad will get another round of bodies rather sooner than later once Leica made their move; interesting to see optics performance on 2.8 microns; there will be lenses which perform better or worse as we'll have 2020s gen crop MF optics (Leica S4) and 2010s gen crop MF optics alongside 2020s gen crop MF optics from Hassy, Fuji
It would make perfect sense for Leica to drop the M12 in 2025 WOW, M12M in 2026. 50 and 35 APO M are going to shine.
IQ5 might be the new king of the sensor hill very soon!!
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