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Agree.... If it only had focal plane shutter included too, it would seem perfect!I picked up a friend's H5D yesterday - it's a lovely, functional thing that feels like it's a modern camera, not a rehash of something from 1990. It was good to see that a new design is possible. I felt even inspired by it... a revelation!
And phase/Leaf/ mamiya were not on the list of exhibitors at this years show.For what it may be worth here are some thoughts:
Photokina happens every two years so there is no Photokina this year. Surely by 2016 the window will have closed ?
At the last Photokina LuLa did an interview with the CEO of Phase One who said first half 2015. But such statements in the past have come and gone.
There was a new trade show planned for London in May this year called Click the Photography Show. Phase One was listed as one of four main sponsors but the show has now disappeared without trace and the organisers told me this morning that it has been cancelled due to lack of support from the trade. There is a well established show 100 miles away in Birmingham in March every year so it's not an entirely a surprise that the UK market could not support two so close together. So the show went before it ever happened.
Or they try to avoid people buying the back with another maker's body.... Or trying to persuade people to change the other maker's body they have... Or they are just too expensive and they discount accordingly.New Phase promotion: "Purchase a new IQ2 series digital back and receive a new DF+ camera and 80mm LS lens for free."
Probably the want to get rid of current DF inventory. So Defiantly something is coming very soon.
The fact it doesn't apply to the CMOS back might indicate that they also want to clear out their CCD inventory.New Phase promotion: "Purchase a new IQ2 series digital back and receive a new DF+ camera and 80mm LS lens for free."
Probably the want to get rid of current DF inventory. So Defiantly something is coming very soon.