RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: 645Z to Come in Twelve Days

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

645Z to Come in Twelve Days

http://www.camera-pentax.jp/new2014apr/en/pc/

and http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/645z/

Very possibly using the new Sony 50MP CMOS sensor in 44 x 33mm, with the following key specifications:

High sensitivity ISO100 to ISO6400 (compared to max ISO 800 for most digital backs so far).
14 f-stops dynamic range
50 megapixel CMOS sensor – 44 x 33mm (68% larger than a 35mm sensor).
Responsive Live view (20-24 fps).
1.2 fps (interestingly not much faster than CCD based products).

According to the above counter, the announcement will be made in 12 days counting from tomorrow. It will possibly be named as the 645Z. However, Z is not a lucky name for Pentax as it usually meant the last thing that existed right before the whole lineup disappeared, like their Z and MZ families of the K-mount film AFSLRs! :-o

Well, the outlook of this "new" camera:

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Dan Johnson · 572 weeks ago

Why wait, I'm sure it'll be the same great camera for enthusiast as the D645. Just 10 MegaPixels more but still 14bit color depth to keep the price down to $10,000.00 U. S. Obviously still a Sony sensor to keep all the Fan-Boys happy, just don't confuse it with the $35,000.00 U. S. Phase-One back.

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Dan Johnson · 572 weeks ago

Use pretzel-logic you will, make sense you can not.

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zosX · 572 weeks ago

The backs that claim 16-bit are not really getting 16-bit of color, more like 14-bit. The phase one and new hassy are using the same damned sensor, so what does that tell you? There's a big difference between all three. About $20,000 USD to be exact.

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Dante · 572 weeks ago

Perfect example of fanboy logic. Waste your life arguing about something you will never,ever be able to afford. ha,ha...

Go out. Find a girl, or get in a fight. Live. Break free. Anything but the internet would be better than this...

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Catchalive · 572 weeks ago

You are the most pathetic because at least, he is fan of Pentax. You are not and you take your time to go here and answer to "fanboys" about a brand you dislike... I assume you have a life. You better change for another. another girl, another fght...

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Dante · 572 weeks ago

I love Pentax you passive, video-game-playing, live-on-the-net-instead-of-real-life fantasy junkie. Did I hit a nerve? Hurts when I'm right on target doesn't it?

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Catchalive · 572 weeks ago

Oh man! 3 days to find an answer! :-)
In 3 days I had a shoot with a Reggae band, a shoot for an electro music musician live show and today I shoot a friend at a horse riding competition and visiting a church for a future job. Next week I shoot an experimental music event and a symphonic orchestra for 3 live show in 3 different churchs. I do all this stuff beside my full time job. So I think I have a great life. :-)

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rainwilds 47p · 572 weeks ago

That would be so awesome to have! Just ordered the silver edition K-3. Can't wait to get excited about shooting again!

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Anonimity is Great · 572 weeks ago

Wow, still rocking the WIndows XP are you Rice? Maybe you should sell a lens so you could afford a newer version of Windows. :D

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zosX · 572 weeks ago

LOL

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Catchalive · 572 weeks ago

No no no! I Now XP is gonna be "discontinued" it will become a "cool factor" :-D
And maybe a XP blog will rise about "XP was great, Windows 8 sucks, it was better before..." ;-D

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RiceHigh 110p · 572 weeks ago

Frankly, I have two notebook PCs running Win 8 and it really sucks IMHO. The first thing to do with Win8 is that a "Start Menu" freeware utility must be installed, otherwise it is just rather difficult to use and operate.

Windows 7 is better for the UI but XP has its beauty in backward compatibility for old programs and hardware, e.g., to support my old Minolta film scanner and its old Windows software. I have another desktop PC running Win7 and even a brand new "upgrade version" of the Win7 that I have never installed since it was purchased years ago and I do like XP more for its UI and compatibility. Of course, for multi-tasking, XP really sucks then.

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zosX · 572 weeks ago

Run XP in a virtual machine for your old devices then. Compatibility mode might suffice too.

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Aspa · 572 weeks ago

'The first thing to do with Win8 is that a "Start Menu" freeware utility must be installed, otherwise it is just rather difficult to use and operate. '

My 12-years old daughter can use and operate Win7 AND Win8 (without any freeware installed) with no problem...

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Pentax Man · 571 weeks ago

The tech press is reporting that the Start Menu is coming back to Windows.

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RiceHigh 110p · 571 weeks ago

That official "Start" button is no difference from pressing the Windows hard button and calls just the front page, thus useless.

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Dan Johnson · 572 weeks ago

I also have older computers (Vista, etc.) but I'll wait a year for Windows-9, an intel 14NM Broadwell CPU, DDR-4, and USB-3.1 as well as other improvements, rather than rush to buy an old tech DSLR camera like most Fan-Boys?

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Bukaj · 572 weeks ago

Why the quotation marks? Thid IS NEW camera, outside and inside. The design is similar, but in the same way 5D II is similar to 5D III od a D7000 is to D7100. The innards are new as well. Probably you had to find something, it is a Pentax, right?

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Dan Johnson · 572 weeks ago

Learn what quotation marks are, then see Windows-9 will be better than Windows Vista. The improvements I speak of will be at hand in a years time but Ricoh will drag it's heals as usual, (APS-C won't disappear so stop worrying about it) look forward to bigger DSLR improvements instead of complimenting anyone on their stagnation. I don't get popularity points when I speak of New-Tech, talk Old-Tech and score points, be it DSLR or CPU.

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Bukaj · 572 weeks ago

I do not understand the language of your tribe, sorry.

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Dante · 572 weeks ago

No ,it is not really Pentax despite the overkill clunky Pentax plate. Can you say Ricoh? Try, it's not all that hard .

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Nobody · 572 weeks ago

Good times for Pentax. This is a killer product at a great price that will help the brand reassert its traditional dominance in medium format.

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Catchalive · 571 weeks ago

I have high expectations for this 645Z! :-) There were great improvements from the K5 to the K3; I think there will be even more from the 645D to the Z.
It is also a preview of the new technology we will find on the successor of the K3 I hope... or on the "eventual" FF.

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Andrew Munster · 571 weeks ago

What the hell are you talk about the z1 was pentax second most popular pro camera (second only to the Pentax Super-A) that said seriously what are you on.

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Andrew Munster · 571 weeks ago

btw get a mac most pro photographer use them

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