This Medium-Format Camera Offers High-End Travel Photography
Rahul Kalvapalle — June 28, 2023 — Tech
References: photography.phaseone & dpreview
Phase One, a Danish company that specializes in crafting medium-format cameras for a wide variety of commercial and artistic applications, has launched an exceptionally high-tech and appropriately priced travel camera that is designed to make it easier than ever for well-monied travelers to take phenomenal shots with minimal hassle.
The 'Phase One XC' is a 150-megapixel medium-format camera that makes use of an integrated Rodenstock lens that is equipped with carbon fiber elements, with the lens making use of an embedded electromagnetic shutter. Meanwhile, the sensor's dimensions of 53.4 x 40 mm make it larger than typical medium-format snappers.
Priced in at $62,490, the 'Phase One XC' is well and truly a high-end travel camera that will appeal to photographers who appreciate integrated lenses that don't need to be swapped out.
Image Credit: Phase One
The 'Phase One XC' is a 150-megapixel medium-format camera that makes use of an integrated Rodenstock lens that is equipped with carbon fiber elements, with the lens making use of an embedded electromagnetic shutter. Meanwhile, the sensor's dimensions of 53.4 x 40 mm make it larger than typical medium-format snappers.
Priced in at $62,490, the 'Phase One XC' is well and truly a high-end travel camera that will appeal to photographers who appreciate integrated lenses that don't need to be swapped out.
Image Credit: Phase One
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