Aug 29, 2011, 19:37
This one borders on sheer madness / genius, depending on how you look at it. A professional photographer, Mitchell Feinberg, who shoots luxury jewelry and accessories has designed a custom 8x10 digital sensor back (yes, you read that right - 8x10 inches). It attaches without modification to a Sinar 8x10 camera, which he uses for his work.
The funny thing is that the 8x10 digital back, (which Engadget claims costs $500,000) only produces 10 megapixel images and so is not adequate for production work, but he uses it for test shots where he would usually use a 8x10 Polaroid. He claims the costs of Polaroid add up to $50,000 a year for him, so this custom back would justify his half a million outlay after 10 years.
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/08/23/m...ture-back/
The funny thing is that the 8x10 digital back, (which Engadget claims costs $500,000) only produces 10 megapixel images and so is not adequate for production work, but he uses it for test shots where he would usually use a 8x10 Polaroid. He claims the costs of Polaroid add up to $50,000 a year for him, so this custom back would justify his half a million outlay after 10 years.
http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2011/08/23/m...ture-back/
Also, the phrase "cash to burn" comes to mind...