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Mamiya is taking the High-End photography to a next level with their announce of Mamiya ZD SLR 645AFD II Digital Camera System. It is meant to take down to earth the Pro cameras with its 22-megapixel camera and cost under $10,000. The Mamiya ZD digital camera is the first integrated medium format digital SLR camera. With its built-in 22 mega pixel CCD imaging sensor it produces sharp, high quality rich tones in a surprisingly light weight, compact body that resembles 35mm D-SLR cameras.The Mamiya ZD digital camera sets a new standard for high resolution, sharp images with rich smooth tones combined with the latest in advanced features, simple but powerful imaging software and light weight design. This Mamiya super-camera is offered as a $9,999 kit including a 80mm f/2.8 autofocus lens, the 645AFD II body which usually sells for $3,000 separately, and the new part of the system, the Mamiya ZD 22 Megapixel Digital Back. As you can see they are selling the fronts and backs of the camera separately and this is odd.

Mamiya ZD digital camera features:22 Mega Pixel CCD - The 36mm x 48mm Dalsa CCD imaging sensor contains 22 million active pixels (total 4008h x 5344v). The 14 bit A/D (Analog to Digital) conversion records color information as 12-bit per color channel, providing exceptional true-to-life color accuracy.

ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) - Data transfer from the Dalsa CCD sensor is processed in real- time with its exclusively designed Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). The advantage to the photographer is that image data captured from the sensor is optimized for fast performance. With a frame capture rate of 1.5 fps, it?s the fastest 22 Mega pixel digital Medium format camera in the industry.

Dual Storage Card Slots - The Mamiya ZD provides card slots for both Compact Flash (CF) and Secure Data (SD). Approximately 100 images in Mamiya RAW format can be stored onto a 4GB CF card.

File Format - Images are captured in Mamiya RAW format, JPEG or both RAW and JPEG. Three levels of image quality alone with image size are easily selectable through the digital back?s intuitive built-in software menus.

Removable Low-Pass Filter - Utilizing an innovative cartridge type removable Low-Pass filter (optional) the Mamiya ZD digital back offers photographers a choice, depending on shooting conditions, whether to use the filter or not.

Mamiya Digital Photo Studio - Simple yet powerful Digital Photo Studio software provides the prefect blend of image capture, processing and editing for both MAC and Windows based computers. When connected to a computer via a 4-pin FireWire® (IEEE1394) cable, many of the functions of the Mamiya ZD digital back can be operated from a computer.

You can read more information about this monster camera here.