develop for Sinar by Kodak , the Modern Sinarback 54 M is a new pro - level television camera back that capture with an telling 22 megapixel sensor with 14 - bit color depth . I did n’t realize high-pitched - end sensing element generated a heap of heat during operation , but on the face of it the Sinarback dumps enough that it has an desegregate Peltier cooler to enable it to be continuously used . No idea on terms ; let ’s say ‘ spendy ’ for now . ( Thanks , Lorenz ! )
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Update : Reader Drew Wright does some ‘ splaining after the parachuting about what makes Sinar so expensive — even when they are n’t nearly as unique as they once were .
PhaseOne and Imacon both stock the same silicon chip on their systems , but Sinar has
a different cooling technique . The rule of thumb is , the large the chip the more heat , and is why they do n’t have 4×5″ ( large format , with the hood over your head form of television camera ) individual - shot backs yet . However , with the advance in applied science , the heat is minimal , and the artifact produced by the other camera systems , are only observable by the most savvy eyes . 99 % would never see the difference . The chilling for Sinar is mostly a merchandising scheme , as Sinar has always been the “ high oddment ” of pro photo equipment , and they are have trouble keeping that border now with digital , since the lines are so blurred , with everyone employ the same chips . That is why their 54 M is priced the same as PhaseOne and Imacon , which five years ago would never have been envisage ( their systems used to be 30%+ more expensive than the average competitor ) . Any accoutrement of theirs is still priced elbow room more than what you would have a bun in the oven from a simple sync cord , for example ( can run up to $ 500 , no antic ) .
Oh , and the price for that Sinar runs about $ 15k , without required accessories ( which terminate up at about $ 20k total ) . The challenger run about the same , between $ 15 - 20k . That really is n’t much , if you consider that the first pro Kodak 35 mm digitals in the mid 90 ’s ran about $ 25k , and only enamour 3 mega pixels in 8bit colour .
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