Phase One à la Photokina 2008

Phase One ne vient pas les mains vides à la Photokina 2008. Ce spécialiste du moyen format présente à Cologne son nouveau P 65+ avec un capteur plein format et ses 60 et quelques megapixels. Il annonce également la sortie d'une nouvelle version de son logiciel maison de retouche de fichiers RAW, le Capture One 4 Pro. Sont aussi présentés à la Photokina de nouveaux objectifs qui viennent enrichir la gamme du Phase One 645 : en plus 45 mm f/3,5 annoncé le mois dernier Phane One présente pas moins de six nouvelles optiques : un grand angle 28 mm f/4,5, un 45 mm f/2,8, un 80 mm f/2,8, un 120 mm f/4,0, un 150 mm f/2,8, et un zoom 75-150mm f/4,5. Toutes ces nouveautés seront disponibles avant la fin de l'année 2008. Les prix du matériel photographique haut de gamme de Phase One destinent ces produits aux professionnels, et parmi eux, à ceux qui en ont les moyens. Mais l'investissement peut s'avérer rentable. Le P65+ avec son dos numérique est annoncé à 32.000 euros. Le dos numérique seul à 30.000 euros. La mise à jour du logiciel Capture One est gratuite pour ceux qui possèdent l'ancienne version. Le prix, pour les nouvels acquéreurs, est de 300 euros. Les prix des nouvelles optiques n'ont pas encore été annoncés.

Phase One H 25 announced at PMA 2003

Phase One H 25 announced at PMA 2003

 

In September last year Phase One announced the up-coming release of the Phase One H 25. Henrik Hakonssen, CEO at Phase One states: “Our commercial knock-out: the Phase One H 25 is on schedule and will be released in July 2003 exactly like we promised in September. Many photographers have already shown a huge interest in the product, and the first orders have already been placed.” 

Best in every class: 6, 11, 16, 22: The Phase One H 25 is the camera back for the commercial photographer, to whom quality and workflow are equally important. Phase One’s mission is to always deliver the best image quality within every CCD sensor class and the new H 25 with a 22 megapixel CCD and imaging area of 1.4 x 1.9”/ 36 x 48 mm is no exception. On top of this, the H 25 delivers moiré free images and a broader dynamic range that any other camera back. “We made a promise to our customers a long time ago that if you buy a Phase One digital back you can be absolutely sure that it delivers the best image quality in its sensor class”. 

40 captures per minute! Quality is not everything professional photographers often face tight deadlines and it is therefore equally important that their digital workflow is optimized for high volume production. To meet this demand the H 25 is based on an entirely new high performance hardware platform that has a huge affect on the overall productivity of the back i.e. capture rate and raw-file handling. The H 25 will become the industry’s benchmark both in terms of image quality and productivity. 

No need to wait for the new release: “It is essential for our business that we produce a camera back that targets new segments within commercial photography and at the same time is available as an attractive upgrade for our huge and loyal customer base. Professional photographers, who wish to buy Phase One should not put their decision on hold due to a new release. Therefore, we offer them a unique upgrade opportunity: Buy an H 10 or H 20 now and upgrade to an H 25 later and we’ll only charge the price difference between the two backs.”, says Henrik Hakonsson. The Phase One H 25 mounts on Hasselblad 6x6, Mamiya RZ and large format cameras via 

Phase One's FlexAdaptor. The Phase One H 25 starts shipping in September 2003. Suggested retail price is $29,990.00. 

71242 Phase One H 25 for Hasselblad 

71244 Phase One H 25 for Mamiya RZ