So I have been contemplating upgrading from my Nikon D200 to the D300 for a long time.
Each time I have the extra money saved it seems that there is something more important to spend my money on. So the other day I was thinking about it again until I heard about the new behemoth that Kodak has just announced.
50 Megapixel!!!!
Yes that’s right. it is not a typo. It is truly 50 megapixel. That is 5x the resolution of my D200 and oh yeah and 16x times the cost. The d300 is only $1850 but the new medium format camera that will be produced by Hasselblad will be in the range of $30,000.
Hey if I am going to splurge I think that I might go for the –
1Gigapixel Camera
This camera was conceived and then created to take a photo that has a resolution of over 1 gigapixel. They are actually hoping to breach the 4 gigapixel range soon. The negatives are 9″×18″ format (which is the the same size as military spy planes), which equates to a print with dimensions of 10 feet by 20 feet. To put this in perspective a 3 megapixel camera will print a nice 4″x6″ picture at it’s full resolution. The camera was created from bits and pieces salvaged from parts of spy planes and nuclear reactors. If the camera were a boxer it would definitley weigh in the heavy weight division. It is a whopping 99 pounds. If you look closley at the warning sticker on the back it says, “Don’t wear camera around your neck.” The rolls of film produced by Kodak cost more than my D200 is now worth at a pricey $1,200 a pop. I haven’t found the actual price of the camera itself but I hear it is somewhere around the $250,000 range and there is only one of it’s kind. Digital will not be catching up to this phenom any time soon since the data transfer rate you would need to capture these images would be 38 terabits per second. Does sandisk make a 38 Terabyte CF card yet?
So maybe I will buy the D300 after all. I would love to put $250k down on a camera right now but we are finishing our basement and the toilet is an important part of the bathroom that we couldn’t afford if I got the camera.
Matt,
Let’s schedule for a weekend shoot. The photo will take 6 months to print. I am thinking that we should print it on vinyl or metal siding or maybe just print it directly on your house. 🙂
Thanks,
Curtis J. Morley
When you get it, could you take our family photo? I’d like to erect it on the side of my house.
Kelly,
I hear ya. This is one serious camera. You should read the articles on http://www.gigapixel.com they are really funny. They did make the camera out of old spy plane parts and film.
Thanks,
Curtis J. Morley
At $250k you must be buying your toilet from the Pentagon.