Seitz 6x17 digital panorama camera
Posted on Sep 20, 06 08:33 PM PDT

Has radiation at the Seitz warehouse turned the Seitz 6x17 digital camera into some warped behemoth? The size is for real, and this monster of a digital camera is capable of caputring a 160 million pixel image - to save your brain some work, that translates to 160 megapixels under the metric system. The Seitz 6x17 has an extremely broad ISO range of 500 to 10,000, while its high read-out speed of 300MB/s makes it 100 times faster than any existing scan back. You can pick up the Seitz 6x17 when it is released next year after selling off your car, the dog, and mortgage your house. Just make sure you have at least $33,000 sitting in the bank before making a purchase. More specs are available after the jump.
• Stages: Multiple for sensitivity control• Vertical resolution: 7,500 pixels (60mm)
• Pixel size: 8µm x 8µm
• Noise level: 19 electrons / 50,000
• Dynamic range: 1 : 2,600 (11 f-stops)
• Anti-Blooming: More than 1,000x
• Total resolution: 160 million pixels
• File sizes: RAW (16-bit) @ 307 MB
• Time for 6x17 panorama: ˜1 sec. at full speed/resolution
• Exposure range: From 1/20'000 sec.
• Exposure control: Automatic or manual
• ISO/ASA equivalent: 500, 1'250, 2'500, 5'000, 10'000 by stage selection
• Image format : Pp to 6x17; adjustable vertically and horizontally
• Width: 495mm x 175mm x 95mm
• Weight: 2.8 kg
• Image transfer: Gigabit Ethernet
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Legacy Comments
By bertrude , 16/10/06 2:18 PM (CommentID #055031)
give it a year and you will be able to buy it at Argos for £129.99
By Aaron , 04/10/06 9:32 PM (CommentID #052253)
it won't become useful for commercial photography due to its cost and file size. You can't change the lenses either and the files are 1/2 a gig.
By cjb , 04/10/06 2:12 PM (CommentID #052204)
I hope this Goatse.cx-inspired design motif doesn't become popular..
By madSteven , 20/09/06 8:48 PM (CommentID #048346)
That is sickening!!! It seems like a digital view camera... but with the tethered computer to save the images via gigabit!!! Almost a gig per image... ouch!
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