Leaf's New AFi Medium-Format Digital Camera
http://www.slrtoday.com/articles/58/1/Leafs-New-AFi-Medium-Format-Digital-Camera/Page1.html
By SLR Today
Published on 10/5/2006
Leaf is a well-recognized brand name among professional photographers. They are best known for their high-quality Aptus camera backs, which you will find prominently displayed at their booth at Photokina. The one Leaf product gaining the most attention this year, however, is the brand-new medium-format digital camera line: the AFi. This comes not too long after the release of their last digital camera, the popular 65 and 75-megapixel dSLR Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II.
The Leaf AFi Medium-Format Digital Camera
Leaf is a well-recognized brand name among professional photographers.
They are best known for their high-quality Aptus camera backs, which
you will find prominently displayed at their booth at Photokina. The
one Leaf product gaining the most attention this year, however, is
the brand-new medium-format digital camera line: the AFi. This comes
not too long after the release of their last digital camera, the
popular 65 and 75-megapixel dSLR Leaf Mamiya ProDigital II.
No word yet on release date or price.
The new
Afi camera line will consist of three models: the Leaf AFi -75, AFi -65
and AFi -54. The camera's 6 x 6 medium-format is actually squeezed into
a compact 6 x 4.5 design, for fast, high-quality performance. The
cameras will be fully compatible with Leafs digital camera backs and
other accessories.
Dov Kalinski, General Manager of Leaf comments: “Leaf has the reputation for delivering uncompromising quality, and accordingly, the new Leaf AFi has been designed with the very best components available. The Leaf AFi features an extraordinary integration of top-of-the-line components, including a newly-developed medium-format camera, high quality auto-focus digital Schneider- Kreuznach lenses (AFD) that are specifically designed for professional photographers and a new and advanced Leaf digital camera back.”
New features on the AFi:
Dov Kalinski, General Manager of Leaf comments: “Leaf has the reputation for delivering uncompromising quality, and accordingly, the new Leaf AFi has been designed with the very best components available. The Leaf AFi features an extraordinary integration of top-of-the-line components, including a newly-developed medium-format camera, high quality auto-focus digital Schneider- Kreuznach lenses (AFD) that are specifically designed for professional photographers and a new and advanced Leaf digital camera back.”
New features on the AFi:
- Based on a newly designed camera body, the Leaf AFi enjoys a wealth of unique features, including:
- Changeable viewfinder system (waist level or 90°/prism view)
- Specially designed Schneider-Kreuznach digital lenses for speed and sharp images
- Adjustable control grip provides ergonomically optimal angles
- Switching between portrait and landscape by turning only the camera back