Sigma is introducing a 46 MegaPixels camera (SD1) with a hefty price tag of US$9,700 to Japan. It was first shown in Photokina and now it seems it is shipping in June 2011.

It seems that Professional will have something to choose if they do not want to go into the medium format cameras. Here is some specs of the camera: –

• Autofocus with 11-point cross-type sensors.
• 77-segment evaluative metering, or spot, center, and center-weighted metering.
• ISO range from 100 to 6,400.
• Continuous shooting speed of 5 frames per second at high resolution setting. A memory buffer can accommodate 7 raw images.
• Viewfinder coverage 98 percent horizontally and vertically with 0.95 percent magnification.
• UDMA CompactFlash storage and USB 2.0 interface.
• Shutter rated to 100,000 exposures.
• Removable dust protector for sensor cleaning.
• O-ring seals on buttons to make the camera splashproof.
• Maximum shutter speed 1/8000 sec.
• 460,000-pixel 3-inch LCD screen..
• Dimensions: 145.5mm (W) x 113.5 mm (H) x 80.0 mm (D)
• Weight: 700g

There are a lot more information from Cnet.

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