Sony's new BSI 100MP 44x33mm sensor has arrived. As expected, it is in a mirrorless system; as was maybe not expected, it is from Phase One, for using on drones:
https://industrial.phaseone.com/iXM_Camera_Series.aspxSo I expect these new sensors to arrive this summer in cameras for ground-based photographers.
Aside: so far, mirrorless MF is all 44x33mm, with lenses designed around that format, while 54x40mm is staying with SLRs, and conversely, almost all MF SLR lenses are designed for roughly that format. So 44x33mm SLRs are the last true "crop cameras" (meaning cameras that rely heavily on using lenses designed for a larger format, as opposed to cameras that have a reasonably extensive lens system designed for their sensor format, even if they can also use lenses designed for a larger format). I am guessing that this divide will persist, with mirrorless 44x33mm format gradually becoming good enough for virtually all of the photography that needs medium format at all, and 54x40mm SLRs handing the remaining larger format niche. Meaning that 44x33mm backs for MF bodies might start to fade away.
