Who has used a Seitz camera?

[henrikfoto]

I have been looking at the Seitz cameras. They seem to be very interesting and
different from all the rest. Why is there so little said about them?

Have anyone tested one?

[ondebanks]

We seem to be getting tumbleweed and chirping crickets on this one...

[paulmoorestudio]

I have been looking at the Seitz cameras. They seem to be very interesting and
different from all the rest. Why is there so little said about them?

Have anyone tested one?

you been looking at a real one or pictures of one?  It would be a shame if there are only a couple of these in existence. but no I have not seen or tested one either.

[henrikfoto]

To be more exact: I have been looking at their homepage.
http://www.roundshot.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d438/d925/f934.cfm

A 6x17 camera with 160 mill pixels!

The back has a spesial Dalsa sensor made just for Seitz.

Why isn´t more people talking about Seitz?

[ondebanks]

Why isn´t more people talking about Seitz?

Because it's a scanning camera - of very limited and specialized utility, but amazing in the situations that they are suited to.

Not many people talk about LF scanning backs either, but they're still around. This is just a variant on the concept.

Ray

[henrikfoto]

Because it's a scanning camera - of very limited and specialized utility, but amazing in the situations that they are suited to.

Not many people talk about LF scanning backs either, but they're still around. This is just a variant on the concept.

Ray

True, but this one can make a complete scan in 1 sec when the normal scanbacks need 30 sec.
Thats a long step forward..

It can even be used for portraits and moving objects ..

[Jeffreytotaro]

I've seen them at Photo Expo in New York. They are really well made of course (they also make the Alpa cameras). The scanning part is hard to understand in terms of why you would go that route these days.  You'll need lenses that can cover the larger image area.  Seems to be a very specialized system.

[Graham Mitchell]

The scanning part is hard to understand in terms of why you would go that route these days. 

160MP, and I believe it's uninterpolated too? Still a compelling feature, and even more so when it came out a few years ago when 1-shot backs were maxing out at 39MP.

[henrikfoto]

160MP, and I believe it's uninterpolated too? Still a compelling feature, and even more so when it came out a few years ago when 1-shot backs were maxing out at 39MP.

It's interpolated to get the extreme speed. But the results are amazing!!

[Graham Mitchell]

It's interpolated to get the extreme speed. But the results are amazing!!

Are you sure? According to this article, it's uninterpolated: http://www.foto-tech.com/seitz-cameras-and-scanning-backs/

I have a ton of retouching to do tonight - shouldn't let myself get distracted - but I hope someone can give a definitive answer.

[henrikfoto]

Are you sure? According to this article, it's uninterpolated: http://www.foto-tech.com/seitz-cameras-and-scanning-backs/

I have a ton of retouching to do tonight - shouldn't let myself get distracted - but I hope someone can give a definitive answer.

I am sure. Got this from Urs Krebs at Seitz:

"Yes, there is pixel interpolation (like any other digital back).
This is why we can achieve a 100x faster scan than for other scanning
sensors."

Henrik