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Anonymous
I agree with what several blogs have said, that stressing modularity and making the "camera" itself compose of the basic sensor and hardware array, capable of being mounted in various bodies, would be amazing. Imagine taking the same sensor and putting it in everything from a compact P&S body, a camcorder-style frame, a traditional pro-DSLR body, even up to medium- and large-format bodies, allowing a photographer to have a vast variety of options for a comparatively low price, as varying bodies would be little more than a shell with a few buttons, a viewfinder, and a lens mount. (And possibly a mirror-box.) Potentially, we'd still be looking at upwards of $1000 for a Hasselblad-style MF body, but imagine using it with a $1500 camera unit instead of a $15,000 digital back, and getting comparable quality!
What I'm ideally picturing is a small "box", about 1/2-3/4" thick, and about 2.5-3" tall/wide, with the sensor and shutter on one side, and the LCD and controls on the other, which would just "click" into the back of compatible bodies. Really seems like it COULD change the face of photography.
New info, RED is calling it DSMC (Digital Still and Motion Camera).
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