http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/ Engadget Comments for Mamiya's DM22 is a medium format digital camera for the Walmart type at sub-$10k pricepoint http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/]]>Oct 23rd 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/
Oh man, that's rough! :)]]>Oct 23rd 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Because medium-format is still cumbersome, slow, and has limited ISO ranges. The only folks who'll be using these are studio types and some landscape shooters. That is what these cameras are designed to do, and that is all they really can do.
Basically...the chances of seeing mass adoption of these beasts is slim.]]>Oct 23rd 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/
dude, it's for pros.]]>Oct 23rd 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/
But you've been able to piece together a system that costs that much from individual components for a while now.]]>Oct 23rd 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/]]>Oct 23rd 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/
Of course, 'medium format' is a catchall that includes a range of frame sizes.]]>Oct 24th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/
Most DSLR's these days use a smaller than 35mm sensor. The most popular size is APS-C, but higher end DSLR's are made with a "full frame" 35mm sensor.]]>Oct 23rd 2009 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/23/mamiyas-dm22-is-a-medium-format-digital-camera-for-the-walmart/Oct 23rd 2009 6:46PM