High-end sensor wars! Leaf's is 56MP

It's official: There's a pixel war going on in the world of high-end digital photography. A few weeks ago, Kodak unveiled a 50MP sensor and on the same day Hasselblad introduced a camera with that sensor. PhaseOne then introduced a 60MP sensor. Now, Leaf (which is a part of Kodak's Graphics Communications Group) has split the difference, and announced a 56MP digital camera system, the AFi 10. Co-developed with Dalsa Corp., the AFi 10 produces 9288x600 "True Wide Format" images measure 56x36mm, but the sensor area actually measures 6x6cm, the same as a standard medium format negative. The sensor can be rotated internally so the camera does not have to be turned to capture verticals.

For details and specifications, read the Leaf announcement:

It’s a wide world. Capture it with True Wide Frame. The True Wide Frame (TWF) 56x36 mm, 56 megapixel digital imaging sensor in the new Leaf AFi 10 camera system takes you to the edge of the medium-format frame. With best-of-class Schneider lenses, the Leaf AFi system can fully realize the power of 56 megapixels, delivering images of unsurpassed quality. Together with the new Leaf ‘Verto’ technology, the TWF sensor can be rotated internally, giving you the control and flexibility to shoot the way you want to. Just imagine.

‘True Wide Frame’ (TWF) sensor

The new Leaf TWF sensor restores lenses to their full angle of view. Together with DALSA Corporation, Leaf designed the exclusive new 56x36 mm TWF sensor to deliver 56 megapixel resolution across the entire width of the Leaf AFi 10’s 6x6 sensor area. TWF sensor technology in the Leaf AFi 10 imaging module and Aptus 10 camera back is also compatible with over 80 large-format cameras, maximizing their capture area.

Leaf Verto internal sensor rotation

Leaf Verto internal sensor rotation technology means no more turning the camera, or even the imaging module with the Leaf AFi 10. With one finger you can flip the sensor from landscape to portrait and back, giving you the power to quickly capture 56mm resolution in both landscape and portrait orientations.

Specificatons

CCD Size: 56x36 mm
Pixel Size: (micron) 6x6
Resolution: 56 MP
Active Pixels: 9288 x 6000
Capture Time: 1 frame/sec
Exposure Time: Up to 1 minute
Light Sensitivity (ISO): 50-800
File size: 114 MB (MOS), 171MB (RGB TIF 8 bit)