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Medium format film cameras, of conventional aspect ratios, ranged from 4 x 4 cm to 6 x 9 cm with a wide variety of formats in between. They were — and still are — referred to as "medium format" because they fell in between "small format" 24 x 36 mm cameras and larger sheet film formats. It really isn't very complicated.
Sure, there were even scanning 4x5 backs. Just try to find one or have one serviced. There is no practical true MF size sensor out there right now. And actual image size of 120/220 film cameras varied a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer. 60mm being the film width, the image couldn't be that full size.It is my personal goal anytime someone mentions this to bring up the dicomed bigshot60mm by 60mm fairchild CCD.
Also is it not true 6x6 film is really 56mm by 56mm? I thought the 60/80Mp Dalsa CCDs made it to 53.9 at least, 2.1mm is very close!
Speaking of the S3, did they even make any of its sibling, the S30|45? I have never seen anyone here with one.
Further production is generally based on consumer demand, your doubts notwithstanding. Enough people going online to spread Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt about a product may have some influence on sales, but the impact in most cases is minimal.
As wonderful a camera the S3 is, I don't think it is very much in demand. But I don't have access to or much interest in sales figures. Just judging by what I see pros using--they are the target market for MF digital. Sure, there are the wealthy who can and will buy whatever they want at whatever price, and Leica has done a very good job of promoting themselves as a luxury brand, but in the end there are many more Leica models with more bling factor for them to choose from.
Osborne effect? https://tinyurl.com/3u6x6r4y
Except Leica probably won't fold for lack of S3 sales, although the M5 nearly did them in.
They as I understand it have supply chain issues. They cannot get the sensors atm. Costs have gone significantly to order a new batch. Try ordering a smaller batch at Towerjazz these days (a few thousand is small); given semiconductor shortages everywhere there are just better paying customers with more urgent needs than a camera manufacturer who wants another run of their niche high-res sensor. Ie, good luck on price and timing. If you can get one feel lucky it is a really fantastic camera. They need to move to a mainstream sensor to avoid this supply issue in the future. Will be easier given know-how from M11 can now be adopted for the S4.
if the time span, between the announcement of the S3 and its release, is as big for the S4, i wouldnt worry too much.
It does not seem like an S4 is coming soon (S. Daniel's interview):
More reason to assume there will not be any more S3's.
Not really.
I would not say that.
Teledyne Dalsa has an industrial camera with a 64 x 48 mm 86MP monochrome sensor and global shutter: Falcon4-CLHS 86M
