Compatible lenses—sounds like we’ll want something that covers an 8x10 negative (that’s inches).  The good news: there’s a bunch of lenses out there. The bad news: not many are faster than f/8.  Though I guess that’s less of an issue with the sensor’s low-light ability.

Perhaps more of an issue: they’re totally different from existing cinema (or 35mm-class) lenses.  For starters, they breath like crazy when focusing, because you’re just moving the lens closer or farther away from the sensor—there aren’t any floating elements or groups.

That’s not to say Canon won’t come out with a line of lenses for the sensor… though that’s not to say Canon will come out with this sensor, either.

Regardless, the look of large format photography is rather distinct. I’d love to play around with it—reminds me of a ridiculous 4x5 relay system I put together a few years ago (don’t bother trying to rack focus!).

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