Digital File Comparison

The following is a comparison I made at Calumet camera store in Hollywood before deciding to purchase a Phase One digital camera back. The images are from a Fuji FinePix S2, a Leaf Valeo 17Wi and a Phase One P25. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to see the detail in the Phase One images. Note that the Fuji FinePix cannot compare to the high end digital backs.
Leaf Valeo 17Wi
Phase One P20

Above is a hamburger shot in the studio with a Fuji Finepix S2 11 megapixel SLR. I have included it here to point out the difference between a studio shot and the following images shot in a camera store.

All of the pictures below this studio shot were done in a camera store in Hollywood under the same lighting conditions. Only the digital backs or digital cameras were changed.

The real dazzling image is all the way at the bottom, so scroll down.

Above is a hamburger shot in a camera store with a Fuji Finepix S2 11 megapixel SLR. Food styling by Jack in the Box employees.
Above is a view of individual pixels with the Fuji FinePix S2. That's a lot of information, but compare it to the Phase One back image at the bottom.
Above is a view of individual pixels on the bun with the Fuji FinePix S2.
Above is a shot with a Leaf Valeo 17 wi digital back mounted on a Mamiya 645 AFD. No change was made to the lighting or arrangement from the shot with the Fuji S2.
Pixels from the Leaf Valeo 17Wi.
Above are pixels from the Leaf Valeo 17.
The Phase One P25 back was mounted on the same Mamiya 645 AFD camera as the Leaf Valeo 17. This test is not perfect, as if we were comparing two 16 megapixel backs in the same price range, we would have shot with the Phase One P20, which was not available at the store. However, the quality of the two Phase One backs are identical, the only difference is that the P20 back has a smaller, square chip than the P25. The pixel size and image quality will be the same.
Above are pixels from the Phase One bun. Scroll back up and compare it to the Fuji bun pixels.
Detail from the Phase One hamburger shot. I can hardly believe that it is the same hamburger, it looks so different. This amazing quality comes at a stiff price, however, about $20,000 for the Phase One digital back with a Mamiya 645 AFD kit.

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