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TIPA Award for Pentax 645D
The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has named the Pentax 645D the best professional DSLR camera in 2011. Pentax’s medium-format digital SLR was singled out because of the camera’s exceptional image quality, excellent reliability and outstanding operability. The 645D offers approximately 40 megapixels of resolution, 77-segment metering, in-camera raw development, a digital level indicator, an autofocus system with 11 sensor points, a robust body, dual memory-card slots and a large, bright viewfinder. The Pentax 645D body is available for £8999.00 in the UK and $9995.95 in the US.
Pentax Press Release
TIPA Award for the 645D
“Best Professional DSLR”
Pentax Imaging Systems is pleased to announce that the PENTAX 645D lens-interchangeable, medium-format digital SLR camera, has been selected the Best DSLR Professional in Europe 2011 by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA).
The PENTAX 645D, which was launched in the UK in September 2010, was singled out because of the camera’s exceptional image quality, excellent reliability and outstanding operability.
TIPA members highlighted several key features in its official citation:
- the design build and feature specs
- super-fine image quality delivered by 40 effective megapixels
- the all-glass trapezoid pentaprism finder makes for a dazzling capture experience
- impressive lens compatibility, encompassing both the new D FA autofocus lenses as well as the older 645 lenses
- a great choice for outdoor and location photographers due to the camera’s magnesium alloy body being fully dust-proof and weather- resistant
TIPA is an independent, non-profit organisation comprising the chief editors and technical editors of 29 leading photo and imaging magazines in 14 countries, most of them in Europe. This year’s winners in various categories were selected from all new photo and imaging products introduced to the market from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
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#1 Jim McDermott
How the hell can it win an award for 'excellent reliability' when it's been available for less than a year? Just as one might have suspected - TIPAs are just industry back-slapping exercises. Everyone gets one in turn.
9:09 am - Thursday, April 21, 2011
#2 Geoffrey Langlois
Good point, Jim. A reference to (apparent) build quality might be OK along with something about shutter cycles, materials, etc. We didn't see that in this short piece.
Reliability should be demonstrated.
OTOH, some of the work I do demands that I make and justify design and investment decisions based on expected reliability. One might come to some conclusions based on design and manufacture. I'd buy the TIPA assessment of reliability if they'd dissected the camera. As you wrote, they don't work at that level.
4:01 pm - Thursday, April 21, 2011