cameras

Medium format digital backs are expensive and that's not likely to change any time soon. But, Fotodiox has a cheaper, if less convenient solution.The $500 RhinoCam lets you mount a Sony NEX body on a moving apparatus that sits behind a medium format lens. When you start the capture, the camera moves on a flat plane, taking several pictures it can later stitch together into one larger image. 

With newer full-frame DSLRs like Nikon's D800 pushing the possibilities when it comes to megapixel count, some people think they may catch up to medium format digital backs. But, Phase One seems pretty determined to keep the gap intact with their new IQ2 series capture devices that deliver an insane amount of photographic firepower.

This post-CES time is always a popular time for camera companies to roll out updated versions of existing camera lines and Sony has done just that. The new a58 and NEX-3N haven't yet been announced here in the States, but they act as follow-ups to the a57 and the NEX-F3 respectively.

Remember that thing I said earlier about this being the time of year for camera companies to update previous models? Well, the next up to bat is Nikon and they have an impressive-looking APS-C offering in the new D7100.