Photography

Cameras, Lenses & Lighting

Pentax 645Z (Ricoh Imaging Company page).
Main features:

• DSLR camera with medium format (43.8 x 32.8 mm) CMOS sensor.
• 51 effective megapixels images (8256 x 6192).
• native RAW DNG 14 bits format.
• without anti-aliasing (low pass) filter.
• automatic lens correction (geometric distortion, chromatic aberration, and diffraction correction).
• DXOMark sensor scores: overall score = 101 (evaluation).
• dynamic range = 14.7 EV.
• color depth = 26 bits.
• weigth: 1550 g (body only).
• main use: high resolution photography and photogrammetric 3D modelling of medium and large size pieces.

Olympus PEN E-PL9 (Olympus page).
Main features:

• mirrorless camera with Micro Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm) CMOS sensor.
• 16 effective megapixels images (4608 x 3456).
• RAW 12 bits format.
• DXOMark sensor scores: overall score = 72 (evaluation).
• dynamic range = 12.4 EV.
• 3-axis image stabilisation.
• 4K video at 30/25/24 fps.
• weigth: 380 g.
• main use: photogrammetric 3D modelling of small pieces.

Vuze 3D 360º Camera (Vuze page).
Main features:

• 4K spherical photo and video (30 fps frame rate).
• H.264 video codec.
• AAC audio codec. 
• Media FOV 360⁰ x 180⁰ (Full Spherical, 8 Sony FHD image sensors).
• full wifi control from tablet or smartphone.
• camera dimensions and weigth: 12 x 12 x 3 cm, 450 g.

Lighting material:

• LED panels Nanguang CN-1200 bicolor.
  • dimensions: 47 x 39 x 9 cm.
  • color temperatura from 3200 K to 5600 K.
  • CRI = 95.
  • weigth: 2.3 kg.
• flashes Speedlite YN560-II
  • guide number = 58. 

 Lenses (for Pentax 645Z):

• smc D-FA 645 55 mm F:2.8 prime lens.
  • autofocus
  • equivalent to 35 mm format: 44 mm.
  • minimum focus distance = 50 cm.
• smc FA 645 120 mm F:4 macro prime lens.
  • autofocus. 
  • equivalent to 35 mm format: 96 mm.
  • magnification ratio 1:1.
  • minimum focus distance = 39 cm.
• smc FA 645 400 mm F:5.6 prime lens
  • autofocus
  • equivalent to 35 mm format: 320 mm.
  • angle of view = 10º
  • minimum focus distance = 3 m.