14 DAY TRIAL // Leaf recently announced the introduction of the Leaf AFi, which is claimed to be a new, next-generation, medium-format digital camera aimed at professional photographers.
The Leaf AFi is specifically designed for high-resolution digital photography, and is seamlessly integrated with the new Leaf Aptus S-Series digital camera backs.
The Leaf AFi product line will include three models: Leaf AFi -75; Leaf AFi -65 and Leaf AFi -54.
The new AFi provides professional photographers with a 6 x 6 medium-format digital camera solution in a compact 6 x 4.5 design. The Leaf camera addresses the needs of professional photographers who require the combination of quality, speed and control, united into a simple to use and robust system. The Leaf AFi is flexible, easily adaptable, and fully compatible with the Leaf digital back technology.
"Leaf has the reputation for delivering uncompromising quality, and accordingly, the new Leaf AFi has been designed with the very best components available. The Leaf AFi including a newly-developed medium-format camera, high quality auto-focus digital Schneider- Kreuznach lenses (AFD) that are specifically designed for professional photographers and a new and advanced Leaf digital camera back," Dov Kalinski, General Manager of Leaf commented.
These are some of the new camera's major features:
- Changeable viewfinder system (waist level or 90?/prism view) - Specially designed Schneider-Kreuznach digital lenses for speed and sharp images - Adjustable control grip provides ergonomically optimal angles for different shooting positions - Switching between portrait and landscape by turning only the camera back; no need to turn the camera
