Phase One IQ180 Field Report

Abandoned Hotel. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. January, 2011
Phase One DF with IQ180 back and 28mm lens @ ISO 50
The new Phase One IQ series of backswas announcedon January 24, and on January 25 Phase One's VPKevin Raberand I were interviewed about it live on SMIBS TV (now available on demand). Then on January 27 I published an interview with Leaf's Yair Shahar  and Kevin about both company's 80 Megapixel offerings. Following this, on January 31, I published my review of theLeaf Aptus II 12.
A lot of coverage, I know, and some would guess at an ulterior motive. They'd be wrong. It's just that both Leaf and Phase One know how to play the PR game. They have put on a blitz on the media, with personal visits, demos, test loaners, and as a consequence they get coverage, not only here but on a great many other sites and in print media.
If your favorite camera company isn't getting coverage here, maybe it's because they're not asking for it. Among the major players Canon, Sony, a...