At Photokina today, Leica announced development of a radical new digital SLR system it calls the S-system. The company’s concept marries a larger digital sensor and a 35mm-style SLR body to make “a camera that would give the quality of medium format and the handling and flexibility of 35mm,” according to Leica UK’s David Bell.

UK-based Professional Photographer says the body is somewhere between a Canon EOS 5D and EOS 1D in size. But the camera features a Kodak-developed, 37 megapixel sensor that measures 30 x 45mm. A standard 35mm frame measures 24 x 36mm, while many digital SLRs use a APS-C size of approximately 16 x 24mm. The larger size is comparable to some digital backs designed for medium-format camera bodies.

Leica has a prototype of a model it’s calling the S2, and the lens system will include nine different lenses at launch. The camera features a dual shutter system, pairing a focal-plane shutter with an in-lens leaf shutter for some lenses, which allows for high flash sync speeds. It also has a high-precision, single-point autofocusing system, and uses Leica’s Maestro image processing system, which is supposed to deliver double the speed of comparable medium-format backs.
“We started from scratch,” Leica’s product manager Maike Harberts told British Journal of Photography. “All the components that define the quality of the image were designed for each other. We began with a large-format CCD sensor and literally configured the camera around it, rather than adapting existing technologies.” Though the working prototype is being displayed at Photokina, the camera isn’t expected to be available until next summer. No pricing information is available but, given Leica’s reputation for high-end prices, expect the camera and lenses to sell for more than pro Nikon or Canon gear.

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