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Vizelex RhinoCam
What do you do when you need highest resolution still photographs possible, but can’t afford a PhaseOne P45+ Digital Back? If you’re like me, buying the NEX-7 stretched my budget so tight I can’t even afford a Hasselblad body to mount it to!
Answer? You drop by the Fotodiox web page and check out their new Vizelex RhinoCam. Where they ever came up with a name like that is beyond me, but the concept is brilliant. According to Fotodiox, the RhinoCam uses Pentax 645, Mamiya 645, or Hasselblad V medium format lenses. Further, “the built-in Composition Screen enables photographers to preview the composed shot. The lens remains firmly in place while the RhinoCam’s moving platform positions the NEX sensor for multiple precisely-positioned exposures. RhinoCam also mounts directly onto a 4×5 board to open up additional possibilities with wider angle lenses, tilt shifts, bellows systems, and more.”
![Photodiox RhinoCam with NEX-7 mounted ready to use.](https://thecameraforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vslx-rnocam-ptp-05-640x411.jpg)
Photodiox RhinoCam with NEX-7 mounted ready to use.
The process involves stitching the final image together, but it’s not quite the same process you would use to create a traditional panoramic. “Photographers use the RhinoCam’s Composition Screen to align their shots and captures 6-8 images. The lens remains firmly in place while the RhinoCam’s moving platform positions the NEX sensor for multiple precisely-positioned exposures. RhinoCam images are finalized using a flat stitching method, avoiding the perspective errors and curvilinear distortion present in images joined via spherical stitching often found with motorized systems that move both camera body and lens.”
![Composite Image Capture Sequence Shown On Left - Finished Image Shown On Right](https://thecameraforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vrc-buck-zoom-1500px-640x243.jpg)
Composite Image Capture Sequence Shown On Left – Finished Image Shown On Right
![Correct Camera Orientation For The Capture Shown Above.](https://thecameraforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vslx-rnocam-ptp-04-640x504.jpg)
Correct Camera Orientation For The Capture Shown Above.
!["Effective" Sensor Size Comparison.](https://thecameraforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vrc-sensor-comparison-640x546.jpg)
“Effective” Sensor Size Comparison.
![Image Quality Comparison Of Images Created With Various Capture Systems.](https://thecameraforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/vrc-crop-demo-4up-640x411.jpg)
Image Quality Comparison Of Images Created With Various Capture Systems.
The Fotodiox Vizelex RhinoCam is for Sony NEX E-Mount Cameras today, but who knows what other bodies will follow in the future? The RhinoCam is available for $500. More details here on Fotodiox’s website.
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