Made for professional photographers, Leaf Aptus II 12 is a truth goliath of digital cameras, and hosts in its considerable size case an image sensor of 80 megapixels.

The image sensor based on CCD technology measures 53.7 x 40.3mm and is able to obtain images at a unimaginable resolution for ordinary users: 10320 x 7752 pixels. To make sure of the skills of the Aptus-II 12 model, the manufacturer provides a few sample photos, that can can studied in detail using the zoom function.

Aptus-II 12 can save pictures in burst, up to 1.5 frames per second, that is very impressive if we take a look at the file size: 165MB in the compressed MOS format and even 480MB in the TIFF format without quality loss.

The pictures can be obtained at ISO 50 to ISO 800 sensibility, in classical system or by applying the Dynamic Range processing.
The DSLR type camera weighs 600 grams, measures 95 x 82 x 59 mm and is equipped with a 3.5 inch display with touch screen interface.
As expected, Leaf Aptus-II 12 is not cheap, the amateurs of extreme resolutions will have to pay 31,995 dollars.

Now, you should start reconsidering your storage space on the computer because images this big will require as much freespace as possible. A regular card will probably handle no more than 5 pics.

Besides that camera features a True Wide Frame (TWF) 56mm x 36mm sensor that will work perfectly with over 80 large format cameras.

About pricing and release date, the AFi 100 will be available on the market in Q4 2008 with a price tag of $43,675.