usually the price of the sensor drops with time, but this is a pretty big hunk of silicon so it may take some time before it does drop.
I found out the price of the sensor chip alone is over $12,000
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From: Gator Chaser
To: The Astronomy Connection
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [TAC] OT: wow, 22 megapixels from Hasselblad
Will they take my first born instead of $22K? Maybe the answer is in the FAQ section of their website.
"Richard Crisp (SBC)" <rdcrisp@No-Spam> wrote:
for $22,000
http://www.hasselbladusa.com/Archive/documents/Downloads_files/Productsheets/Hasselblad_H1D.pdf
rumor on the street is that it uses a kodak KAF type sensor with 9x9 micron pixels.
it has a 40gbyte storage in the camera and you can even use film (!) with it by adding the optional film back.
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