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1. oofbey ◴[] No.30066661[source]
What kind of camera was used to take this?
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2. easytiger ◴[] No.30066688[source]
Seminar on how it was done here by the author https://mobile.twitter.com/erdmann/status/147794699638431334...

https://youtu.be/z_hm5oX7ZlE

97 rows × 87 cols (8 439) @Hasselblad H6D-400c MS images Size: 925 000 px × 775 000 px (717 GP) Res: 5 µm (5080 ppi)

It's a £43k camera on a huge automated gantry system controlled by python software

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3. av3csr ◴[] No.30066689[source]
They used a Hasselblad H6D mounted on a rig
4. hackerlytest ◴[] No.30066698[source]
Hasselblad
5. spoonjim ◴[] No.30069059[source]
They didn't need such an expensive camera if they were going to do it this way. A Sony A7R would have produced an equal result.
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6. baq ◴[] No.30069669{3}[source]
if you have a priceless work of art, cost is no object when scanning it
7. zerd ◴[] No.30076555{3}[source]
The cost of the camera is a small drop in the bucket versus the rig and work gone into this.