Digital back versus digital SLR?

[darr]

Here's an article by Mark Dubovoy
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/es...al-world.shtml
It's LF + MFDB vs MFSLR + MFDB rather than DSLR vs MFDB, though.

Mark's article, Battle of the Digital Giants, How much more do digital backs, combined with medium- or large-format cameras, offer than high-end DSLRs? can be found in the current (January/February 2008) issue of Photo Techniques. I highly recommend reading it. Mark's findings show that the large format digital lenses (Rodenstock HR) he used coupled with a Phase One P45 back and Linhof box was far superior to other digital alternatives. I am waiting for the day when I can afford a digital back for my Arca 6x9 FC.

[Doug Dolde]

I should say that I also owned a Contax 645 kit a while back with the Kodak Pro Back. Actually I liked this a lot more than the Canon even though the Canon has more megapixels.

But still I found it sorely lacking compared to 4x5 film. It was however much more of a real camera versus a computer with a lens and didn't have that silly 2:3 aspect ratio.

[Ben R]

I don't know. I'd take a 5X7 aspect ratio any day over the stubby, almost square, doesn't know what it is and outmoded 4:3 ratio....