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What happens when an awesome camera gets a limited edition makeover? We drool, of course

Wow. That’s a pretty red looking camera

Your observational skills are on top form. This is more than just a simple paint job however. Pentax has taken the body of an original 645D and subjected it to a fancy lacquering technique involving silver leaves and layers of traditional urushi.

And in English?

It’s shiny. There’s also a whopping 40MP sensor with a resolution of 7264×5440 pixels. Coupled with a weather-sealed body, 3in touchscreen and a viewfinder with a 98 per cent field of view, this is no Facebook album snapper.

Is the price as impressive as the specs?

Seeing as each unit it built to order we would expect something pretty astronomical. You could always pick up the standard black model for a comparatively modest £9000. Or just keep dreaming.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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