Gone are the days when all cameras make use of film that needs to be developed before one can see the moment that it has captured. The rapid development of technology has led to the rise of the digital camera that would allow you to immediately review the shot that had just been taken. From single-lens reflex to medium-format to panoramic views, digital cameras have taken over the photography market. Here now is a list of the top 10 most expensive digital cameras.

10. Sony Alpha A99 – $3,300

The Sony Alpha A99 is the flagship digital single lens reflex of the Sony group. Photos taken with it have a resolution of 24.3 megapixels. Sony also developed a new full frame CMOS sensor for this model. The Alpha A99 has the SLT technology that features an electronic viewfinder instead of the ordinary optical kind. This allows the viewfinder to have a resolution of 2.4 million dots that, along with the OLED technology, makes it one of the best in the market.

9. Canon EOS 5D Mark III – $3,900

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III boasts of a 22.3 megapixel resolution coming from a full frame CMOS sensor. It also incorporates the DIGIC 5+ image process of Canon. The camera has a 61-point AF module and a wide ISO range from 100 to 25,600, which is further expandable to 102,400. It is also capable of full high definition movie recording. Its numerous shooting options is backed up by one of the best image quality from any digital single lens reflex in the market.

8. Nikon D4 – $6,000

The Nikon D4 has been touted as one of the fastest professional cameras around that is particularly suited for sports or action photography. It has a 16.2 megapixel CMOS sensor in the FX format that, along with the EXPEED 3 processor, allows for up to 11 frames per second. It has an ISO range of 100 and 12,800 in full, half or third stops. The camera has 51 AF points.

7. Pentax 645D – $10,000

The Pentax 645D is a medium format digital camera that can deliver a 40 megapixel image quality and ultra high resolution images for even the largest print sizes. Its 44 x 33 mm CCD sensor has a top resolution of 7264 x 5440, thus allowing for extreme flexibility when cropping an image. It has an 11-point autofocus system and an ISO range from 100 to 1,600. The viewfinder is made of glass and has a trapezoid pentaprism with interchangeable focusing screens, thus allowing a 98 percent field of view for accurate framing applications.

6. Canon EOS 1D Mark III – $12,000

The Canon EOS 1D Mark III is a digital single lens reflex camera with 10.1 megapixels. It has a 28.1 x 18.7 mm CMOS sensor with maximum resolution of 3,888 x 2,592. This dedicated sensor has a 45-point AF. It has an ISO range of 100 and 3,200, expandable to 50 and 6,400 when used with the custom function. It is considered a favorite because of its ability to shoot fast while delivering high quality images.

5. Leica S2-P – $30,000

While Leica has always been one of the favorite brands among professional photographers, the Leica S2-P model is particularly popular for those who engage in a lot of outdoor photography. The camera produces 37.5 megapixel images, backed up by a sensor with 30 x 45 mm. It is water-resistant and the battery has an extremely long life. What’s more, the auto focus features have a wide range of options from the ultra wide to the super telephoto. Along with the usual Leica outputs of sharp and clear color in the pictures, this model has indeed become the camera of choice for those on the road.

4. Panoscan MK-3 Panoramic – $40,000

The Panoscan MK-3 Panoramic camera delivers just that, a panoramic and full 360-degree view that can be done in just eight seconds. The flat and panoramic images that it captures are compatible with practically all the major virtual reality players, like Quicktime VR, Flash VR and even most players based on the Java platform. The camera makes use of a specially dedicated digital signal process that allows it to create the panoramic image. It has found a special use in the police and military engaged in forensic crime scene investigation and tactical mapping, respectively.

3. Phase One P65+ Digital Back Medium Format with 645 DF – $40,000

The Phase One P65+ is a medium format digital camera that has a full frame sensor. This sensor technology allows you to easily capture images of extremely high quality. Even at an ISO of 3200, the camera can produce a picture of up to 15 megapixels. The camera can be attached to the 645 DF body that was developed by Phase One in collaboration with Mamiya. Both companies sell the body under their own name.

2. Seitz 6×17 Panoramic – $43,000

The Seitz 6×17 Panoramic camera is capable of up to 160 million pixels. It can capture 300 megabytes of data every second, allowing you to capture the image quickly. The camera is easy to control and you can even preview and store the image via a connected tablet or any personal or Macintosh computer. The camera is ideal for landscapes, group shots, fine art, architecture and any photography subject that require a high resolution.

1. Hasselblad H4D 200MS – $45,000

The Hasselblad H4D 200 MS is a top of the line camera from one of the best camera makers in the world. It has an astounding resolution of 200 million pixels that allows for amazing detail unprecedented in photography. The camera has a sensor mounted into a symmetrical multi shot frame. This allows the sensor to be precisely positioned, using what the company calls piezo-electrical actuators. Moving the sensor one and a half pixel at a time then captures six shots; this makes for a 200-megapixel image. Color rendering issues are eliminated as a result.

1. H. Couture Beauty Mascara – $14million

H. Couture Beauty is a defunct cosmetics company that was established only in 2006 by Taysha Smith Valez. The company was initially responsible for mascara in a tube adorned with 1,000 Swarovski crystals. It upped the ante when it took a client’s order for a mascara casing made of 18k gold with 2,500 blue diamonds and a lipstick casing made of 18k gold with 1,200 pink diamonds. Included in the price tag are lifetime concierge service, lifetime refills, 24/7 phone support, discounts and gift-wrapping services. Now that the company has closed shop, however, it is not sure how the additional services are being provided.

2. Models Own Gold Rush Nail Polish – $130,740

 

Models Own is a fashion and trend color accessory company that was established in 2008. It offers a complete line of cosmetics and make-up for the eyes, lips, nails and face. Some of its products include the nail polish, lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner, face make-up, brushes and other accessories.
The company’s nail polishes usually cost only $8. Models Own, however, came out with a gold nail polish that is placed in a specially made and designed bottle. The bottle’s cap is encrusted with 1,118 diamonds, thus bumping up its cost by more than 16,340 times.

3. Guerlain Diamond Studded Lipstick – $62,000

 

Guerlain is actually a perfume house established in France in 1828. It has always been held with the highest respect in the industry. Its perfumes have a unique aroma that has since become known as Guerlinade. It has made over 300 perfumes since its formation.
The Louis Vuitton group, further underlining the class and prestige of Guerlain’s products, now own the company. Guerlain has since expanded its line to include a wide variety of makeup and skincare products. It now has 13 international beauty and spa boutiques, including five in its native France.
One of the products that it sells in its boutiques is the lipstick. It normally costs around $48 per tube. Guerlain, however, decided to manufacture a lipstick tube made out of 18 karat gold. It is also encrusted with around 199 free diamonds that weigh 2.2 carats. There are also rubies and emeralds coated into the tube. The entire tube weighs about 110 grams.
Olivier Echaudemaison, the artistic director of the company, will personally attend those who want to purchase this extravagant lipstick. The company will also customize a color shade of the buyer’s choice. It will also come with its very own lip brush.

4. Essie Cosmetics I Do Nail Polish – $55,000

 

Essie Cosmetics is a nail salon that was established way back in 1981 by Essie Weingarten. Her idea was to create nail polishes with hot and unique colors. More importantly, the colors should be cute and fashionable. She then went about the task of actually producing the product, eventually impressing the fashion and show business world with her new colors. Along with it came a bevy of models and celebrities wanting to try the product.
One of the new colors she has created is the platinum polish. While a normal bottle of the color is sold for an already hefty amount of $250, the company went even a step further by teaming up with Allure magazine and partnering with the Platinum Guild International, or PGI. The company also enlisted the help of Johnson Matthey, a supplier of platinum from the United Kingdom.
The company then asked Henry Dunay, a designer, to help create a special bottle made of platinum that would be manufactured by PGI. The result is a bottle that is made of pure platinum, which is then filled up with the powdered platinum of the nail polish. At the end of it all, you will be buying the product not because of the cute color of the nail polish, but because of the real nice platinum bottle where it is placed.

5. Kre At Beauty Gold and Diamond Eyelashes – $1,350


Kre At Beauty is dedicated to the sharing of beauty eyelashes with other celebrity makeup artists. It was established at the start of 2009 by Taylor Chang Babaian, who grew up witnessing how a makeover can help change not only how a woman looks but also how she feels about herself. She then worked behind the limelight of fashion shows, runways, awards nights and magazine shoots and observed how eyelashes played a big part in completing a woman’s look. She then set about to tweaking eyelashes in order to make them more natural looking. The shop itself has been already featured in several red carpets and cover shoots. Some of the magazines that have used Kre At Beauty include Ebony, Elle, In Style, Marie Claire, Prevention, Teen Prom and US Weekly.
The shop now has a line of 22 false eyelash styles. It believes that there is a lash available that can enhance every eye. It basically groups its lashes into three main categories, namely natural, which is designed to be worn during the day or by newbies; smokey, which is designed to be worn by at night or by those with smokey eyes; and krystal, which have Swarovski crystals and designed for an elegant and embellished look.
In 2011, the company designed an eyelash made of diamond and 18 karat gold. The lash was made exclusively for Barneys in New York. While the company swears by the beauty of its more affordable eyelashes at $16, the gold and diamond eyelashes provide a sophisticated and classy look. With a price tag of $1,350, the eyelashes also reflect a woman’s wealth.

The Sky Moon Tourbillon – 1.1 million

Manufactured by a world-renowned company in Switzerland, Patek Philippe makes it to the 5^th spot of the world’s most expensive wrist watch for men at the price of about $1.1 million. It is a double-faced wristwatch that comes with features like sidereal time display, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, reverse side display of stars motion, moon’s orbit and moon’s phases.
If you want the world’s most expensive military wrist watches that come with great designs and amazing features, you should go for brands like Omega, Tauchmeister, Vixa, Stowa, Hanova Swiss, Cyma, CWC and Precista. Here is the list of the most popular and expensive military wrist watches for men available on the market today.
1735 Blancpain ($ 8.39 million)
Girard Perregaux Opera 3 ($5.32 million)
Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Corrector Quantieme Perpetual ($4.77 million)
Roger Dubuis Excalibur EX 08 ($4.50 million)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon ($3.79 million)
Jaeger LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon I ($3.10 million
IWC Grande Complication ($ 3 million)
Omega Skeleton Central Tourbillon ($ 2.82 million)
Breguet Classique Grande Complication ($ 2.52 million)
Vacheron Constantin Tour de L’ Ile ($1.5 million)