Hasselblad H4D-200M, 200 MPixels

ziggy53

Hasselblad’s latest multi-shot camera, which delivers unprecedented 200 megapixel files, is currently shipping. Upgrades for H4D-50MS cameras are also available.

http://hasselblad.com/news/h4d-200ms-launch.aspx

http://www.hasselblad.com/promotions/h4d-200ms-jonathan-beer.aspx

TaDa

My hard drives just cringed.

ziggy53

The H4D-200MS includes three capture modes:
• normal single-shot capture delivering 50Mpix resolution images
of live subjects
• multi-shot capture (4 shots) delivering 50Mpix high detail images
of still subjects outperforming the single-shot capture of cameras
with higher resolution
• multi-shot capture (6 shots) delivering 200Mpix ultra high detail
of still subjects delivering outstanding representation of the outmost
level of fine detail

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Sensor size - 50 Mpix (6132×8176 pixels)
Sensor dimensions - 36.7×49.1 mm
Image size - RAW capture 75/300/1200 MB on average. TIFF 8 bit: 150/150/600 MB (1-shot/4-shot/6-shot)
File format - Lossless compressed Hasselblad RAW 3FR
Shooting mode - Single shot, 4-shot and 6-shot
Color definition - 16 bit
ISO speed range - ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800
Storage options - CF card type U-DMA (e.g. SanDisk Extreme IV) or tethered to Mac or PC
Color management - Hasselblad Natural Color Solution
Storage capacity - 4 GB CF card holds 60 images on average
Capture rate - 1.1 seconds per capture. 33 captures per minute (single-shot)
Color display - Yes, 3 inch TFT type, 24 bit color, 230 400 pixels
Histogram feedback - Yes
IR filter - Mounted on CCD sensor

Moogle Pepper

Hard drive? My bank account cringed!

Andy

We need one of these for our big gigapixel panos.

Warped

Nice to see continued innovation and pushing the boundaries of resolution and image capture rather than adding gimics.

I hope they've given battery life, heat, and access/use of menus and button layout some attention as well. The tiny dot-matrix styled lcd top screen on the H4D-40 I had for a while was abysmal and felt like stepping back in time scrolling through meuns, the read lcd screen wasn't much better.

Has a price been announced?

MF gear gets pigeon-holed enough as it is, this won't help that as the 6 image combination thing will really restrict it still-life. In one-shot mode at 50 Mpixel resolution it's up against the new Sigma (though not a "true" 40+ Mpixel camera), it's own H4D-40 and 31 models, the Phase One Mamiya gear and the Pentax 645D which I'll guess are all significantly cheaper than this 200M beast.

ziggy53

Warped wrote: »

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Has a price been announced?

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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/766903-REG/Hasselblad_70490520_H4D_200MS_Digital_Camera.html

ThatCanonGuy

The 5-year "protect your purchase" is more than a used 1Ds3

Warped

$44K - HOLY CRAP!!

From a quick look it's all about the back and the multi image capture technology whilst the rest of the H4D stuff remains the same.
ISO 50 - 800 and ISO 800 on the H4D family is quite noisy
Max of 1/800 shutter speed
3.0" lcd .... I hope it's a different, better one to the typical H4D ones.
Looks like they've concentrated purely on resolution and left the other areas alone that makers like Phase One and Pentax are working on to make MF Digital more practical and attractive to the rest of the digial camera market.

If they haven't changed the battery system I'd hate to think how short a life it has shooting in the 200 Mpixel style

As much as I love Medium Format, $44K for a "one trick pony" camera is a bit too nuts for me!