Hasselblad CFV-50c

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Remember when everyone wished for a digital back that could work with film-based SLRs?

If you have an older Hasselblad "V" series body/lenses, your wish has just come true:

Meet the Hasselblad CFV-50c digital back.

For instance, I still have an old Hasselblad 500C body. This new digital back should give me the capability to use that old body and lenses to take images approximately as good in quality as the Hasselblad H5D-50c, 50MPix CMOS Medium Format digital body.

Of course, this comes at a cost: $15,000 / €11,000 / £11,400 (UK price includes tax)

(By comparison, an H5D-50c retails for $27,500.00USD)

http://www.hasselbladusa.com/products/digital-backs/cfv-50c.aspx

Data Sheet

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From the first link in the above post:

"The CFV-50c comes with a cutting edge CMOS sensor (just like its H5D-50c sibling) offering photographers outstanding performance at all ISO settings.
Now dedicated V System users – even those with cameras going back as far as 1957 – have access to the very latest imaging technology from the world’s leading medium format camera maker, but can still revere and cherish V System classic design and feel.
The CFV-50c celebrates almost sixty years of V System history but now offers users instant access to the revelations of today’s progressive imaging environment.
Photographers can now embrace the wealth and bandwidth of latest photo know-how and employ it with ease to fully exploit the potential for their older cameras. Breathtaking results from a world-beating digital back."

"The check list:

CMOS sensor with the same performance level as the H5D-50c (perfect colours in any light).
Long exposures with clean, noise-free images.
Classic design (similar to the old film magazine).
Simple operation with no need for external cables (the CFV is the only digital back to offer this for V cameras).
Allows for use of PM90 and PME90 90º viewfinders.
Live Video in Phocus in colour.
New larger LCD screen with higher resolution.
Remote control option from Phocus.
Classic Hasselblad square crop option.
Modernised user interface."

"Technical
Sensor type: CMOS
Sensor size: 50 Mpixels (8272 x 6200 pixels)
Sensor dimensions: 43.8 x 32.9 mm
Image size: RAW 3FR capture 65 MB on average. Tiff 8 bit 154 MB
Capture rate: 1.5 capture/sec. 35 captures/ minute (based on a SanDisk Extreme UDMA7 120 MB/s)
Single shot
16 bit colour
ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 & 6400
Longest shutter speed: 12 minutes
Image storage: CF card type II (write speed >20 MB/sec) or tethered to Mac or PC
Color management: Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution - One generic profile
Storage capacity: On average 60 images on a 4GB CF card
Battery type: Sony™ InfoLithium L NP-F series
Colour display: 3.0 inch TFT type, 24 bit colour
Histogram feedback: Yes
IR filter: Mounted on sensor
Feedback: IAA - Instant Approval Architecture: provides acoustic and visual feedback
File format: Lossless compressed Hasselblad 3F RAW
Software: Phocus for Mac and PC (included)
3FR files are also supported directly in Apple and Adobe environments
Macintosh: OSX version 10.5 or later. PC: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 8
Camera support: Hasselblad V System cameras manufactured since 1957. 2000 series cameras and 201F with C lenses only. 202FA / 203FE and 205FCC camera models need a minor camera modification to use F/FE lenses. All other cameras with Hasselblad V interface.
Host connection type: FireWire 800 (IEEE1394b)
Battery capacity: Sony™ InfoLithium L, up to 8 hours of shooting capacity
Operating temperature: 0 - 45 °C / 32 - 113 °F
Dimensions: 90 x 92 x 57 mm [W x H x D]
Weight: 530 g (Excluding battery and CF card)
Package contents: Hasselblad CFV digital back with protective cover, adapter cables, FireWire cable and 16 GB CF card. Focusing Screen (Split image / Micro Prism) with dual format markings."

Brett1000

I would like to see a mirrorless Hasselblad model