H3D-39 in action...
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I was lucky to have the chance to watch, question and generally annoy Jerry Garns a few eeks back as he spent 8 hours shooting the front doors of a house for a brochure for the manufacturer. Even cooler was that he was shooting the holy grail of digital cameras, the Hasselblad HD3-39. At 39 megapixels and $32,000 for the body this is no toy.
He was on location in 20 degree weather with two gaffers shooting both daylight and night images. The shoot used two strobes outside with massive (4' x 15') foam boards as reflectors as well as two strobes inside. He was very gracious and allowed me to ask as many questions as I could while he worked. he never balked at taking the time to walk me through what he was doing and why. Luckily the HD3 seems to not like 20 degree weather and there were long breaks between shooting required to warm the camera. Coolest thing is that he invited me to LA anytime I want to hang around and annoy him on future shoots. I also scored all the white foam board they used..enough to last me 3 years.
www.jerrygarns.com
Here's an early low res version showing the direction he is heading with the composite image. Notice how the lighting on the doors uses both daylight and night versions to work toward a final effect. At 1516 x 942 it's a screen stretcher...
He was on location in 20 degree weather with two gaffers shooting both daylight and night images. The shoot used two strobes outside with massive (4' x 15') foam boards as reflectors as well as two strobes inside. He was very gracious and allowed me to ask as many questions as I could while he worked. he never balked at taking the time to walk me through what he was doing and why. Luckily the HD3 seems to not like 20 degree weather and there were long breaks between shooting required to warm the camera. Coolest thing is that he invited me to LA anytime I want to hang around and annoy him on future shoots. I also scored all the white foam board they used..enough to last me 3 years.
www.jerrygarns.com
Here's an early low res version showing the direction he is heading with the composite image. Notice how the lighting on the doors uses both daylight and night versions to work toward a final effect. At 1516 x 942 it's a screen stretcher...
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Thanks for the story and thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for posting! I have drooled over this camera for some time. It is no doubt far above my lowly skills. First time I've seen it in use.