Hasselblad H3D-22 and H3D-39, 39MPix dSLR!

ziggy53 · October 2, 2006

http://www.hasselblad.com/products/h-system/h3d.aspx
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06093003hasselbladh3d.asp
http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/3073/hasselblad-develops-worlds-first-48mm-full-frame-dslr-camera-system.html&cid=1109865682&ei=zOMdRdbPK7uwaPfz_bcH
http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/digital_cameras/hasselblad_/

Awesome!
Superb!
Amazing!

Make no mistake, this is not just an improvement in previous technology. I believe that if Hasselblad did what they claim to have done, this camera marks a revolution and new benchmark in digital image gathering with the "Hasselblad Star Quality standard". It's more than just megapixels, it's a total and comprehensive rethinking of what makes quality in an image.

(... Or it could be more Marketing B.S.

)

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/photokina/H3-concerns.shtml

ziggy53

SpeshulEd · October 2, 2006

Dear Santa:

Manfr3d · October 2, 2006

Well looks more like alot of marketing b.s.

Michael Reichmann has a good writeup on this
new Hasselblad marketing strategy here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/photokina/H3-concerns.shtml

Even Hasselblad dealers seem to be unhappy
about what is happening there. The specs of
he H3D are good but there is nothing groundbreaking
in them if you see what the H3D is (not a DSLR) and
what other brands have to offer with their medium
format digital backs.

Andy · October 2, 2006

I got to hold and shoot with it

Stay tuned for piccies when Ivar gets them done!
The detail, resolution, it's quite amazing :uhoh

USAIR · October 2, 2006

I can hear my computer groaning from the file size

Would be great to shoot with one of these.

Can't wait Andy to check out the photos

Fred

claudermilk · October 2, 2006

Looks interesting in an academic way (let's face it, 99.9% of us will never even see one of these much less use one--that puts Andt in the 0.1% who get the privelege and makes the rest of use jealous).

However, at the very least IMHO the "full frame sensor" part is BS. From Hesselblad's site linked by ziggy: "Sensor dimensions: 36.7 x 49.0 mm" First of all "full frame" in MF is a moving target, are you talking about 645, 6x6, 6x7, 6x9 or something more esoteric? Sticking with classic Hassy size, AFAIK thier FF is more like a true 56mm x 56mm (6x6)--which that sensor doesn't even come close. OK, now that that rant is done, it's a bigger sensor than we've seen before and I'll bet the images are as spectacular as the pricetag will be.

I'm betting the Hassy-only back compatibility will be a temporary stumbling block. Canon keeping thier EOS technical specs sure hasn't hurt Sigma, Tokina, or Tamron too much. I'm sure there will be reverse-engineered 3rd party backs eventually.

Reading Michael's article, he has some good points. Hassy's closed system is probably shooting themselves (and the rest of the MF manufacturers) in the foot to some extend. However, I'm not sure why the big deal over the DSLR designation. It sure is set up like one, if overgrown. Let's see, a body with prism on top, which views & meters through the main lens--and which must flip the mirror pu out of the way. Sure sounds like an SLR to me. In playing with my new-to-me Mamiya 645, it struck me how much like a typical 35mm SLR it handled with the prism finder and power grip. So IMHO, yep, that's an accurate designation.

RogersDA · October 27, 2006

Andy wrote:

I got to hold and shoot with it

Stay tuned for piccies when Ivar gets them done!
The detail, resolution, it's quite amazing :uhoh

Andy, Any samples yet? Would love to see!!

USAIR · October 28, 2006

RogersDA wrote:

Andy, Any samples yet? Would love to see!!

Fred

Seymore · October 29, 2006

[singing]
To dream the impossible dream...
[/singing]

At least for most of us...

System · February 16, 2007

Check this out...

kkart · February 17, 2007

Manfr3d wrote:

Well looks more like alot of marketing b.s.

Michael Reichmann has a good writeup on this
new Hasselblad marketing strategy here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/photokina/H3-concerns.shtml

Even Hasselblad dealers seem to be unhappy
about what is happening there. The specs of
he H3D are good but there is nothing groundbreaking
in them if you see what the H3D is (not a DSLR) and
what other brands have to offer with their medium
format digital backs.

Of course it isn't a dslr, it's Medium Format!

Forehead · March 2, 2007

...and did you know: There's a model H3D-31 also (all your for only about 25 grand, too). Has 31 MP but what appears to be different is the max ISO of 800--vs. ISO 400 for the H3D 22 and 39 models.

And just in case some of you don't know what a Hasselblad looks like, I got to hold and play with one a little bit while at Keeble & Shuchat Photography in Palo Alto CA last week (I may not have money, but I still can DREAM:D )--it weighs over 4 pounds, which doesn't exactly make it a compact P&S!

Forehead · March 2, 2007

Yeah, no kidding! You all might want to check out some of Tom Tworek's shots taken with a Hasselblad while he toured a bunch of canyon lands out West at www.goldcoastgalleries.com (he can also be reached at phototom@earthlink.net).

Oh, Andy, all the guys at Keeble and Shuchat thought you were that one famous singer

Finally, Andy, here's a little present for you: that one fine bronze statue in Palo Alto (I think that Marta Thoma needs to "up her dosage"):

Andy wrote:

I got to hold and shoot with it

Stay tuned for piccies when Ivar gets them done!
The detail, resolution, it's quite amazing :uhoh

claudermilk · March 5, 2007

Forehead wrote:

...and did you know: There's a model H3D-31 also (all your for only about 25 grand, too). Has 31 MP but what appears to be different is the max ISO of 800--vs. ISO 400 for the H3D 22 and 39 models.

Hmmm....Hassy...Mustang...Hassy...Mustang.... choices, choices.

rutt · March 5, 2007

claudermilk wrote:

Hmmm....Hassy...Mustang...Hassy...Mustang.... choices, choices.

Now that really is a great way to think about it.

Jeez, keep some dry powder for the Canon IDS mkII replacement in the fall. Buy the car, maybe with an extra 5k miles. Then you can still be in studio photography heaven in the fall.

I know, I know, it would work better if you were trying to choose between a Ford GT and a Hassey.

Art Scott · March 5, 2007

truth wrote:

Check this out...

The first time I took a lok here I did not pay real close attention to the little things that make a huge impact on the pictures themselves.....

THAT HASSY IS SCREWED DIRECTLY TO THE TRIPOD HEAD.....not quick discionnects forthis guy.....no accidentally come disconnected from the tripod......extremely stable....

ANDY!!!!! wasn't that back in October that you promised us some piccies

as soon as IVAR got them done

....or did I miss read that???? HUH HUH HUH

rofl

claudermilk · March 6, 2007

rutt wrote:

Now that really is a great way to think about it.

Jeez, keep some dry powder for the Canon IDS mkII replacement in the fall. Buy the car, maybe with an extra 5k miles. Then you can still be in studio photography heaven in the fall.

I know, I know, it would work better if you were trying to choose between a Ford GT and a Hassey.

Not that ANY of them are in the budget any more.

The Mustang would be the easy choice--after renting the Shelby, even the wife is convinced (like, "gee, honey one in blue with white stripes and one in white with blue stripes would be nice"

eek1

feelgood:marlin excellent, my brainwashing is now complete

). Heck even my MK III trial balloon got shot down last weekend--and that is the Canon I'm lusting after...mmmm 10fps, ISO6400.

Gotta figure out a way to rob a bank & not go to jail....

...oh, and I am watching used '05 prices, they are starting to go down a bit (now to find the low-mileage, base GT with 3.55 rear end...)

Hasselblad H3D-22 and H3D-39, 39MPix dSLR!

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