Category Archives: Hasselblad

Hasselblad working also on a new A-mount camera

In addition to the Lunar mirrorless camera, Hasselblad is working also on a new A-mount camera (I assume it will be full frame based on the Alpha a99, after today’s announcement of partnership between Sony and Hasselblad). And if you are like me and think “the new Hasselblad mirrorless camera is so ugly, I cannot stop [...]

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Hasselblad and Sony in partnership to enrich product offerings

For the development of the Lunar mirrorless camera, Hasselblad joined forces with S0ny:

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Breaking: Lunar is Hasselblad’s new mirrorless camera

This is the new mirrorless camera from Hasselblad called Lunar (click on images for larger view): “The Lunar is a celebration of the passion that the company’s founder Victor Hasselblad had for photography. We’ve developed this model in the traditional way, using handmade wooden prototypes to ensure superior ergonomics and functionality. This is a camera [...]

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Breaking: Hasselblad will release a high-end mirrorless camera

Hasselblad is rumored to announce a high-end mirrorless camera according to DSLRMagazine which has a very good track record in “predicting” upcoming products. The direct translations is: “The new format Hasselblad will CSC, rounded shapes … A kind of luxury NEX” Back in March PhotoRumors broke the news about a possible new digital X-Pan camera announcement. Hasselblad has scheduled [...]

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BIG day tomorrow: Canon, Fuji, Leica, Olympus and Panasonic announcements

   Big day tomorrow! Before the 2012 Photokina show officially starts on Tuesday, we will have many new products announcements tomorrow: Canon: EOS 6D, Powershot G15 and Powershot S110. Leica: new M rangefinder with R lens adapter, D-Lux 6 and V-Lux 4 compact cameras, new S3 medium format. Panasonic: GH3 camera, LumixG X 35-100mm f/2.8 lens. Olympus: E-PL5, [...]

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Hasselblad announces H5D Series, new HCD 4.8/24mm lens

Hasselblad announced their new H5D series medium format cameras. Some of the improvements are: New compressed RAW files for faster and smoother workflow Even better focus correction with True Focus II Print-ready JPEG mode for quick preview and printing New Camera Configurator New improved grip surface Larger and more ergonomic buttons Larger, easier to read display style [...]

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Hasselblad will have a press conference on September 18th. Digital X-Pan to be announced?

Hasselblad will hold a press conference at Photokina on September 18th. Back in March PhotoRumors broke the news about a possible new digital X-Pan camera announcement, but I have not heard any other reliable info since. The second possibility is the announcement of a smaller DSLR type camera system.

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What else is new? [weekend digest]

New: ThumbsUp EP-7S for Fuji X-Pro1 camera.   New from Polaroid: Z2300 Instant Digital Camera: 10 MP digital camera 3.0” bright color LCD for viewing images Compact size and usability SD compatible for expanded memory, up to 32GB Rechargeable lithium-ion battery Speaker / micropohone Prints with ZINK Zero ink The 41MP Nokia 808 smart phone will [...]

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Hasselblad cameras price reduction

The cost of owning one of the world’s most coveted high-end cameras has just been dramatically reduced, following the launch of a landmark global marketing initiative by Hasselblad: The makers of the world’s most advanced camera system have announced plans to cut the cost of ownership on a number of models – including a massive [...]

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Rumor: Hasselblad to introduce a new family of digital cameras at Photokina (digital X-Pan?)

I received a tip that Hasselblad will introduce a new family of digital cameras this year, probably at Photokina. One of the possibilities is a smaller DSLR type camera. The other rumor is for a digital X-Pan camera, which will use a customized sensor in order to provide the wide panorama format. The sensor will [...]

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