Category Archives: Hasselblad

2015 worst camera of the year: Hasselblad Lusso

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2016

For a third year in a row, the winner of the 2015 Worst Camera Of The Year Award is Hasselblad with their Lusso model (Lunar won 2014, Stellar was the 2013 winner). Here are the poll results:

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2015 worst camera of the year: vote now

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2016

It’s time again for our 3rd annual Worst Camera of the Year Award. Please vote and share this poll. Here are the nominees in a random order:

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There are still some good deals out there

By PR admin | Published: December 28, 2015

The holiday shopping season is over but you can still find some good deals out there (many of them expire on December 31st): New Topaz Labs 35% off coupon code Macphun softwafre holiday deals Get $200 credit from Amazon toward a future purchase with a qualifying camera or lens purchase Several Sigma lenses now come […]

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Another price drop on Hasselblad cameras

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2015

The price of many Hasselblad cameras lenses went down even more today: Lunar: $5,796 off (was $5,550 off before) Stellar: $1,546 off HV: $8,700 off (was $8,000 off before) See all details here. The 50% off deal on the Hasselblad H5D-50c Wi-Fi medium format camera body is supposed to end today (reg. price: $28,500).

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Deal of the day: Hasselblad H5D-50c camera is now 50% off

By PR admin | Published: December 8, 2015

The Hasselblad H5D-50c Wi-Fi medium format camera body is now $14,500 (almost 50% off, reg. price: $28,500, valid until 12/14). Here are few more B&H deals:

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What else is new? (Sony edition)

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2015

→ Another Hasselblad HV price drop – now $8,500 off (was $8,000 off before). → Sony confirms the a7S II sunspots issue – it is a PAL-only problem and a firmware fix is coming soon. Video examples of the issue can be seen here and here. → New Aquatica underwater housings for the Sony A7r II & […]

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Hasselblad and DJI “form strategic partnership”

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2015

   If you are following PhotoRumors, you probably remember my post from October 4th where I reported that Hasselblad will probably not see 2016 as a stand-alone company because they are out of cash. The company was desperately seeking for investors and it seems that they found them – DJI now owns 20% of Hasselblad:

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Hasselblad E-mount lenses are now cheaper than Sony’s equivalent

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2015

Check out those prices at B&H – Hasselblad E-mount (APS-C) lenses are basically cheaper than the same Sony labeled models: Hasselblad LF 16mm f/2.8 lens: $149, Sony’s version: $248 Hasselblad LF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS lens: $499, Sony’s version is $848 Hasselblad Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm f/4 ZA OSS lens: $699, Sony’s version is $998 Few […]

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Rumors: Hasselblad could be purchased by Phase One

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2015

Last year I reported that Hasselblad was in financial trouble. Recently I received the company’s latest annual report and some information suggesting that it is unlikely Hasselblad will see 2016 as a stand-alone company because they are out of cash. They are desperately seeking for investors and one of the likely outcome is to be purchased by Phase One.

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New Petzvar 120mm f/4 lens with central leaf shutter for Hasselblad 500 cameras now on Kickstarter

By PR admin | Published: September 22, 2015

There is a new Kickstarter project for a Petzvar 120mm f/4 lens with central leaf shutter for Hasselblad 500 cameras. This is a second generation lens based on the first Petzvar 120mm f/3.8 version:

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Hassleblad will no longer produce rebadged Sony cameras

By PR admin | Published: June 25, 2015

In a recent interview with dpreview, Hassleblad’s CEO Perry Oosting said that they will stop producing Sony rebadge products like the Lusso, Stellar, Lunar, HV and Solar  (dpreview said they “need to be exorcised”). The Hasselblad Lusso was an exception – it will be available only in Asia (Hong Kong) and it’s a limited edition with fewer than 100 units produced. BTW, the Hassleblad Stellar line […]

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Hasselblad HV camera with 24-70mm lens is now $8,000 off

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2015

After the Stellar and Lunar massive price drops, it is now time to “fire sale” the Hasselblad HV camera – the 24-70mm kit version is currently $8,000 off! The just announced Lusso is next to get a huge price drop.

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