Category Archives: Hasselblad

First pictures of the Hasselblad H5D-50c camera

By PR admin | Published: February 14, 2014

DC.Watch spotted the 50MP Hasselblad H5D-50c medium format camera on display at the 2014 CP+ show in Japan. The official release should be in March:

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By PR admin | Published: February 12, 2014

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Hasselblad did it again: “elite” Hasselblad HV camera announced, priced at $11,500

By PR admin | Published: February 3, 2014

The rumors I reported last month were true – Hasselblad just announced their new “elite” HV camera priced at €8,500 / $11,500. The new camera has a 24.3MP full-frame sensor and comes with a Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 2,8/24-70 ZA lens ($1,998). Based on the specifications, the HV is most likely based on the Sony a99 camera ($2,798). […]

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The first CMOS-based medium format sensor is made by Sony (inside the new PhaseOne IQ25 and Hasselblad H5D-50c)

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2014

The first CMOS-based medium format sensor inside the new PhaseOne IQ250 and Hasselblad H5D-50c  is made by Sony according to the Luminous Landscape video above and PDNonline (post contains also few sample images). Here are few details on the new sensor:

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PhaseOne IQ250 coming soon with a…. new 50MP CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2014

There could be a reason for the “announcement of an announcement” Hasselblad did earlier today for their 50MP CMOS sensor based H5D-50c medium format camera: PhaseOne is going to announce their new IQ250 digital back (see screenshot above) that will have… a new 50MP CMOS sensor, 2 fps, 15 stops dynamic range and ISO up to 6400. The […]

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First picture of the Sony based A-mount Hasselblad camera

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2014

I received the above picture today and was told that this is the upcoming Hasselblad Solar camera. The confusion is that the Solar model was supposed to be based on the Sony a7 and should look like that:

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Hasselblad to announce H5D-50c medium format camera with CMOS sensor

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2014

After Hasselblad quietly replaced its CEO (does this means the end of the Lunar and Stellar?), the company announced today the launch of the H5D-50c – the world’s first medium format camera with a 50MP CMOS sensor (medium format sensors are CCD). Some of the main advantages of the CMOS sensor are better ISO, faster capture rate […]

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New Hasselblad Lunar limited edition camera announced

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2014

Hasselblad announced another Lunar limited edition camera. Only 200 pieces will produced. Shipping will start on January 31st and the price will be €7,200 (around $10,000). Read the press release, it’s entertaining:

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And the loser is… (worst camera of the year)

By PR admin | Published: January 2, 2014

Your votes are in and the worst camera for 2013 is (unsurprisingly) the Hasselblad Stellar. Here are the rest of the results:

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Hasselblad thinks the Stellar camera was not fancy enough, launches three new “Special Edition” models

By PR admin | Published: November 1, 2013

The Hasselblad Stellar camera based on the Sony RX100 was launched just few months ago and today the company announced three new “Stellar Special Edition” models, just in case the previous options were not fancy enough for you. Coming next is the Solar camera based on the Sony a7/a7r. Additional images and press release:

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Of course there will be a Hasselblad Solar camera based on the Sony a7

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

This is the Hasselblad Solar that will be based on the groundbreaking Sony a7 full frame mirrorless camera. Considering that the a7/a7r camera body costs between $1,698.00 and 2,298.00, the new Hasselblad Solar will probably be close to $10,000 depending on the selected materials. Update: Hasselblad announced a new camera called Lusso.

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Hasselblad lens price increase coming on October 1st

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2013

On October 1, 2013 Hasselblad will increase the price of their H system lenses due to higher manufacturing costs (maybe the real reason is to cover the losses from the Lunar and Stellar cameras). Here are the details: Until Sept. 30th Starting Oct. 1 Item Number Product Description Current MSRP New MSRP H-3023024 HCD 24mm […]

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