Category Archives: Hasselblad

Hasselblad to launch its first retail store in Japan

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2013

Just like Leica (who followed Apple’s example) Hasselblad is about to launch its first-ever retail store in Tokyo, Japan. Currently none of the major US stores are carrying the latest Lunar or Stellar cameras. Press release:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2013

Canon announced a weird looking “mini compact personal camcorder” called VIXIA that features an ultra wide-angle lens, full HD video and Wi-Fi. The Blackmagic cinema camera price dropped by $1,000 (also EF mount). The first Hasselblad Stellar review is out: “The unavoidable question is whether all this is worth it when you are paying $2000 for a discontinued […]

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Several new cameras are now shipping

By PR admin | Published: July 29, 2013

Sony RX1r is currently in stock a Adorama. Sony RX100MII is in stock at Adorama and Amazon. B&H will receive their next shipment of Ricoh GR cameras on August 1st (Thursday). Check also the new Pentax Ricoh GR Brand Ambassador website. Fuji X100s: Amazon expects the camera to start shipping in 3-6 weeks. Fuji X-M1 is now in […]

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Hasselblad Stellar now on the Web

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2013

It seems that one of the Hasselblad Stellar websites I mentioned yesterday is already online for some regions. You can access it through this proxi (thanks Tinus). Additional screenshots:

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Hasselblad Stellar camera box and strap

By PR admin | Published: July 22, 2013

The new leaked image of the Hasslblad Stellar shows that the camera will most likely come with a leather strap and a nice (wooden?) box. More images of the Stellar can be found here. There are also several domain names registered by an European company that contain the words “Hasslblad” and “Stellar”:

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The new Hasselblad Stellar camera leaked

By PR admin | Published: July 19, 2013

Those are the first leaked images of the upcoming Hasselblad Stellar compact camera. Similar to the Lunar, the Stellar will be based on the Sony RX100 model. The major difference compared to the RX100 seems to be the Italian wood handgrip and camera housing material. The official announcement will be on July 26th. The price is expected […]

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Hasselblad to announce two compact and a DSLR cameras by the end of the year

By PR admin | Published: June 27, 2013

A recent job listing on Hasselblad’s website includes some hints that the company, who recently introduced the Lunar mirrorless camera to the market, is planning to announce two more compact and one DSLR cameras by the end of the year: “You will be responsible for the worldwide sales of consumer-oriented line of Hasselblad products starting with a mirrorless Lunar […]

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2013

The Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera is now available in the US for the mind boggling price of $6,995.00. Even though availability is limited, don’t worry – I doubt anyone will buy the 8 cameras that are currently in stock at Amazon. Three different configurations are available – copper/bronze with mahogany grip, titanium/brown with leather grip and […]

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera launch scheduled for May 30

By PR admin | Published: May 20, 2013

A quick update on my last post: Hasselblad representatives were also present at the same Zeiss Touit event in Japan and announced the official launch dates for Lunar mirrorless cameras (the initial release was delayed). The first launch will start on May 30th in New York and then will move to Europe and Asia. This Lunar first […]

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Another Hasselblad Lunar hands-on report: “the camera immediately becomes disappointing in terms of its finish”

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2013

A quick update to my post from yesterday – long time reader genotypewriter also had the chance to play with the new Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera. You can read the whole hands-on report here:

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Hasselblad Lunar spotted in the wild, first impressions published online, the questions still remains: “Why?”

By PR admin | Published: May 12, 2013

Update: see also this related post. The Australian-born photographer Brad Morris had the chance to play with the Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless camera after he ran into some guys who had the camera on the streets of Hong Kong. He shared his first impressions on Theme:

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The Hasselblad V system is now dead

By PR admin | Published: April 29, 2013

Today Hasselblad announced the end of life for their V camera line because of declining demand. The 503CW model is no longer in production but can still be purchased in retailers while supply last ($3,460.00):

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