New hasselblad H1

Who is making the lenses for that camera?

Kevin

The lenses are made by Fuji.

Gustave, if you're reading this, where is that revolution we were promised?

Wonder if there'll be a Fuji clone for the Japanese home market at much lower price, like with the X-Pan. Wonder also how it will (or won't) sell against the Zeiss-lensed Contax 645.

When are they going to get their act together and market a 69?

Hmmm, flash sync at 1/800 th. That's nice. But I couldn't find the cameras' top shutter speed...which makes me think it's 1/800th. I/800th verses 1/4000th of the Mamiya and Contax. I don't know folks. Plus, I'll bet this hummer will break the bank at Monte Carlo.

Since you already have Zeiss autofocus for Contax, I would've thought that the new Hassy and Zeiss were a perfect fit? Anybody know why they went the direction they went with Fuji?

Today is a sad day for me.

Many of my friends who have gone full digital have told me that I was foolish holding on to my Hassy 500 series system. They said sell it before the value goes down too much. My reply was that I was going to hold on to it. Except for the original model in the late forties every camera built since 1957 can be used with every modular piece. Just hold on and Hasselblad will come through with a balance upgrade path to digital. With that path we would get to keep our great Zeiss lenses.

I have been using my Hassy less and less while going digital. Still I thought I would win in the end though my friends said Hasselblad was in trouble.

Today I read about the H1. No interchangablity with the 500 series; no Zeiss lenses, no square image.

Hasselblad has introduced a product out of disperation.

Today I only use the 500 series for the occasional professional shoot that demands a medium format negative. The rest I do with a Nikon D1x. Within two years, the Hassy will collect dust with my grandfather's old Speed Graphic and Hasselblad will slowly fade away.

Sad day indeed.

Philip

One more thought as I was reading Hasselblad's press release on the H1.

"The new Hasselblad H1, designed to combine maximum features and maximum ease of use, is the centerpiece of the company's first new medium format system in 45 years."

I was born in 1957 and am 45 years old. Lately, I have been feeling a bit old. Boy does this add to that feeling.

Sad day indeed!

Of course the joyous news is that I will be able to cut to cord completely with the past and forget about digital backs and such. I will join my friends at e-bay and sell. I just hope I don't loose too much but anything is better than nothing!

Well, Phillip, what will you be selling... ;-)