60 Mpix - H4D (Hasselblad)

Why is this good news?

'cause maybe more pros will move up market and eventually (one day) I'll
be able to get a 20 - 30 Mpix back for my good ole 500 C/M....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09...hasselblad.asp

"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...

Why is this good news?

'cause maybe more pros will move up market and eventually (one day) I'll
be able to get a 20 - 30 Mpix back for my good ole 500 C/M....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09...hasselblad.asp


Hi Alan!
Very good news indeed... at a very reasonable pricing, $ 42,433.78 USD for
the H4D-60 and a greater bargain for the H4D-50 at $29, 262.40 ;-))))
(the pennies are a result of changing the Euros into USD dollars). Now in
Canadian dollars, this translates in less of a bargain for either models: $
45,608.12 CAD and $ 31, 451.44 CAD respectively. Clearly not a camera for
news journalism.
Best regards,
Marcel

celcius wrote:
"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...

Why is this good news?

'cause maybe more pros will move up market and eventually (one day)
I'll be able to get a 20 - 30 Mpix back for my good ole 500 C/M....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09...hasselblad.asp


Hi Alan!
Very good news indeed... at a very reasonable pricing, $ 42,433.78 USD
for the H4D-60 and a greater bargain for the H4D-50 at $29, 262.40 ;-))))
(the pennies are a result of changing the Euros into USD dollars). Now
in Canadian dollars, this translates in less of a bargain for either
models: $ 45,608.12 CAD and $ 31, 451.44 CAD respectively. Clearly not
a camera for news journalism.

Hasselblad's have rarely had much use for journalism. These are
commercial workhorses.

"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...
celcius wrote:
"Alan Browne" wrote in message
...

Why is this good news?

'cause maybe more pros will move up market and eventually (one day) I'll
be able to get a 20 - 30 Mpix back for my good ole 500 C/M....

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09...hasselblad.asp


Hi Alan!
Very good news indeed... at a very reasonable pricing, $ 42,433.78 USD
for the H4D-60 and a greater bargain for the H4D-50 at $29, 262.40 ;-))))
(the pennies are a result of changing the Euros into USD dollars). Now in
Canadian dollars, this translates in less of a bargain for either models:
$ 45,608.12 CAD and $ 31, 451.44 CAD respectively. Clearly not a camera
for news journalism.

Hasselblad's have rarely had much use for journalism. These are
commercial workhorses.

I know Alan,
I was jesting ;-)
Back in the early 60's, I became acquainted with that camera through a
friend photographer who was dedicated to portrait taking and was using such
a camera. I remember how large the negs were, but I had to be content with
my Asahi Pentax Spotmatic ;-)
Take care,
Marcel