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Hasselblad’s Ridiculously Expensive Mirrorless Camera Certainly Looks The Part

Hasselblad, best known for its professional medium-format film and digital cameras, announced its plans to release a small mirrorless camera with the intention of bringing the coveted Hasselblad name to a broader market. The project is dubbed “Lunar” — possibly because it costs as much as a moon rock.

30 May 2012

Cameras

Can You Really Shoot Print-Quality Portraits With A Red Epic Video Camera?

There are murmurings in the tech word that eventually still cameras will be replaced with video cameras, and photographers will simply pore through thousands of frames to find the perfect shot. Curious if that day had already come, Fstoppers pitted a Red Epic against a Hasselblad H3D-22.

17 May 2012

Cameras

The Only Film Camera I Would Kill To Own

I can’t put this Hasselblad 500EL in my pocket. And I can’t use it to snap shots on a daily basis — it will cost a gazillion dollars on film and development. But I would love to have one at home. Just to look at it. It’s a work of art. And it was used in the Apollo program. You know. On the moon.

5 July 2011

Cameras

Hasselblad Cameras Could Get More Affordable

The fancy Hasselblad camera company has been bought by an even fancier Swiss/Germany capital fund that has big plans for its future—namely, that they want to open it up to new markets, most likely with cheaper ranges us civilians can afford.

15 June 2011

Cameras

A Visual Study Of The Solitude Of A Pro Photographer

In Brad Kremer’s stunning video documentary of photographer Michael Levin, he somehow captures the loneliness of the life of a photographer, but also the beauty of Kyushu, Japan, where it was filmed. A Canon 5DMKII, shooting a Hasselblad H4D. Beautiful.

26 May 2011

Cameras

200MP Hasselblad Camera Costs $US45,000

Hasselblad one-upped itself again with the H4D-200MS camera, a 200MP monster that hit the market with a whopping $US45,000 price tag.

30 March 2011

Cameras

Cardboard Hasselblad Actually Takes Photos

When loaded with medium-format film (120mm), this cardboard pinhole camera can take long-exposure photos with quality you couldn’t even dream about.

21 March 2011

Cameras

Brush Up On Your Space Photography With NASA’s Manual

Those lucky few who’ve already booked tickets aboard the Virgin Galactic space flight might be able to take a pretty photo of a flower, but what about something… higher up? Hasselblad’s uploaded its old NASA astronaut’s photography manual to its site, which is a valuable tome in learning how to use the Hasselblad 500EL/M film camera, but also crucially how to use it in space. [Hasselblad via PetaPixel]

2 November 2010

Cameras

What Your Choice Of Camera Says About You

Freelance photographer/journalist/comedian Gordon Lewis has published his hilarious observations of the various camera tribes, coming to several very funny conclusions. Those lacking senses of humour should probably not read on.

17 September 2010

Cameras

This NASA Hasselblad Never Saw Space, Could Be Yours

For sale: one brand new, never-seen-the-dark-of-space, NASA-issued Hasselblad camera. From a pet, smoke and alien-free home, it can be yours for $US33,751 buy-it-now. Buyer is willing to accept best offers – sadly not $US10. I tried. [eBay via BoingBoing]

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