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Not really. There was a recent thread arguing how Fuji makes the H system ... again. So apparently it isn't common knowledge that Hasselblad Sweden makes it, and also makes the Fuji version for Japan.If on the cusp of making a decision, I'd say the decision was made.......?
If you've sold the system, why try and convince new buyers of anything.....?
Correcting common misconceptions that the camera and lenses are designed by Fuji is pretty common knowledge and as to where its all built, does that matter....?
Developed and produced by Hasselblad?From the Hasselblad website:
"In 1998 the result of one such partnership allowed Hasselblad, along with Fuji Photo Film, to once again revolutionize the camera industry with the introduction of the new Hasselblad XPan camera. This unique system was developed and produced by Hasselblad in close co-operation with Fuji."
I think that if Carl Zeiss makes Helium Ion microscopesCarl Zeiss SMT GmbH originated from the Semiconductor Technology Business Unit of Carl Zeiss AG.
Carl Zeiss SMT and its four strategic business units Lithography Optics, Laser Optics, Nano Technology Systems and Semiconductor Metrology Systems focus their operations on two main markets:
Lithography Imaging Solutions:
illumination and projection systems for ASML wafer steppers and scanners
components and modules for Cymer lithography lasers
Process Control Solutions:
Scanning and transmission electron beam and ion beam systems for nanotechnology applications, life sciences, material analysis and semiconductor applications
Mask inspection & repair tools
I presume you are referencing the "Made in Japan" on the viewfinder?Hmmm....
look close:
Is this an official HB video that they link to?Reactions to this video have fallen into two camps, those who get the humorous approach and those who don't.
Thanks for clarifying that Keith - somehow completely missed it! :sleep006:Just to be clear, I'm not a colleague of the interviewer.
Reactions to this video have fallen into two camps, those who get the humorous approach and those who don't.
This was a casual and fun discussion between acquaintances. The sincerity and immediacy of Ove Bengtson's unscripted replies were far more telling than they would have been in a more formal ‘corporate’ interview.
All I'll add to this is that before any announcement from Hasselblad I had heard from Fuji that they were developing a 645 AF reflex camera as a little brother to the Fuji GX680. The prototype I saw looked remarkably like the GX645. I remember complaining about no rotating back.I presume you are referencing the "Made in Japan" on the viewfinder?
Listen closely ... he clearly stated that Fuji manufactures the viewfinders for the H system.
-Marc
There was a quote by someone on MM that Fuji did not make the Hassy H series bodies, I can attest that they do as they were when I was at the plant 2 years ago.
What a fantastic production line...
FYI, Hasselblad introduced the Hasselblad H camera in 2002. Shiro acquired majority share in 2003.Another interesting fact is that Shiro Group of Hong Kong buys Hasselblad and the H system comes out. Company becomes owned by a powerful Hong Kong industrial group and starts marketing cameras made in Japan......
Now more recently Fuji announces it will be manufacturing it's own luxury top of the line camera system and Shiro sells off Hasselblad to Ventiz.
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When I asked David Grover why they did not introduce an auto photo-stacking system he said that they could not, because the camera did not know the (exact) focus distance, only a zone indication.He also said that there is a varying correction depending to the distance, probably from reading exif data of the lenses.
regards
Stefan
I'm sure Shiro secured some changes in Hasselblad before buying it. Rather unusual purchase if you think about it.... distributor buys the manufacturer....FYI, Hasselblad introduced the Hasselblad H camera in 2002. Shiro acquired majority share in 2003.
Shiro Sweden was formed and introduced the capital and vision to acquire Imacon in August 2004, closed down Hasselblad's own half-hearted digital department, and re-directed the company to further dedicate itself to professional digital imaging. Like every other MFD effort, it concentrated on the 645 format because that was the direction of sensor development ... which in 2012 is still the direction of production sensor development for MF photography, and the much fabled 48 X 48 or 56 X 56 sensor has never materialized.
Reliability issues with the V camera in favor of the H?
Up to 2 years ago I used an unbroken succession of 500 series V cameras stretching back 40 years and never saw any evidence of that ... in fact, quite the opposite. Hasselblad continuously improved the reliability over the years. The pinnacle of which was probably the 1998 to 2006 555ELD verses previous EL studio production models. They continued to support traditional V camera users with a line of dedicated CFV backs including the still available CFV/39 and CFV/50.
I transitioned to the H platform for a couple of reasons ... AF and a slightly higher sync speed. Hasselblad made that transition easier by offering the CF adapter so I could utilize the Zeiss V lenses on the H camera until I could flesh out the HC series of lenses. I sold off my Contax 645 and eventually the V system, and consolidated it all in the H system.
The anecdotal "Clean Room" Zeiss excuse is one I never heard. Who knows what goes on behind closed corporate doors at any of these companies? Doesn't matter, Hasselblad chose Fuji for whatever reason and that's the way it is. Anyone that favors the Zeiss 500 series V lenses can still use them on their H camera ... via the CF Adapter.
-Marc
BTW, I know of no one that thought the XPAN was made in Sweden ... or cared.
That's funny!!!!!Fred, I bet you've got all the series box sets of the X-Files...