lance_schad
Workshop Member
I am a little disappointed with the announcement as well. From the message Hasselblad was sending it seemed like it would be of a different magnitude.
The medium format industry as a whole needs better improvements to their camera platforms in general. Yes the existing bodies work and each brand has their stregnths and weaknesses, but our wish lists for features and improvements are long , and from all the feedback I get from clients and what I read on the forums it's more than improved eye pieces,better feeling grips and a new paint job. Sure there are some technical improvements listed in the H5D release, but they are just small updates. There is no mention of the external battery for the H4D60 that they announced 2 years ago at Photokina. Are there improvements for the H5D's for tech cameras? Are you able to use any H5 platform or H4x as a spare body? I also do not see any announcements in regards to Phocus or are they moving away from that to a Lightroom workflow?
Please do not take my reaction to Hasselblads announcement as negative because I focus primarily on Phase One and Mamiya Leaf. I do rely on Hasselbald greatly and have sold many H4x upgrades and support many legacy H1/H2 users because there is a comfort factor with a lot of clients on that platform. So I do have a vested interest in the success of Hasselblad .
It is yet to be seen what Phase One / Mamiya and Lecia announces in terms of a camera system and also what the Hy6v2 is.
Lance
The medium format industry as a whole needs better improvements to their camera platforms in general. Yes the existing bodies work and each brand has their stregnths and weaknesses, but our wish lists for features and improvements are long , and from all the feedback I get from clients and what I read on the forums it's more than improved eye pieces,better feeling grips and a new paint job. Sure there are some technical improvements listed in the H5D release, but they are just small updates. There is no mention of the external battery for the H4D60 that they announced 2 years ago at Photokina. Are there improvements for the H5D's for tech cameras? Are you able to use any H5 platform or H4x as a spare body? I also do not see any announcements in regards to Phocus or are they moving away from that to a Lightroom workflow?
Please do not take my reaction to Hasselblads announcement as negative because I focus primarily on Phase One and Mamiya Leaf. I do rely on Hasselbald greatly and have sold many H4x upgrades and support many legacy H1/H2 users because there is a comfort factor with a lot of clients on that platform. So I do have a vested interest in the success of Hasselblad .
It is yet to be seen what Phase One / Mamiya and Lecia announces in terms of a camera system and also what the Hy6v2 is.
Lance