Swissblad
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+1 to that. The D810, and particularly the image quality at ISO 64/32, removed all sensible arguments I've been able to dig up to buy a digital MF camera. I'd love to have a CFV 50c at the current discounted price for my GX680, but I keep coming back to the same questions: What photos would I take with it that I can't take with the Nikon? Would I see a gain in image quality?My two cents...the Sony chips have changed everything...while I love the experience of composing through the huge, bright Hasselblad viewfinder, I have difficulty seeing the difference between the images from my H5D50 and my Nikon D810 when viewed on my computer.....especially when those images are printed
My friends who are very qualified photgraphers and own the new Sony 7R11 and the lenses that are available for that camera are showing me images and that are absolutely first rate
It's hard to believe that any medium format product is worth many multiples of a Nikon or Sony with the current high megapixel Sony chips!
Stanley-a proud Hasselblad owner
Ha ha... I was very close to posting enthusiastically on the discounted CVF-50c thread, but maths got the better of me. I checked How many Zeiss Milvus lenses I could buy for the price of that back. The answer is: All six of them.Fortumers are hard crowd to please - the honeymoon of $10K CVF50C didn't even last more than 3 days :grin:
Fuji is the only potential buyer who could possibly make a profit acquiring Hasselblad. They already produce the lenses and they know the body inside out. It's difficult to see any other reason for Phase to buy it other than getting rid of a competitor....interesting, did anybody else here the rumor that fuji will introduce a mf camera in the next 2 years ? a fuji takeover would make perfect sense. maybe i have to keep my hasselbland lenses for a mirrorless fuji mf camera
That is exactly the point. Even if the CFV50 would sell for 5000$, the lenses and everything elese still costs multiple thousands.Ha ha... I was very close to posting enthusiastically on the discounted CVF-50c thread, but maths got the better of me. I checked How many Zeiss Milvus lenses I could buy for the price of that back. The answer is: All six of them.
You forgot Pentax too which also uses the Sony 51MP sensor.So that would only leave Phase One and Leica? Oh goody, even less competition.
When Phase One got short of cash they opted to go down the route of inviting a private equity firm to invest - maybe Hasselblad should try the same thing. Hang on a second, they already did - with Ventizz - doh! - let's hope things work out better for P1 than they (apparently) have for HB.