This is what Hasselblad wrote back to me when i asked them about a tilt/shift lens
Dear Marc
There has been a number of requests for a TS-lens over the years . The
main problem to make one as we see it, is to find the correct compromise
of focal length and adjustment amount. I don't think that it is
sufficient with one lens only . Possibly two or even three different
TS-lenses are necessary. Due to the complex mechanics such a lens is
quite expensive to develop and would probably sell in low numbers
compared to the fixed lens types. This would then produce a high cost
for each lens. This is what so far has made us a little bit reluctant to
start the development of TS-lenses. We are constantly monitoring what
photographers want and if we find a high enough demand, we could start
the development. Therefore it's in the future to tell if we will have
TS-lenses.
Best regards,
/Ove
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Ove Bengtson
Product Manager
Victor Hasselblad AB
They also have promised a new version of flexcolor (dedicated Hasselblad software) to be released at the photokina that will remove any barrel distortion
this is what they wrote back to me regarding the new barrel distortion issue.
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Dear Marc
The distortion type of the HC35 is similar to that of any wide angle retro-focus lens. If you study the shape of the distortion graph you can see that the result that you got, is normal in this case. If you start from the center the distortion will increase until you reach about 27 mm, then it will start to decrease again. The distortion level at 35 mm image height is abóut the same as at 16 mm and this will produce the "wave" shaped distortion that you have seen.
The correction of distortion is quite complex and the function in PhotoShop is not capable of handling this type of distortion. It requires much more detailed knowledge abut the lens. In our software (FlexColor) we now have a function called DAC (Digital Apo Correction) where we automatically correct the image for lens "errors" such as chromatic aberration (available now) and distortion (available within one month). With this function you would get images that are completely and automatically corrected for distortion and chromatic aberration. This is possible because we have designed our lenses and we know exactly how they behave.
Best regards,
/Ove
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Ove Bengtson
Product Manager
Victor Hasselblad AB
Then again it might be that at the photokina they appear with a tilt/shift lens and no upgraded software, so keep your fingers crossed for both.
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