It's pretty clear that Hasselblad has stepped out of the MF cartel now. The H3DII can be priced, delivered, and is *affordable*.
In fact, I wonder if James has noticed that from the business point of view Hassy meets all his criteria ?
-Available for delivery as soon as announced
- Wide dealer network
- Sold in every market
- Can be rented pretty much everywhere
Edmund
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I've noticed and though
I haven't tried the new blad from what I've read and been told a few things give me pause.
1. It took them a long time to get to 800 iso on the 31mpx chip. 800 iso on the Phase version isn't over the moon great, so I wonder about the blad.
2. Software. It seems to require new video cards to function quickly. Does that work with I-macs and macbook pros, does it mean new computers . . . I don't know?
3. File format. I think when you shoot to cf cards it's a different format than when you tether and then to process in any third party software you have to convert to a dng. If that is so, then that is just another step nobody needs to mess with.
4. Mirror slap. Even though there is a software function to delay the mirror, it's still got a lot of slap.
The upside is the price is pretty good, the cameras are on the shelf and they have a 110mm F2.2.
Once again this is all second hand info as I haven't tried it.
JR