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Hey Tom,been reading all the comments on this new body with a lot of interest thought id chime in with my own thoughts,
been looking into getting a h4d-40 this year but having to hang on to my 500mm's an fast bodies due to getting some high speed work for next year but still very interested in adding a hassy to the kit for my other work
must admit I really do like this body a step in the right direction still being able to shoot film (who knows what way the industry could turn with it being so viollat at the moment and a open system with true focus and I'd definatly be going for it but...
Its a shame that its not going on open release, can just see this driving costs of h2/h1's right up second hand wise.
Also that you can't use any of the older hass backs like the ones of the h3d's would have been a terrific way of getting on the Hassy' ladder with say a h3d then upgrading just the body to the h4x in a cost effective manner If the back on the h3d fitted your needs. Even if you lost some of the perfect calibration between back and body.
Great to see hassy going in a brilliant direction but such a shame to see they are shooting themselve's in the foot for those of us not vat registered its £4314.00 inc vat plus a h1/h2 body which is £1,500 ish
If you have a great one second hand from the pro centre. Thats a total cost of £5,814 which means 4000 ish and you have the h4d-31 with the 80mm and a 31mp back pricing just seems a lil off as that would mean the back is only 2,800 ish? once you take the lens out of the equation.
not bad really in comparison to the h4x although you would loose the film and the ability to use phase backs think Ill be watching with alot of interest over the next gen of Hasselblad bodies when they eventually show there heads lets hope they are open system and backwards compatible with hxD backs or phase thatd be a dream camera.
With the ability to upgrade back body and lens where you need it rather than the entire body and back as we are vastly approaching the point in this recession where every penny counts to just being able to keep in the industry so being able to do it section by section would really soften the blow to the bank manager haha
Like you can with phase or if they bring something out around the 5-6 grand mark with a back now that would be interesting
Rock on hasselblad and keep bringing these brill cameras out times on my side so Ill be waiting to see what happens next
all the best,
Tom
Thanks very much, David!Yes you can use your HV90X. The 90xII had an upgraded metering system which is more responsive to meter in lower light levels.
David.
Hey Tom,
Thanks for your interest!
It is probably worth noting that there was never a product as an "H3 Back" or an "H3 Body". H3D's and H4D's are sold as complete individual camera, custom calibrated for focus accuracy.
When customers upgrade them or sell them on the second hand market, there is no question of splitting back's and bodies etc etc. They are complete individual cameras.
Yes, you can remove the back for cleaning or placing on a technical camera.
This way you get an optimised system. Every H3/4D is individual to get the best out of the AF system and H system lenses.
Also the H4x body is a different configuration to one of the bodies matched with an H3/4D. The beauty of our D systems is that majority of all camera controls can be handled from the grip. For example, changing ISO/WB, formatting a card, controlling the menu on the rear LCD etc etc. Functions that would normally have to be made switching to the rear menu or perhaps a Phase One or Leaf back.
Pick up and H4D in the Pro Centre and you will see what I mean. The H4D functions as a camera, not as a digital back on a camera body. Before I get leapt on, this is not an attack on Phase One etc etc... but the experience of using an H4D is more like using one product as opposed to two. Its different.
In my opinion an H4x and a Phase back is still a lesser product than an H4D regardless of MegaPixels.
If you talk to the Pro Centre about our upgrade plans then you will see that having to upgrade the the camera as opposed to just as digital back does not necessarily mean a bigger financial hit. Plus you get a nice new camera each time you upgrade.
Hopefully that makes sense!
David