Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Waus
Well-known
oh my...that's an ugly camera...and I bet it isn't cheap
menthel
Not very good...
That camera is so funny that I did a wee in my pants from laughing so hard*.
*I actually didn't but that is a very ugly and poorly concieved camera.
*I actually didn't but that is a very ugly and poorly concieved camera.
david.elliott
Well-known
I double checked the calendar --- yup, not april 1st.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
menthel
Not very good...
That makes the striped X-2 look good.
I hadn't seen a photo of that before but it is obviously overpriced ugly camera silly season! Who is next I wonder?
fstops
-
Lunar? more like looney...
Jamie123
Veteran
semordnilap
Well-known
Probably seeing Leica's current success in marketing, and banking on their name to do the same...
What a silly looking camera!
What a silly looking camera!
Harry Caul
Well-known
Yup. Looks like a Nex-7 in a new case. Sigh.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Is it April 1st already?
I'm trying to be open minded about what keeps appearing in the guise of cameras of late but this effort by Hasselblad is disappointing to say the least!
Hopefully the whole lot will be on the next moon landing ... to be left there!
I'm trying to be open minded about what keeps appearing in the guise of cameras of late but this effort by Hasselblad is disappointing to say the least!
Hopefully the whole lot will be on the next moon landing ... to be left there!
ottluuk
the indecisive eternity
Oh my. These make the Leica-rebranded Panasonics look quite reasonable in comparison.
Jamie123
Veteran
For the €4000 in price difference between this and the Nex-7, the new grip better have a solid gold core!
steveclem
Well-known
More jewelry for the ostentatiously wealthy to flaunt, I hope enough people will recognise the superior affluence of the users of this 'luxury' item.
It seems the Leica ethos is spreading wider, is this also for the Far East market?
It seems the Leica ethos is spreading wider, is this also for the Far East market?
semordnilap
Well-known
At least if you can afford the camera, you can afford all the black tape you'll need...
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
I don't think anyone will buy that. $6500 for an APS-C sensor? And it looks very uncomfortable to hold. The grip seems to extend forward rather than allowing the fingers to curl naturally. What was that type designation--CSC, was it? Looks more like a POS. Make mine a used M9, please. Or maybe I'll just keep my M8.2.
fstops
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I think this is for the rich people with bad taste all over the world.
ottluuk
the indecisive eternity
Larry Hansen, Hasselblad CEO:
What. Apparently, "serious customers" means "rich people who are also blind".
What. Apparently, "serious customers" means "rich people who are also blind".
Jamie123
Veteran
This has nothing to do with the Leica ethos, though. Leica makes fine, albeit expensive cameras. Sort of like a company making nice watches.
What Hasselblad is doing here is like selling t-shirts with a large "D&G" logo across the front.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
A digital XPan would be a much better idea. I know that it is very expensive to make very large sensors, because of a high rate of rejection. But the sensor would not have to be as large as the XPan film area. If they can make a 36mm wide sensor, they should be able to make one that is, say, 25% longer, or about 46mm. Then, by setting the height to 18mm (the same height as an APS-C sensor), the aspect ratio would then be 2.55:1. That's the same as Cinemascope was originally, before the width was slightly reduced to make room for the mag/optical tracks.
How does that sound?
How does that sound?