Hasselblad, that self-described maker of high-end camera systems, has a new model of digital SLR, model H3D-31, that delivers 31 Megapixels at a resolution of 4872 x 6496 for a price of $24,995. Lenses & stuff like that could run the total cost to over $40K. The H3D is Hassy’s new top of the line, having been preceded by the H2D - we made note of the H2D-39 back in Jan of 2006 & were impressed by it’s 39 Megapixels.
This 3rd generation H-family improves on the lowly H2D in a number of areas, such as ultra-fine focusing and better noise reduction via software. Some discussion re the merits of upgrading from the H2D to the newer H3D family can be found at Luminous Landscape. Hasselblad will upgrade an H2D to an H3D for a mere $1300 – a benefit of which would be to improve photos such as the following, taken with a mere H2D:
Hasselblad launches the H3D-31 - Hasselblad Press Release, Jan 28 2007
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And that HD2 photo doesn’t look half-bad, either.
I’m not sure I’d ever want my photo taken with ultra-fine focusing!