Hasselblad $$$$

abulense · 26-01-2007 12:35pm #1

Just an observation...
I was walking through Kinsale Co. Cork yesterday and passed a man with an odd looking digital camera. Upon returning home I did a bit of research and found that this was the type of camera he was using...http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=1082&A=details&Q=&sku=463798&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

Check out the price tag on this momma - $26994.95
How could you charge this much money for a camera- you could but a nice car for that money? And secondly why would someone pay out that much for a camera? (unless of course he's a millionaire who just stepped off his luxury yacht to take a few snapshots of Oirland)

mikedragon32 · 26-01-2007 12:47pm

You just beat me to it... I was reading about the latest Hasselblad on Ubergizmo. http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/hasselblad_h3d_31/

31MP! When will the madness end?

B0rG · 26-01-2007 12:48pm

Ah hassels...
yeeers... they are expensive pieces of ...
equipment...

DaireQuinlan · 26-01-2007 1:47pm

abulense wrote:

Just an observation...
I was walking through Kinsale Co. Cork yesterday and passed a man with an odd looking digital camera. Upon returning home I did a bit of research and found that this was the type of camera he was using...http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=1082&A=details&Q=&sku=463798&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation

lol, check out the accessories that B&H recommend for the camera...

Hasselblad 1 Year Enhanced/Extended Warranty
Price: $ 1,494.95

Hasselblad Extended Warranty
Price: $ 2,499.95

Tricod DigiFrame 1.1" Heart Shaped Mini Digital Photo Frame (Red)
Price: $ 39.95

WTF ?!?!?

magicbastarder · 26-01-2007 4:01pm

why people pay that much for a camera:
a mate of mine has a contract to do calendars for a company in new york (he's a professional travel photographer).
his traditional travel kit has been olympus OM, mainly based around OM4Ti bodies and (expensive) prime lenses - there used not be a need to get photos to his customers within 24 hours, which allowed him to work in 35mm. anyway, the calendar crowd insisted on digital - less work for them - and told him they'd be happy with the resolution a D200 offered, so he bought two.
he took all the shots for them, and sent them off. they got back to him - the D200 didn't offer the quality they were looking for for the cover, so paid him to head back to the countries he was contracted to cover, and he took the cover shots on his olympus kit, and they were happy with those.

if you're a pro who's looking to blow stuff up way past A4, a high end digital camera can make the difference between making a sale and not making a sale - the commission may dictate 20MP+ on the images.

Benster · 26-01-2007 4:32pm

Was reading a prof photo mag the other day (I like to dream...) and there was an article on new digital backs for Hassels rated at 39Mp...

Just Googled for info:

http://prophoto.typepad.com/prophoto/2006/01/hasselblad_laun.html

And there was me saving like mad for a D200...:o

B.

Fajitas! · 26-01-2007 6:31pm

I love my Hasselblad.

sineadw · 26-01-2007 6:46pm

Fajitas! wrote:

I love my Hasselblad.

Ah now your just showing off

Fajitas! · 26-01-2007 7:07pm

Of course

FinoBlad · 26-01-2007 9:33pm

Fajitas! wrote:

I love my Hasselblad.

Best thing I ever bought too. Money well spent I say

Fajitas! · 27-01-2007 10:05am

Even better when mine was free

FinoBlad · 27-01-2007 11:31am

Fajitas! wrote:

Even better when mine was free

Certainly beats a credit union loan :eek:

Hasselblad $$$$

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