Photokina 2010: Hasselblad Announces upgrade version of the 120 mm macro and 50 mm HC series medium format lenses. The HC-macro 120-II and HC 50 mm-II are optimized for higher resolution shoot and produce better close range performance. The company will also release a firmware upgrade for the H4D series medium format cameras later in the year in which a number of additional features in response to customer feedback.
Septemeber 2010: Launched in September 2009, the H4D system is not only a new line of cameras, but the new-of-the-art technology introduced in the world of photography with its unique characteristics of True focus and absolute position lock.Access to the famous family of HC/HCD lens it is no wonder that the H4D as has been well received. the H4D camera line now offers several different models, including the H4D-40, which was designed to meet the needs of 35 mm DSLR users who want to add to their medium format creative tools.The remaining H4D series includes models with 50 and 60 megapixel sensors, as well as the Hasselblad H4D unique multi-shot-50MS.
Always striving to deliver the best camera system in the world to photographers, Hasselblad HC introduces two new lenses, the strengthening of the lens family of H-system with the new HC 50 mm-II and the HC 120 mm macro-II. both lenses have a new optical design provides significantly improved
performance. The new lenses are now available.
HC 50 mm-II
The HC 50-II, with its moderate wide 35 mm-equivalent focal distance from 31.4 mm, is a versatile, allpurpose lens that can be used for many different applications.The updated optical design provides a higher resolution and more even achievements in the field of the image.Close to performance has also
for higher performance while maintaining the minimum object-to-screen distance of 0.6 m has improved. the lens has 11 elements in 7 groups, a mechanism and a wide aperture range of f/3.5-f/32.
HC 120 mm macro-II
The HC 120-II macro lens is also a very versatile lens, combine excellent macro recording capabilities (0.39 m minimum object-to-screen and a maximum image scale of 1: 1), together with its slightly longer focal distance, making it ideal for the product and portrait photography (35 mm equivalent focal distance from 73.5 mm).Thanks to the updated optical design provides the lens a number of improvements including the higher resolution and better close. performance and, more importantly, especially for macro work-the new lens offers enhanced color correction, with cleaner out of focus areas free of colour cast. the front lens focus uses 9 element in 9 groups, with an aperture range of f/4-f/45 that, when closed, offers excellent depth-of-field.
In addition to the introduction of the two new lenses Hasselblad quickly give a free firmware update for the H4D system cameras as a result of the customer feedback and requests.
New extensions of the H4D functionality
Electronic level:
With this new feature is a 3-dimensional virtual level is shown on the back LCD provide users with a guide to the camera in both horizontally (landscape) and vertical (portrait) positions with two different graphical interfaces that change automatically depending on the orientation of the camera easy to close. Direct feedback on the field is also present in the viewfinder. all this is done through the H4D precision GIERING rate sensors using the factory calibrated mode or a user calibrated setting. HTS 1.5 tilt and shift converter users get a clear and precise point of departure for the composing of rolling over photography.
An example in bound mode:
When shooting in bound mode, users can select the preview appears on the camera the back LCD for remote viewing directly on the camera.
To display information:
With a simple push of a button, relevant camera information is at the rear LCD. a new graphical user interface (GUI) gives priority to the settings such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO and the number of remaining frames with any other available information as well.
GIL support for h4d-60:
The firmware update adds full support for the Hasselblad Global Image State GPS device to the h4d-60. with this new feature, the GIL now supported on all H3D/H2D/H4D camera.
The firmware update, to be released by the end of this year can be downloaded from free: www.hasselblad.com.
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