MacNN | Hasselblad News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Hasselblad, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Hasselblad unveils high-detail H3DII-50 Multi-Shot http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/h3dii.50ms.eliminates.bayer.filter/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/hasselbladh3dii-50ms.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad today kept its H3DII camera line alive by adding a specialized model, the H3DII-50 Multi-Shot. It addresses image quality through an unusual approach that drops the need for the Bayer filtering common on virtually all cameras: it takes four shots, each offset by a pixel, and composites these into a single image. The result is a shot where every pixel has full color information and eli... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/19/h3dii.50ms.eliminates.bayer.filter/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:00 GMT Hasselblad launches 60-megapixel H4D camera http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/hasselblad.h4d.50.and.h4d.60/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/hasselbladh4d.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad chose Friday to unveil a long-in-progress upgrade to its H System medium format cameras. The H4D is billed as one of the first cameras to have a true off-center autofocus system, known as True Focus. Where even DSLRs often have to first focus and then reposition the camera to get focus significantly away from the center, the H4D has a yaw rate sensor that can detect the horizontal and... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/25/hasselblad.h4d.50.and.h4d.60/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:35:00 GMT Hasselblad intros 39MP film-to-digital back http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/03/hasselblad.cfv.39/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/hasselbladcfv-39.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad took steps to drive more of its medium-format camera users to digital today by adding the CFV-39. The digital back adds a 39-megapixel sensor to any of the company's V System film cameras and brings them up to similar features found in the H3DII line. Upgraders can shoot either to CompactFlash or to a Mac or PC using FireWire tethering, and also have the same ISO 50-800 sensitivity as... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/03/hasselblad.cfv.39/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT Adobe posts Lightroom 2.4, Camera Raw 5.4 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lightroom.camera.raw/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/hasselbladh3dii-50.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe has released final versions of the Lightroom 2.4 and Camera Raw 5.4 updates. Both add a significant number of supported cameras to the company's software, such as the Nikon D5000, Pentax K-7, Panasonic Lumix GH1, Sigma DP2, Epson R-D1x and Kodak EasyShare Z980. Compatible Canon cameras now include the Rebel T1i and PowerShot SX1 IS, while Sony offerings include the A230, A330 and A380. Ol... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/lightroom.camera.raw/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:35:00 GMT Kodak CCD sensors used in high-end pro cameras http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/kodak.sensors.in.cameras/ <img align='left' src=' http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/kodakccd.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At the currently ongoing Photokina show, three professional medium format digital SLR camera manufacturers revealed newly released products that utilize current and new Kodak CCD image sensors. The newly-unveiled Leica S2 uses Kodakís KAF-37500 image sensor, which is good for 37.5-megapixel resolution. The sensor introduces a new format that is 50 percent larger than conventional 35mm film thanks ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/24/kodak.sensors.in.cameras/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT Leaf tops line with 56-megapixel AFi 10 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/31/leaf.afi.10.med.format.cam/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/leafafi10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Leaf made its bid to regain the performance lead in medium format cameras on Thursday by introducing the AFi 10. At 56 megapixels, the multi-piece camera system has a higher resolution than the previous champion, the Hasselblad H3DII-50, and produces images nearly 70 percent larger than the 33-megapixel AFi 7. The new imager is also labeled a True Wide-frame Sensor and maintains the same resolut... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/31/leaf.afi.10.med.format.cam/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT Hasselblad unveils 50-megapixel H3DII-50 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/08/hasselblad.h3dii.50/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/hasselbladh3dii-50.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad today potentially set a new record for photography with the H3DII-50, its sharpest-ever camera. The medium format unit captures 50-megapixel images courtesy of a new 36x48mm Kodak sensor that measures twice as large as any full-frame sensor from a digital SLR and allows both better lens behavior as well as more detail: even very large shots can retain more detail and cut back on moire ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/08/hasselblad.h3dii.50/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:35:00 GMT Hasselblad launches Phocus 1.0 for Mac http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/30/hasselblad.phocus.10/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/hasselbladh3d.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hasselblad, a Swedish maker of medium-format cameras and lenses, has released v1.0 of a new program for Macs, Phocus. The software functions primarily as a RAW processor and workflow application, letting users import, catalog and export photos, and apply a variety image enhancements before engaging in-depth with tools such as Photoshop. Phocus will, for example, adjust for various lens errors, ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/30/hasselblad.phocus.10/ Fri, 30 May 2008 15:15:00 GMT