My view of the world

I want one of these. It’s Hasselblad’s H3DII 39 megapixel Digital SLR.

Even if I can’t justify the cost, which at $33,995.00 is a mite pricey. — I want one. –Wipes drool from chin.

I have no idea what I would do with one. — Especially since at the price of anything to do with Hasselblad I couldn’t afford another lens to go with the 80mm included in the package.

From the Hasselblad website:
The H3DII: In a League of its Own

Achieving superior image quality with modern digital photography means finding a way to get the most from camera hardware, advanced optics, massive sensors, processing software, and the computing power of today’s computers. The H3DII’s unprecedented interaction between the various system components combine with increased lens performance and an unprecedented level of image sharpness to outperform any professional digital camera system on the market today, delivering outstanding pixel resolution, better colors, and improved detail rendering. The large format light channel provided by the H3DII and the H System lenses enables the use of the largest image sensors currently available – 48×36 mm - more than twice the size of even the largest 35mm camera sensors. These sensors hold more and larger pixels, ensuring ultra sharp images without gradation break-ups in even the finest lit surfaces.

What this shows is that the technology is available and given the way prices have fallen on any new tech, 21 megapixels will soon be the norm and 39megapixels will be available at a lot less than $33k. –Unless of course the body says Hasselblad.

In the mean time you can buy me one here.

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