Hasselblad's HD4-200MS medium-format camera
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Hasselblad has lowered the price of its high-end medium-format cameras from the upper stratosphere to the lower stratosphere.
The 60-megapixel HD4-60's list price is now $30,995, down $9,000, the company said Friday. And the HDR-200MS, a "multishot" model can combine four 50-megapixel shots into one higher-quality image to compensate for image sensor shortcomings, was cut $8,000 to $35,995.
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Lower down the line, but geared and priced for professional photographers, the HD4-31 with a 35-90mm lens is down $3,595 to $15,995.
Hasselblad specializes in medium-format cameras, which in an earlier era meant larger frames of film for higher-quality photos but today means larger digital image sensors. Because large image sensors are so expensive, the transition to film to digital was... [Read more]
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