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Sony and Hasselblad announce partnership with DSLR on the horizon

Sep 18, 2012 at 14:51:26 GMT

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Sony and Hasselblad have announced a partnership that will result in an E-mount camera, a compact camera and a product for the DSLR segment. Hasselblad says the aim of the partnership is to 'cultivate new markets for photo enthusiasts and consumer digital imaging products' and will begin with an E-mount camera, called the Hasselblad Lunar. The use of the words 'DSLR segment' implicity doesn't rule-out the possibility that Hasselblad will adopt Sony's SLT system (or simply re-brand one of its models).

Press Release:

Hasselblad and Sony in Partnership to Enrich Product Offerings

Hasselblad and Sony usher in a ‘new dawn’ with a long-term partnership that will enable the high-end medium format camera manufacturer to diversify for the first time into new market segments. The Swedish company Hasselblad, pioneer and developer of the H System, the world’s most advanced medium format digital camera system – used by top professional photogra- phers all over the world – has decided to work with Sony Corporation to cultivate new markets for photo enthusiasts and consumer digital imaging products. Hasselblad is keen to expand and develop its product portfolio to include a new range of advanced mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (a.k.a. compact system camera), which will be followed by new products for DSLR and compact camera segments.

Hasselblad and Sony have agreed further on plans for the two organisations to work together in efforts to achieve technical and engineering breakthroughs in various photographic technology challenges.

Said Dr. Larry Hansen, Hasselblad Chairman and CEO: “Following talks with Sony - the key player in the serious photographer and enthusiast market spaces - we are delighted to announce the emergence of a new dawn for Hasselblad. This partnership will enable us to access an area of the photographic sector, which we have never reached out to before, by tapping on Sony’s excellent state of the art technology and spirit of ground breaking innovation. Owning a Hasselblad, made in Sweden, will no longer be just a dream for many photographic enthusiasts.”

Shigeki Ishizuka, President, Sony Digital Imaging Business Group, added: “This is a very exciting partnership because Hasselblad’s loyal customers with deep attachment to this prestigious photography brand get familiarised with Sony’s industry-leading camera technologies. We believe that we can further enhance our digital imaging development and manufacturing expertise through this partnership, so that we will be able to offer increasingly attractive products to our customers for years to come.”

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I am sorry. There is no loyalty which would force me to buy that monstrosity they just created.

Leica is expensive - but it is at least different from anything else. But this is an externally pimped up copy of NEX...

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This... is not a NEX, but rather based on an A mount camrera (most likely A99).

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Read.....before you run your mouth, it's not a NEX

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"Sony and Hasselblad have announced a partnership that will result in an E-mount camera" right from the top of the page. It is an E mount, E mount is Nex unless I'm really mistaken.

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Get to the original source instead of reading what dPreview editor writes :)
And I wouldn't place my bets that Hassel releases just revamped A99 - the prototype doesn't look like it at all, especially with large mirror box and very pronounced viewfinder - my bet goes for regular DSLR using Sony's components (like sensor or AF system).

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You're commenting on the wrong article...

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So all of these comments are about a completely different article than the one at the top of this page. Ok.

Can you point to the "original source" please?

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Direct from Hasselblad, their "Lunar" lens spec page shows E mount lenses and A mount via an adapter. They also say its going to be an APSc sensor. All of the prototype drawings show something that looks an awful lot like a Sony Nex with a sexed-up body.

ref: http://www.hasselblad-lunar.com/index.php/main-specification/lens/

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The NEX in Hassy clown dress is on another article of DPR, you post in the wrong article here.

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Ah, thanks for that information, I'll look there.

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Wow does anybody read, this is from this page...partnership that will result in an E-mount camera, a compact camera and a product for the DSLR segment.....SO what does it say?
Lets see 3 cameras a NEX-E Mount , a point ant shoot like the RX100 or RX1 and a DSLR like the A99 SLT or not

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P&S will most likely be just a re-make of Sony's RX. Just like Leica is doing it.
But for higher end gear I believe they'll make something on their own using some of Sony components.

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What the market really needs is a high end, compact, well built, lightweight, DSLR with a large optical viewfinder!

Currently, no one, absolutely no one, offers such a machine.

And its not even as if its technologically impossible because it was all done years ago. Take this baby, a full frame camera with a large, ok very large optical viewfinder, an alloy body and weighing in at just 520 g and with the diminutive dimensions of just 136 x 83 x 50 mm...

http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/history/camera/popup/om_om2n.html

Yep the year was 1979 and the camera was the OM2N.Why is it that 33 years later the industry considers putting a FF sensor in such a camera is impossible. Clearly it is not.

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Then you can wait until Sony puts an OVF and a mount (α or E) on the RX1 and sell it for $4000. I only hope they don't brand it under Cyber-shot again...

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Well, depending on how you measure "high end" both Canon and Nikon have announced products that I'd consider to fill that role. The D600 is small and has a great viewfinder. The 6D is very well equipped.

None are pushing quite the dimensions of the film bodies, but film bodies didn't need all the electronics. I'd make the same argument (and have made it) about Four-Thirds - why isn't there a Four-Thirds camera as small as the Pentax 110 with lenses as tiny (with diaphragm in body naturally). I'd carry one everywhere if it existed, and happily ditch the LCD, EVF, composing with the mirror and split-image finder then seeing what I got when I got home - if that made those dimensions possible.

Given the battery life of things like Sigma's DP Merrill, which is designed around size and as such has a small battery, the limits would be too great. There just isn't the space in these compact film era bodies to carry enough power to run a digital camera.

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You have to have a mirror for that.

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Nobody said it better! I want a FF camera, small body, light weight, well build, minimal options (please, don't ask me how many seconds I want the AF to track the subject!), and top of the line image quality! Why can't anybody make it? I don't get it! I have a 40 years old film camera that could do it! :|

Oh, I want it to be a classic body style. :)

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the first larger demand for mirrorless system was starting in 2004 when Nikon issued the first viable D70 digital. I have been at PMA and Photokina and so many people asked for a mirrorless simple camera. It took 8 years before a real viable model came with the NEX-7. Now, let's wait another 8 years for a NEX FF. But, the appearance of VG900 camcorder with FF E-mount gives us hope that it happens soon. I bet that the NEX-9 is ready to go, the problem is that we have actually no lenses for FF E-mount. VG900 is sold with an adapter for A-mount. On my side I would take a FF NEX with an adapter as well, there are enough adapters and lenses on the market and NEX users take this option anyway. So, let's then wait that Sony takes Leica over to see a NEX with M-mount.

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"the first larger demand for mirrorless system was starting in 2004 when Nikon issued the first viable D70 digital" - ROTFL. You suggest that Nikon started demand for mirrorless? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA how pathetic is that?
If anything - Large demand started with Panasonic's GH series and Sony's NEX.

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An insult to Hasselblad heritage.
And Sony is the last to be blamed for this tasteless project. Actually the recent Sony cameras are examples of good product design.
Shame on Hasselblad for betraying their own tradition.

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You sound more insulted than Hasselblad.

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Sonyblad or Hasselony?

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Sony will bury Hasselblad as they buried Ericsson. The damn swedes will never learn.

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Or they'll make it grow strong as they did with Zeiss.
Don't judge them yet. We'll see how it goes.

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AS Hasselblad design office is just around the corner, I thin k it is positive if a few more Swedes get a well-paid design job! Manufacturing will be elsewhere, I'm sure!

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What? They didn't buy them! They're sharing technology for goodness sake!

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It was not Sony that Killed Ericsson, more like Ericsson holding Sony Back

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Don't comment on things you know nothing about... Sony is not Microsoft.

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If I look progress in digital picture taking and technology, Sony is the one who hase lead the game. Those that step back from buying a Sony DSLR today ignore all about fine and reliable technology. Canon and Nikon are a big step behind them and all of them are dancing on the spot. Look the way the D600 looks like, look the technology and the body, there are light-years forward in time in the Sony. Nikon's D600 is old fashion, and having downed full size samples, the new A99 Bionz does a better job up to 6400 Iso than Nikon's inner processing on the same sensor. From 8000 up, Nikon does it better, but even then, the shot is hardly useable for anything. Sony is the company that makes 75% of all cameras become true. From the others, only Fuji shares real market parts.

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Sony teams up with reputable camera manufacturers.

Sonys excellent sensors combined with top camera makers names, sell the cameras for the other brands, better cameras are produced, and Sony makes money more than selling their own cameras.

Wait...why do they still make cameras?

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Same logic as Philips gets license fee from other manufacturers producing CD players but Philips also make CD players.

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And usually not so good CD players.

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Sure, Philips CD players cannot be compared with some famous brands such as Mark Levinson No. 37, 39.... although they are using the same Philips laser head.

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Philips LHH series CD players are among the bests.. I know little about Mark 37/39, but LHH 1000 / 900r were unbeatable in their era for sure.. Also the CDM series laser mechanism and the TDA series DAC, which from Philips and original for its LHH series CD players, become the standard of most 'high-end' CD players latter on..

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To all you Canikon snobs - If you and your cameras are so superior to everything and everyone else, what the hell does it matter to you what Sony does?

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So.....what is your problem?

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considering the fact that iam a nikon fanboy, i cant understand whats your problem ? ^^

mine is the design of the new hasselblad products.

and your problem is that someone has a problem with some other companies products ... if i would be you i wouldnt take stuff personal if its not about you or your company ... makes you look like a hasselblad snob you know ? ;)

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This move....
If we ignore the terms and conditions of the agreement made between these two parties... then, it is
good for Sony, but not really good for Hasselblad!
Sony can strengthen its brand in digital camera by cooperating with Hasselblad. But what does Hasselblad gain from this cooperation? Technology? Financial support? or others?
Professional is professional. I don't see there is any chance for ARRI to cooperate with Canon to develop a camcoder. I don't see there is any chance for Mark Levinson to cooperate with Sanyo to develop an amplifier.

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Hassel gets access to bayonets, systems of accessories and support. It's really A LOT if you are a company of Hassel size. This move can really improve Hassel profits and allow them enter the DSLR and mirrorless market with a *bang*.

I'm worried only about one thing - that they'll be too tempted to produce cameras that are simply overpriced rebranded copies of Sony gear, just like Leica does with Panas - we don't need it. It's good enough that one company does that blasphemy. Sure, use Sony components at will, but build your own cameras!

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See, that's my biggest concern on this, too. Sony supplies the sensors, but Hassy has to identify and cater to a heretofore unknown customer base. Will Leica users buy Hassys, too? They can't be counted on to desert Leica, that's for sure. There might be room at the extreme top for DSLRs, but I'm not so sure in the realm of mirrorless. Maybe this is how Sony gets to approach the full on pro market, the $6000-$8000 market.

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Hassy probably saw the writing on the wall and the eventual downturn of the MF market. They need to diversify and they cant do it by themselves easily. I suspect the rebranded NEX7 is a quick and dirty process to coinicde with photokina; they dont even have product to sell.. who knows what the future will bring from this collaboration.

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Jogger you have a point there!

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Sony should issue stickers for all cameras, "powered by Sony". Reminds me the usual "Intel inside".

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There's no point - then everyone would wear them besides Canon and Panas. lol

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Good biz move for both. Allows Sony access to MF digital tech and Hasselblad gets the most advanced tech company in the digital camera industry. I think Hasselblad ultimately gets more from the relationship long term.

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True, for Sony it's more about prestige then anything else. For Hassel it might be the gold mine if they'll do it well (like releasing modern FF DSLR (not SLT copied over from Sony A99) with features known from their MF camera and A-mount adapter fully compatible (including AF) with Hassel MF lenses ). They can really profit from it in many ways, just like Zeiss profits from producing and designing loads of different lenses right now.

Hope it goes well!

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I wonder if that means that Carl Zeiss will be brought back into the loop when it comes to lenses? Fuji is probably fuming over this announcement.

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Fuji is too busy buying Sony sensors and EVF's to be fuming...LOL

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I have been predicting that one day Sony will try to make medium format CMOS sensors. Right now, the medium format is limited to Dalsa or Kodak CCD sensors, which are a lot more expensive to make than CMOS sensors. These CCD sensors also lag behind in development because of their lower volume. Therefore a medium format CMOS sensor would be both cheaper and less noisy. This recent agreement is probably the first step towards seeing a medium format CMOS sensor, because Sony may not want to go out on a limb to develop these sensors without a customer. The agreement also makes sense because Carl Zeiss makes lenses for both brands of cameras.

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Current HXD lenses are made by Fuji, not Zeiss.

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It is reported about sensors here, not about lenses, dude
Fuji will fume about Zeiss coming in a greater market range for lenses, what means that they will not remain the only ones offering great lenses with there system, despite that not all of them can be titled as "great" as well. If Zeiis can get a bigger market, there prices will get more competitive too. With all the mirrorless systems on the market they should think about issuing their lenses with more of the common mounts. They are manual and need no electronics anyway, at least most of them.

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I am afraid that the DSLR will Very probably be an overpriced and re-branded Sony SLT-A99. A product aimed at snobs...

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That is not necessarily a bad thing for either company. The A99 may well be better than Hasselblad's own cameras, at least in terms of technology. The Hasselblad name will help sell the camera. When production volume increases, per unit production costs come down.

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Does the camera on the sketch look like an A99? No, if you ask me.

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for me it looks like it has a pentaprism viewfinder. And that can be only a win-win for Hassel, especially because some of A900 users want to upgrade with modern camera using large pentaprism OVF - if Hassel will deliver it and price won't be taken out of the sky (meaning: sub 8k$ is a must) then surely it'll sell!

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The sketch camera looks totally an A99. Same control elements everywhere, only the outer body shell has gotten some faux 500CW design cues.
Fugly.

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o_O not at all... unless suddenly every Canon and Nikon camera looks like A99, lol.

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Who said it will look exactly like the sketch? Don't rush.

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This camera looks like an A99 all in all. The VF looks like ancient interchangeable Nikon F or Pentacon Six visors where you could put a vertical matte on it and use it like a medium format camera. This option is not a bad idea, you can use magnifying glasses, manual focusing screens, and so on. The development can be good, all is about pricing and for sure, replacing this fancy Gibson Guitar style knobs nobody needs by serious design. We are photgraphers, not bling bling yuppies.

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Nobody said that the shell is the same - does the Lunar look like a NEX-7? No, not at all, it has a much worse designed shell and ergonomics.
I believe the camera WILL have an EVF, no matter how the design looks.

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Yanko Kitanov - yes, Lunar does look like Nex 7. Moreover: it's 1:1 identical if you look from behind.

And if it'd have an EVF Hasselblad wouldn't be talking about "DSLR" as they did. Your version contradicts the facts from companies involved.

Yanko - you know more then Hasselblad does itself? Care to share how did you got whole this insight?

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Did Hassy just changed ownership or something? Sounds like some trust fund kid just bought Hassy and sent a big fat check to Sony to design some "new" products for them. Sony must be laughing all the way to the bank.

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My dear, mild in trials, development can really go into unimagined directions ...

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The Panny/Leica partnership now the Sony/Blad partnership.

This follows the trend for famous authors too lazy to continue to write new novels to employ young unknown lesser writers to "cowrite" new novels using their names.

Unfortunately all this tends to do is make money as the product is definitely not up to the senior partners standards.

Oh well, the march to make money continues on.

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...except the Panny/Leica thing bore some good gear. I'm not sure this will.

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So who would be the famous author and who the lesser author here then?

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I really don't know what to say.

A Sonyblad? Made in Sweden? Like a Volkswagon isn't made in Mexico?

Sounds like someone dropped acid in the Goteborg executive meeting.

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Or a Hassony. If they proposed such a marriage, they'd better use a lot of acid and come up with something bold. I expect something with impeccable mechanical design, Swedish ergonomics and fancy Japanese electronics. Anything short of that will be considered a failure.

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The top plate on this thing is ugly.
edit: Hey I just noticed, look how the center box is supposed to mimic classic 500CW style. Egad, a mixture of styles NOT meant for each other.

Apart from that, if NEX7=1300$ and HB Lunar=6000$, does that mean that since A99=2800$, HB "lunatix" DSLR will be 13000$ ?

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So many negative comments. Let's face it, Sony is today's Kodak and Fuji combined. It's now a question of when and not if the other large sensor makers go into decline or close their doors. I see this as a smart move by Hasselblad. Who makes sensors and lcd and viewfinders as good as Sony? So, let's take a look. Nikon, Pentax, and Zeiss are already partners. In this year alone, Sony has established partnerships with Fuji, Olympus, and Hasselblad. Eventually, Panasonic, Canon, and Leica will come knocking.

The question is will Hassy eventually make their own self-designed cameras or will they go the derivative route like Leica?

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Your analogy is shot, because users don't make the decision after the units are built.

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I don't think Sony is today's Kodak, because Kodak is dead today.

Or did you mean that Sony today is what Kodak was in the 80s?

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I REALLY Hope that Hassel got enough ambition to design their own cameras.

Otherwise not only they won't sell but also will be a huge wasted potential.

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Yeah my first thought when considering buying a new camera is, "Can I overpay for it and just pretend it is made in Sweden?"

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I wonder if Sony has hit a wall in terms of making a profitable fullframe DSLR but still wants to produce them for some reason. It may be that the Sony name can only justify a certain price level regardless of quality built in. It may be that teaming up with a brand known for expensive professional level MF equipment but who has had trouble breaking into the high end consumer market is a win for both (I suspect Hassy would be thrilled with Leica's sales figures!).

Sony gets to raise prices to a profitable level, and Hasselblad gets to develop a 'mindshare' in the luxury consumer level market while getting a 'taste' of the profits from each camera sold, allowing them to eventually get a bit more aggressive in the consumer arena.

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the easiest move for Sony is to buy Nikon....period.
teaming up with Hasselblad won't do Sony any good...actually...it might damage Hassy brand.

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Don't get stuck in the present. Let's just imagine some possibilities. A medium format SLT with Sony sensor, for example...

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and takes forever to focus

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and comes with a price tag that reads 5 digits

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sony provides the womb
hasselblad provides sperms

i now get it...

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A sign of DESPERATION on Hassy's part..... Sad...

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Is this a repeat of Sony-Ericsson, Sony does like Swedish brands (perhaps Sony-Ikea next? Ewww, no ! )

2) For a moment I thought they're going to make a baby-Blad with a square sensor and a smaller form-factor.

Franke & Heidecke did that with the Rollei and it put off the inevitable decline for a few more years...

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Think about it as a cooperation of Zeiss and Sony - BOTH companies profit greatly from that (Zeiss each year breaks new records of the annual income) and both are independent.

Win-win for both.

Hop it's the same in here!

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I see Hassleblad have another new partner .....http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/5975182347/photos/2219821/holga-blad-h4-pan

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How sad really. Hasselblad is ruining there rep here in my opinion. The pictured camera looks like its gonna be a A99 Hassy version. Design looks Retro vs Spacy in a horrible combination. If it doesn't offer any advantages over the A99.... Why, why WHY, would any one buy that ****.

I feel sort of offended I guess. Asking 6500 cash for a rebranded NEX-7 is really stretching it. Not even Leica could pull that off.

Hassleblad has (had) a good reputation. But really, they never been Leica class, honestly and trying to pull this stunt off is.... I dont know... get a grip folks (at hassy that is)

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Please tell me if ANYONE sees a point to this?
And will any one honestly pay 5x the price for a hassy remake of an existing camera?

Dont get me wrong I have nothing against an expensive Hassleblad camera. But I would feel cheated paying for a repacking like this...

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I agree, but only IF it's a repack. This is just a picture. What if it's a giant step up from an A99? Maybe it will be a nice middle ground between an A99 and a real Hassleblad. Who wouldn't want that? That's what I'm hoping for. Sony's camera division has really been delivering leading up to this annoucement so who knows. This might be another good thing or a big expensive fail. We'll just need to wait and see.

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The article says its an E mount, how big is the image circle from an E mount lens? It reads like this is a hopped up Nex, not some flavor of the Alpha series.

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clowns

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HA Sony... what do they know about making cameras... Canon and Nikon are just fine on their own, there is no need for a partnership. We all know they make the best cameras on the planet.

Right... right????

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Remember, Sony bought Minolta Imaging Division.

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who's we? I always liked Sony better, their new a99 will crush Nik & Can

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Sony bought Konica Minolta, the first maker to provide AF on a SLR camera. If they lost some of their sight for a moment, now they're trying to regain focus on what's more important when making a camera and even trying new things for the future... What have done Canon or Nikon for the future? Canon just added a few "PDAF" on sensor that are slow as hell. That's it. Sony has added PDAF with live view even on video. The SLT from Sony is just a step before going full mirrorless with a fast AF system. The mirror will dissapear maybe in 10 years and mirrorless will dominate the market.

And remember, that Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Carl Zeiss, Fuji and now Hasselblad have partnerships with Sony (and if you want to add Apple for their Iphone's camera, then there you go, another big maker from the world with a partnership with Sony) , so this means something.

And it's always a good thing Canon and Nikon have someone like Sony trying to compete, that way they don't stay with the same for years.

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Combined news from the last few days and it reads:

Hasselblad joined SONY NEX EVIL/mirrorless system with the launch of Hasselblad Lunar and plans further ingress into 135 system by teaming up with SONY to develop A-mount cameras.

In related news, German lens maker Schneider and Zeiss announced seven and three lenses respectfully for SONY/Hasselblad system cameras. This is in addition to the ten lenses announced earlier by Japanese, Chinese and Korean lens makers.

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Ha! How ironic that "new dawn," IIRC, is the meaning of "EOS," which was publicized by Canon at the launch of its EOS system back in the mid-80s.

Glad to see Hasselblad diversifying. Certainly, in terms of sensor performance, Sony at the moment seems the right partner.

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Fy fan va bra :)

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I get a feeling that the all the bashing is from a lot of Canikon folks denouncing the partnership..If that were to be true, then it is good news as we need some competition to make technology cheaper and accessible..Sony is going the right way and if H compliments it with a A mount, all the more reason for Sony to really focus on the lens lineup and close the gap with Canikon... That will make things really interesting...As per me, the major differentiating factor from Canikon vs Sony is the lens lineup..

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If it was not for Sony with the a900 Canikon folks would still be happy paying a lot for mediocre cameras...LOL

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I think Sony makes great products, but Hasselblad rebadging them, slapping some ugly designed body around it and selling it for premium prizes isn't a compliment to either Sony or Hasselblad. Now if Sony were to start making sensors for Hasselblad's MF cameras or they would team up to build a larger sensor 'in between' camera like the Leica S, that would be something. This and the Nex7 rebadge...disapointing, stupid and bad publicity.

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I agree not sure if paying more for the same is smart, but if MF Sony sensors spring to life from this it would be something to talk about.
I can't see how selling sensors to anybody including Nikon is ever a bad business plan for Sony...LOL
Sony might as well be branded the sensor master, let see Nikon Pentax Olympus Hasselblad and the list keeps on getting bigger

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Now I understand where Sony got the idea for the RX1 (and the price). That said, I really like the RX1 :)

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You think f2 FF lenses grow on trees or something?

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They don't ??!!

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Well........what about my f2 FF tree in my backyard?

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Mis-comparison.
I actually cannot imagine two cameras more different than Hasselblad medium format DSLR exchangable lens camera, and Sony RX1 35mm FF viewfinderless fixed lens camera.

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The Sony R1 (no X in there) was often regarded as a poor man's Hassy. And with good reason.

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Maybe we will see an affordable Medium format from Sony...Please

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Lets jsut get a FF Nex first, thanks

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I agree

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Carl Zeiss announced 3 new Lenses for NEX and Fuji 12mm F2.8, 32mm F1.8 and 50mm F2.8 Macro and all under $1000, the Sony and Fuji systems just got serious
Time for a Full Frame NEX Sony

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also full autofocus capabilities. Finally a CZ lens not on Sony that will autofocus.

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Carl Zeiss announced 3 new Lenses for Sony, Fuji and Hasselblad too. That's big!

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"Carl Zeiss announced 3 new Lenses for Sony, Fuji and Hasselblad too. That's big!"

that should keep COSINA busy for a while ....

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You keep on smoking grass DickyUK Oooooo you did not get the news, Sony bought Half of Olympus the Other day ;)

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"You keep on smoking grass DickyUK Oooooo you did not get the news, Sony bought Half of Olympus the Other day ;)"

and thats relevent to Cosina making Zeiss lenses (IE they are not real Zeiss lenses) In what way ????

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So Cosina has T* coatings and Zeiss Glass, interesting

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What ever Hasselblad needs to do, I hate to see them go away. I spent most of my photgraphic life with a 500 and SWC.

I will be interested to see what they have

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Is Nokia the only European camera manufacturer to be taken seriously any more?

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leica... is pretty serious.

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For Serious Money...LOL

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well get a better job.. :)

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Have you seen a Phase One system??

LCD and interface as good as an iPhone.
Professional features incorporated into the back itself making review during untethered shooting nearly as powerful as tethered shooting.
Up to ISO3200 (for a digital back that is very high)
Sustained shooting up to 70 frames per minute with no buffer limit

I think they are pretty serious. Headquartered in Denmark.

http://www.digitaltransitions.com/page/phase-one-iq-series

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Phase One is ok, but nothing really innovative, nothing special. And Leica. Uh huh! They saw their best days over a half century ago right after the war, where Leicas came in handy while committing atrocities.

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Would have made more sense if they rebadged the RX1... although, im sure Zeiss would have had something to say about that.

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mihm... so canon will produce soccer mom cameras like the 6D and i will have to think about buying into sony?

well sony needs a lens collections as big as nikons and canons.... then i think about buying into sony cameras.

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*You* need hundreds of lenses?

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no i don´t need hundred of lenses genius.. :) but i need CHOICE.

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You have a lot of choice between old Minolta/ Alpha, Sigma and Tamron, Zeiss and even Samyang...Do you need more?

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Which comes down to the same. If they offer your choice, a dozen would do and they wouldn't need to cover the *whole* Canikon range as you suggested. Now if you were speaking for the whole market of potential buyers rather than yourself....
Still, as it stands there are over 400 AF lenses (Sony, Minolta, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina etc.).

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400 lenses... I even haven't seen them all yet, not even saying about actually using.
And yet: People complain about lack of A-mount lenses...
WHAT THE HECK....

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I think it simple means hassy is going to buy some Sony sensor and try and make an affordable camera so that they can survive.

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If they want to survive they need to release a D800, only £100 cheaper. ;-)))

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"The Swedish company Hasselblad, pioneer and developer of the H System"
Now this is a JOKE ... the H system is a Re-badged FUJI which is sold in Japan as a FUJI

and how Swedish is Hasselblad ??? they dont make cameras there anymore and they arnt Swedish owned anymore

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Not sure that's true. According to Richard Nordin's Hasselblad Compendium: "Because of the high design and engineering percentage by Hasselblad, the H-system has more Hasselblad content than the V-system - the opposite of what is often assumed by critics."

I think it's unfair to assume Hasselblad will simply rebadge a Sony camera.

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Or Hasselblad can take Sony's DSLT and rebuild us a DSLR instead , but seriously what's the point

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Well, congrats to Hassy for development of the 2nd greatest mirrorless system ;)

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Hassy should have gotten in bed with Pentax instead.

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yes, Pentax K-01's fabulous aesthetics can only be topped by leather and mahogany

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Yes that Pentax sure have a nice Sony Sensor ;) keep on dreaming

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It's an interesting news.

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And Zeiss announce 3 E-mount lenses the same day. I think this is related, as it will help Hasselblad market the cameras to their rich clientele, any mention of Sony will be in very small letters!

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Good for Sony!
I've always wanted a $16,253.00 Nex9H...
just kidding...well not about the insane price to follow...

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With a new Sony partnership, I guess that means a backdoor return of some CZ quality lens to the Hassy line, but I wonder what does this mean with Fuji and the HC class of lenses? Fujinon glass is still fantastic in my books, and I certainly hope that isn't affected by this new collaboration.

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Looks like a page out of the Leica/Panasonic rulebook.

For camera enthusiasts, this can only be good.

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Probably means yet another e-mount body with no additional e-mount lenses.

Okay, I'm just being sarcastic.

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