Is there anything better than the hasselblad H3DII-39 ?

Question

I was looking at starting to long term save up for one. Anyone know of anything better ?

Oh yea im talking 'Digital SLR Cameras'.

Cheers.

Answer 1

Better is in the hand of the user.

I have a Horseman 450 5"x4" and have hired a Phase-1 digital back approx 39mp as great as it is my film (5x4) is so far better that there is no comparison, though the flexibility of the digital back is great.

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Answer 2

If you're asking if there's a straight digital camera with more resolution, then sort of. You see, the H3DII is not a straight DSLR: it is a medium format camera with a digital back. Hasselblad and its competitors (Mamiya, Phase-1, Sinar, and Leaf) all make medium format digital backs and cameras. Better Light is a company that makes digital backs for large format cameras. Large format is the peak of film quality, and likewise, is the peak of digital quality. Their  Super 8K-HS back packs a whopping 191.88 megapixels. One of their large format backs was recently used to create a 2.8 GIGApixel panorama.

However, the capture time (not shutter speed, but time for the actual image to be recorded) for these images is ungodly. The larger digital backs require a computer tethered to them (and the Hasselblad and like almost do, since the files are SO massive). Basically, none of these systems are very practical for any work not in a studio or controlled environment.

For action, it doesn't get much better than a Nikon D3: 12 megapixels with 9 or 11fps. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark-III has 21.1 megapixels, but stands at 5fps.

Of course, to have any of these cameras work to their maximum potential, you would need some high-quality, fast lenses to go along with that.

This better be a LONG term savings plan, because by the time that you save up enough, they'll have a dozen things with higher specs.

Bottom line: yes, these cameras have amazing specs, but you have to understand that there's a lot more to photography than just resolution and shutter speeds and absurdly expensive camera equipment.

Answer 3

"Better" is an interesting term.

The H3D was designed to be a DSLR basically from scratch. It is very good. It is one of the few DSLRs that has a removable sensor.

However, for 99% of the people out there a D3, Mark III ds, or a 5D is plenty of dSLR and leaps more flexible.