Your Dream Hasselblad system

[agsurf5]

i am using both the H3D-39 and the CFV-39

very important upgrades to me:

- 3rd party integration with lightroom (or others) now LR has lens support, so maybe they can work some nice integration. in many many ways. from reading the tethered files without having to convert them to dng, to just using LR and having some of the phocus features.
- a small tethering plugin. see above or maybe just a strip-down phocus, fast and tailored to tethering only.
- reliable tethering.
- battery life indicator for the cfv. should not be so hard, and yet is very much missed.
- much better ISO performance. at the end we are battling with 35mm... and i don't want to use my nikon anytime there is iso400 light....
- better LCD

dream, but not really viable changes i see....
- video
- wireless tethering (and fast).
- full frame 6x6.
- larger dynamic range possibilities.

this is off-topic, but i actually do not understand why hasselblad is spending so much time in developing and maintaining phocus. i see no returning benefits in doing it.

[kenschuster]

To everything else that's been said...

Automatic sensor cleaner.
Accurate vertical / horizontal electronic level
Automatic sensor cleaner.
Adapter plates for Really Right Stuff and other tripod mounting systems.
Did I mention automatic sensor cleaner?
Adapters for V system and other models' attachments and lenses.
Adjustment to correct for lenses that forward and/or back focus... and memory for each lens.

[Dick Roadnight]

Part-time pro shooting landscapes, etc.

Remote zoom

Daylight live view, tethered (for remote use on 10m tripod etc.) ( I am voting with my feet on this one and getting a Sinar system)

AF that works well on large lenses with lens hoods ( currently the focus assist light can only see half the subject (e.g. with 300mm)

Auto DOF stacking like StackShot -specify end points and number of shots, or circle of confusion.

Focus distance on LCD,  near and far DOF points. (DOF scale missing on 50-110 , and useless on 300mm).

Flexbody-like (ArcBody) system giving movements on all lenses, compatible with Sinar P3 (and/or Medium Format Digital View Camera) lensboard mounted lenses.

Full integration with Sinar eShutters.

9cm * 9cm 6 micron digiback with MultiShot option for Medium Format Digital View Cameras like the Sinar P3.

Option to focus beyond the AF point, e.g. to soften faces and get the hair sharp in portraits ( I used to focus on the ears) - current system gives over-sharp cheeks and OOF hair.

[jeff.grant@pobox.com]

Part time pro shooting landscapes, etc.

Megapixels - happy with my 40
LCD - higher res, and outdoor viewable
Autofocus - Faster autofocus in low contrast, low light situations, and the same for TF which just hunts when put to the test
Exposure - happy as I am with the 40, I would still like even longer exposures
ISO performance - Auto ISO for when I just want the shot
Phocus - a less graphics intensive solution so that my iMac can run it happily

I sold all my other gear when I got the 40. I have had a few moments of regret shooting in low contrast, low light situations. Given that Hasselblad seems to be trying to knock off the high end DSLR market, this looks like an area where there is much room for improvement.

[oncebrewed]

I'm a location editorial / book photographer and my major issue is tethering. On an average day I reckon my cable come out 3-8 times which is itself is a bore but getting the camera and Phocus to connect sometimes involves restarting the computer and taking the battery off the camera, not great when shooting portraits. Also, I wonder what the ratio is of Landscape to Portrait shots taken, I know that for me it is 95% portrait which means I am balancing a heavy camera on it's side which inevitably drops down if I have not tightened the tripod heat very tightly ( especially with the HTSI ). Despite seriously cursing the camera on a daily basis, the end result means the Canon only comes out on occasion.

Here is what would make my life so much better:

1. Wireless or issue free connection between camera and computer
2. Portrait or rotating back
3. Multi-focus points
4. More stable Phocus and the feeling I'm not using something because I have to rather than want to.

[AKTkunst]

"Part time professional, I´m shooting people (portrait, lifestyle, nude) in studio/on location"

Megapixels: the H3DII39 is perfect for me
LCD: hinged, removable, resolution is ok for me
Battery life: double lifetime, half price
Phocus features: raw processing of Nikon files etc. in phocus win
New Lenses: its a perfect range of products, no wishes
Tethering solutions: wireless please!!!!!  and live view in phocus
Speciality solutions: stainless steel for everybody and a better water protection
Frame rates: faster is better, 3 per sec
ISO performance: comparable with Nikon D700

Thanks for listen!
Regards, Andreas

[grandguru]

One ommision from the H series that was available with the V series is an infra red remote release.
Allow the use of film backs on H3DII and H4D, (H3D, H2D, H2, H2F, H1 do allow film backs) no reason not to.
More viewfinder options, ie 45 degrees.
Better LCD display for the camera body.
Bigger batteries, faster charging batteries, double chargers, cheaper batteries.
Tethering options, not just one interface.

[randylarcombe]

Professional advertising photographer

Wish list-
Scrap Phocus and make the camera shoot straight to DNG. By the time you could get Phocus up to functionality of the current version of LR, LR will be up to version 6! There are so many shortcomings to Phocus that I won't bother to list them, just scrap it, concentrate on making great cameras and let the software specialists make the software.
Live view mode would be brilliant, I use it constantly on my 5dm2.
I have a lot of problems with shooting tethered, crashing constantly. I have h3 39 so maybe the newer ones are better but solve those problems would be good.
The firewire connection could be better, with a heavy duty tethered cable there is a lot of weight pulling down on that connection, there must be a better way to connect
Randy

[fratil]

I am full a full Professional -
architecture, people, reportage

camera:
better batteries, double lifetime -half price!
no lens errors!, no more errors while thethered with freezing systems,
weather-resistent camera!!
better grip, better haptics of wheels and camera, better camera "plastic" body have a look at S2!
lcd: brighter

phocus: please - still better performance, while controlling pics for sharpness
better individual colorcorrection tool - better control button for that (with fine thread)

an option to charge two batteries simultaneously without carrying two chargers.

still more reliable autofocus -

[Simon]

It would be nice to have a digital, LIGHT, zoomable lense of between 600mm to 800mm. I don't mind sacrificing a bit on photo quality.

Simon

[H3dfan]

Mamiya DF body with Hasselblad digital back mount. I could then use all those great other lenses available: zeiss, Jena, kiev, Mamiya, Nikon etc....

[alexkent]

It would be nice to have a digital, LIGHT, zoomable lense of between 600mm to 800mm. I don't mind sacrificing a bit on photo quality.

no offense, but why not shoot on a Canon / Nikon ? Smaller and lighter lenses and bodies, but sacrificing a bit on quality.

alex.

[Simon]

I don't want to carry too many cameras around. The other cameras' colour rendering can't match that of a hassel. 

Simon

[PH]

I would like a hasselblad that works like a D3x in terms of reliability. ie when I switch it on to take a shot, it just works and doesn't stop until the card is full or the battery is flat.
I don't want to be standing on a scissor lift 60' up waiting for the perfect balance of light between sunset and street light only to be told ( again) that I have to reattach the back or the lens or some other stupid effing thing like taking the battery off and reattaching it. It is absolute nonsense that a camera and lens set up costing £28k can't be relied upon. I've NEVER had to restart any Nikon digital camera. I am now at the stage ( luckily, as I was on the scissor lift) where I set up the Nikon beside the Hasselblad so that I don't miss the shot. Do I do the converse when I shoot with a Nikon? No, cos the Nikon just works. Every time. Quality? Well the quality of a missed shot on a Hasselblad compared to a Nikon image, there's no comparison, is there? So why do I persevere with the camera? Well, I don't really, it sits in the studio most of the time. Why don't I sell it? Well there's a lot of money tied up in the kit and lenses and maybe a fix will come along that makes the thing reliable.
Other features on the Hasselblad that I would like ( if it worked ) would be additional focus points.

[sighsmail]

Fashion Full Time

A 645 platform that will interface with Phase/Leaf.

When I bought a new Aptus 8 II recently for my H1, I was very tempted to accept
the whole package and trade in my Hassy's and lenses. Bought a third backup H1
on ebay for $1300 instead but eventually the Phase/~Leaf users will be forced away from Hassy for sure
unless the requirement is met.