My Birthday Surprise

Taken with my iPhone.. needless to say, not the Hasselblad

My wife just surprised me with my birthday present – a new Hasselblad H4D digital camera.

It is quite literally the best camera in the world. It gets a breathtaking (and somewhat mind-boggling) 40 megapixels (50 apparently at certain settings according to the instruction manual, which I have just started to peruse).

Apparently I have to wait 12 hours for the battery to charge, but soon I will be uploading photos of such astonishing resolution that it may take an hour just to complete the upload.

Delighted.

Michael Rosenblum

For more than 35 years, Michael Rosenblum has been on the cutting edge of the digital video journalism revolution. During this time, he has lead a drive for video literacy, and the complete rethinking of how television is made and controlled. His work has included: The complete transitioning of The BBC's national network (UK) to a VJ-driven model, starting in 2002. The complete conversion of The Voice of America, the United State's Government's broadcasting agency, (and the largest broadcaster in the world), from short wave radio to television broadcasting and webcasting using the VJ paradigm (1998-present). The construction of NYT Television, a New York Times Company, and the largest producer of non-fiction television in the US. Rosenblum was both the founder and President of NYT TV, (all based on this paradigm (1996-1998). The President and Founder of Video News International, a global VJ-driven newsgathering company, with more than 100 journalists around the world. (1993-1996). Other clients include Spectrum News, Verizon and CBS News.

4 Comments
  • John D October 27, 2010

    Adam took the words out of my mouth!
    So…does it shoot video too?

    • Michael Rosenblum October 27, 2010

      Only stills.
      40mpls.. 50 at some ISO settings.
      Resolution is unbelieveable.
      They make one that gets 60 mpls but that’s just insane.
      I used to have the 500 C/M a long time ago – film Hasselblad.
      you get used to the 6×6 resolution but this is mind boggling.
      Its the kind of camera you use to make those giant C prints you see in art galleries, which is what I want to take a crack at.
      I also do photo silkscreens and can’t want to try the very high res.
      Stand by for report once I figure out what the hell all these buttons do.

  • Adam Jochum October 27, 2010

    Yes, but does it shoot video? 😉 Happy Birthday!

  • Malcolm James Thomson October 26, 2010

    Green with envy! And happy birthday!