[HUG ] Re: Biogons and digital backs

Most of the digital backs made today will fit and work on an SWC.  I use a 
H25(22MP 645 Sensor) Phase One back on my SWC/M with great results, I'm also 
using it on my 503CW with the 30mm on it. BTW I paid $2000 for my SWC/M and 
$6800 for the H25, I then added a Panasonic Sub-notebook for $700 and can shoot 
for 3 hours or 560 images before I need to change batteries or dump images to 
my backup drive. I'm not sure about $1000 but $6-7000 would be realistic, 
you'll pay $800+ for a film back, $3000+ for a lens so a digital back under $8K 
is reasonable (reletive to the cost of Hasselblad gear).

Franc


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Schiff 
  To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:13 PM
  Subject: [HUG ] Biogons and digital backs


  Digital or not... the SWC's 38mm Biogon can probably still beat the pants off 
any wide angle lens ever made. 
   
   I think the there would be a market for a tech start-up to make a Hasselblad 
specific Digital back to work with and 500/swc series body.  I know the chips 
are out there.  5 years ago I held in my hand a CMOS detector that measure 5" 
square.  It was comprised of four  2.5"  CMOS detector plates joined together.  
It was a high-gane photographic detector  for the Keck telescope in Hawaii.  If 
that plate  was operation 5 years ago then the technology is WAY beyond that 
now.  producing a 2-1/4 X 2-1/4 full frame detector that could sell for less 
than $1,000 should be well within reason today.  If Hasselblad or leaf won't do 
it then someone should

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