Anyone care for a 9000 dollar rebate on a brand new camera?

[wgilles]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...lad_70380550_H3DII_31_SLR_Digital_Camera.html
I consider this to be a superb rebate! Car companies don't even give you stuff like this. Now if only I had the 18 grand to buy the rest...

 

[Everythingisnt]

Looks like a small camcorder..

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

oooooh, its firewire 800.

 

[Everythingisnt]

It better be, with those gigantic file sizes

 

[Phrasikleia]

Drooooooooool...

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

It better be, with those gigantic file sizes

And it's real generous of them to include a 1GB memory card.

What's that, like 8 pictures and full rez.

 

[valdore]

What are cameras like that used for?

 

[termina3]

What are cameras like that used for?

Photos that have to be blown up to billboard sizes. It's just a digital medium format camera…*I expect it fits the same uses as MF (film) does/did.

 

[leighonigar]

I guess really commercial photography. For instance, those huge pictures of people wearing cosmetics which exist in shopping centres. I walked up to one of those the other day, a good 6 metres wide, and the detail close up was amazing!

 

[David G.]

When I first saw this thread title the very first thing that I thought of was Hasselblad. Turns out I was right.

 

[wgilles]

Yeah, they have one that's 39 megapixels...that's pretty big.

 

[Everythingisnt]

And it's real generous of them to include a 1GB memory card.

What's that, like 8 pictures and full rez.

Yeah, they just don't stop!

I bet with this 9k rebate these baby's are selling like hot cakes!!!

 

[Lone Deranger]

It's interesting that they mention 'Moire free colour rendering' as one of the features. Last digital Hasselblad I saw on a shoot delivered shots riddled with moire.
Admittedly it was coupled to a Leaf Aptus digital back.... but it left me somewhat dissapointed.

 

[hubristol]

Digital medium format cameras are sexy as hell. I couldn't ever see myself buying one, but a man can dream.

 

[M@lew]

I don't think I'd ever get one. If I wanted MF digital I'd get a digital back and stick it on a 500C/M. More fun.

 

[Digital Skunk]

Admittedly it was coupled to a Leaf Aptus digital back.... but it left me somewhat dissapointed.

If it was moire, than I would assume it was the back's fault, since a good deal of earlier nikons and early D200s had the same problem and it was sensor based.

I don't think I'd ever get one. If I wanted MF digital I'd get a digital back and stick it on a 500C/M. More fun.

I agree, but if I were to ever need MF professionally then I know I'd be shooting something high-end enough and with enough volume to warrant spending cash.