Hasselblad H3D-31II, 31 MP, Medium Format Digital SLR Camera Kit With 80mm f/2.8 HC Auto Focus Lens

With the introduction of the H3D-II, Hasselblad further refines the concept of high end full frame DSLR cameras. The H3D-II, the fourth generation of our digital H series, features a bright 3" LCD and a new, intuitive user interface.

The H3D-II is the ultimate choice for any serious photographer. The H3D-II has been developed around a new digital camera engine which produces increased lens performance and a new level of image sharpness.

By focusing solely on digital camera architecture, Hasselblad is able to offer photographers the full benefits of professional medium-format digital cameras as well as the ease-of use found in the best 35mm DSLRs.

The H3D-II architecture has also made possible the new 28mm lens, designed and optimized solely for digital image capture. Image quality is lifted to a level yet unseen in digital photography, including automatic digital correction for chromatic aberration, distortion and vignetting. You can see for yourself by checking out the image quality at www.hasselblad.com/products/hasselblad-star-quality.

The result is flexibility and ease-of-use for the professional photographer, including the freedom to choose between eye-level and and waist-level viewfinders and on-the-fly classification of images.

Hasselblad's Natural Color Solution delivers out-of-the-box image quality only achievable in a true digital camera system. The H3D-II camera is currently available with three different sensor models, offering full-frame 48mm image capture with a resolution of 39 Mpixel / 22 Mpixel, or near full-frame capture with the new 31 Mpixel model.

The H3DII -31 features a 31 Mpixel sensor measuring 33x44mm and enhanced with micro-lenses to boost ISO rating by one stop to a new maximum of ISO800. As with its fellow H3D models, the H3DI-31 makes use of a new high speed capture architecture.

This allows for the fastest possible operation, with the H3DII-31 capturing at the rate of 1.2 seconds per capture, working either mobile or tethered to a computer. The combination of these features makes the H3DII -31 the natural choice for the professional mobile photographer.

The H3D-II system allows information from the lens and exact capture conditions to be fed to the camera processor for ultra-fine-tuning of the auto-focus mechanism, taking into account the design specifications of the lens and the optical specifications of the sensor. In this way the full HC lens program is even further enhanced, bringing a new level of sharpness and resolution.

Digital correction for color aberration and distortion is also added. "Digital Auto Correction" (DAC), is an APOchromatic correction of the images based on a combination of the various parameters concerning each specific lens for each specific shot, ensuring that each image represents the best that your equipment can produce.