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Anotherone bites the dust. Hasselblad kills the "V"
WaterEngineer
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I guess it was inevitable, however, I still want one.
I'm posting because I know there are a few old pros who have used one of these.
Text for the British Journal of Photography:
"Hasselblad is to cease production of its 503CW model – the last V System camera in the company's portfolio," reads a press release issued today. "The decision, which comes into immediate effect, brings to an end over half a century of evolution of the company's original camera line."
According to Hasselblad's chairman and CEO, Dr Larry Hansen, the discontinuation comes as demand for the 503CW has declined over the past five years. "Everything has its place in time," he says in a statement. "The veteran 503CW, combined with an extensive V System range of interchangeable lenses and accessories, was for 17 years the camera of choice for discerning professionals and aspirational amateur photographers. But there has been a substantial decline in demand for this camera over the past five years or so and the time has come for us to reluctantly consign the V System to history."
Read more: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2264875/hasselblad-puts-an-end-to-its-v-line-of-cameras#ixzz2RsGjfBe7
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I'm posting because I know there are a few old pros who have used one of these.
Text for the British Journal of Photography:
"Hasselblad is to cease production of its 503CW model – the last V System camera in the company's portfolio," reads a press release issued today. "The decision, which comes into immediate effect, brings to an end over half a century of evolution of the company's original camera line."
According to Hasselblad's chairman and CEO, Dr Larry Hansen, the discontinuation comes as demand for the 503CW has declined over the past five years. "Everything has its place in time," he says in a statement. "The veteran 503CW, combined with an extensive V System range of interchangeable lenses and accessories, was for 17 years the camera of choice for discerning professionals and aspirational amateur photographers. But there has been a substantial decline in demand for this camera over the past five years or so and the time has come for us to reluctantly consign the V System to history."
Read more: http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2264875/hasselblad-puts-an-end-to-its-v-line-of-cameras#ixzz2RsGjfBe7
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