CLRECOMMENDS
LEISURE
FORTY-FIVEYEARSAGO
,
astronaut Neil Armstrong
snapped photos from the
lunar surfacewith a specially
modifiedHasselblad 500EL.
Today, in a limited production
run of only 100 units, Hassel-
blad is offering a special cam-
era system for more earthly
amateur photo enthusiasts.
The
HASSELBLADHVDSLR
is
basedon the brains andbody
of a Sony SLT-A99, theworld’s
lightest 35mm, full-frame
interchangeable-lens digital
camera—but it provides several
significant enhancements.
Like theaward-winningSony,
theHV’s superior Bionzproces-
sor oers anoutstanding
100 to
25,600 ISO range
; anelectronic
viewfinder (versusoptical, as
withmostDSLRs) and fully
articulated
3-inchLCD screen
;
dual SIM cards that canauto-
matically record24-megapixel
stillsonone cardanduncom-
pressedhigh-definitionmovies
on theother, separateyour
JPEGand 14-bit RAW images, or
duplicate imagesonboth cards;
autofocus range control; and
can captureup to 10 framesper
second for action shots.
Hasselblad improves on
thebodywith a two-tone
high-grade aluminumdesign
and rugged
Physical Vapour
Deposition coating
— suppos-
edly secondonly to adiamond
inhardness. Luxurious touches
include a titaniummodedial
anda ruby-detailed shutter
button.On the functionality side,
thekit includes a legendary
24
to 70mmF/2.8Carl ZeissVario-
Sonnar T zoom lens
, worth
$2,000on its own. All this—
and a plethora of included
accessories— is housed in a
super-resin casewithprofes-
sional foampadding. Resilient
todust, water, chemicals and
shocks, it protects in tempera-
tures ranging fromminus 40 to
176degrees Fahrenheit— just
about any condition you’ll
findhereonEarth.
$11,500,
.com
—SCOTT THARLER
AnElite
Upgrade
Luxurious touches includea
titanium
mode
dialanda
ruby-detailed
shutterbutton.
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