39 megapixels? Oh yes.

Posted by T3 Online on Thu 20 Sep 2007

Hasselblad spits on your 21 megapixels, with the Bugatti Veryon of digital cameras

There's a reason why NASA decided to bring a 'hassy with them to the moon when they went out there: The Swedish-built cameras are some of the finest pieces of photographic equipment money can buy.

Building around a legendary heritage is all good and well, but who are they to start making digital snappers? Well, let's start with the imaging chip, for one - with a whopping 39 megapixel on a fantastic 48x35mm imaging chip -compare that to the comparatively paltry 21 megapixel 36x24mm on the flagship of the DSLR world, the Canon EOS 1Ds mark III!

If you're having trouble imagining what 39 megapixels would look like, imagine this: It's 19 times the resolution of a 1080p high-definition telly.

Apart from a ridiculous imaging chip and a wide availability of some of the best lenses in the world, you get a 3-inch LCD monitor, and a built-in GPS, so you can remember where you took the images. A very useful feature for jet-setting, booze-hazed professional photographers who can't remember which city they're currently in - never mind where they were 2 weeks ago.

The Hasselblad H3D II is available now, will set you back about as much as a decent hot hatch, and is the only camera worth having if your new-year's resolution was to have as much resolution as possible.