Why a Camera is Worth $40k: Hasselblad H6D

Hasselblad H6D 100c: expensive, 100 megapixels and a very sexy camera
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[@davidalekhuogie8126]

This is 100 percent necessary for a ton of stuff. I just recently transitioned from art photography on 4x5 film to high end fashion. I’ve been renting this quite a bit and recently got a gfx for personal use. you have to let the work dictate the job that part is true. The different cameras are more about what you shoot and who your clients are than anything. I make the huge backlit ads that people see on the street or instore. The color is crazy good that’s the real difference true 16bit. it’s also crazy crazy sharp. I use it with the 120 macro and it’s unreal. 100mp of really rich high quality detail. But yeah I would say it’s more like a pick up truck than a Lamborghini. It’s a ton of money but there really aren’t any substitute. I need 100mp often and I’m seriously small time I work with big clients but I’m a baby in the fashion world.

[@seapanther53]

David Alekhuogie what does it rent for?

[@davidalekhuogie8126]

Sea Panther. It really depends on what you get. And where you rent I’ve been renting in Europe lately and it’s about 2500 for a kit. For a few days. But it could more or less But that gets me a whole kit. Which includes a laptop with capture one pre installed. The camera all the tether cables and a couple lenses. I hardly ever deal with the actual logistics tho. I’m sure a lot of photographers work differently but I just kind of make a list where I say what I want and email another person who’s job it is to arrange that. So far I’ve worked for about with 5 brands I’m still kind of new to fashion and out of those 5. 4 had somebody on staff whose job it was to arrange that equipment and just help with production.

[@creativemofoo]

I'll disagree, from a sign company and visual marketing agency owner standpoint. It' doesn't matter how hi-res you make a file and send, print media is printed at 300dpi maybe 500 TOPS. Your 100mp isn't necessary at all. Now the photographer in me says that speed of sensor and ability to shoot with near non-existent grain is a good thing. But guess what, a Canon 5D mkIII is plenty fine as well. $40k is a waste and your justification is ridiculous.

[@davidalekhuogie8126]

Creative Mofoo. Which means you should know there are practical uses for that much resolution. I actually have a lot more experience working as a professional fine art printer than as a photographer. That’s how I paid the bills as a student. I still do here and there. And yes “most printers print at that 300dpi” . Personally I print at about 360. But that being said if you do your math. A native 100 megapixel file spits out a a print just shy of 40x50in at 300dpi which is common In the art world. Very common. And my backlit fashion work is about 60x80in on the small end. Now with the math out of the way you can totally cheat and push resolution by about 100percent and still get great results. You can even do 200 percent and still get a good print if you stand back. By interpolating and letting the computer make up the extra resolution. Which means the bare minimum you need for a critical 40x50in print is about 50mp. But by no means will it be as good as a 100mp native file. then you deal with enlargement factors and magnification which are even more important. And have to do with the size of the sensor but I don’t want to invite that debate. For example the practical scenarios where you can actually resolve resolution go up along with sensor size. I will say this like everything “there are levels to this” walk into a museum and your likely to find prints from 8x10 film which scaned can easily break 500mp in real resolved resolution. and to be honest if anybody really wants to print super large and have people be able to get right up to a print and see detail I would encourage learning to shoot large format film. It’s pretty affordable and also incredible rewarding and will teach technique like no other camera. But I dunno if your working with a crew or creative team. A digital medium format is pretty handy.what I wouldn’t do is convince yourself a dslr is the same thing. Is a 5dmkiii good enough? probably. Is it the best you can do. Not even close. Life is too short to make mediocre prints if you don’t have to. I get paid to show up to make my work the best I can possibly make it. And I’m aware that from a business standpoint it makes me a little bit rare.

[@suzesiviter6083]

David Alekhuogie: I dont see many people standing inches away from a 40x50" print, I dont think your argument holds much weight.

[@TKRM2007]

In the early 1960 I was an optical/mechanical engineer with Bell & Howell and we did the modifications and repairs of the Hasselblad and Nikons that went to the Moon. After each mission we check over the cameras and did any work necessary. Because of the helmets and visors of the space suit modifications were necessary on both cameras. It was fun to say I worked on the cameras that were on the moon.

[@stalman]

That sounds like such a strange thing to make up that I’ll take your word for it, that’s so cool!

[@TomKaszuba]

I’d like to shoot a Hasselblad once in my life. Really no different than wanting to drive a Lamborghini once. Awesome video. Enjoyed the cameo by Chris.

[@SinisterRubberDuckie]

you would get more satisfaction and use out of a Hasselblad camera than a lamborghini, trust me those cars arent made to be driven around in places most of us would take them

[@SinisterRubberDuckie]

Justin Rios I think you may find google to be a valuable resource.

[@aperson4826]

@@SinisterRubberDuckie I think he might find a mild sense of tolerance to be a useful resource.

[@dwg8084]

Tom Kaszuba Rent one.

[@danielsidler9102]

@RimaTuna You realize that doesn't make it great... I mean Huawei phones have "Leica" plastered all over them and they still take average photos.

[@timothysanvictores2303]

This is when u should actually use the strap

[@zeroangelmk1]

If you can afford a Hasselblad, you can afford to not use a strap

[@kos2919]

zeroangelmk1 it's also available for rental, so a strap is a must.

[@Jez2008UK]

@@zeroangelmk1 So when you drop it and miss the shot, you can say "Its's okay, i can afford it" ?

[@zes3813]

wrg, doesn tmatter

[@tomassedlacik7236]

@@zeroangelmk1 it is a completely false statement

[@shtechvn]

My entire camera system including the body, 2 lenses, SD card, 2 batteries, tripod, microphone is less than that lens alone.

[@cyrilchubenko2657]

It is much more important what are results of your works, than the instruments you are using for achieving them. The biggest part of photos this guys with big expensive cameras are doing - is a simply boring shit, which not worth 10$ for it.

[@DitoAldiSoekarnoPutra]

my entire gear costs me $200

[@catalinanco8470]

it's crazy, that ammount of money for a f/3.5

[@drakedaniels7880]

@@DitoAldiSoekarnoPutra Same bruh, I got a Nikon Coolpix P100, along with the SD card, monopod, SD card reader, Lens adapter, etc.

[@CRUMedia]

Don’t give it to Casey neistat... he’ll drop it

[@uriels4097]

I wonder how many drone he crash, this guy has a camera/drone cemetery in his studio

[@tyler_schecter5805]

Hell also engrave his name and return address on it, and cover up any brand or model names with electrical tape.

[@MattMobb]

And engrave words into it

[@jomieorbino7679]

Hahahahahahahahahah...that’s true he breaks everything he gets his hands on

[@rickardo3950]

TYler_ SChecter *gaff tape

[@IreneRudnyk]

Tyler did let me take a few shots with this camera, and let me tel you it's absolutely beautiful!!

[@lauchlanstill6677]

Irene Rudnyk picked it up to heavy

[@suzesiviter6083]

Doesnt look beautiful to me, it has the looks of 1980's tech, sure the pictures look swell though but 40k's worth)...no, the vast majority of photographers will find 100MP files cumbersome and quality differences negligible compared to say a 24Mp camera for anything except super large prints that no one prints anyway.. Plus the feature list will be as basic as a low end mirrorless, no eye autofocus etc. The people that buy this outside of corporation advertising are bling masters showing off to their friends.

[@JodyBruchon]

You don't buy a Hasselblad for its appearance, you buy it for the appearance of the photos it takes.

[@suzesiviter6083]

Jody Bruchon: No the majority buy it to either impress their clientele or their friends, the few remaining actually need those slight improvements in image quality. Point is Hasselblad charges enough money, that they should have all the feature list of a good mirror-less as well as the sensor improvement.

[@LeoInterHyenaem]

A Hasselblad in your hands certainly wouldn't be out of place, Irina. Judging by your work, you're ripe enough to use it.

[@michaelwillever3522]

I know less than zero about cameras but that thing is beautiful. And you manage to make a video about a device that I don’t want or need interesting. That’s a gift.

[@crispy-k]

Actually the reason for the high price is because people are willing to pay that price.

[@benjamingettler4563]

truly underrated comment

[@vaughnsigal4560]

Most things since the age of mass production are grossly overpriced actually. The iPhone is the best example of this, it's probably worth $150 so selling it at $400 would be absolutely fine, but people will pay $1800 if they charge it, so Apple does :)

[@TheJudge064]

@@vaughnsigal4560 don't agree so much for the base model, but this definitely happens for the upgrades

[@prajwal07sharma]

@@vaughnsigal4560 not true, actually every phone is built while those who built it keeps something as their first priority. In case of apple their priority is optimization and camera quality and both these things cost most money because of lenses used and processor core in camera and optimization so their price is legit, I don't need to mention this but they have to find their portion of margin too so the price is not completrly legit but yea not too overpriced like 150dollars for the 450 dollars phone. ;)

[@vaughnsigal4560]

@@prajwal07sharma Ok sure, but the price Apple charges is purely because they know people will pay it. Check out the specs on the Xiaomi Mi9 for reference...

[@IbrahimKhanOfficial]

What camera and lens did u use to record the video plz?

[@carplay5454]

for the average photographer, this is not meant for you. this is for the photographer that wants a print big enough to fill the wall of a building or huge poster ad. however, I would take my chances with a Nikon D850 as the main camera. Its 45mp and is capable of most prints you see advertised by businesses. the Hasselblad would be a rented option if the client wants a print the d850 isn't capable of.

[@byshimmy5614]

This is the first of your videos I have watched. The production quality of this is top tier, the video flows smoothly, and it seems to be very well thought out. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this. Please keep it up.

[@voltgaming2213]

The colour science is incredible, even this could be perfect for home use for chill photography

[@havocproltd]

right on! pictures of the granddaughter are smashing!!

[@Account1746]

The camera you shot this with is pretty good

[@iamwisdomsky]

3:40 lens problem. severe barrel distortion. See the part of the lens of the hasselblad, it's bent like crazy.

[@combedintuition]

$40k Camera - NO STRAP. WTF! haha

[@jamesdonohophotography]

is this ok for selfies?

[@markthompsonmedia]

Haha, yes :) the grip is well suited to hold and shutter release with your thumb

[@officialcentrificproductio7594]

Worst of money for selfies

[@myroadtours6147]

A lot of people use these for fashion I suppose but I think this would make a killer landscape camera!

[@555Gear]

Great seeing Chris!!

[@stalman]

I thought the same thing 😁

[@AlexDroog71]

The quality of this video is stunning.

[@bloody_me_put-in]

Who is here after one plus 9 - hasselblad collaboration.

[@unclejezza]

Not distracting at all watching Chris imitate himself on the TV behind him 🤪

[@jacobgarci]

Your glasses are fabulous.

[@JacksonHayes]

Those zooms are NUTS! 100MP is craaaaaaazy!

[@stalman]

I’m uploading some full res to Flickr

[@Monomonmamon]

With that resolution, the storage on my desktop would actually explode (I mean imagine shooting this for everyday and keeping all those photos lol)

[@jimjam6598]

dipesh kumar gadiya that's not megapixels, that's just a zoom lens.

[@suzesiviter6083]

and totally un-needed by almost everyone. Like buying a 200mph car to drive on British roads.

[@shish9785]

Okay, I am retarded but The *sensor* itself, the part that captures the light is 100mp. Lenses doesn't have megapixels lol

[@agent_soshi]

I love how chris has a tcstv video playing in the background of the store

[@Dimitar_Berbatov1]

You my friend has just earned yourself another subscriber 👍🏻👍🏻

[@stalman]

What!? No way, thanks! 🙌

[@Dimitar_Berbatov1]

Tyler Stalman you deserve it man this is my second video I watch of you & your quality of work is just mind blowing 🤯

[@nelsonclub7722]

I just picked up an H6D100c for £13K - I(1 of 2 on sale right now- lets see how that ages) think I am right in saying that the $40K you mention was for the 400c which unless you shoot archive with no strobe/flash is unnecessary?

[@RileyBanksWho]

I thought my GH5 with all its lenses, monitors and stabilizers were expensive.... I was wrong.

[@fastballfilms4214]

go look up how much a red monstro is

[@RileyBanksWho]

@@fastballfilms4214 Yeah, crazy. I've advanced far from the GH5 by now though. Filming on the URSA Mini 4.6k G2 and Bmpcc6k's now. Reliable, clean output and affordable!

[@jacopoabbruscato9271]

This is just a meaningless pixel rush that's happening in the camera industry. As you said, the larger billboard prints that would need many megapixels (still not even close to 100, 40-50 is enough) are usually observed from afar. There is literally no need for such a sensor, unless you're cropping like crazy and printing that crop the size of a bus. If I had that kind of money I'd rather invest it in glass, lights and plane tickets to go around the world to take more pictures.

[@robertbobo9300]

Guess what, in ad world you do crop like crazy- you use one picture for multiple formats - citylights as well as billboards, so you do shoot with a lot of space as per agency requirement.

[@robertbobo9300]

@CNN Apparently you have never worked for any advertising agency worth its name. Only a clown can write something like this.

[@curtis.strange]

I love that Chris watches videos of himself while on his shift

[@stalman]

😂 I’m so glad somebody spotted that. I regret not doing slow zoom into it

[@davidsguide]

I love mine....so happy I bought it. Before this I was shooting with the Leica M10 (which I still have and love also). The difference is ultra high resolution and the highest dynamic range possible. I use my Leica more for street shooting or when I don't want to carry a giant camera with me. Totally worth it!!!

[@wepranaga]

please make a color grading tutorial

[@jyun3102]

second to that ! the colors are soooo natural compared to those m31 users

[@GarrettMusic1]

Great video, those photos look phenomenal too by the way

[@itsryanwilkes]

Had no idea that there were so many talented people in my hometown!! Its crazy that I only picked up a camera once i left Calgary haha. Cant wait to get back and get in touch with some of you guys!

[@filipruml]

Man! I lived there for few months and there's just something about that city that makes me want to come back

[@itsryanwilkes]

Filip Ruml that's awesome you got to spend some time there! Great place

[@hassanadel6859]

This video just Popped up in my Home .... I'm glad it did Great content man ...keep up the good work

[@chrisvig123]

Fuji is shaking up the medium format market 😯

[@SeerWS]

*Let's take a look at what that $40,000 is getting y-* _drops_ Oh no.

[@notjacob2589]

*O H N O*

[@napalmhardcore]

To be honest, without a comparison to something else this video has limited value.

[@robo7921]

I love my Hasseblad H6D. It is an extension of my right hand.

[@henrycooper1414]

Paul Robinson how can you afford that

[@aaron5726]

Would love to see a hassleblad vs budget DSLR blind comparison video maybe like a Nikon d3400

[@bennettstone656]

the funniest shit is when hes in the camera store at 2:50 and the dude is talking with his hands and theres a video of him doing the same thing on the tv behind the counter

[@coldpepper3175]

I can't believe he just waves that Hasselblad around like its the poor-mans D850. SMH.

[@The7dioses]

“The poor man’s d850”...What a true idiot.

[@Henry_44]

@@The7dioses someone's salty lol

[@The7dioses]

@@Henry_44 Nah... just calling a spade a spade. I use high end medium format systems and I also use a d850. Would never define a d850 a "poorman's" anything.

[@TammyWammy1000]

1. Prestige 2. Branding 3. Niche markets

[@ChrisProuse]

Beautifully done as always Tyler!

[@efetanyildiz]

me:looks at link buying the camera Bank Account at checkout:You wait You wait

[@pravinemanivannan2752]

Honestly your editing is insane and your videos are so crisp. Keep uploading 👍.

[@Gmann-bc6rg]

Dude you deserved wayyyy more subs for these vids 👏🏼👏🏼

[@Shahaaim]

I agree!

[@messagedeleted1922]

Always enjoy seeing Vancouver in photos. Its where I learned street photography.

[@cielnicolas4697]

The prices hurts my soul

[@andrewkelly1093]

I read this wrong and thought I was gonna see a good $40 camera 😂

[@canturgan]

You could buy a 500CM and a lot of film for $40,000.

[@md-lc8gq]

For that money you can get a brand new Linhof and your own drum scanner 😂

[@lilblingking1491]

@@md-lc8gq Hahahah exactly!!!

[@mcnoitti]

I am just watching this, a bit drunk as us Finns tend to be at Fridays, and all i can concentrate is that camera shop dude's hand expressions both live and on that tv on background. Cheers.

[@EntropyAcolyte]

3:02 lmao him moving his hands while he speaks and then the video of him doing the same in the background

[@buyingonabudget1916]

Nice. Didn't expect to see Chris here.

[@MiDiariodeTrading-]

Just discovered this channel, you have great content. Congratulations! I realy liked your view and style! Very neat and clean. 👌🏻

[@realpunkboy]

Bloody heavy too. My wrist almost disjointed when the operator put on the zoom lens on for me. Also, still prefer files from leaf credo. Files from CCD with 16-bit colour look much much more organic.

[@nirvanaelements]

Great video, lovely to see handcrafted cameras beautifully shown and so enjoying your podcasts! PS love listening to your voice actually, hope you are not creeped out by that hehe!

[@joker0000000007]

dude thanks. just a 5min video that explains everything and looks really nice

[@cronywary3529]

Your videos are just something unique! Just love watching them

[@reelsportrd]

Great video! The colors are very nice and your photos with the HB look great

[@bhaskar2ndacc230]

Can't wait to see how OnePlus' camera will improve after using their lens on 9 series!

[@GrCent]

I have the 1+ 8t and it is pretty awesome. 😎

[@rainhansen14]

There's something like "Taste" aka filter in this camera is extremely beautiful

[@WM-eg4gh]

Woah, so it is Chris that sells them. Wow, this camera is definitely something that will be mugged off me in a city where I live. I can see the uniqueness of it but definitely average consumer products such as Sony A1 ticks the boxes for me. But 100mp, 400mp in the future for Sony and uptrend consistency in its build quality, then we're talking. But for Hasselblad, I never used one so would be interesting to know more on this. Now off to your flikr account to see these full res

[@leer6871]

“40K for a camera is INSANE!!” *laughs in Arri Alexa*

[@omar47hitman]

The lens alone costs more than all my university studying payments ... what a shame :(

[@artsblogs]

your lightning setup looks stunning man!!!

[@Gleebi]

I enjoyed the way this was shot. Well done

[@rezamahtabi482]

Believe me its not just about the price, I use a Hasselblad h3d just for fun, despite all limitations it has it is really fun to shoot, you just check the specs and compare it with new cameras like Sony and Canon mirrorless, it falls behind in all those numbers of DXO and ....., but finally makes a photo in completely higher level and beautiful, of course in area which it is supposed to work properly. maximum normal ISO for this camera is only 400 so you need extra light or daylight mostly but its so sweet.

[@norristechrepairs6096]

Fantastic video, been enjoying the podcast the past few weeks too. 😃

[@Janggut40]

My friend Cheiko Sairin Told me this camera is like a Rolex to a camera.

[@acidsnow5915]

even though i guess i will never have the money to buy one of these i would love to try this the zoom in the the pictures is amazing! it is a beautiful video!

[@aleca.325]

IM SO HAPPY YOU FINALLY UPLOADED THIS AHHHHHHH

[@dakoolguy111]

Pshhht people think a Hasselblad is expensive? Try even a single Red camera rig. Easily can run $100k or more

[@AlexRamosDrTaz]

Yep, most people rent both systems as a general practice because of the ownership costs.

[@RavageStudio]

Red is so overrated really

[@IgorsPlay]

Awesome video? On what camera you shoot this video?

[@Leukick]

$40,000 for a tool to make us look at things...

[@IQFZ]

Its made for pro photographers Yknow ppl who do it to earn a living?

[@Leukick]

@@IQFZ Of course it's for professionals

[@Luca-hw2hb]

You color grade is really nice and not that exageratted keep doing

[@johnhjic2]

A Nice little video, I know I am lucky to own a X1D and your so right in that it make you think more appoint or images.

[@James-nh1su]

i think i'm going to rent this bad boy

[@AndrewFulo]

The way you edited and color graded this video is really amazing. Would you mind sharing your technique??? Thanks! Amazing video btw!

[@playgroundsinc]

Me using my vhs-c handycam: interesting

[@cosmogang]

God all the footage is stunning in this video and the sound is great as well. Cheers

[@thirstypilgrim97]

Those glasses... I feel like I'm looking at one of those double-exposed early 80s Sears Portraits.

[@marcanderson815]

40k for a camera thats nothing compared to the cinema cameras *coughs* Red

[@7evive]

Hi Alexa...

[@adiputraharmoni5023]

That's is really different world... RED is for film making, this one is for still photography.

[@saiashwin26]

You can rent or sell cinema cameras pretty easily and the image quality difference is quite big. For this though, not so much.

[@MorningCoffeeDaily]

If u are always highly requested for big editorial gigs that have big budgets, which will pay you about 4k 5k and so on, then after some time you can buy or justify the use of this. BMW wants you to shoot a car cathalogue, Vogue, Mcdonalds and always havbing great works....then this is for you.

[@dipaldesai6956]

Hasselblad THE ROLLS ROYCE of Cameras

[@imadesoup]

The raw file size out of this one 😂😂

[@depotmsa2362]

The last official Hasselblad !

[@johngray9434]

So now for the reality. No focus stacking, no ES, no 150 CMOS option, the tilt and shift adapter is an absolute nightmare to use and the H6D is also prone to error failures requiring the battery and the lens to be continuously removed and reinstalled during the middle of your workflow. I tested the system inside out for 6 months with both the 100 and 50 versions and the limitations of the camera relative to the IQ4 makes the H6D a very poor substitute indeed. In sharp contrast the P1 cameras I tested at the same time had no such problems and were flawless to use for reliable workflow. The only benefit in the H5D-50 was the fact that the less heavy build construction makes it easy to use for hand held shooting but the Fuji system offers the same ability at a fraction of the price.

[@deepdoodle1]

Great work and thanks for the info Tyler. Would you consider an intro to the “Gigapixel” world next??? Given the SUPERB work that you present, it would undoubtedly be appreciated by your subscribers.

[@samuelfaict5755]

I read $40 camera. I was blown away! Then I realized I misread the k.

[@acadia5898]

meanwhile i sit here in my home and i just barely bought lumix G7 and Feiyu G6 plus and i don't know if i will ever pay my debt unless i tirelessly work for the next 7 years, meanwhile i try to persue my dream of becoming a movie director. fantastic

[@samneil2568]

Great video Tyler, do you think you could do a video about working with models. like how to direct and position them. would be really great learning something like that from you specifically.

[@dmacrolens]

Do you think you can use the search feature provided by many internet websites?

[@jooom]

You've made the right choice. I wished I chose Hasselblad instead of my current system so I could save 15k to buy more strobes.

[@thothheartmaat2833]

im a photographer with very high standards.. whats better than hasselblad?

[@jerrypie]

I love all the shots you got. c: Really gorgeous

[@MarkMetternichPhotographyLLC]

If this sensor is put on a technical camera and shot with the best glass available and at the best f/stop (maybe focus stacked) THEN the files are going to rock.

[@matty741]

Watched this video for the first time a few days ago and today saw that very same camera being used at work. Phwaaa lol

[@dormamo6917]

The rolls royce of camera

[@abbycadavedo8461]

Thanks tyler ... Great and awesome review.... Greetings from the Philippines... And hope you visit my wonderful country

[@hemanthmr09]

Finally Chuck Norris in KZbin

[@AmaxterPlays]

Your style is so amazing