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Hasselblad Completes 4116 Anniversary Collection

Items marked with an orange 4116 logo are collaborations marking the company's 75th anniversary.

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COLOGNE—Hasselblad is having a year full of product releases to celebrate its 75th year making cameras. First came the H6D, an update to the company's flagship medium format SLR. It was soon followed by the mirrorless medium format X1D, which isn't on the market yet but has pre-sold well enough that you'll have to wait until 2017 to get one if you haven't already ordered.

The company's 4116 collection, a series of collaborative efforts, includes the True Zoom add-on for Moto Z phones, as well as special edition camera bags from Sandqvist, and an agreement to share expertise with Alpa, a Swiss manufacturer of large format technical cameras.

It's a short-lived imprint, as Photokina brings us the last entries in the 4116 line. The X1D 4116 Edition is a limited-run version of the X1D, finished in all black, and bundled with a 45mm prime lens, an extended three-year warranty, and a leather hand strap. It's priced at $12,995.

Hasselblad V1D Concept

The final 4116 collaboration is a concept rather than a product that will actually come to market. The V1D 4116 is an updated on the classic V series of medium format film cameras. Its boxy body is machined from aluminum, and matched with a digital back with a square-format 75MP image sensor. Its grip and shutter release are modular, as are other on-body accessories, so they can be placed on either side of the body to accommodate right-handed and left-handed photographers with ease. The square format eliminates the need to rotate the camera to change between portrait and landscape orientation, and features a classic waist-level viewfinder.

The V1D and other 4116 products are on display at Photokina.

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Jim Fisher

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Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 14 years, which has given me a front row seat for the changeover from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras, the smartphone camera revolution, and the emergence of drones for aerial imaging. I have extensive experience with every major mirrorless and SLR system, and am also comfortable using point-and-shoot and action cameras. As a Part 107 Certified drone pilot, I’m licensed to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for commercial and editorial purposes, and am knowledgeable about federal rules and regulations regarding drones.

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I use all of the major camera systems on a regular basis, swapping between Canon, Fujifilm, L-Mount, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon, and Sony systems. I still find time to use Leica M rangefinders and Pentax SLRs on occasion, too. I keep an iPhone 13 in my pocket for the rare occasions I'm not carrying a camera.

I'm not a brand-specific photographer. For product review photos, I swap between a Canon EOS R5 and a Sony a7R IV. I use Flashpoint and Godox TTL lights and Peak Design tripods, and I most often reach for a Think Tank or Peak Design backpack to carry equipment.

When it comes to computers, I'm an unapologetic Mac person and have been for the past 20 years. I write in Pages and use Numbers for spreadsheets. I currently swap between an Intel i9 MacBook Pro and an Apple Silicon Mac Studio for writing and use a calibrated BenQ 32.5-inch with the Studio for photo and video editing. I rely on a LaCie 6big RAID for media storage. I also keep a PC around for gaming, but please don't tell my Macs about it; they'll get jealous.

I split time between several different software apps depending on the type of editing I'm doing. For Raw image processing, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic is my standard. I pair it with a LoupeDeck CT console to supplement my keyboard and trackpad, and I lean on RNI All Films 5 presets when I want to give an image a film look. I use Apple Final Cut Pro for video editing.

My first digital camera was the Canon PowerShot Elph S200, and my first DSLR was the Pentax *ist DL. I have a soft spot for antique film gear. I still use a 1950 vintage Rolleiflex Automat TLR and love trying mid-century Leica lenses on film and digital alike. I mainly use whatever's in front of me for review for digital snaps, but I pick up either my Leica M Typ 240 or Pentax K-3 III Monochrome when I want to step away from review work. In my downtime, I enjoy bird watching, reading, video games, and both good and bad movies, especially in the sci-fi and horror genres.

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