Hasselblad H3D-22 (2006–present)
The H3D-22 was announced at Photokina 2006 as part of what Hasselblad called — confusingly, per DPReview’s contemporaneous coverage — “the World’s first 48 mm full-frame DSLR camera system.” The “22” in the name refers to the 22-megapixel digital back (though one listing conflicts with a 2.2 MP figure), and the camera uses Hasselblad’s HC and HCD lenses with integral leaf shutters. It sits at the entry point of the H3D line, alongside the higher-resolution H3D-31 and H3D-39, all of which shared a common user manual.
The manual’s table of contents confirms a CCD sensor, with a dedicated section on cleaning the infrared CCD filter. It also lists a rechargeable battery grip, an integrated flash viewfinder, an interchangeable focusing screen (the spherical Acute Matte D type), CompactFlash card support, and compatibility with Hasselblad’s Imagebank-II storage unit. The system also accepted a traditional film magazine, a leftover from the H3D’s hybrid digital/film heritage.
Documentation on the H3D-22 is thin in places. No original retail price or dimensions are recorded in the archive’s sources. The weight is listed as 4.79 lb, and production years are given only as “2006 - present” with no confirmed end date. A 2010 forum post cites a used price of around $4,000. The camera was also the subject of a well-known Fstoppers test that pitted it against the Red Epic video camera under the headline “Will Video Cameras Kill Still Photography?” The test was an attempt to see whether pulling a still frame from video could replace a dedicated medium-format capture.
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