Hartblei has announced the Hartblei CAM, which allows you to mate a Nikon F or Canon EF mount lens to a medium-format digital or film back. The Hartblei CAM uses a 35mm lens mount as an interface to support all lenses, no matter whether 35mm or MF. Hartblei claims that you can mount any of the currently available medium format backs, and points out that a combination of a 14mm lens and a Phase One P65+ back will give medium-format users an extremely wide 135-degree angle of view. The Hartblei CAM comes with a built-in shutter boasting a top shutter speed of 1/2000th of a second, and offers a motorised slider to move the back back and forth. The camera is available now at €4985 plus shipping and taxes.

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Hartblei Press Release

German-Ukrainian manufacturer Hartblei presents his revolutionary Medium Format Camera “Hartblei CAM”. For the first time on the world market we offer a 35mm mount (Canon EF or Nikon F) on this kind of camera. You can adapt ALL Medium Format Backs on the market- no matter if Analogue or Digital. Combined with the built in Blade shutter which offers timings from B, 30sec to 1/2000sec, this offers usage of many lenses on the worldmarket, no matter if 35mm or MF. Especially for Superwideangles, Hartblei CAM extends the range of shortest available focal lenght down to 14mm (Imageangle about 135 Degr.! With a Phase One p65+ Back). Further - many unavailable lenses for MF like large aperture Superteles, Fisheyes or other lens specialties (Canon new TS 17+24mm) can now be used with high quality for professionals.

(Hartblei recommends Adapters made by Novoflex e.g. Hasselblad to Canon, Leica to Canon, Contax to Canon etc.) Used with the well known Hartblei TS Superrotators “Optics by Carl Zeiss” and using our new tripod collar for the 2,8/80mm and 4/120mm Makro, as well as with the built in Collar on the 4/40mm IF, the camera is capable of parallaxfree stitching offering a freely moving camera. Supported by the also new “Hartblei Support-Stand” , resulting from a cooperation with Novoflex, this enables mikrogeardriven and exact usage with highest comfort.

Additionally, the electronic interface of the camera, either by foil keyboard or or remote computer usage, is available without any extra accessories.

The mounted Back is moved back and forth by an electronically Sensor positioned motor slider, a Spot TTL Prism Finder is included in the package.

In cooperation with german Software Company Nurizon, Hartblei has worked on the new Acolens Image correction software version 2.0 Supershift, available directly from Hartblei. This is a relief for usage of Superwideangle lenses, doing small wonders also on the Hartblei CAM. Additionally we have new Acolens profiles for our 80mm and 40mm lenses, Hartblei also offers a profiling service for 3rd party lenses on the Hartblei-Cam. Hartblei Cam with all it´s features is nearly 70 % less priced than any comparable (if available at all) competitor. This may even be more the more lenses you need to adapt.

There is immediate availability of the camera, which will be sold for 4985,-€ net + shipping and taxes.

All our Prices, Infos, Image material and creative hints will be available at our dealers, on our Website, or as well during the Canon Promotion Tour 2009 in Germany showcased in 8 cities in Germany and Austria starting from 27.10. Until 19.11.09.

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