Are you a Hasselblad camera lover? If you are, you’ll probably love this news. Hasselblad’s answer to digital SLRs (which has been mushrooming every few months for the past years) was unveiled last June—the new Hasselblad CFV-39 digital back. This camera matches the design and application of Hasselblad V cameras, and can transform any camera to a digital photography gadget.

The CFV-39 has a sensor that’s a hundred percent larger than those of leading DSLRs today, and has a digital lens correction feature for Carl Zeiss lenses. This lens correction technology was possible through Phocus, an image processing software that’s compatible to both Mac and Windows.

Product manager Peter Stig says that “Quickly and easily, the Hasselblad CFV-39 can transform a V System film camera into a high-performance digital camera. Just snap on a charged battery, insert a CF card, add the back, and you’re ready to shoot.”

Here’s a list of some of the CFV-39’s features:

• The Hasselblad Natural Color Solution gives a generic profile that delivers true colors.
• Cable-free operation. The 202 FA, 203 FE, and 205 FCC are fully supported. Other 200 and 2000 series models can be used with C-type lenses only.
• F and FE lenses work smoothly with the CFV-39 using 202FA, 203FE and 205TCC/FCC, though the camera might require slight modification.
• Select from two image formats: square (29 megapixel, 5412×5412) and rectangular (39 megapixel, 5412×7212 pixels).
• A sensor 100 percent larger than a full-frame 35mm DSLR sensor.
• Store images in a CF card or computer hard drive.
• Store images captured with a Hasselblad camera quickly, effectively, and safely in the available media in a Hasselblad raw file format, 3F RAW (3FR).
• Open 3FR files directly in Photoshop CS4 and Aperture on Mac OS-X, and directly convert to Adobe’s DNG (Digital NeGative).
• A full set of metadata (capture conditions, keywords and copyright, facilitating image asset management solutions) are kept in the image files.
• Capture rate of 1.4 sec per capture with 39 captures per minute.
• ISO speeds range from 50 to 800.