Another sweet tutorial video from Luke Healey, this one on loading Hasselblad A12 film backs.
(Don’t laugh if you’ve never tried to load one of these things, it’s nearly impossible to figure out on your own if you don’t have a user manual!)

I have a new-style Hasselblad A12 film back that’s been stuck on my 203FE body for over two weeks now. I could change the film by pulling the insert, but the shell just wouldn’t move, meaning that I couldn’t clean or change the viewfinder or attach a Polaroid back. I messed with it, posted to [...]

This is from month or two back, I somehow got it stuck as a draft and forgot about it. Anyway, the following large format lenses are now out of production, so whatever is left in the supply chain is it if you want to buy new:

Fujinon-SW 90mm f/8 (shipment ended August 2006)
Fujinon-T 300mm f/8 (shipment [...]

Vincent Frazzetta says:

This long-running user group (HUG) has apparently gone quiet, and a new one has started at www.freelists.org/archives/hasselblad. Contact person is Jim Brick at jim at brick dot org.

Here’s how to solve one of those "oh, shit" moments, when your Hasselblad body gets stuck:

Ordinarily the lens and body are both cocked. You cannot install a lens unless both the lens and the body are cocked. However, you cannot remove a lens unless both units are cocked. When the condition is otherwise, the lens [...]

In keeping with the Hasselblad philosophy of developing products of outstanding quality that are ahead of their time, and to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Victor Hasselblad’s birth, Hasselblad is launching at photokina a truly innovative publication for professional photographers – Victor by Hasselblad. By showcasing the work of selected photographers and describing how they [...]

Zeiss are blasting out a huge range of new manual focus lenses:
Leica M mount

Distagon T* 18mm f/4
C Biogon T* 21mm f/4.5

Nikon F mount

ZF Distagon T* 35mm f/2
ZF Makro-Planar 50mm f/2
ZF Makro-Planar 100mm f/2
ZF Distagon T* 25mm f/2.8

Hasselblad CF mount (appear to be vintage-look versions of the currently available equivalents)

Makro-Planar T* 120mm f/4
Distagon T* 50mm f/4
Sonnar [...]

Well, the rumour that I’ve written about previously is true: Hasselblad are discontinuing the XPan panoramic rangefinder camera.
According to this article in the British Journal of Photography,

The decision follows new EU regulations—known as ROHS approvals—which come into effect on 01 July, designed to cut back on hazardous waste.
The approvals state that new electrical equipment [...]

Luminous Landscape has just posted an interview with Jack Showalter, president of Hasselblad USA, by fine arts photographer Pete Myers.
"Between sales of Hasselblad scanners and Hasselblad film cameras, as well as our unique position as being a manufacturer of medium format film and digital solutions, I can assure you that film remains extremely important to [...]

Hasselblad will launch a new 12 megapixel 503CWD DSLR, which is essentially a 503CW with a the CFV digital back, which replaces the V96C. Wanky limited edition of 500 pieces.
Consider the following facts:

The list price of for the back alone is US $9,995.
You can buy a CanoScan LiDE 60 for about $80.
Add in $60 in [...]