Hasselblad XCD Lens Guide
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In this video I dive deep into all ten (as of Oct 2020) Hasselblad XCD lenses with the goal of helping you navigate their strengths, weaknesses and ultimately decide which is right for you. I also share some of my best rural landscape and rural decay work I've been working on with this system over the past six months.
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Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm F3.5-4.5 Zoom Lens: geni.us/qfye76
Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4: geni.us/bvMQH
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Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/3.5: geni.us/ALZAdQ
Hasselblad XCD 45mm f/4 P: geni.us/5XiBH
Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8: geni.us/0DnR
Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9: geni.us/dX7S
Hasselblad XCD 90mm f/3.2: geni.us/iDWf
Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5: Macro: geni.us/8W9zoG
Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8: geni.us/e5RW
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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Hasselblad Lens Guide
02:10 Overarching themes / conclusions
05:30 Side by side comparisons
07:18 35-75mm F3.5-4.5
10:03 21mm f/4
11:23 30mm f/3.5
12:47 45mm f/3.5
13:51 45mm f/4 P
15:20 65mm f/2.8
16:19 80mm f/1.9
17:48 90mm f/3.2
19:26 120mm f/3.5
20:51 135mm f/2.8
22:22 My top picks
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I never comment on TH-cam videos but I think you’ve done Hasselblad an incredible service here. Honestly, this videos is no doubt selling cameras and lenses for them. They should make you a brand ambassador just for this incredible video - a one of a kind on TH-cam and the only truly useful lens guide for the system I’ve been able to find. Extremely well done. Most importantly, excellent photography. Your urban decay work is an inspiration and I hope you return to producing some videos on MF / ‘bald gear.
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Def. agree this video is probably one of the best I have seen for hasselblad very well done Andrew Great work
I know this is an old video now, but it is STILL the best Hassy video out there - thanks SO much for doing it. I owned the 907x for a while and LOVED it, but due to a couple of weaknesses, traded it for a GFX 50SII. Big mistake. All cameras have weaknesses, but while the Fuji is a wonderful workhorse, it is also so heavy, particularly carrying it with multiple lenses, not to mention it's lack of inspiration,so I just stopped enjoying and using it. I'm now going BACK to the 907x and have to wade through the (expensive!) lens options, so this video is helping me figure out my path through. At this stage, I wonder if they have any plans to add to the collection. Only time will tell - thanks for your contributions here!
Even though this video is 19 months old, it is a timeless review packed with great info. Belated thanks!
Andrew, great reviews and I totally agree with your assessments. I currently own the 45p, zoom, 80mm & 135 + extender. Surprisingly to me I use the 45p the most...it's SO small and compact and a dream to use I just leave it attached to my X1D sling it over my shoulder and take it EVERYwhere. I hardly even notice I have it on...and can just sling it around when something captures my eyes. I never thought I'd be SO happy with it. Anyway, keep up the good work and look forward to more of your content. Cheers, Wes
I watch all your videos even though I already have the camera I want, an X-Pro 2, I already have the lenses I want, 16mm f2.8, 23mm f2.0, 27mm f2.8, and a 50mm f2.0. So why do I watch all these reviews? Entertainment. Keep up the good work and I will continue watching.
You have no idea how helpful this review was, so greatful, thank you!
One of the first things that I did when I purchased an X1D system is change the aperture in the menu settings to 'Full' instead of 'Normal', so when I shoot wide open the 'bokeh balls' are round and not hexagonal shaped, did some tests, and its still very sharp at the 'Full' setting.
Your work is so beautiful, Andrew.
Amazing episode. Finally someone made a small review of each Hasselblad X lens. Thank you so much. Great job!!!
Love your recent photos Andrew! I could also spend hours listening to your reviews, even though I have no intention of buying a Hasselblad!
Thank you for the enlightening review. You covered some great details like filter size, weight and cost comparison, which I find very important.
Thank you very much for an excellent review and it has helped me a lot in understanding the various XCD-lenses! I hope, as more come out, that Hasselblad keeps sending them to you for review.
Nicely done! Comprehensive, well balanced and unbiased. You don’t find that very often. Thank you. Helped tremendously.
The colours are just amazing... and your photos are wonderful.
Great effort man. No one had ever posted such a brief explanation 👍👍. Keep doing great 👏👏
Speechless! Thank you Andrew, this has become my guide regarding this system! A system that i will dream to have it and, if not, is something that I will recommend to my daughter.
Great photos, Andrew! Thank you for the in depth comparison and overview of this system. It was certainly something that was missing before you took it on.
Finally, a clear concise description & explanation. Thank you very much. Appreciate it very much. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors!
Great video, thank you.. And man.. Your shown photography is AMAZING !
Great work, happy to see this huge project work out for you and especially happy that it gives all this information for people
Much appreciated!
Andrew, thank you for the review. I been saving up for a medium format camera and was really interested in the Hasselblad but was not sure with the lens choices. This was a great review of all the lenses and their capabilities. As a former Fuji shooter, I was looking at their medium format, just because I know their lenses better. This review was very helpful.
Very comprehensive as usual for your channel. Well done on putting this together.
Hey James! Thanks!
Excellent comparison and review. Keep up the great work 👌🏻🥂
Thanks for a fantastically useful and candid review.
The colors looks incredible
Not to forget - great effective and comprehensive run through a big topic. Particularly love the panoramic samples, again!
Many thanks!
Very helpful, I like the way you put all these lenses through the same testing situations. I use the 907X with the 45mm/f4, often with the manual focus to maximize the stunningly crisp results. Thanks for helping me dream about getting the next lense, (probably the 80/f1.9). And your pics are awesome, but you know that.
Great work! Very interesting to have it all reviewed at once!! 👏👏👏🙏
I enjoy your no-nonsense videos, Andrew. Thanks for your work.
Glad you like them!
Hands down, this is the most useful XCD Lens Guide in the world. THANK YOU.
Good job! I will purchase my X2D 100C tomorrow. You helped a lot!
Andrew, Incredible video presentation on the Hasselblad lenses, just what I need as I’m switching from Nikon to Hasselblad! I watched every minute and was impressed with your review, thank you! Greetings from 🇨🇦,eH!
The video I was waiting for!
Good job, thank you so much! :)
Love this X-lens guide tour video, very helpful to me a brand new Hasselblad X2D fan. Great thanks
Amazing pictures, great review
Amazing quality images! Very fine work. Some cameras bring us into a new level of inspiration and skill. Well done.
Thank you very much!
Practical, comprehensive and helpful. Thank you.
Great review. I agree the 80mm 1.9 is up there with the 75 noctilux or even better. The way it captures, the insane diffuse bokeh, and the color rendering it delivers with the 907x is amazing. I have many m, sl, and x series lenses, and honestly this is my fav of them all.
Thank you so much for this review, it is really a great source of information for me - a potential Hasselblad XCD buyer. Shot several Hasselblads (digital & analog) in my past years but I am really intrigued by that new XCD system. That could easily become my system of choice with a X1DII, the 4/231, 4/45P, 1,9/80 and the 3,5-4,5/35-75.
We will see!
Its amazing to see how natural and 3 dimensional the Pictures out of the Hasselblad look. Thats a look you can not replicate with a smaller sensor...
Excellent, Excellent review!
This is like winning a lottery tickets for those like me who are thinking to switch to Hasselblad. This review is all one need to step into medium format world and it might be an encouraging one to do so too for those who are still hesitant.
Thanks for putting all the time and effort making it.
I can't think of one photographer that I follow that shoots Hasselblad, but congratulations on finishing a project that maybe a few will find helpful with their future purchases.
great work. I love the whole video 👍
A wonderful in depth review of each lens (better even the second time ;) ). I dream of medium format some day...some day. Your picture project we have gotten hints and peeks of looks just amazing!
Thanks Michael!
Great review of the system
I must have watched this run through a f handful of times now, but I must admit. I kind of want to see you go through all of the lenses in a more in depth documentarian / narrative style of review that you have done with so many Fujifilm lenses. This was always a big part of your charm for me. :D
I love watching reviews of all the fine things I can not afford.
I do have a question: Who makes the lenses?
@@JohnKrill DJI in china.
@@HenryAni No, they are all made in Japan. The company is owned by DJI. Two different things.
You might be surprised. The og X1d can be had for a bargain, and the 45 p regularly sells for less than 900 used. I saw a brand new one for 700 today.
This video is so useful its beyond explanation.
Manufacturers should really have insight to give all the lenses to one reputable TH-camr to examine them like Andrew Goodcamera did. Information like this, particularly about the sharpness, removes so much uncertainty when one is making very expensive decisions.
Superb content, even in 2023! Thanks!
Just the review I need. Thank you!
A super overview, thank you!!
Thanks for the nice reviews!
Thank you for making this video, especially with the images you shared.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nicely done. Quite helpful. The 4.0/45mm P and the 3.2/90mm are on the shopping list. (1.8/80mm is quite nice, however too hearvy for daily use.) Thanks for taking the effort.
Great review. Thank you
Fantastic video! thank you!
Thanks for doing theese kinds of rewiews! Love every single one of them. This one was like an early Christmas present though 🤗 Beeing a X1DII user myself, I couldn’t have wished for a better walk through of all the lenses to the system. Thank you! And BTW, really nice images that you had captured (as always)! / Niclas Vestefjell, Sweden
Thanks Niclas!
What a great review idea and execution. I'm really grateful for this review. First time around I tried the X1D v1 with 45/3.5 and 90/3.2 and though I loved the form factor, found the camera not fully implemented well, and the lenses so-so. But this time around, with lenses like the 45P and 80/1.9, together with the moderate upgrades in the v2 (and 907X), the system is back on the radar. Your review is super helpful!
Also, great work. I like your project. Will you publish a book?
Awesome project concept.
I feel "Bokeh" is overrated. With film cameras, my belief was that bokeh aberrations meant you shot wrong/badly.
Agreed
thanks for the guide, andrew! 🤙🏾
You bet!
Lots of great shots. I like the desert panoramas, but the tractor shot @17:18 and the rural shot @ 9:54 are amazing.
Thanks Henry!
@@AndrewGoodCamera I would buy a print of that photo at 9:54
Awesome video, thank you!!! 👏🙏
Thank u Man U did amazing job
Great review
Great job, thank you!
Thank you for the video!!
Great video. Leica S lenses are also very consistent.
best review ever, thats how it should be done
Really interesting! I love the “rural decay” photographs that you made! I, too, chose the 45/f4 P and the 80/f1.9 due to the shocking contrast and micro contrast both provide, the 80mm “look”, and I’m considering the 30/f3.5. I think it’s amusing that you ended up with the same preferences. Thank you.
Cool validation! Thanks for watching
Hasselblad had a lens webinar Spring of 2020. One of the designers of the 30mm was the featured on the video (available on TH-cam). It is one of their better lenses.
@@KenHutchins Thank you.
@@walkingmeditation61 If you're not needing the lower f-stop, yeah I don't think you'll notice enough difference to warrant the larger expense.
Very helpful. Thanks
Thanks for this vid and the work you put into the research.
I bought my X1DII at the start of lockdown in the UK having been a lifetime Nikon shooter. I now own one body and 6 of these plus a 300mm H series and the XH adapter. the 85mm/1.9 is extraordinary, but then so are the 120 & 135 (with its T/C).
In relation to the XCD glass and X1D II I agree with your overall conclusions -- I do not use mine stopped down beyond f/16 -- Having tested the sensor on the X1D and given it an overall score of 102, I asked DXO MARK if they would test some/all of the XCD lenses -- I would like to see dispersion levels measured and YES as you found f/22 is likely to be less than green.
With focus stacking and all the other ways to shoot I wonder why anyone needs to stop down beyond the best performance range for a lense -- diffraction and other effects always come into play when shooting "overly" closed down.
Still a great video after the re-upload. Even greater, in fact :-)
I recommend using the new lenses and telling us your thoughts with the X2D 100C 🔥😍
Great review, Thank you so much :-)
Great, informative and helpful review and I’m going to buy one in the next few weeks. I love your work! Where were you shooting the rural pictures? I love the look, tone and feel of them.
I have several friends that shoot with the X1D professionally, so I've had my opportunities to have a play. I know what you mean about the ergonomics and the form factor/design, it's exceptional Also, I agree with you on the colours straight out of the camera. Those who know, know. As far as the comprehensive lens reviews, this was a really great way to compare the full line-up. Thanks for all your effort Andrew and also, great shots!
Thanks John!
nice shots.
great work! lens testing part is pretty interesting and helpful. Now I'm wondering what should I get after 45p...:)
Nice photos!!!
Thanks!
yeah pretty helpful I bought the 35-75 with mine not sure about getting another lens
gostei muito bem explicado e detalhado.
Once again top marks for such a comprehensive review which I’m sure anyone looking to buy into the system will find invaluable. For me I just really enjoyed the photographic journey, stunning photos of such a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing, stay safe
Thanks Chris!
I have the 45p and the 90mm as they were the two most affordable (and sensible pair) out of the bunch. I’ve been enjoying them. However, I feel like the 45p hunts like crazy, even for the slightest adjustments. The 90mm autofocus is way more confident. When I do get perfect focus though, muah, chef’s kiss. I am eyeing that 135mm + teleconverter as well.
As for those who are discussing the price... it ain’t cheap but it’s not unaffordable. I’m just a sales associate in a big box retailer (pay was recently upped to $15/hr); I have a mortgage; I don’t have a partner to help me financially. And I bought the X1D II with the two lenses. Just plan out your finances. You’ll be surprised at how much you can afford when you do some good planning.
For those saying that the system isn’t “worth it” are just envious.
I really appreciate your comment. I have a pair of D850's and a boatload of Nikon glass and yet, I just pulled the trigger
on a X1D ii with a 45p. I CAN afford this stuff and it's STILL ridiculous! I'm not really a "pro" but I do cash a check for some photo work once in a while. I got tired of being envious. But rentals are cheap so that's MY plan for deciding on more lenses. Of course, if that adapter for Nikon lenses ever becomes available again and it works.....
Nice. Please do one with adapted HC and HCD lenses.
I've got all these lenses , I mean their brochures. They are nice.
We are on the same page about bokeh being overrated and external focus movement in lenses (boo!). Great overview of this system!
Andrew, also if the 35-75 is not quite your 'cup of tea' ; try the Leica equivalent MF system the S and S2, or the SL, these have a 24-90 mm zoom in their respective lens mount system, which is as you say longer at each end of the ranges :-)
Excellent review. Hoping 2022 Hasselblad brings 4K video to it's next body.
They already have it: H6D-100c
Very helpful review, thank you. I guess you mentioned, but there is a firmware update, when toggled-on it gives you round bokeh when lenses are shot wide open (rather than the hexagonal mentioned here).
I’m considering the new 907x but I just don’t know what lens. This was very helpful.
Thanks for the video. X1D II is a beautiful camera with great colors. I would go with 45mm F4 and 80mm F1.9 if I buy the system.
But I still think X1D camera needs some upgrade like new sensor and joystick for better autofocus. Also better 5.76M EVF same as GFX100.
I am using GFX100 with 45mm F2.8 and 110mm F2 lenses which are amazing. I am waiting for upcoming GF 80mm F1.7.
Great work. One thing I noticed is you kept mentioning was the not perfectly round Bokeh. There is a setting in the menu system of the X1d to allow for round Bokeh. It was an update quite awhile ago. If you turn that on it cleans it up very nicely.
Right. I did mention that. I didn't know about that until after I'd tested with most lenses, however.
Outstanding job. I wish if they could make a 110 mm
wow, that is one stunning shot at 0:40 - congratulations, you should be really proud of that :-)
Thanks!
Was that sarcasm :-) ?
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@@thecoment3371 a good photo is a good photo - regardless of how many times it's been shot before - so no I wasn't being sarcastic. I was complimenting the photographer on a good job well done.
While I'm not "extremely proud" of that photo, I don't think the fact that thousands of photographers have taken the same shot diminishes the fact that it's a beautiful shot. Beauty is beauty. In this video, I'm more interested in how these lenses capture the beauty.
That aside, I'm actually extremely glad that I took that shot, even though it's been captured thousands of times, because you can actually no longer take this shot. You can no longer stop along that bridge and there is no other way to capture that curve of the river and that scene that way.
@@AndrewGoodCamera you should be extremely proud of it Andrew. Landscape photography is my business and that shot is beautiful in its tonality. I'd be really proud if I took that :-)
I hope you understand that the same compression is in all the lenses. Only the crop changes. With the newer 100MP cameras and backs, cropping in on the far end of the photos shouldn't be problem, if you want that compressed perspective on the wider lenses.
Great. I’ve got the 45P to go with my 907x and am thinking about where to go. The 90 is a very likely, but unsure about the wider end.
So, after watching the video, I’m going to go with the 30 (over the 21) and 80 (over the 90) in addition to the 45P that I already have.
Thank you for the video - you should ask a comission from Hasselblad. I was a professional photographer and decided to retire due to my 3 decade experience in the international media. It is not about my age just wanted to change. But I still love photography so decided to keep only one set and sell the others. After your videos I bought an X1DII and 4 lenses from Hasselblad. (Kept two other lenses: Canon TS24 and Zeiss Otus 85 and using with adapter…) I am enjoying the being a hobby photographer.
Please make an update video for the 38mm, 55mm, and 90mm new lenses!
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