Owning the Hasselblad X2D - 3 Good Things, 3 Bad Things...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- The Hasselblad X2D is a premium medium format camera and I'm obsessed with it, but what are the downsides of ownership? My thoughts on three good things and three bad things about the system.
Sounds like all bad things because I'm not willing to pay for any of them...
i get you. :')
I've adapted some Leica and Voigtlander lenses to mine, which work very well (with the electronic shutter, of course). And don't forget the older XCD lenses, which are still exceptional. I had the 45P (I just sold it), but I still have the 80 1.9 and 35-75.
Thank you for this video, I’m ordering mine today
Rich
Well done Phil.
Yes, YES and YEEESSS!
But what I really want to know is, if there is a genuine build issue affecting the mount.
Some complaints online, states that whenever you mount a lens, it doesn't "sit" securely; that there is a "wobble." Is this true? What has been your experience regarding its build quality?
Honestly mine is a pretty snug fit. No complaints 👍🏻
it's so beautiful... Will receive mine next week
congrats! check the new workflow video on my channel, it might save you some time.
@@PhilTragen saw it today... ❤️❤️❤️ love it.
i mean i know this camera but i never bought it because ive been waiting for the new leica Medium format... but it will take a while...
Do you recommend it
It’s something that would be super cool to have, but after weeks of internal debate I’ve decided to shoot for the GFX 100S II. It’s just more cost effective, has a mechanical shutter (so less issues with rolling shutter on adapted lenses), and has more native lens options. In your experience, how do you feel about the colors? Is it something you think cannot be replicated on maybe a newer GFX model shooting in 16 bits?
All good points. I know the GFXs are more functional cameras but it was actually the raw files that swung me. The colours on the x2d just work and I typically leave them alone. I guess with ‘blad there’s a ‘look’ which they’ve worked on and if you like it you just leave it there. In all other functional respects I’m sure the Fuji is superior but for the images themselves it was obvious to me which one I liked. If I need more function, I’ve got my r5. 👍🏻
Having a leaf shutter is a massive massive bonus by the way. I’d not buy a medium format camera if I had to carry on suffering from 1/200th sync 😅
@@PhilTragen Very true! Yeah I don’t think I’ll ever get into the type of professional photography that requires the sync speeds leaf shutters provide, so I can live without it. And yeah the R5 is quite amazing, I have a Sony A7 IV with a bunch of DG DN lenses as my speedy/street setup. I guess really the appeal of Hasselblad is, as you say, it’s completeness out of the camera. Perhaps with a GFX you can achieve something similar but with more work… maybe that’s a more fair comparison
Very nice in 10 years that quality will be on cameras half that price
Yeah probably. Though good lenses have a way of staying expensive.
My H6D100c is not half price yet
Which lenses did you buy?
great vidz, why don't you have so much views?
Thanks pal. I guess I’m under appreciated in my lifetime!
What lines are you looking for I may have them instock
The XCD ones! 😅
I found that if you remove the lens it’s a great place to store custard powder
You must be rich beyond my wildest dreams
Geezus christ, that price tag. I could do a full front offroad swap my my 4runner for cheaper than the camera body
I'll be honest - not totally sure what you said there :')
It's why I went fujifilm GFX 😂
I feel like that system has everything except magic... am i wrong about that?
?price??
That’s at the end of the video 👍🏻
could you please try to adapt a manual anamorphic lens?
My man, I do portraits and that would murder me :')
@@PhilTragen oh shit thanks for replying.
awesome channel!
i understand. thanks!
No live histogram, would be also a bad thing.
But it’s that worth? This is the question. Even for ultra professional and ultra rich photographers is this worth?
as usual, it depends. If you want a responsive fast camera, it's not worth it. If you want image quality that's the best around - if it's important to the sort of work you do - then maybe it's worth it
Fuji basically has broken Hasselblad's neck. Hasselblad went broke and was taken over by the Chinese DJI. While they used Zeiss lenses on their film cameras, they now rely on Fujifilm lenses on their digital models.
Hope they stay on their feet this time…
Screw that
Cost of a second hand Ford 🥹
220mb 16bitis :) maybe you are shooting 14bits
Had me in a panic there. Definitely shooting 16bit 😅
Sooo….. Fuji?
I did see that one. And I know it's overall a much more capable camera with video, lens availability etc. But I compared the pictures from each side by side - the GFX colours just just aren't as nice right out of camera and also the GFX is a bit, well, ugly. IMO.
@@PhilTragen fair but i do think hassle has to put a little more effort in its AF, Speed, and availability. Ironically these cams share the same sensor all thats different is the color science. But…. I do agree Hassle colors are better but man is it slow to shoot on. I want a cam that just keeps up with my workflow. Fuji kind of hits that mark all be it still with its drawbacks. Moral of the story get both
@@triedge6200 the Blad isn't a speedy boy it's true. But I'd only say it's slow compared to everything else that's current, if that's not too stupid a thing to say. I had a Pentax 645z in 2017 and it's faster than that - that system had a 90mm f2.8 and you needed to pack a lunch for that one. Definitely fast enough for controlled work but if it's a bit more chaotic it's the r5.
gfx is just big size photo and plenty of details, but hassleblad render colors on another level
Not interesting
I appreciate you anyway 🥹
I mean the camera is not interesting. Your video is informative.
Oh I see. Yes - very much depends on what you need from life. 😅