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  1. MomentsForZen

    X1D e shutter for very long exposures

    I have produced many star trail photographs with the X1D and non-native lenses - Hasselblad V-series lenses. These have involved use of the electronic shutter and a full hour of exposure. I haven't had any problems at all. ... MomentsForZen (Richard)
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    Medium Format Macros Anyone?

    Hasselblad 501CM Hasselblad CFV-50c Digital Back Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Planar T* 80mm f2.8 CFE lens Hasselblad Extension Tube 32E (32mm) Crepe Myrtle Flower (in the wild, not the studio)
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Hello @Godfrey. Not to my knowledge. I hope that someone will correct me and tell me where this information is hiding. ... MomentsForZen (Richard)
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Yes, bring on that 21mm XCD lens. The difference in composition from the 30mm will be significant and change the look that we can obtain. I hope that you can get out and enjoy some clear skies real soon. ... MomentsForZen (Richard)
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Hello @EdHurst. Thanks for the caution - not to rely on the infinity hard stop. Your trial and error method will be possible, but as you said, laborious (tedious). I had some success with a method involving focus adjustment on a convenient bright star (or planet). Please see the image in an...
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Hello @mostlylost. Unfortunately, the X1D body and its XCD lenses don’t operate the same as the CF lenses for the V /500 series bodies. The X series focus mechanism is a “by wire” system, meaning that you effectively turn the ring one way to focus closer, and turn the other way to focus...
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Thank-you @tcdeveau for your suggestion. I used a modification of your approach to obtain the image below from our apartment balcony. A convenient location, but a fair amount of light pollution. Still, a reasonable result, a little trailing of the stars, but nicely in focus! (N.B., This a 10%...
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    Tips for focusing at infinity - Night Sky - Hasselblad X1D

    Hi there. I have been trying to photograph the night sky with a Hasselblad X1D. There generally appears to be insufficient light for auto-focus to be successful. It is difficult to manually focus on the stars, which are normally the only visible features. At this point, I am missing my 500...
  9. MomentsForZen

    Maximum CF card size for a CFV-16

    I don't know about the maximum capacity for the CF cards that can be used in a CFV-16, but I have had no trouble with 32, 64 or 128 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro CF cards. - SanDisk 32GB Extreme Pro CompactFlash Memory Card (160MB/s) - Type 1 -...
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    Actuation count: test shots or used equipment?

    Many thanks for the insights into the lifespan of the various parts of the system. Another factor that feeds into the (usable) lifespan of a digital back would be the compatibility of the storage system with standard computing systems. Some media can fall out of favour very quickly, leaving it...
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    Actuation count: test shots or used equipment?

    I hope that it is OK if I ask something that is tangential to the thread. ---------- Are the actuation counts used as part of anyone's workflow? For accounting purposes? For scheduling maintenance? Other ???? I can imagine the maintenance application - i.e., a bit like the mileage on a...
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    The great tripod & head thread!

    @dchew ... Great list of various criteria that might be in play when looking for a tripod and/or head. All too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that everyone has the same requirements as we do. :-) ... MomentsForZen (Richard)
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    The great tripod & head thread!

    Hi there everyone. I know nothing (!!) about tripods and heads other than do they do the job of holding up the camera or do they stop me from getting the shot that they want. I have spent a lot of time looking up the terms and the acronyms that have been posted here. The few bits that I have...
  14. MomentsForZen

    Fun with X1D

    Hi there. My many thanks to those who commented on the GPS "reality". It is good to read that Hasselblad are being up-front and quite informative about the alternate arrangement, and even trying to put a positive spin on it. (Though, they actually HAD to do something or be subject to...
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    Fun with X1D

    Thank-you to all of the X1D owners for taking time away from their photographic explorations to proide images and thoughts for us to salivate over. Can any of the owners comment on the "deal" with the GPS. I read (somewhere) that the X1D doesn't have the GPS built-in, despite it being a clear...
  16. MomentsForZen

    2 weeks with X1D

    Thanks for posting some examples. I think that you have a good, solid signature in the way that you take and post-process you photographs. This makes each image look like it is part of the complete collection - I like that rather than having a mish-mash of styles in a collection. It is good to...
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    Where is the X1D ????

    Any variation in the position at all of the "H" on the lens seems bizarre to me when we are talking about a precision instrument where everything ought be the same, over and over again. The H is just a label, but it is part of the whole precision production process. I can hope that there is a...
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    Fun with X1D

    Erik, I would second your call for a 150mm f/2.8 in the next crop of lenses. I would add this to the existing 30mm and 90mm lenses and be very happy. Thinking about what else Hasselblad may come out with, I wonder if they may opt for a zoom. These are very popular for non-specialist...
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    Where is the X1D ????

    An interesting, but unfair question, Erik ... until we dig a little deeper. In my day job, I deal with the mathematics and probabilities of scenarios such as the one that you have proposed. ---------- The making of certain assumptions is required to answer your question. The Most Probable...
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    Where is the X1D ????

    Very pleased to read that shipments to customers appear to be starting in ernest. With respect to weatherproofing, I shall recall a comment from several hundred messages back in this thread ... That I would be convinced that the ports and other potential openings were weathersealed as long as I...
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