Godfrey
Well-known member
I couldn't agree more with both your points.Well they've shot themselves in the foot with a camera that sold in a week what they hoped for in 6 months...
Here and elsewhere I have seen people say they will ABSOLUTELY not buy this camera because:
No cable release (currently, watch this space)
No focal plane shutter
No face detection
No multi-shot
No ultra wide angle
No zoom (currently)
No ability to use with Capture One
No optical viewfinder
No ability to use on a view camera
And so on.
I say again, do NOT buy this camera if you need a feature that it doesn't have.
Just don't.
But again, many many many people are buying this camera and that is good for Hasselblad which is good for medium format.
I hate all this bombastic 'deal breaker' nonsense too. I buy equipment that exists and does what it does on the basis of thinking that it might pose an advantage to my photography. Whatever faults it might have I either work around or don't affect me. If they do affect me and I can't work around them, well, that means I shouldn't buy the camera. So what? That doesn't stop it from being a great camera for many many others.
With respect to the X1D, I want/need a wider lens than currently available (or known to be shipping soon). Once that becomes available, I am very much all for it ... presuming I can afford it and that I feel the larger format/more megapixels actually is advantageous to my photography. It's okay, I'm patient, I can wait. But outside of that, I applaud Hasselblad for making such an excellent camera overall—even if it isn't exactly the right camera for me, yet.
BTW, on this remote release business, of recent cameras put on the market I feel the Impossible I-1 instant film camera got it just right. The camera shipped simultaneous to an iPhone app that could control it being available as well. The iPhone app connects to the camera via BlueTooth, not WiFi: The camera has a dedicated spot on its one control dial to hand control over to the app and connects instantly. The iPhone app includes both a remote release for auto operation, a remote release with self timer for auto operation, and a full manual control mode where you can set everything and remote release the shutter. Absolutely 100% reliable operation so far, after 25 packs of film using it. The distinction between remote release only and remote will full manual function is fantastic. Its as responsive as wired remotes have been. Perfect. or nearly so.
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