ErikKaffehr
Well-known member
Hi Marc,
I appreciate your posting, as always.
When some interesting thing arrives I always check it again my needs. What benefits it offers and what limitations it has. So when I say that it does not match my needs it is not a negative. Very few cameras match my needs. I think it is a honest way to say that I am no potential buyer.
Yes, the leaf shutter is an advantage. Hasselblad started with an FP shutter (in the F1600 model) but the classical Hasselblad was the 500C. There was also 200F series with FP shutters and focal plane lenses. The H-models are leaf shutter.
I don't really see what is so bad about the Sony A7rII skipping the PC connector. Most photographers use strobes with remotes. Incidentally, the X1D also skips the PC connector and has Nikon compatible flash shoe, as far as I know.
I am not so enthusiastic about the Sony, except it fulfils my perceived needs. Mostly I just use custom buttons for things (pretty much any function can be put on any button) and assign some functions to the (Fn) menu. That said, sometimes miss shots while struggling with unwanted features. In which case I just say "Sony Engineering!"
From the Ove Bengtsson interview I gather that he sees the X1D as a base for the future. I would not be that surprised if they added an FP shutter on some future model.
I am pretty sure that Hasselblad is quite happy about the way the X1D has been received and considers all feedback from the market.
Regarding the positives, I am quite enthusiastic about Hasselblad making an EVF mirrorless design, and a real Hasselblad at that, keeping much of the Hasselblad DNA.
Something I like is that they designed a few really nice and compact lenses for the X1D. Those lenses are small, but have quite moderate maximum apertures. The moderate maximum aperture is not an issue for me, as I am not that much in that bookeh thing. So that is a "Positive" for me.
How well do the older HC lenses work with the X1D? Anyone tried? Conventional wisdom says that CDAF needs very fast focusing movements. They should work well with magnified live view. Have you tested magnified live view on the X1D?
Peaking may be interesting, too. Personally, I don't trust peaking based on the Sonys I have(*). But someone may develop peaking that works well.
A small reflection… There used to be a guy at a company called Steve Jobs, that guy had a good nose for things that sell and more or less create a market of their own. The X1D may be a product like that or be the future platform for Hasselblad.
Best regards
Erik
(*) I actually use peaking a lot when using tilts. Focus at center and tilt until "everything peaks". After that I go back with magnified LV.
I appreciate your posting, as always.
When some interesting thing arrives I always check it again my needs. What benefits it offers and what limitations it has. So when I say that it does not match my needs it is not a negative. Very few cameras match my needs. I think it is a honest way to say that I am no potential buyer.
Yes, the leaf shutter is an advantage. Hasselblad started with an FP shutter (in the F1600 model) but the classical Hasselblad was the 500C. There was also 200F series with FP shutters and focal plane lenses. The H-models are leaf shutter.
I don't really see what is so bad about the Sony A7rII skipping the PC connector. Most photographers use strobes with remotes. Incidentally, the X1D also skips the PC connector and has Nikon compatible flash shoe, as far as I know.
I am not so enthusiastic about the Sony, except it fulfils my perceived needs. Mostly I just use custom buttons for things (pretty much any function can be put on any button) and assign some functions to the (Fn) menu. That said, sometimes miss shots while struggling with unwanted features. In which case I just say "Sony Engineering!"
From the Ove Bengtsson interview I gather that he sees the X1D as a base for the future. I would not be that surprised if they added an FP shutter on some future model.
I am pretty sure that Hasselblad is quite happy about the way the X1D has been received and considers all feedback from the market.
Regarding the positives, I am quite enthusiastic about Hasselblad making an EVF mirrorless design, and a real Hasselblad at that, keeping much of the Hasselblad DNA.
Something I like is that they designed a few really nice and compact lenses for the X1D. Those lenses are small, but have quite moderate maximum apertures. The moderate maximum aperture is not an issue for me, as I am not that much in that bookeh thing. So that is a "Positive" for me.
How well do the older HC lenses work with the X1D? Anyone tried? Conventional wisdom says that CDAF needs very fast focusing movements. They should work well with magnified live view. Have you tested magnified live view on the X1D?
Peaking may be interesting, too. Personally, I don't trust peaking based on the Sonys I have(*). But someone may develop peaking that works well.
A small reflection… There used to be a guy at a company called Steve Jobs, that guy had a good nose for things that sell and more or less create a market of their own. The X1D may be a product like that or be the future platform for Hasselblad.
Best regards
Erik
(*) I actually use peaking a lot when using tilts. Focus at center and tilt until "everything peaks". After that I go back with magnified LV.
Erik, you have been excruciatingly comprehensive in detailing why this camera is not for you. "Not for you" doesn't necessarily translate in to "Negatives" for everyone, and things you see as lacking others may see as "Positives". ...
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