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Fun with the Hasselblad 907x

Godfrey

Godfrey

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Okay, a few more 907x photos from recent days experimenting with the XCD 90mm lens.


Leaves - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 90mm f/3.2
ISO 400 @ f/5.6 @ 1/180


Leaf Sprig - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 90mm f/3.2
ISO 1600 @ f/3.5 @ 1/180


Bananas and Knives - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 90mm f/3.2
ISO 1600 @ f/4.5 @ 1/8​

Can't think of anything bad to say about it... :D

enjoy! G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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The XCD 65mm lens I purchased arrived two days ago so I had to go make some photos with it... :)

I configured the camera with my cobbled up, left-side grip and went out on a walk with it yesterday. I made a couple of dozen exposures, getting the feel of the XCD 65 lens. It's not much bigger than the 45P lens, a little shorter than the 90mm, but it's a heavier than either, I can feel the weight of the lens elements as it focuses. The camera as configured proves a bit bulky but comfortable to carry with the strap across my body, and it's quick to pick up and make a casual photo with.

I stopped in a cafe to get some lunch and a drink of water ... warm out and I'd been walking for about 2 miles or so. I connected up my iPhone to the 907x to review the photos in Phocus Mobile 2 ... a bit more screen real estate to play with ... and was diddling about with the camera control features when I saw the table across from me with an older man and his grandson. They were deep in conversation. I made the exposure and quickly cropped away about 40% of it, then took it around to show them on the iPhone. They were very pleasant, had been discussing the young man's school work—he's a college student. I emailed the photo to them on the spot. I later re-rendered the photo at home in Lightroom Classic with the same crop and a bit of modest cleanup to the lighting. I didn't even bother looking at noise reduction as I like the feel of the lightly grainy appearance, barely visible at this resolution.


Grandfather and Grandson - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 3200 @ f/5.6 @ 1/250​

I have to say, this is a wonderful lens! It's heavy but quick in use, a bit noisier than the other XCDs I've got, and the imaging is superb. Very glad I went for it! More soon...

enjoy,
G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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More monochrome renderings from my walk with the 907x + 65mm lens combination:


Islands - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x SE + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/6.8 @ 1/750​


Borders - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x SE + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/4.8 @ 1/750​


Rafters - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x SE + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/4.8 @ 1/125​


Pavement - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x SE + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 400 @ f/5.6 @ 1/160​


Path - Santa Clara 20201
Hasselblad 907x SE + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/640​

Enjoy! G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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Time for a little color. :) More walking photos...


A Grand Victorian - Santa Clara 2021


Beware of the Dog - Santa Clara 2021


Bush - Santa Clara 2021


Fence - Santa Clara 2021


Bony Ears - Santa Clara 2021


Pavement Adornment - Santa Clara 2021


Fence in Red - Santa Clara 2021


Between Garages - Santa Clara 2021


Almost Mondrian - Santa Clara 2021

All with Hasselblad 907x + XCD 65mm f/2.8
Various settings​

Enjoy! G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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I bought the miniscule MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2 lens to use with my Leica CL ... A matter of compactness to make the CL handier and easier to carry when bicycling and walking. It works remarkably well for something the size, basically, of Leica M body cap. :)

My next adventure with it is to see what it does fitted via a Leica M to Hasselblad X adapter using the Hasselblad 907x camera. The Aporia 24 is almost laughably tiny compared to the XCD21 lens! It weighs about 1/3 what the lens mount adapter weighs... :D





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The Hasselblad sensor is 33x44 mm, the lens was designed for 24x36 format, so the image circle should cover the sensor adequately when cropped to square format.

Photos and shooting impressions soon... :)

G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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Some test photos using the Aporia 24mm f/2 from my daily walks:


Methodist Church Under Repair - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/400
Lightroom defaults - no edits.


Art and Missiles - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/250
Lightroom defaults - no edits.


Direction - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/60


Shadow on Tiled Path - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/500


Water Distribution - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/125


Pickets - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/125


Siding, Sun, and Shadows - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/180


Light Beam on Surface Texture - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + MS Optics Aporia 24mm f/2
ISO 100 @ f/5.6 @ 1/100​

There are several issues using this lens on the Hasselblad:*

- Electronic shutter only, with a scan time of 300milliseconds. So moving subjects are nearly impossible.

- A 24mm lens, even with full viewfinder magnification for focus assist, proves hard to judge the best focus point. Normally I'd just set the lens by scale, but the focusing scale on the Aporia is way off the mark and needs to be fully re-calibrated to get the best out of it.*

- Luckily, a 24mm lens at f/5.6 has so much DoF on this format, you can focus pretty approximately and still get usable sharpness. I made a mark for 7 foot distance… that covers 3.5' to infinity.*

- The camera naturally wants to ride nose up on a strap as I walk, which invites dropping dirt and garbage onto the lens, so I carried it in a bag.*

It's fun stuff, however, and is sure amusing. You can see in the first two shots (which are directly out of the camera, resized only) there is a bit of color shifting across the capture field but it's fairly subtle.*

Enjoy!
G
 
Godfrey

Godfrey

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I had to move my car around in the garage today because they're doing some work on the pipes over my parking spot. Once I tucked it into the spot where it will sit for the day, I saw the light there and decided to bring the Hasselblad down for a shot or two. I liked this one the best of the ten or so that I made.


Lancia Fulvia Coupe, 1967 - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/4.8 @ 1/8​

enjoy! G
 
spb

spb

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Staff member
Godfrey said:
I had to move my car around in the garage today because they're doing some work on the pipes over my parking spot. Once I tucked it into the spot where it will sit for the day, I saw the light there and decided to bring the Hasselblad down for a shot or two. I liked this one the best of the ten or so that I made.


Lancia Fulvia Coupe, 1967 - Santa Clara 2021
Hasselblad 907x + XCD 65mm f/2.8
ISO 100 @ f/4.8 @ 1/8​

enjoy! G
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That's a cool car, I had one but not HF version.
 
G

Geoff

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Its a cutie. Have known this car for the past 15 years in Chicago... along with a few others of the marque - not to take us too far OT. :)
 
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