KeithL
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Moi aussiTotally agree...but I already have H lenses and have used both film and digital Hassy systems and have a lot of confidence in the company. Eleanor
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Moi aussiTotally agree...but I already have H lenses and have used both film and digital Hassy systems and have a lot of confidence in the company. Eleanor
I have used a full range of Hasselblad H series lenses for over 10 years. With the exception of the 35mm lens, which was soft in the corners and I sold it, I have found the HC lenses to be excellent optically across the board. The 80, the 100, the 150N, the 210 and the 300 are excellent. The 50II is exceptional. I am not a wide angle lens guy, so I am not familiar with the 24 and the 28. I prefer longer lenses for my style of landscape work.
The X1D will start out with a 45mm and a 90mm, with a 30mm to follow. I am confident that Hasselblad knows what it is doing in designing these lenses, and they will also be excellent. They would cover my needs up to 90mm. As for adapting the 150N and the 210, I am concerned about the weight of those lenses on the X1D lens mount. Hasselblad has not commented on that issue, AFAIK.
I don't use my H1/IQ180 to photograph people, so things like "drawing power" and bokeh aren't an issue for me, but there are many Hasselblad shooters who do use them to photograph people and are apparently happy. For many years, the H1 and and HC lenses have been the de facto standard in rental houses.
The minute I saw this new Hassy camera I knew the direction of my photography was going to change for good. I've shot many cameras and formats most of my life, including the Hassy 503 film camera system and wonderful lenses and for the last 11 years my Hassy H2 system with 4 different Phase One backs. I will eventually be getting the X1D and using my H lenses....80 and 100 and probably the new 45mm lens for this camera. No more big, bulky, heavy camera systems....only this Mirrorless Hassy and my Sony . My Hasselblad lenses over the years ...both film and digital have been unbeatable. My only regret is not being able to use C1 with Hasselblad RAW.... Eleanor
Now, I’m working on it, and I’ve already shared some specs about the Fujifilm Medium Format. 50MP, to be launched along with 3 lenses maybe to be presented to the world at Photokina and available in 2017.
I had a talk with a trusted source, who told me that the Medium Format Mirrorless Fujifilm will be “definitely more affordable” than the Hasselblad X1D.
Not a lot of news there. The Sony 50mp sensor is reputed to cost $4,000 by itself, so if that's true, how much cheaper can Fuji sell the body? No doubt they can produce a camera more cheaply than Hasselblad, but if the body comes in at less than $7000 or so, I expect there will be significant trade offs. Maybe much bigger and heavier, maybe a lousy UI, maybe mediocre ergonomics, maybe too much shutter vibration. I look forward to seeing what Fuji comes up with.
That $4,000 figure comes from Ming Thein. It is unsubstantiated.Not a lot of news there. The Sony 50mp sensor is reputed to cost $4,000 by itself, so if that's true, how much cheaper can Fuji sell the body?
I believe everything I read on the internet.That $4,000 figure comes from Ming Thein. It is unsubstantiated.
8k and with a decent focal plane shutter, i would call it a bargain and would be seriously be interested in it.Seriously if they sold it for 4K they be stupid as hell. If Hassy is charging 9k they could charge as much as 8k and we would consider it s bargain. 6k and they would sell like crazy.
I can't speak to the sensor cost @ 4K, however I do trust that if Fuji brings out their MF camera at Photokina, it will be well designed, especially if the UI, ergonomics, design, etc are created by the same team that has brought out the X-T1, T2, (soon) and X-Pro2.Not a lot of news there. The Sony 50mp sensor is reputed to cost $4,000 by itself, so if that's true, how much cheaper can Fuji sell the body? No doubt they can produce a camera more cheaply than Hasselblad, but if the body comes in at less than $7000 or so, I expect there will be significant trade offs. Maybe much bigger and heavier, maybe a lousy UI, maybe mediocre ergonomics, maybe too much shutter vibration. I look forward to seeing what Fuji comes up with.
No sense as to what sensor Fuji will implement ... if it is a Sony and not one of their X-Trans spec'd sensors they will have admitted that their vision of the future is at best not consistent.I hope a Fuji comes along, especially if it is a focal plane shutter camera. Then we all have choices based on our specific need.
The good news is that, while not cheap, even the Hasselbad is not stupidly priced compared to MFD of the past.
I think Hasselblad was wise to maintain their positioning, and would be even wiser to make sure the H adapter is available when the camera launches. The HC 50mm, 80mm and 100mm are not that big, and they are all faster than the planed lenses.
Exciting times.
- Marc
That $4,000 figure comes from Ming Thein. It is unsubstantiated.
$250/36mp FF sensor. I have bought NEX-5N (aps-c 16mp) sensors for $50.I was thinking about this figure just mentoned here. Way too much to be credible.
Where would that put the Nikon 810 sensor? $1,500, $1,800?
Not a surprise that Nikon is in trouble!
$4k is the old price before mass consumption!Not a lot of news there. The Sony 50mp sensor is reputed to cost $4,000 by itself, so if that's true, how much cheaper can Fuji sell the body? No doubt they can produce a camera more cheaply than Hasselblad, but if the body comes in at less than $7000 or so, I expect there will be significant trade offs. Maybe much bigger and heavier, maybe a lousy UI, maybe mediocre ergonomics, maybe too much shutter vibration. I look forward to seeing what Fuji comes up with.
$$$$In an attempt to answer my own question, I read this on DPReview about the A7R.
"AF System & Performance
Unlike the a7, which has a 'hybrid' autofocus system, the a7R sticks with a more conventional contrast detect setup... from our experiences, its focusing performance is on-par with DSLRs in good light, and a bit slower than the best mirrorless models.
In low light, however, the camera can struggle to focus - unless you are mindful to set the AF point over a contrasty area. If you do so, we've been very pleased by the camera's autofocus accuracy in shot after shot."
LINK TO REVIEW PAGE
It seems I might be more pleased with the X1D AF performance than I first though when reading through peoples initial impressions of the specs. If Hasselblad can develop the firmware to improve the initial demo units performance, then it seems I'll most probably be happy. As long as it's not too slow and is accurate, that is.
So, besides general AF performance, these are the things I'm interested in knowing, in no particular order.
I'LL TRY TO ANSWER AS BEST I CAN REMEMBER.
1: Startup time.- WAS SEVERAL SECONDS, BUT PRE-PRODUCTION AND WILL GET QUICKER BEFORE RELEASE
2: What the screen blackout duration is like (I'd program the camera so it doesn't show the image just taken, just goes straight back to the live feed.)- DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY, DID SEE BLACK AFTER CAPTURE, BUT DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING DISTRACTINGLY LONG
3: If there is a 60mm lens planned for release.
4: If there is a wired remote planned. I'd be gutted if it's just wifi via an iPhone or something. I'D ASSUME THERE WOULD BE SOME WAY TO DO THIS WITH ALL THE INPUT OPTIONS
5: Will electronic levels be able to be displayed in the EVF and / or on the rear screen?- IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTHING THAT WAS VIEWABLE ON THE BACK, WOULD BE VIEWABLE IN THE EVF, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY.
6: Will there be an option to display hyperfocal and focus distance measurements on screen, seeing as there are no distance scales on lenses? NO CLUE
7: For manual focusing, can you turn on a magnified patch, in the EVF and / or back screen, to find focus a little bit like with a rangefinder (but without overlapping images, if that makes sense?) YES, YOU COULD ALREADY TURN ON A MAGNIFY PATCH AND IT ZOOMED IN 100%. I DIDN'T ASK IF THERE WERE OTHER ZOMM LEVEL OPTIONS
8: Can I have one?